Comments on: UK Car Depreciation Revealed http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/ Random thoughts from a far off place Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Andrew http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-327 Andrew Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:09:50 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-327 Pretty happy I own an A4 Cab :) Pretty happy I own an A4 Cab :)

]]> By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-322 Steven Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:33:19 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-322 Hi Mike, All Freelanders are built in Solihull in the UK, so in general the build quality should be the same in the US as the UK. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.carsurvey.org/countrymodel_North+America_Land+Rover_Freelander.html\" rel="nofollow">North American Freelander reviews at Carsurvey.org</a> show a similar pattern of variable quality to the UK reviews. On the positive side, a lot of the issues with early Freelanders in the UK were due to the 1.8 K Series engine, which was never offered in the US Freelanders. Hi Mike,

All Freelanders are built in Solihull in the UK, so in general the build quality should be the same in the US as the UK. The North American Freelander reviews at Carsurvey.org show a similar pattern of variable quality to the UK reviews.

On the positive side, a lot of the issues with early Freelanders in the UK were due to the 1.8 K Series engine, which was never offered in the US Freelanders.

]]> By: Mike http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-316 Mike Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-316 I've been looking for an offroader for a while and the freelander would be nice to get. A far cry from my 96 Viper... but I'm all about the depreciation. BTW, is the US version of the Freelander any better/worse than the UK version? I’ve been looking for an offroader for a while and the freelander would be nice to get. A far cry from my 96 Viper… but I’m all about the depreciation.

BTW, is the US version of the Freelander any better/worse than the UK version?

]]> By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-287 Steven Wed, 31 May 2006 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-287 Gary, the Freelander isn't great for holding its value. I think the early build quality issues and the head gasket problems with the 1.8 engines were pretty damaging. However, your 5 door should do much better than the 2 door 2.5L soft top auto highlighted in that report. And given that you bought it used, you should have been spared the worst of the depreciation (the previous owner took the hit). As long as you're going to keep it a while, and it makes you happy, I wouldn't worry about it. After all, I added quite a lot of options to my Golf, even though I knew that I'd never get the money back. Stephen meanwhile should be laughing all the way to the bank. A nice new car for 3 or 4 years, and he'll not lose too much money. One of those rare occasions when buying a new car doesn't mean taking a big depreciation hit. Gary, the Freelander isn’t great for holding its value. I think the early build quality issues and the head gasket problems with the 1.8 engines were pretty damaging.

However, your 5 door should do much better than the 2 door 2.5L soft top auto highlighted in that report. And given that you bought it used, you should have been spared the worst of the depreciation (the previous owner took the hit).

As long as you’re going to keep it a while, and it makes you happy, I wouldn’t worry about it. After all, I added quite a lot of options to my Golf, even though I knew that I’d never get the money back.

Stephen meanwhile should be laughing all the way to the bank. A nice new car for 3 or 4 years, and he’ll not lose too much money. One of those rare occasions when buying a new car doesn’t mean taking a big depreciation hit.

]]> By: Gary http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-285 Gary Wed, 31 May 2006 11:53:16 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-285 Did I make a bad choice by getting the Freelander then? The report doesn't cover my 5 door 04 plate, so hopefully I'll not be hit as hard by the depreciation. I think the early models have depreciated a lot from the head gasket issue that they were plagued by. Did I make a bad choice by getting the Freelander then?

The report doesn’t cover my 5 door 04 plate, so hopefully I’ll not be hit as hard by the depreciation. I think the early models have depreciated a lot from the head gasket issue that they were plagued by.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-275 Stephen Mon, 29 May 2006 20:56:19 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/05/29/45/#comment-275 I know that at the time I bought my Mini, a low-mileage second-hand one was more expensive than a brand new one, because there was a 3-6 month waiting list at the factory and a lot of people had more money than patience. I know that at the time I bought my Mini, a low-mileage second-hand one was more expensive than a brand new one, because there was a 3-6 month waiting list at the factory and a lot of people had more money than patience.

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