lol!! All of us middle aged men could write a book titled “A day in the life of the wife and the Grenadier”.
lol!! All of us middle aged men could write a book titled “A day in the life of the wife and the Grenadier”.
Mine either but it seems some people are having this issue
I am guessing he bought the car his wife wanted or a one day decision has dragged on to multiple days.
I’m going to pass I think - driving a G550 today which gives me the off road I want but the interior my wife does.
It is hard to beat the g-wagen!
It’s also hard to beat a car that in 8-10 years is still worth $90k…..
One can only hope that will happen even if past events tend to predict that.
It’s a nice to have - but one of many criteria.
Doesn't that mean it lost over half its value though?
Sure - but not many other cars outside a Ferrari and a few other you drive for 8-10 years and have it higher value
True. I guess I don't really worry about resale on vehicles. I usually buy to keep forever. Thinking about losing 150k to depreciation just makes me sick.
I don't mind even if my car loses 100% of it's value, I hope this will be my last car, unless I or somebody else crashes it.
We buy cars outright and keep them about 10 years - and more importantly, maintain the daylights out of them. I’d like to think that at the end if I chose to part ways with a car that there is some value in it.
Even if the Grenadier depreciated to $0 you would still be out less than a $200k G Wagen depreciating to $90. Right?
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Yeah, I am having a hard time putting a for sale sign on any of mine right now. The Grenadier was going to replace the Jeep and S-class that have each been around 16 years. Tough when they are worth some money, but you also know they won't lose another dime if the goal is not to sell them.I don't mind even if my car loses 100% of it's value, I hope this will be my last car, unless I or somebody else crashes it.
Well, in that case it would also lose almost 100% of it's value
Base on reviewing the residuals of the G wagon and the projection of the value of the Grenadier - there was a significant difference. The Grenadier is projected at 50% value 2 years in. That could always change as well - it’s just what the financial models and leasing residuals predict.
G wagons I’m looking at are about $165k. In 8-10 years the projected market is mid-$90k so a $75k loss over 10 years. If that was my Grenadier it would have dropped $94K - so it’s not a whole lot of difference- but the point I was making is that they hold the value very well.
