Got myself a motoring quandry ?

[mr wilks]

1) i bought my M roady on 77800 thinking id enjoy the whole ///M experience id craved for a good while :driving: run it up to 80k in 8/9 months then bail & see my cash back :wink: only its not working out that way
Ive really taken to its character, its handling , its rarity & its relatively low £ per performance pleasure
So where's the problem ???
The miles are already over 80k after 5 months ,as i enjoy driving it so much & by Xmas i can see 85k on the clock . So do i carry on racking miles up into next year (possibly 90k ++ by May/June ?) which ultimately hits its residual value or do i sell soon & look to get into one with lower miles & pay the extra ££ in ?

 

[Machine monkey]

Keep it put the miles on it. And just enjoy... Cars can't just be thought about as value and mileage!! They are things you love and bond with!! You have obviously bonded so keep her love her maintain her. Long turn car ownership like marriage is a beautiful thing. If you get the right girl work hard and keep that girl happy.

 

[Taz]

whatever car you get you'll put lots of miles on it and consequently de value it :?

if you could find at 40k car then perhaps put 20k on it and change every 2 years

 

[rossonr]

Agree with above if you love it why change it. I certainly have no plans in changing mine and its just hit 96k

 

[Smartbear]

By using the car & accruing miles you are actually getting the best value from the car as its giving you the enjoyment you were hoping for, that's worth a whole lot more than a slightly higher value in the future by not putting miles on it imho.
The most important thing is to keep it in excellent condition.
Regards

 

[PerryGunn]

Yep, agree with //MM, you know the car, you're happy with the way it's running and you're enjoying the experience - you could chop it for one with 20k less on the clock and find that you've bought a dog....

Another point to think of is would buying one with 20k less and putting 20k on it cost you more than the amount you'll lose by putting another 20k on yours

 

[Z4M-2006]

Nowt wrong with a 90k M roady...

Keep it and think about it when the seasons change next year...

You still might get your money back and you will have had lots more pleasure ..

 

[ChrisN53]

Keep it, enjoy it, keep ontop of maintenance.

As others have said, if you were to sell up for a lower mileage example, you could run into all sorts of issues and bills. Better the devil you know. Plus if you sat down and roughly priced up both scenarios; how different would they actually be?

 

[AlfaScozzesi]

Devil you know I think but I always take a long time to decide on a car but then keep.

 

[paddy wright]

Cars are more than financial transactions- other than rare investments all cars will lose money. You clearly love the car you have and are confident with it's pedigree. Thats worth its wait in gold- keep. enjoy and don't think of selling while it still gives you so many smiles per gallon!

 

[srhutch]

Yep, agree with //MM, you know the car, you're happy with the way it's running and you're enjoying the experience - you could chop it for one with 20k less on the clock and find that you've bought a dog....

Another point to think of is would buying one with 20k less and putting 20k on it cost you more than the amount you'll lose by putting another 20k on yours

x2

 

[john-e89]

Agree with MM and others BUT, you know it's good but who else does and rightly or wrongly going over 100k is a pschycological barrier and IMO you'll struggle to sell it. Bail now-ish before you hit 90k and put the cash you'd lose if you went over 100k into a lower mile one now.

 

[Havard]

I think any car or owner above 80k miles has the same issue. The magic 100k does switch a lot of potential owners off, me included (depending on the car / engine). If I had a car I loved and knew it was in good mechanical condition with SH and bills to prove it has been looked after, I would run it as long as I wanted to and then worry about the sale later.

You could pay over the odds for a 30k mile car, put 20k in it and still devalue it by the same amount. Unless you can prove that a car will depreciate less going from one mileage to another, then it will be worth keeping.

H.

 

[Number5]

Im in a similar position. I boughtt mine in Jan 2015 with 76.5k on it. Today its 50 miles short of 80k.

No way would I change it but I do want to keep it away from the 100k mark. I'm thinking I'll just SORN it for 4 months of the year Nov-Feb and then appreciate it more when it is on the road. That way you know the car youve got is sound and it stays fairly preserved.

As theyve said, youll depreciate a 20k car more by doubling it, than you will adding 20k to a 65k car.

Either that or just disconnect the speedo and drive it as you wish :wink:

 

[Taz]

I boughtt mine in Jan 2015 with 76.5k on it. Today its 50 miles short of 80k.

No way would I change it but I do want to keep it away from the 100k mark.

I bought my coupe 6 years ago, i'm approaching 20K which I'm trying to avoid :roll:

 

[buzyg]

I boughtt mine in Jan 2015 with 76.5k on it. Today its 50 miles short of 80k.

No way would I change it but I do want to keep it away from the 100k mark.

I bought my coupe 6 years ago, i'm approaching 20K which I'm trying to avoid :roll:

:tumbleweed: Poor Car give it some :driving:
Mind as the roady is more fun I can understand. :wink:

 

[Darren Slone]

Yep, agree with //MM, you know the car, you're happy with the way it's running and you're enjoying the experience - you could chop it for one with 20k less on the clock and find that you've bought a dog....

Another point to think of is would buying one with 20k less and putting 20k on it cost you more than the amount you'll lose by putting another 20k on yours

x2

Absolutely spot on gents you know the car Andy, it's a great looker too, I'd keep it, maintain it well and enjoy it :driving:

 

[buzyg]

My two peneth. Keep it an use it as often as you have the opportunity too, you only live once. Plenty of M3's out there with huge miles on them. The car is designed to be driven hard and most of us don't drive them that hard. You know your own car. If it starts costing you money and you regularly rag it, then that's different.

 

[mr wilks]

Much sense offered with some manmaths thrown in as well
The answer i think lies with a good % of almost every reply so i shall continue to enjoy , continue to maintain then see where the miles & market sits come next springtime
My 2nd quandry being the amount of added pleasure got from the capacity to drop the roof :wink:
This almost puts a line through the 3 cars i would have looked to get into next ? V8 M3 , Cayman or 997
Basically leaves me with a choice of lower mile ZM , E89 or Boxster if i was to change :?

 

[mmm-five]

Just drive the bleedin' thing. Get enough miles on it and the depreciation slows to almost nothing. It'll be worth £5k all day long :evil:

In another 860,000 miles mine will be back to 000,000