Ray said:
People buy what they can afford. If money is no object then you can purchase a new vehicle with the exact spec your heart desires. If however you have a budget then you purchase a vehicle to suit your pocket. Now this could be a fully loaded vehicle but high mileage on it's side. Or, you could purchase a younger vehicle with less gadgets installed.
Once again the choice is down to the individual. If you are happy with your purchase just what the hell has it to do with any other person? If people start making judgments of a persons choice then thats a pretty sad state of affairs. Also if your purchase is made with resale values in mind why bother driving it, just leave it in the garage. In the meanwhile the purchaser of the lesser loaded vehicle is probably enjoying his drive.
Ray
I find comments like this a bit misleading and agro for no reason !! , As the OP asked for advice on options and spec on a forum. You state "what the hell has it got to do with other people" the OP ASKED for advice , I have given a honest review having driven and owned all the above cars and watching the market like a hawk and having to sell them. (I been trying to be a super car dealer for 3 years so a big learning curve and buying wrong can cost you £££ )
I am still in I.T grrrr but I spend 20+ hours a week on what cars sell in what markets and makes inc. Spec etc etc. will I make the jump from hobby to dealer, I hope so at some point.
ALso with my pretend dealer hat on, I would not even want a car in stock which was low spec, knowing I cannot sell it very easy even at any price. there was a £65k 981 SPyder for sale, it's still for sale, it's a shocking car and VERY cheap and now it's back at a dealer for more and NOT SOLD all summer !!! it's now at £75k, 10k more than it was when it did not sell the 1st time !!!!
SOR as well so the owner has no car to use and the cars dropping in value daily " LEMON SPEC car !
as we have seen some owners have stated they would want "leather " and another wanted "climate" I want "Bluetooth" I would say none of us would buy a car without the bits we wanted to save £1k on a £80k car ! so that means less people go for lesser spec cars.
I am shocked how many people would refuse to buy a car with no DAB !!!
if you cannot afford to jump from a £69k car to a £73k car then you cannot afford to loose £15k either ! we are not talking poor people driving £2k shitters here. we are talking people who can afford to buy a £80k car as a toy.
I am giving the best advice to buy a car which will cost the least to own over all, nothing to do with miles or judgments or garage queens or forum effect.
I always have resale in mind as I cannot afford to lose £15k on a car myself, that does not mean I drive it less or enjoy it less, what it does mean is I can sell it at top money within a month if needed and on the plus side I get to enjoy the extra spec it has.
one has to be VERY rich to not have the resale nag in the back of your mind.
I can make a plan for anyone on any wage to own a super car, but one has to be strict and clever about it.
my advice is free, people can choose to take it or leave it, but I try to lead by example which is clear what cars I have ran and own atm .