Quote Originally Posted by nat225 View Post
So that was a 32% depreciation in under 1.5yr.
Yep that's about par for course. It used to be best to keep a used car for 10 years then sell when the big stuff starts braking. Though with the DSG problems, now everyone is selling at 3 years And as you say, new engine needed at 24k kms? Enough said on VW quality.

If your car is good then sell it private, everyone wins (except the dealer who misses out on the markup). Trade-in is for cars that have problems and you couldn't in good conscience sell it to another person.