I did a WBAC just for fun and assuming they paid out the offer price, I'm up a fiver on what I paid for the car 20 months and 13.5k miles ago! I know it means nothing in reality but it's nice to think you've had all that depreciation free motoring!
Just checked mine- bought for £28k, now wbac offering £24k after 3 years and 18k miles.
Meanwhile the 205 bought for £8k, now worth around £12k after 2 years and 5k miles.
So that’s no depreciation in 3 years motoring. Different reasons, of course.
My dad bought a lancia beta coupe in the 70s when inflation was rampant. I remember that car very well.
He tells me he sold it after 3 years for as much as he paid for it brand new.
I don’t expect buyers are getting much- if any- discount on new cars so the idea of “ cashing in” makes no sense at all.
Out of interest, anyone know the discount you can get on a new Golf GTI?