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Help me decide what to do at the end of my Elect3!
By the 16th of May I need to have decided what to do with the DS3; buy it or give it back. I'm not going to be going for another brand new car cos I'd rather have the monthly payments as savings now.
The car's a two year old (11 reg) THP150 and will have done probably about 17,000 miles. There aren't any extras on it as there was nothing I needed. The price they've given me to buy it is £8743. On Autotrader they go for as much as £13000 at the very top end so the Elect3 price is pretty good. Parkers say £11,580 as a private sale and £10650 for part-ex. I know I've already paid a fair chunk in instalments/deposit over the two years but to buy one second hand would set me back a lot more.
I love the car but I'm stuck on what to do as nearly 9k is still a big chunk of cash to spend in one go. I have the money but I don't know if I want something different.
So...my options are:
1: Hand it back and look for something else
2: Buy it and keep it
3: Buy it and sell it on for a possible small profit
If I hand it back, I'd probably buy the same type of car. I'd go for VW Golf size at most. I have looked at Defenders though but I don't know if I can deal with the slow pace.
If I keep it, I'll remap it and maybe get an exhaust.
If I buy it and sell it, I'd bank whatever profit I get above the Elect3 price and look for something a few grand cheaper.
I'm completely stuck! Little help, people!
The car's a two year old (11 reg) THP150 and will have done probably about 17,000 miles. There aren't any extras on it as there was nothing I needed. The price they've given me to buy it is £8743. On Autotrader they go for as much as £13000 at the very top end so the Elect3 price is pretty good. Parkers say £11,580 as a private sale and £10650 for part-ex. I know I've already paid a fair chunk in instalments/deposit over the two years but to buy one second hand would set me back a lot more.
I love the car but I'm stuck on what to do as nearly 9k is still a big chunk of cash to spend in one go. I have the money but I don't know if I want something different.
So...my options are:
1: Hand it back and look for something else
2: Buy it and keep it
3: Buy it and sell it on for a possible small profit
If I hand it back, I'd probably buy the same type of car. I'd go for VW Golf size at most. I have looked at Defenders though but I don't know if I can deal with the slow pace.
If I keep it, I'll remap it and maybe get an exhaust.
If I buy it and sell it, I'd bank whatever profit I get above the Elect3 price and look for something a few grand cheaper.
I'm completely stuck! Little help, people!
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