Well, it's time for the new vehicle... worried that the old 2003 POS car won't last the winter without $1500 worth of work.
Want a new Jeep (leery of used 4WD), and can afford one.
Just found out the wife (who works for the UN) may be getting us transferred overseas...not really a surprise, I had actually been expected the west coast of Africa - Senegal... to where the Jeep would have been fine and practical - only real restriction is that the car needs to be less than 5 years old. About $1500 to ship over. Now, however some new countries have been added to the list... Indonesia being number one, and for whatever reasons, Indonesia is ridiculously hard to get any foreign cars into - fees run to over $90,000 USD for a $30,000 Wrangler, if you can handle the red tape.
So now the problem - we need a new vehicle and I know that JK's are excellent at holding there value, yet all new cars lose about 30% of there value when they drive off the lot. We leave in August, so the Jeep would get around 8 months of use here in the states.
Here's the quandary...
Do I get the new 2011 JK Sport that I've got a really good price on and gamble that we can import it ourselves... or get a decent resell value on in August?
Or do we get a newer used JK (2008-2010) of which I'm not 100% sure of the history, risking all sorts of factors, but taking less of a hit if we do have to sell it in August?
Anyone know how much we'd get reselling the JK when we've got 8 months of decent use one it? I've been seeing used 2008's to 2010's ranging from $2500 less than the price I've got on the 2011 to $4000 more for similar trims. We've got a line on a 2011 JK Sport Unlimited automatic/hardtop for around $26,100. I'm seeing used/certified 2010's for more than that and a few for a bit less.
Any speculation, facts, info, experiences, and general BS appreciated!
Want a new Jeep (leery of used 4WD), and can afford one.
Just found out the wife (who works for the UN) may be getting us transferred overseas...not really a surprise, I had actually been expected the west coast of Africa - Senegal... to where the Jeep would have been fine and practical - only real restriction is that the car needs to be less than 5 years old. About $1500 to ship over. Now, however some new countries have been added to the list... Indonesia being number one, and for whatever reasons, Indonesia is ridiculously hard to get any foreign cars into - fees run to over $90,000 USD for a $30,000 Wrangler, if you can handle the red tape.
So now the problem - we need a new vehicle and I know that JK's are excellent at holding there value, yet all new cars lose about 30% of there value when they drive off the lot. We leave in August, so the Jeep would get around 8 months of use here in the states.
Here's the quandary...
Do I get the new 2011 JK Sport that I've got a really good price on and gamble that we can import it ourselves... or get a decent resell value on in August?
Or do we get a newer used JK (2008-2010) of which I'm not 100% sure of the history, risking all sorts of factors, but taking less of a hit if we do have to sell it in August?
Anyone know how much we'd get reselling the JK when we've got 8 months of decent use one it? I've been seeing used 2008's to 2010's ranging from $2500 less than the price I've got on the 2011 to $4000 more for similar trims. We've got a line on a 2011 JK Sport Unlimited automatic/hardtop for around $26,100. I'm seeing used/certified 2010's for more than that and a few for a bit less.
Any speculation, facts, info, experiences, and general BS appreciated!