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Author Been offered a car swap - What to do?
RichR
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13th Jan 10 at 10:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dad's trading his 54 plate Jaguar X Type 2.0D in against a new Discovery in the next couple of months.

He really hates to see the car go for the "little" money he has been offered for it, so has offered me a straight swap for my 2001 A3 1.8T Sport and he'll trade that in against the Disco instead. THe difference was litterally a few hundred pounds.

I wasn't really looking for a change yet so I'm not sure whether to do it or not;

Pros
- Newer Car
- Diesel (I do 35,000miles per year)
- Remapped
- Full Leather, Sat Nav, Heated windows (f&r) Electric everything, cruise control,
- 4 doors not 2
- worth more as a private sale
- bigger boot
- Also comes with a set of winter alloy wheels and tyres

Cons
- no folding rear seats so limited to what I can carry; use the audi to carry snowboards/doors/lengths of timber for the house etc
- not as quick to drive
- CD Changer doesn't work so would need replacing
- Doesn't have a tow bar (which I need for Towing boats/trial bikes etc)
- doesn't handle as well
and the biggy; OLD MAN IMAGE

My A3


Only photo I have of the X Type (hiding behind the corsa)


What are your thoughts?
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Do it.
ryzer
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swap it, get a tow bar fitted, would prob be a better tow car anyway, get an ipod interface. its a newer car, and you can then go around saying you drive a jjjjaaaaagggggg
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do it, better than the audi, although dont wear a flatcap when driving it lol
Tom
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I'd go for it if I were you.
RichR
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I thought about getting the chrome bits colour coded and having a small boot spoiler to make it look a bit more like the one below
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I've just looked on pistonheads and the cheapest 54 plate 2.0D was basically £5k, you audi is worth what half of that?
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yep get it done, looks nice, bet these are comfy on the long runs too
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
I've just looked on pistonheads and the cheapest 54 plate 2.0D was basically £5k, you audi is worth what half of that?


He's been offered £4500 for his and £2900 for mine but its more the fact that he's lost so much with depreciation in 5 years that he'd hate to see it go for so little when really there's nothing wrong with it.
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
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Originally posted by Tom
I've just looked on pistonheads and the cheapest 54 plate 2.0D was basically £5k, you audi is worth what half of that?


He's been offered £4500 for his and £2900 for mine but its more the fact that he's lost so much with depreciation in 5 years that he'd hate to see it go for so little when really there's nothing wrong with it.


So because he'd hate to see it go for so little he's willing to lose £1600 in p/ex value
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13th Jan 10 at 11:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Swap that defo

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Swap, sell, buy another Audi.

I'd rather own the Audi personally, but the Jag makes financial sense.

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Originally posted by GaryF
Do it.
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Jaaaaaaagggggg
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13th Jan 10 at 11:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tom
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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
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Originally posted by Tom
I've just looked on pistonheads and the cheapest 54 plate 2.0D was basically £5k, you audi is worth what half of that?


He's been offered £4500 for his and £2900 for mine but its more the fact that he's lost so much with depreciation in 5 years that he'd hate to see it go for so little when really there's nothing wrong with it.


So because he'd hate to see it go for so little he's willing to lose £1600 in p/ex value


new cars around £45k; I don't think he's too fussed about the £1600. Plus Mum & Dad paid their mortgage off at the end of last year so I think he's feeling flush
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Fair play, defo swap then even if you find it doesn't suit you then re-sell and buy something better than your A3

Also could you not take any 'good' bits off your A3 before it's traded and sell them separately?
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no, nothing really done to it; someone ran into the rear 1/4 the other day so the rear bumper/1/4 are being repaired/replaced/repainted so it'll be immacculate when it goes
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Isn't tax about £400 on those?

Have you checked insurance as well?
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insurance is cheaper than mine and tax is Group F so £125 which is cheaper than the A3 which is £215
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I wouldn't even have to consider it. Go for the Jag
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do it
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Originally posted by R Lee
I wouldn't even have to consider it. Go for the Jag
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Originally posted by R Lee
I wouldn't even have to consider it. Go for the Jag
ryzer
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CS has spoken
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
I wouldn't even have to consider it. Go for the Jag

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