« Reply #121 on: 10 April 2016, 22:53 »
@ CraigW: There aren't going to be any leasers with that sort of spec!
Indeed the R won't be a car remembered for its fantastic resale value but it's popular and got a similar image to the mk5 GTI in its day and that never had any resale value issues.
VW didn't supply all the leases in one hit, they had long wait times and were dribbled out into the market initially. The only reason they seem so common is because people buy them instead of GTIs now. You used to see loads of mk2 GTIs everywhere too back in their day and they always had excellent resale value, same for VR6's, MK5 GTI's etc.
The only reason the mk6 R held its value well is because nobody much bought them.
The R will stay a popular model and will be a popular second hand car once new stocks slow then dry up - it's been a huge hit with road testers and is a very well respected performance car.
I still reckon long term it'll have better than average depreciation but the days of VW's having rock solid residuals are probably over with all the heavy discounting going on as VW go for volume sales. Just look at BMW now.
Of course there aren't going to be any leases with that spec unless your insane but most options as we know are not going to add any value when it comes to resale. I suspect if your trading your R into a dealer then your going to get hammered unless you intend on holding onto the car for at least 3 years by which time the mk8 will probably be out so I'm guessing that won't help either.
Yep, totally agreed and hence why my car has zero options (not that I had any choice in the matter at the time!) due to my inability to stop having a wandering eye as far as cars are concerned I pay a huge amount of attention to likely resale as I change far too often.
On the other hand the financial value is less important than the enjoyment value to some people. ClubSport owners for example
Seriously though, there are plenty of people on the forums who can happily afford just about any car they choose no matter what the price, but they choose to own a Golf. Depreciation is less of a concern to some buyers. Not everyone is a peasant like me!
And if you spend a lot of time in the car or intend on keeping it a long time then you want it just so. You have to be happy with it.
And if your employer is paying for a lot of the toys and depreciation then even better.
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