« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2020, 13:01 »
A vanilla R now comes loaded with kit so unless you need a heated front screen or Dynaudio then you don’t need anything added.
So long as you’re getting a massive discount then it makes perfect sense to buy now because the car will still be in good demand for quite a few years yet, shoring up used values owing to its cult status.
The fact BMW and Mercedes have taken away the unique selling points of the R (and less popular S3) is highly unlikely to remove the cult status the mk7 R has, and if anything those other additions not being any superior to the R on the road will only add to the R’s enduring status.
That means if you do suddenly get the urge to buy an uglier car with fancy coloured graphics on the dash iPad next year the 7.5R won’t have shed so much money that swapping it for a new car would be unviable unless you’ve only put a tiny deposit down and have masses of negative equity.
A 7.5R makes for an excellent purchase right now but only at the right price.
There are some amazingly priced sub 1 year old cars around now too.
These would be my choice as they’ve already taken the initial massive depreciation hit.
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