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View Poll Results: I'd buy it when...
it's a fresh new generation. 16 31.37%
they've killed the bugs with a facelift. 31 60.78%
it's out of stock. A classic. 4 7.84%
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Old 02-22-2008, 11:07 PM   #1
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Most Ideal Time To Buy A Car During Its' Life-Cycle?
I have my own thoughts but want to read yours.... please state your taste.
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Old 02-23-2008, 01:56 AM   #2
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
Definitely wait for at least 6 months or a year into the car's life cycle, wait til the factory gets the quality control right and fix early faults before buying. If you are buying Japanese, you can just buy them fresh cause they usually get it 100% spot on.

I don't think it is necessary to wait for a facelift because if the manfacturer wants their car to sell, they would have fixed the bugs as soon as possible.

If you are going to buy an MB, you know they are going to upgrade the engines after 2 or 3 years into the model cycle. We waited for 2.5 years before we order our E 320 but then we got an upgrade to the E 350 just 2 months before our delivery so we got lucky.
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
During the second manufacturing year. If you wait to long you won't be the hot kid on the block.
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Old 02-23-2008, 06:48 AM   #4
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
you want to be the first owning a the new A8 ?
YEAH!
Always the first eaven if it's 2000 faults..
I wanne be the first one..
when nearly 2 years has past, sell sell sell..
then wait.. buy a facelift!
or something else totally new!
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Old 02-23-2008, 06:51 AM   #5
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
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you want to be the first owning a the new A8 ?
YEAH!
Always the first eaven if it's 2000 faults..
I wanne be the first one..
when nearly 2 years has past, sell sell sell..
then wait.. buy a facelift!
or something else totally new!
It took me a while to remove my eyes from your avatar and read your post
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:01 AM   #6
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
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It took me a while to remove my eyes from your avatar and read your post
Haha. Same here.

As for the poll, I believe the most ideal time for myself is once the car is out of production.
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
that avatar is crazy..
anyways..like the guys say..its best fun to have a car when its fresh..
but the first year is abit tricky..so i my advice is second year..
or after FL..those are damn good cars..
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Old 02-23-2008, 08:28 AM   #8
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Damn, DaSilva!! I had exactly the same problem like Monster...please change your avatar... ...great one so!!
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Re: Most ideal time to buy a car during its' life-cycle???
Julius ur avatar is causding a stir down my pants man

Well as for the poll i'd wait for the FL.
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^Spare us the details brother. But yes, the ass is amazing. Have plenty of those with in reach, off I go....
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