Socalrugger
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Or a Dieselgate event.....The only way a German car stops losing value after that 50% is if the blinker lights are never used. :lol:
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Or a Dieselgate event.....The only way a German car stops losing value after that 50% is if the blinker lights are never used. :lol:
The underwriters of the aftermarket warranty I bought for my 2004 911 would agree. German cars are a joy to drive, but a bad one will drain your wallet faster than alcoholic stripper with a gambling problem.I don't feel like they fail much more than domestic cars, at this point but the fact is, owning a Ford that's out of warranty is much easier on the wallet than most any German car.
My 2014 B8.5 is my daily. 73,000 miles and it still drives like it did new .Not one interior rattle and the steering wheel (flat bottom) is the best I ever had . I traded in my 4 years old E90 M3 when it was out of warranty.I had driven that through 5 Indiana winters on snow tires and had been tempted to supercharge it due to it's lack of torque .As much as I joke about German cars, I still want a B8.5 S4 for a daily driver (2013+ or so). I found nothing unreasonably wrong with quality etc etc. The one I test drove (83,000 miles) still felt tight, the trans was quick and wasn't stumbling, and the paint still looked good.
My brother had an early 2000s A8 4.2 w/80K mi and the thing had practically zero issues.Audi... literally EVERYONE I know who owns or has owned one more than 3 years old owns an oil burning device and the interior "aluminum" trim pieces are flaking off. Garbage cars, IMO. I'm no Ford die-hard, but I'd rather have a GT350 over any Audi.
Tough to compare IMO. Here is another comparison. I bought my 2015 5.0 for 40K and traded in after 16 months. I got 31K on trade in for a GT350 and paid 58K . Its trade worth at 22 months is now 45K. Its about 25% trade depreciation on both. And, I drive the 350 a lot less. If you private sell, you can add a few thousand. So, I don't think the Gt350 is holding great value at this time.So the RS3 recently was recently reviewed against a GT350.. I thought it was interesting that used RS3s are popping up for over $10k off MSRP. The example I was just looking at has <1000 miles.
All cars depreciate but it looks like the GT350 is way above the curve.
My Mach1 was 10yrs old when it was wrecked. I still got 17k from insurance for it with mods and 36K on it. It was 29K new. A low milage (sub 10k) Mach1 still sells for ~20K when they are 15yrs old now.While I do realize there will be a bias, considering the site we're on, I'm surprised at some of the blind ignorance going on here. Not to argue if it's good or bad but when you say "I've never owned one but I hear they suck, so they suck", is....
I have a 10 year old Audi and it's still worth 50% of what it was new. See if our Mustangs hold up there. Just like any brand, the enthusiast models always do better.
Obviously, I like them both - so I'm not trying to convince anyone but at least get informed before you put up your walls. Like the sound of the GT350s FPC, the 5-pot Audi scream is loved by many.
General and absolute statements are bogus. all German cars have not gone downhill. In fact I would argue the opposite in terms of technology and performance.Regular Car Guy ranting on this VW Golf in the beginning is hilarious and sad at the same time. Hilarious because he's funny...sad because the quality of German cars has gone down. The new BMW M3 has the fake news piped in audio engine sound as well. "We're Volkswagon...so shove it up your ass."