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Originally Posted by wdc330i
Valid points for sure. One of the current difficulties now, as Sarafil mentioned, is the delta between decent used car and new discounted car is not so huge. Used cars have really gotten pricey in the last year.
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You're telling me about this?
It's not a BMW thing.
OTOH, my monitoring suggests we are past peak and on the decline in used car values...but now in a stage where many dealers have inventory they paid a premium for that they can't sell for the profit they want which will probably take a couple more weeks to even out.
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Part of the new car equation is having predictable expenses.
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Absolutely, but you can counter with a maintenance/repair budget. $40k for a new car with $0 expected in maint/repairs for the first few years vs $5k for a well-maintained beater with $2k/year set for maint/repairs.
There's a scale from old Accord/Camry to new/CPO BMW, but there you go.
Thinking about it in the context of TD's thread...wonder what Stelvios are leasing for and if that might be worth you consideration.