intouch1:
not a good decision to have to take. however, life goes on and things will get back to normal.
are you sure that the hit you will take on resale of your cars is not bigger than to try and sit through these difficult times ? and least you will still be enjoying your cars when all else looks rather grim.
should there be no way out, then i am sure you will be happier with the diesel. especially in a car as the q5.
good luck.
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Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... That's what gets you.
I agree. Sometimes it is a better decision to sit things out and not to rush into quick decisions.
However: if somebody has to sell the car(s) to get out of a difficult financial situation and/or to ease "tensions", this person should reconsider if he can actually afford such a car. Nobody should be that desperate to have to sell a car to cope with a financial crisis, this means that something went wrong before.
Right now, my business has slowed down further from the past three years and I have to fire one of my key employees, not only because of financial reasons but also for other reasons I can't elaborate here.
Anyway: it would definetely help to find somebody new for my 997 Turbo lease because I have a 5 year lease and only two years have passed. The lease is not very expensive compared to other offers usually offered for this kind of car but it is a substantial amount of money each and every month. So I was thinking about giving the 997 Turbo to somebody else and to get myself a 997 Carrera S with sport suspension/LSD/etc. instead, which would lower my monthly lease payment by around 500 EUR. I decided against it, simply because I would probably regret it sooner or later. I would rather sell our Cayenne Turbo S and get a something less "attention attracting" family car, for example a BMW X3 3.0sd (pretty fast Diesel, almost 300HP Bi-Turbo engine) or even a BMW M3 Limousine because I could get a new one pretty cheap.
To make it short: a car is a luxury object and if selling it can ease the personal financial tension, I would definetely do it. From my experience in the past however, selling a car and buying a new one usually is a loss-loss "business.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor 997 Turbo, Cayenne Turbo S, BMW M3 Cab DKG, Mini Cooper S JCW
Really don't know. I'll be doing next weeks some tries to get an idea. 
