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Now we have seen what it looks like....
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Keeping as a long termer is the plan, but who knows in 2/3 years what will be on the 2nd hand market and perhaps I will fancy a change. For now I'll be window shopping the new model and driving the old :driving:
interesting results.. i wonder how many of us 11 running it into the ground actually will.. will the maintenance on the //M be it's worst enemy once the warranties run out?
If I can keep my //M for another 3yrs I'll be both a better driver and have done a lot of fast miles.. ready to maybe trade it in for a new one..
If I can keep my //M for another 3yrs I'll be both a better driver and have done a lot of fast miles.. ready to maybe trade it in for a new one..
Depreciation is a way bigger factor than any remedial work costs.
My X5 is worth nowt (well say £10k), but despite 85,000 on the clock it looks like new is serviced for £100 a time at the village garage, has had one £600 bill in the last 5 years, costs £200 fully comp.
It's new equal would be £55k with the same spec. so that for sure will be run until my youngest finishes Uni (she's still at school) and I no longer need a hauler.
I see no reason the Zed would behave any different on a pure cost model
My X5 is worth nowt (well say £10k), but despite 85,000 on the clock it looks like new is serviced for £100 a time at the village garage, has had one £600 bill in the last 5 years, costs £200 fully comp.
It's new equal would be £55k with the same spec. so that for sure will be run until my youngest finishes Uni (she's still at school) and I no longer need a hauler.
I see no reason the Zed would behave any different on a pure cost model
I'd like a coupe if they build one, Merc have done it with the SLK and SL - it's pretty easy to turn a folding hardtop into a permanent roof structure. After 5 years driving convertibles I'm fed up of going topless.
I'm keeping mine as it is one of the very last of the US assembled models. Hopefully it will be a classic someday and hold it's value thru the years. Of course, there is the possibility that I may do to mine what CoolZ4 has done to his and in that case I'm sure the value may fluctuate a little :driving: 
