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Online Snoopy

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Re: Spec spotters needed
« Reply #10 on: 27 December 2010, 12:08 »
Please don't get into the discussion about residuals, thats a ball game that most people don't understand, as they work in % rather than pound notes lost.
I got into an argument many years ago with the mk5 GTI lot saying i would loose more pound notes on a mk5 GTI than we did on the SEAT cupra, but no one could understand it. As they could not grasp the concept of a high % residual of a high purchase price figure is still more pound notes lost than a low % residual of a low purchase price figure.
% residuals is a marketing tool produced by prestige car makes to make people think there product is worth paying extra for.
« Last Edit: 27 December 2010, 13:40 by Snoopy »
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Re: Spec spotters needed
« Reply #11 on: 27 December 2010, 12:16 »
Agreed but my point is that if you buy a simillarly priced vauxhall, ford or even a similarly priced passat your committing residual suicide  :laugh:

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Re: Spec spotters needed
« Reply #12 on: 27 December 2010, 13:44 »
But it depends if you pay list or near list. What happens if you get thousands off a ford but nothing off the VW. It may work out the VW costs you more in pound notes than the ford would for example.
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Re: Spec spotters needed
« Reply #13 on: 27 December 2010, 14:49 »
Well this thread brings back very fond memories! Kev on best form. What fun!

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