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Originally Posted by SonofJoe
We don't get the Kia Forte here in the UK. The closest equivalent is the Kia Ceed. I had a quick look on AutoTrader at how much a 2011 Ceed with 172,000 miles on the clock would be worth. The answer appears to be about £1,200 ($US 1,560). Given that the absolute cheapest Kia Ceed you can buy new is £14,600, I don't think I was that far off the mark with my 'next to worthless' comment.
Nor do I think my 'old tech' comment was without merit. The only examples of 2011 high mileage Ceeds I could find were diesels. Back in 2011 these were hugely popular. Today in 2018, most folks wouldn't a touch a diesel with a ten foot barge pole!
Oh and regarding the comparison with seven year cell phones & computers, I still have my first T-Mobile smart phone from 2008 & whilst I haven't checked, it probably still works! I bet I could still make calls on it (if I put a SIM in it) & I'm sure the calculator & calendar work just as they did ten years ago. I also still have a 2007 HP laptop which runs MS Office, sends emails & plays Far Cry quite happily. Yet both the phone & laptop, despite their apparent functionality, both lurk in cupboards gathering dust. There's a lesson there...
I don't entirely disagree with you, but you're retconning your old tech comment. You originally mentioned out of date technology, but now the argument is underpinned by a powertrain that was legislated into disfavor. Not the same thing.
I definitely choose to buy depreciated, older-tech cars due to their relative simplicity and their cheapness. I also specifically buy the best-maintained example of the best-made vehicle I can find. It has worked out very, very well for me for over ten years.
We don't get the Kia Forte here in the UK. The closest equivalent is the Kia Ceed. I had a quick look on AutoTrader at how much a 2011 Ceed with 172,000 miles on the clock would be worth. The answer appears to be about £1,200 ($US 1,560). Given that the absolute cheapest Kia Ceed you can buy new is £14,600, I don't think I was that far off the mark with my 'next to worthless' comment.
Nor do I think my 'old tech' comment was without merit. The only examples of 2011 high mileage Ceeds I could find were diesels. Back in 2011 these were hugely popular. Today in 2018, most folks wouldn't a touch a diesel with a ten foot barge pole!
Oh and regarding the comparison with seven year cell phones & computers, I still have my first T-Mobile smart phone from 2008 & whilst I haven't checked, it probably still works! I bet I could still make calls on it (if I put a SIM in it) & I'm sure the calculator & calendar work just as they did ten years ago. I also still have a 2007 HP laptop which runs MS Office, sends emails & plays Far Cry quite happily. Yet both the phone & laptop, despite their apparent functionality, both lurk in cupboards gathering dust. There's a lesson there...
I don't entirely disagree with you, but you're retconning your old tech comment. You originally mentioned out of date technology, but now the argument is underpinned by a powertrain that was legislated into disfavor. Not the same thing.
I definitely choose to buy depreciated, older-tech cars due to their relative simplicity and their cheapness. I also specifically buy the best-maintained example of the best-made vehicle I can find. It has worked out very, very well for me for over ten years.
