Putting the holding of prices down to the high regard the MK 7.5 is held in, and the suspicion that the competing early MK 8 would bring in getting a software lemon.
Not many Mk8's over 3 years old yet.... mine was a really early one April 2021.... and the rest didn't come for some months after that... So I'd guess you've just not hit the wave of secondhand ones yet.
Also I think a lot of people have stopped the 3 year replacement cycle - I know I have!
Too expensive and everything else has also become a financial drag - I can't cover it any more or rather I can't justify it to have just a slightly different car.
That's a good point, there is competing MK 8 to the MK 7.5 some of the GTI are in same price band, but there might be the 3 year wave of MK 8 returns coming from those still on that cycle, that you think would push down the MK 7.5 a little more.
Which is good for me, as be looking at a cash deal on a Clubsport or TCR as replacement for this company car when its handed back next year, my future cars will all be 3-5 years from now on in.
Company lease is simply too expensive now when add the BIC, which no way compensates for the not paying for insurance and tax like it used to, the car choice too limited as all decent cars are beyond grades they used to be readily available at, and the cost of a decent specced MK 8.5 and finance deals are mind boggling.
It used to be readily justifiable, never had any doubts on previous car changes, monies always on the right side of the enjoyment get in driving something enjoy. But that's over the last 15 years, when knew be working consistently, so my lens is slightly different now as look to when down tools and have more leisure time as more important.
So, all my spare cash is being pushed into the not working pot, have steadily increased my personal contribution, and will add even more to it when lease finishes and can funnel the £ in that direction instead.
Quite excited to get back into a TCR or maybe a ED40 Clubsport, always wanted something at 10 years, that can keep for another 10 as turns into some minor modern classic, the MK 6 GTI that got to fill that just missed the mark, but with all the modern tech on MK 7 it has more future proofing to allow keeping.