There it is

400000miles wasn't in normal use and not the sdv6 iirc but the 2.7 tdv6 and almost any engine can do that if it spent many hours a day sat at 50-60

I disagree that reliability does affect resale though but that's my opinion I guess and yes we have gone a wee bit OT  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

stay on topic Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

THe SDV6 is a superb, powerful, torquey and reliable engine as is the SDV8. (Full stop)

Talk of a properly serviced new ever present SDV6 engine being unreliable is just nonsense

I guess a finger in the wind type question but any ideas what kind of depreciation is likely in 6 months time?!

15%?
30%?!

Do people think these will be like most FFRR of old and drop like a stone or will demand mean that values might maintain in the short term? Interested to hear peoples thoughts....

edit: by which I mean it should hang on to value in short time due to supply/demand issues, however only time and the market can decide how it will go...

Dickie wrote:

Do people think these will be like most FFRR of old and drop like a stone or will demand mean that values might maintain in the short term?

What a MAD thread.

Only one way to go. If your going to drive it for 6 months then you want to enjoy it. GO THE V8 ROUTE.

HAPPY DAYS 2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 V8
2018 JCW Mini Cooper
2018 Skoda VRS

JAYBOY wrote:

What a MAD thread.

Only one way to go. If your going to drive it for 6 months then you want to enjoy it. GO THE V8 ROUTE.

HAPPY DAYS

Buy what you want and enjoy the six months, probably expect to loose the 20% vat after six months min but you don't know what demand will be like as these cars will still all be under a year old. Might still command a premium enjoy. Gone
67 Nissan navara
67 C220 AMG
12 Tdv6 Discovery 4 HSE
09 TDV8 Westminster
59 BMW 520d touring
56 RRS tdv6 hse
02 td 6 hse

F it. You only live once. Have what you want.

You could be DEAD in 7 months and at least you had a new V8  2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 V8
2018 JCW Mini Cooper
2018 Skoda VRS

your only here for a short time not a long time

Any way if you can afford to spend £80k To £100k on your car why not Gone
67 Nissan navara
67 C220 AMG
12 Tdv6 Discovery 4 HSE
09 TDV8 Westminster
59 BMW 520d touring
56 RRS tdv6 hse
02 td 6 hse

It might also depend on what journeys you'll be taking.

City living all day, may as well get the cheaper smaller engine & spend it on something else like an SE upgrade

Motorway, climbing hills, over-taking get the V8, you'll love every day of the 6 months with that torque & sod the re-sale value

Unless waiting times reach a year or more, I can't imagine anyone paying a near new price for a used one, after all most of us would choose another colour or other option if buying new. It's usually the case that a used one doesn't quite have all the toys spec you wish it had.
If I had to buy a 6 months used, the price would have to be very attractive (at least 10K saving as a ballpark) otherwise I'd rather wait & get what I want.
Bear in mind in another year or so, bigger discounts will be available from brokers & dealers, so a RRP of say 80K now, may actually cost only £70 to 75K in the future if you shop around

6 month old is nearly new, I'd go for the V8 I personally wouldn't entertain such a car without a decent engine. The V6 in £75k RR doesn't stack up for me, it's a Discovery engine and entry spec for a RR. Just my humble opinion

Oh what the heck I have changed my mind go for the 5.0 Supercharged AB.....