What options do you think retain the most or least value?
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The Irish car market is relatively small and the bigger the car (engine) the more it looses.
In that regard, the only options that will retain a good proportion of their initial cost will be:
Lead in engine ranges e.g. 523i
Auto.
Leather.
and to a slightly lesser extent will be
Metallic
Alloys.
And thats it. Everything else u may as well flush down the bog.
In that regard, the only options that will retain a good proportion of their initial cost will be:
Lead in engine ranges e.g. 523i
Auto.
Leather.
and to a slightly lesser extent will be
Metallic
Alloys.
And thats it. Everything else u may as well flush down the bog.
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[QUOTE=Ray Hull;211754]
Originally Posted by BMWDoug' date='Dec 15 2005, 04:11 PM' post='211689
Hull, nice reply, thank you. And, thank you to everyone else who has replied. I have done some research on the value of options regarding the 525 and 530.
Ah, Doug, you left out crucial info/qualifier in your original query: "525 and 530." Of course, those models are far more automatic transmission oriented (read: non-entusiast). However, FYI, I remember reading a year or two ago, that, of the 540 series sold in the US, an astounding ~70% or so were MANUAL transmissions (I presume that did not include SMG, as I don't think it was yet available on the 540).
Anyway, thanks for engendering an interesting thread.
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Ah, Doug, you left out crucial info/qualifier in your original query: "525 and 530." Of course, those models are far more automatic transmission oriented (read: non-entusiast). However, FYI, I remember reading a year or two ago, that, of the 540 series sold in the US, an astounding ~70% or so were MANUAL transmissions (I presume that did not include SMG, as I don't think it was yet available on the 540).
Anyway, thanks for engendering an interesting thread.
Ray Hull
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