New Land Rovers are very attractive especially sitting in one for the first time and yet there are good reasons to purchase one that is a couple of years old. Purchasing a new Land Rover is something I was warned against in the past by my grandmother. A vehicle that was around the two year mark with not a lot of mileage is the thing that she said I needed. Her thinking behind this seemed to be that any issues that the Land Rover may have had will be taken Land Rovere of and I would be sure that I was getting a Land Rover in good working condition.
Even though this made sense to me and I had been living by that principle ever since, there can be other reasons why buying a Land Rover a few years old is a good choice. On this page I will demonstrate to you how you can save thousands by acquiring a fairly new but used Land Rover.
I’m not really sure if you are aware of it or not but whenever you buy a new Land Rover and drive it off the Land Rover lot the value of the Land Rover just drops by thousands of dollars. Which means that when you buy a Land Rover that amounted to $25,000 and you thought you got a great deal, you really didn’t. The instant you drive that Land Rover away from the lot it may possibly now only be worth $20,000. This means that in a matter of a couple of minutes and a few miles you just lost $5,000.
If you feel I’m exaggerating, go and purchase a new Land Rover. Then drive it nowhere else but straight home. Then the following day bring the Land Rover back to the dealer and ask them how much you can get for a trade in. Most likely for that $25,000 Land Rover you bought yesterday they will offer only you $15,000 to $20,000 for the trade in value.
This has been the industry standard for many years. But now some dealerships are offering you a 100% trade in value for 30 days after you buy the Land Rover. But as soon as those thirty days have ended, you are out of that $5,000 no matter how you look at it. And when you try to sell the automobile outright you might wind up losing even more than that.
At this time whenever you buy a Land Rover that is a year or two old you won’t be losing that instant decline when you drive it off the lot. Not forgetting like my grandmother explained, any glitches the Land Rover may have, will have been resolved by then. So if you view it like that, by purchasing a pre owned Land Rover with low usage you will actually be getting more for your money than if you bought a new Land Rover at the dealership.
This is just something to keep in mind the next time you are thinking about getting a new Land Rover. Unless you object to losing out on that new Land Rover smell you can end up getting a much better deal. Discover more land rover rims.