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Quote: Originally posted by jillyrow1 on 01/12/2011

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We picked up our 2004 Diesil Hyundai santa fe today ..extremely pleased with it and the price we paid for it . Haggled like mad lol but these are still selling at high prices.
It is gorg. loving it lol we are young oldies 50 ish lol no school runs for us anymore. we have bought this soley to pull a decent sized caravan when we finally find one


Post last edited on 01/12/2011 21:37:47

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We recently sold our '05 diesel auto SF and had to drop the price from £5.5k down to £4,100 to get the sale. In 4 weeks, only one person came to see it (luckily he bought it)...

I don't think it's down to it being a 4x4, it's just the general economic situation - I bet sales of all non-essentials are slow right now.

Quote: Originally posted by AlanHardware on 01/12/2011

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I think it may be the dealers are selling the idea that this winter will be as bad as last and that we should have a 4x4 to cope with it . I notice the prices have risen , especially on small 4x4 like the CR-V . They could be smelling a good profit maker based on fear of snow and ice .

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Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 01/12/2011

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I past two garages today and though they had other cars for sale the forecourts had a lot of 4x4s.One of the garages had more 4x4s than small cars.It started me wondering if people cant afford to run them any more and, i also wondered if gone were the days when they could.

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 02/12/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 01/12/2011I past two garages today and though they had other cars for sale the forecourts had a lot of 4x4s.One of the garages had more 4x4s than small cars.It started me wondering if people cant afford to run them any more and, i also wondered if gone were the days when they could.

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Just had a look on Autotrader to find a second hand version of my 4x4. Just one low mileage ASX3, selling for £1k less than I paid for my ASX4 from new.

I think these older, bigger 4x4s are simply well past their sell by date in terms of comfort, equipment and economy unless you want something that will lug several tons across the countryside.

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