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Fireo said:
Mike , long time bro. hope all is well. I bought my turbo back in june 2004 for 112,000 USD it has 51,000 Kms, i can sell it today for 55,000
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ISUK said:
Mike,
I was over in South Africa for a two week holiday last week and have to say you live in a beautiful country. Cape Town is fantastic. I kept passing a large car dealership which seemed to occupy the ground floor of an office or appartment block there and from the cars assembled inside I thought it must be your city garage I travelled quite a bit whilst there and only spotted four Cayennes, one of which was on UK registration plates! I had my first sighting of a white Cayenne as well and won't mind if I don't see another (no offence intended to those who love white). The only exotic I spotted on the road was another UK registered 360 Spider.
Feb 22, 2007 4:06:19 PM
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Mike S said:
I was shocked to find out today I can only get $183,300 US trade-in for my 05 loaded Cayenne Turbo with 10,000 miles. I paid $263,000 US for it 18 months ago.
How did your Cayenne's values hold? I'm sure anything is better than here!
Feb 22, 2007 5:02:46 PM
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Mike S said:
I was shocked to find out today I can only get $183,300 US trade-in for my 05 loaded Cayenne Turbo with 10,000 miles. I paid $263,000 US for it 18 months ago.
How did your Cayenne's values hold? I'm sure anything is better than here!
Mike,
Burn it and let insurance pay it off
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There seems like there is a lot of UK registered cars here. Makes sense though, it is so cheap for the British to have holidays here, our currency is doing so bad at the moment anyways.
The car dealership you drove past, was it near the Sheraton Hotel? That's Bloomsbury's, another branch of Investment Cars who are also the agents for Lamborghini SA.
Like I said, the area which you drove (which I'm assuming is the Waterfront) is the most likely place to spot exotics and yet you still don't see that many
Did you go to Camps Bay?
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Mike S said:
There seems like there is a lot of UK registered cars here. Makes sense though, it is so cheap for the British to have holidays here, our currency is doing so bad at the moment anyways.
The car dealership you drove past, was it near the Sheraton Hotel? That's Bloomsbury's, another branch of Investment Cars who are also the agents for Lamborghini SA.
Like I said, the area which you drove (which I'm assuming is the Waterfront) is the most likely place to spot exotics and yet you still don't see that many
Did you go to Camps Bay?
Mike,
It was Bloomsbury's, I recognise the name and saw a Murcielago in the showroom. People also seemed to be dining there in the evening which seemed a bit strange. I did go to Camps Bay and have to say it was stunning.
You are right about the SAR being under pressure. I was getting 14 SAR to the Pounds which made things a bit of a bargain I might have to consider buying some property there as it's such good value. And to top it all you have some superb roads to drive on without much traffic compared to what we have to put up with over here. I particularly enjoyed the practice of slower traffic keeping to the left and straddling the hard shoulder yellow line to let quicker traffic pass
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Mike S said:
There seems like there is a lot of UK registered cars here. Makes sense though, it is so cheap for the British to have holidays here, our currency is doing so bad at the moment anyways.
The car dealership you drove past, was it near the Sheraton Hotel? That's Bloomsbury's, another branch of Investment Cars who are also the agents for Lamborghini SA.
Like I said, the area which you drove (which I'm assuming is the Waterfront) is the most likely place to spot exotics and yet you still don't see that many
Did you go to Camps Bay?
Mike,
It was Bloomsbury's, I recognise the name and saw a Murcielago in the showroom. People also seemed to be dining there in the evening which seemed a bit strange. I did go to Camps Bay and have to say it was stunning.
You are right about the SAR being under pressure. I was getting 14 SAR to the Pounds which made things a bit of a bargain I might have to consider buying some property there as it's such good value. And to top it all you have some superb roads to drive on without much traffic compared to what we have to put up with over here. I particularly enjoyed the practice of slower traffic keeping to the left and straddling the hard shoulder yellow line to let quicker traffic pass
You obviously haven't read Mike's crime thread, have you?
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turbo'S' said:
I paid 90k GBP 18months back and was told it was now worth 55k at best with 16k miles on the clock. It is diabolical. I have it very well specced with power kit etc, which seems to attract more buyers but for no more money. I wish I could pare off the good bits and sell them seperately!
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SciFrog said:
In the US a typical car will loose 50% in the first 3 years.
Porsches in general fare better (50-55% after 4 years).
Cayenne turbo and loaded cars won't do as well though.