Uh u are wrong on the great wall crap,,,this chap who runs a ute courier business,,,got a great wall,,and he had to keeep sending it back to get things fix,,,one thing after another keep spoiling,,,when the warranty end,,,he will be lucky if he does not have to pay people to take it off his hands...for high end cars,,not much of a market as not many can afford to buy one,,,saw an XR6 turbo for sale,,,04 model,,on gumtree,,,,the target market for such a car is pretty small,,,just my rants,,
get a decent car for a decent price,,,drive it properly and when the warranty runs out,,sell it and get another new one,,,also lets say if u get a Yaris for 20k..after 5 years sell it for 10K,,if u are the only owner and have done full log book servicing,,it will be easier to sell as the next person will look and say the car is well maintained,,
but lets look at the maths:
20 K brand new drive for 5 years = 2K per year (warranty so no repaid bills)
sell it after 5 years for 10k and the new owner (Owner 2)drives it for 5 years = 2 k per year,,(also 2 k per year wat) car is already 10years old
10 year old car might sell for 5K,,the Owner 2 saved 5 K and his cost of car is 1K per year.
However,,,if owner 2 have 1 break down,,,the cost is 1K + time lost. + also more repairs are needed etc,,so the maintenance cost increases so its highly unlikely the cost of car is 1K per year. see my point? But if its a toyota etc,,,10 years should have no problems,,,so its a 50/50 chance of a win for owner 2
Indeed, or high end cars. Always buy the cheapest, like great wall, or the more upmarket cars.