antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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What effects how a car depreciates? Can a manufacturer effect this in anyway with out restricting production?
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s4k1b
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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desireability and reliability.
if a manufacturer and hit both these taregets, it will prob depreciate less.
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Also, When a newer model comes out, The previous model becomes less desirable.
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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Vehicle lifecycle, micro/macro, desirability, reliability, taxation and legislation are a few factors to consider.
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antnee
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For example look at the current focus to the current golf, I had a look on Parkers prices, they say the focus loses around 9k after a year, the golf only 5k. Now surely these cars are very similar in availability, reliabilty, desireability, etc??
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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the golf has always depreciated less than the equivilent focus. people see it as a more ''premium'' brand even though if they took their rose tinted specs off they would see you can get a much higher spec focus for the same/less price of the golf.
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Ste Muf
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Registered: 2nd Oct 10
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If Focus people took their rose tinted specs off the equivalent Kia Cee'd is even better value
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Ste Muf
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Have you seen the interior of a mk2 Focus compared to a mk5 golf? Specs is not all. I rather not lather myself in bright grey plastics, even in ST guise.
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