[Euro] Worth upgrading to the new Luxury-Red?

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21-07-2005, 04:01 PM
yfin

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Originally Posted by coladuna

Why would you spend that sort of money to make a standard Euro look like a luxury Euro? It's even a bigger waste of money since when it comes to selling it, it'll still be a standard Euro. Nobody except a few car nuts buying privately will care if you have mods or not. Therefore, it's the worst suggestion anyone has ever made here. IMO, just stick to the standard Euro since he's bought one already and save the money.

Coladauna - it is unfair to say this is worst suggestion ever. The member was merely suggesting that with $10k lots of things can be purchased including coilovers, leather seats, etc. Not everyone cares about resale - if you keep the car for a reasonably long time (eg 7+ years) the difference in resale between a lux and a standard Euro is going to be peanuts. Have a look at how much 10 year old luxury cars are worth. People seem to only want new cars these days.
21-07-2005, 04:26 PM
aaronng

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Originally Posted by baboo

Leather maaaaatttteee~

I have the Honda aluminium knob. But my sparco gloves keep my hands warm in winter. I just don't like having to explain during RBT why I have a pair of red sparco gloves on.
21-07-2005, 04:55 PM
albii

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Originally Posted by yfin

Coladauna - it is unfair to say this is worst suggestion ever. The member was merely suggesting that with $10k lots of things can be purchased including coilovers, leather seats, etc. Not everyone cares about resale - if you keep the car for a reasonably long time (eg 7+ years) the difference in resale between a lux and a standard Euro is going to be peanuts. Have a look at how much 10 year old luxury cars are worth. People seem to only want new cars these days.

thats right.............btw the standard has held its value very well as i have seen 03s selling for about 32k still with about 30000km .
21-07-2005, 05:28 PM
VirIIx

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Originally Posted by aaronng

I have the Honda aluminium knob. But my sparco gloves keep my hands warm in winter. I just don't like having to explain during RBT why I have a pair of red sparco gloves on.

lol... i guess having an aluminium knob in summer isn't that hot crash either?

As far as re-sell goes, if you look at the big old luxury models eg BMW 7 series, they're cheap as dirt compared to their 3 series cousins.

I'm surprised a standard Euro 03/04 has a resell value that high, especially with that kind of mileage too.

In theory my car should be worth 35-38K :D :thumbsup:
21-07-2005, 06:34 PM
aaronng

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Originally Posted by VirIIx

lol... i guess having an aluminium knob in summer isn't that hot crash either?

As long as the sun doesn't shine directly onto it, I'm fine. I can escape the sun, but I can't escape the cold. :D
21-07-2005, 09:57 PM
albii

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Originally Posted by VirIIx

I'm surprised a standard Euro 03/04 has a resell value that high, especially with that kind of mileage too.

In theory my car should be worth 35-38K :D :thumbsup:

iam talking about brisbane.......dont know what theyre worth in sydney but i'm guessing less because there is more cars in sydney..
22-07-2005, 01:51 AM
Slugoid

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Originally Posted by coladuna

Why would you spend that sort of money to make a standard Euro look like a luxury Euro? It's even a bigger waste of money since when it comes to selling it, it'll still be a standard Euro. Nobody except a few car nuts buying privately will care if you have mods or not. Therefore, it's the worst suggestion anyone has ever made here. IMO, just stick to the standard Euro since he's bought one already and save the money. Learn to read as well "Keep your change and do something better with it". That was my final suggestion.

BTW, standard Euro owners will never know how great the heated leather seats are. They call it a gimmick because they never had the luxury of using it in cold weather. :thumbdwn:

Thanks for the "positive" reply there. Those were mearly examples how money can be spent if he really wanted the more useful extra's in the luxury and have money left over. The author of this topic asked whether he should upgrade to a luxury Euro for $10K, and the reason why he want the luxury one is mainly because of the features. So I said $10K can get him a lot of things for his std Euro (if he wants to) to make it look and feel like the luxury one. I never said anything about the resale price of the Euro .

Oh yeah, just like to let you know I have a luxury Euro as well, so I've had the "luxury" to use the heated seats as well :rolleyes:. It's nice to use it duing the cold weather now, but it's something I can live without.
22-07-2005, 09:05 AM
VirIIx

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Originally Posted by albii

iam talking about brisbane.......dont know what theyre worth in sydney but i'm guessing less because there is more cars in sydney..

Or the market just plain sucks and is expensive but we've all learnt to deal about it :) *stops crying*

Just going OT, my mate is flying to QLD to pick up a 20 month old Nissan 350z - only done 7000k mileage. He wouldn't tell me how much, but hey, $60 bux to fly up, tank a petrol on the way down - why not if it's gonna save you a few thousand :)
22-07-2005, 10:51 AM
coladuna

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Originally Posted by Slugoid

Thanks for the "positive" reply there. Those were mearly examples how money can be spent if he really wanted the more useful extra's in the luxury and have money left over. The author of this topic asked whether he should upgrade to a luxury Euro for $10K, and the reason why he want the luxury one is mainly because of the features. So I said $10K can get him a lot of things for his std Euro (if he wants to) to make it look and feel like the luxury one. I never said anything about the resale price of the Euro .

and your point is?
he asked if it's WORTH upgrading to luxury model.
You suggested an option that is most undesirable,at least from a financial perspective.
Since you blindly only thought of getting a std euro to look like a luxury euro, I added another variable for the OP to think about and if that's pissing you off, I don't give a crap.

BTW, I never said you said anything about the resale price of the Euro. I just added that to remind the OP how much of a bad financial decision it is to change his car that soon and I don't see much point as he's not looking to change to a car that's drastically different to his current car. If you were clever enough to point out the resale value side of things, I wouldn't even have posted. ok? lol
22-07-2005, 01:40 PM
Slugoid

Each to their own I guess. Given the choice I would keep the standard Euro too. Since we both share the same final decision, I'll leave it at that. I thank other members here who at least acknowledge some valid point in my post.
22-07-2005, 03:45 PM
albii

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Originally Posted by Slugoid

Each to their own I guess. Given the choice I would keep the standard Euro too. Since we both share the same final decision, I'll leave it at that. I thank other members here who at least acknowledge some valid point in my post.

yes and you do bring up a knowledgable one unlike some ppl who like to argue for the sake of it.......... :wave:
23-07-2005, 11:18 AM
coladuna

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Originally Posted by albii

yes and you do bring up a knowledgable one unlike some ppl who like to argue for the sake of it.......... :wave:

Yeah totally agree with you there.

[***YFIN edit - lets keep things friendly Coladuna]

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