...considering depreciation, wear and tear vs nicely broke in, valuable upgrades vs out-dated items, and/or any factors that adds or takes away from many additional years of enjoyment.
Let's assume we aren't considering any with a rubber roof, any that have been abused or wrecked, and any except those with lower mileage.
Let's stick to these time frames and average depreciation based on what was actually paid (not MSRP which normally represents a 30-40% mark up over dealer's actual cost):
A. 1-2 yrs old - 22%
B. 3-5 yrs old - 25-35%
C. 6-7 yrs old - 38-42%
D. 8-10 yrs old - 45-60%
E. 11-20 yrs old- 65-85%
State your ideal balance/choice A through E, with brief reasoning. For instance, one of many trains of thought might be to buy one that is not long out of warranty, assuming that an alert owner would have attended to any and all issues while still under warranty.
Let's assume we aren't considering any with a rubber roof, any that have been abused or wrecked, and any except those with lower mileage.
Let's stick to these time frames and average depreciation based on what was actually paid (not MSRP which normally represents a 30-40% mark up over dealer's actual cost):
A. 1-2 yrs old - 22%
B. 3-5 yrs old - 25-35%
C. 6-7 yrs old - 38-42%
D. 8-10 yrs old - 45-60%
E. 11-20 yrs old- 65-85%
State your ideal balance/choice A through E, with brief reasoning. For instance, one of many trains of thought might be to buy one that is not long out of warranty, assuming that an alert owner would have attended to any and all issues while still under warranty.