grambles423
Automotive Engineer
Seeing as though MK4 R32s are still around the $18K range, its going to be a WHILE.
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How long until the MK6 R will be <$20k?
- Thread starter DerekKanarek
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Except it's not a fair comparison between MK6 and MK4. You should be comparing to MK5 which is already under 20k in less than 4 years.
grambles423
Automotive Engineer
MK4 - 44Kmiles - $18K
MK5 - 23Kmiles - $23K
MK5 - 63Kmiles - $20K
MK5 - 103Kmiles - $14K
Sure....high mileage....but who would want to buy a 100K+ VW?
MK5 - 23Kmiles - $23K
MK5 - 63Kmiles - $20K
MK5 - 103Kmiles - $14K
Sure....high mileage....but who would want to buy a 100K+ VW?
fasteddy
Ready to race!
I really wish we didn't have people bashing the VW/GTI resale value/longevity. I feel like you guys are only hurting the perceived value in our market. Don't you think it is true that our cars will always fetch what the market perceives their value to be?
The bias in this thread (yes, there are biased comments) is really obvious to people that know who they are coming from, but even knowing this I still don't think it's ever good for any of us to downplay resale values for our vehicles. I also don't think any of us have taken the time to accurately forecast what the current R will be worth after the launch of an unreleased version.
To say that an R will be worth 'ten-fold or double' the value of his car just seems like bashing, especially when we honestly dont know what his car will be worth in two years. Plenty of people drive and buy VW's beyond 100k, there are even members in our own community that have done so.
There are many more factors here at play than I think we've considered. Many car companies, VW included, have come a long way over the last decade with the quality in their current line of cars. Using resale values for older lines of cars might help to determine the value, but with what certainty can we make that assumption?
VW's current line of cars are great vehicles, all in all. Remember, VW doesn't build cars with too much emphasis on the idea that they will be tuned, modified, or otherwise tampered with. They engineer and design their cars to work well off the line, with countless hours of R&D, in stock form.
I feel like we're only hurting ourselves with some of the comments in this thread.
The bias in this thread (yes, there are biased comments) is really obvious to people that know who they are coming from, but even knowing this I still don't think it's ever good for any of us to downplay resale values for our vehicles. I also don't think any of us have taken the time to accurately forecast what the current R will be worth after the launch of an unreleased version.
To say that an R will be worth 'ten-fold or double' the value of his car just seems like bashing, especially when we honestly dont know what his car will be worth in two years. Plenty of people drive and buy VW's beyond 100k, there are even members in our own community that have done so.
There are many more factors here at play than I think we've considered. Many car companies, VW included, have come a long way over the last decade with the quality in their current line of cars. Using resale values for older lines of cars might help to determine the value, but with what certainty can we make that assumption?
VW's current line of cars are great vehicles, all in all. Remember, VW doesn't build cars with too much emphasis on the idea that they will be tuned, modified, or otherwise tampered with. They engineer and design their cars to work well off the line, with countless hours of R&D, in stock form.
I feel like we're only hurting ourselves with some of the comments in this thread.
Gunkata
Drag Race Newbie
this^.. wow....
grambles423
Automotive Engineer
A collective group on the forums will not destroy resale value.
Zillon
Go Kart Champion
THE INTERNETS ARE POWERFUL BEYOND ALL MEANS, BEWARE!
grambles423
Automotive Engineer
ALL GOLF R SHOULD NOW BE SOLD AT $5000! THE INTERNET MUST MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
PetrolHead
When's the next track day
Entertaining for lolz doe...
This.
Agreed. Lets get on this gents!