OV9

Hell of a depreciation for 10 miles

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202401175649323

About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:06 pm About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

The price is reduced by £35k

It was up for £132,399 on 18th Jan.

Are you all using a plug in?
Or am I just blind?

Now £10, was free when I installed it.

they probably get more by registering it as used (and hiking up the APR on the finance because it’s now used - so 10.9% instead of 7.9%) than they would offering a big discount to try and sell it as new. i bet the one owner was the manager.

MikeHunt wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:27 pm It was up for £132,399 on 18th Jan.

The ad says it was registered 28 March, so was that full list with options? Shouldn't be over list price from a main dealer, unregistered.

The P400 seems no longer to be available anyway.

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:06 pm About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

What does he despise about it? Didn't he test drive one first?

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:28 pm Are you all using a plug in?
Or am I just blind?

If you use the AT app, it shows the reduction

Zonda_ wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:49 pm

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:06 pm About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

What does he despise about it? Didn't he test drive one first?

Problem isn’t necessarily the car, he just doesn’t get on with the EV side of things so I’m not sure what preconceptions he had about it.
Only issue it has is occasionally the display in it won’t turn on and requires multiple resets, been to Mercedes for a software update but still doing it. Did it in front of me too. So he’s hoping it’s something they can’t fix so he can try to reject it.

IanF wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:02 pm

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:28 pm Are you all using a plug in?
Or am I just blind?

If you use the AT app, it shows the reduction

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Ah, wasn’t aware there was an app!

Zonda_ wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:49 pm

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:06 pm About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

What does he despise about it? Didn't he test drive one first?

self declared car guys on here don’t even test drive cars before buying, i can’t see the average punter going to the effort!

Rich B wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:13 pm self declared car guys on here don’t even test drive cars before buying, i can’t see the average punter going to the effort!

Yeah, but if we do (did) test drive things and post about them, nobody would read it Bit boring and only really of interest to the person buying.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:58 pm

Rich B wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:13 pm self declared car guys on here don’t even test drive cars before buying, i can’t see the average punter going to the effort!

Yeah, but if we do (did) test drive things and post about them, nobody would read it Bit boring and only really of interest to the person buying.

you don’t have to post about everything you do, some things you can do for yourself!

Will read that later Rich, I’m going for a shit.

Rich B wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:13 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:49 pm

Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:06 pm About £20k I imagine?

My cousin (a clueless NCG) was telling me at the weekend how much he despises his new EQB. Went back to the dealer after 1200 miles to see if he could part exchange it for a regular GLB but was told the car is now worth £15,000 less!

What does he despise about it? Didn't he test drive one first?

self declared car guys on here don’t even test drive cars before buying, i can’t see the average punter going to the effort!

If anyone, car guy or not, is prepared to spend that kind of cash without driving one first they get no sympathy!