i thought these special cars held there value well, more so than other manufacturers? I have a 62 plate S3 Sportback, Racing blue mica, 600 miles on clock, every option and buckets which IMO are far superior to the super sport seats in the 8V S3 and Revo'd to 300bhp for £33k with 10% discount so....value drop like a feather not a brick?
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8L S3 prices stayed strong despite the release of the 8p S3 so that would suggest 8p S3 should be stable when the 8V hits the roads.
I fact vanilla 8V have been kicking around for a few months now and I havent seen a dramatic fall in 8P values. Has anyone else??
Besides, 8P S3s now range from 12-28K which is a differencet price point to the 8V S3 so these cars will be attractive to differrent people with completely different budgets.
To the OP- How long do you intend to keep the car for? Could you not go for a PCP?
I did this last time, it meant I didnt have a wedge of cash tied up in a depreciating asset and kept the payments sensible(ish) as I was only paying the depreciation with no intention having the car beyond 2 year.
And as already mentioned, because its a new car, discounts on RRP and finance rates can be had that are not available on a used car. So depending on how big your deposit is, your payments on a new car can be the same or even less than lightly used stuff.
With PCPs you also have a quaranteed future value that protects you from having negative equity at then of the term.
Depending on your circumstances PCPs can be an excellent way of getting into (and out of) desirabe new cars.
As for BMW residuals, I got burned badly on a nearly new 3 series.
If that was anything to go by then you need to be VERY careful when pumping cash into a new(ish) BMW.
320d MSport (Fully loaded)
New configurator price - 37K
What I paid at 10months old - 23K
What I sold it at 20months old - 17K
Ouch.
