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Old 03-11-2006, 11:45 AM
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Default holy depreciation batman!

A decrease or loss in value, as because of age, wear, or market conditions.:O(
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Old 03-11-2006, 11:48 AM
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Good thing you weren't planning on selling anyway. :-)
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Damn! But why annouce it?
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Default As in 'ignore it and it will go away?' .. buyers aren't stupid. That's why the price is where it is.

Personally, I'm not bothered by the low price. I bought my car cheap and I don't care about re-sale. The money I put in to the car is money that I consider expense money.

If anything, the cheaper prices will mean more used parts available as B5 S4 cars get junked because it isn't worth repairing them.

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It hurts more when you bought it new like I did for $39000
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Default Sorry.. I even looked up the definition.

I just have a hard time understanding how such a high quality piece of machinery loses so much value.. primarily based on time passing by.

My car handles better, has better luxury/ interior, and is faster than the majority of brand new cars for sale these days that are "allegedly" worth 2-3 times as much!

I was on KBB.com checking the trade in value of our '04 jetta GLI V6. I picked it out because of the hp but she wants something with better gas mileage. Go figure..
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I agree. Maybe I can buy a used rear diff cheap.. as a core to stasis
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I paid $22k and it still hurts to see
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Awesome, getting closer to S4 #2
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Well, $30,000 to drive 100K miles in 5 years.... Is that so bad?


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