hunttheshunt
Member Since: 15 Oct 2005
Location: Hants
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Just traded my wifes 54 plate HSE, Adriatic Blue/Black for a new HSE Metopolis, seemed like a no brainer. 
Being swapped next week. Decided on Bonatti grey/Black so hopefully will look nice.
Anyone else bought a Metropolis or am I the only one who fell for it 
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 27th Jul 2006 7:31 pm |
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zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
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May I just take this opportunity, to ask a really “Stupid†question………….
What’s a Metropolis ???
I’m guessing some type of Limited edition ??
I’ve seen the name pop up a few times, but really have no idea what it is
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| 27th Jul 2006 9:13 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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Yep its a LE. Basically an HSE with additional shiny bits! The End
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| 27th Jul 2006 10:14 pm |
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
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If you dont mind me asking what price differetial were you left with? 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
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| 27th Jul 2006 10:46 pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
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hunttheshunt wrote:Anyone else bought a Metropolis or am I the only one who fell for it
have a look here
fell for what, its your choice. might not be everyones taste but who cares your the one driving it, after all it is a D3 and thats why we're all here 
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:53 am |
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hunttheshunt
Member Since: 15 Oct 2005
Location: Hants
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Our 54 plate HSE with 20K and £14K basically.
So about £6K a year depreciation, not bad when compared against my X5 4.8, 23K in one year!!!!!
Will be sad to see our old one go. It has been a great car, not without it's faults but then no different to the X5 in that respect. I still think they are the best all round 4x4 hence getting a new one.
I thought our old one was exceptional value when I bought it, and I had to add adaptive lights and bluetooth. Now you get those and rear aircon plus the DVD for pretty much the same money. Even better value I think especially when you compare it against Q7, X5 etc etc.
Looking forward to it, sorry I mean the wife is, its her car!
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| 28th Jul 2006 12:21 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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hunttheshunt wrote:not bad when compared against my X5 4.8, 23K in one year!!!!!
Ouch, that's gotta hurt! 
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| 28th Jul 2006 12:28 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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You say you got 20k for your 54 HSE, how many miles did it have?
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:07 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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Maybe am I being stupid, but if it was a 54 plate then it's not yet 2 yrs old. How did you work the depreciation out at £6k p.a?
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:10 pm |
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Gareth
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You paid 32k for a new HSE?
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:13 pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
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I thought it read 20,000 miles +14,000 pounds
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:15 pm |
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Gareth
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You know what CW, you could be onto something there 
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:19 pm |
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SuperMan
Member Since: 17 Jun 2006
Location: Surrey
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hunttheshunt wrote:Our 54 plate HSE with 20K and £14K basically.
So about £6K a year depreciation, not bad when compared against my X5 4.8, 23K in one year!!!!!
Will be sad to see our old one go. It has been a great car, not without it's faults but then no different to the X5 in that respect. I still think they are the best all round 4x4 hence getting a new one.
I thought our old one was exceptional value when I bought it, and I had to add adaptive lights and bluetooth. Now you get those and rear aircon plus the DVD for pretty much the same money. Even better value I think especially when you compare it against Q7, X5 etc etc.
Looking forward to it, sorry I mean the wife is, its her car!
we have the Metropolis that's mine in the link.
Got to say I am more than happy with her.
So are you saying with your trade in vehicle and settling any finace outstanding it then cost you £14,000 to change.?
We got a not bad discount on ours by the time the deal was confirmed we ended up with £4000 of the list price and that was with a trade in. F&M
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| 28th Jul 2006 1:41 pm |
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hunttheshunt
Member Since: 15 Oct 2005
Location: Hants
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Sorry, to avoid confusion, old car is a 54 plate December 04, 20,000 miles, price to change to new Metropolis was £13K so reasonable trade in and couple of K off of list.
I paid £44ish for the old, and therefore roughly £12K depreciation in just under two years so about £6K a year.
Whichever way you look at it, it was cheap motoring in comparison to the X5. Fortunately I swapped that for an M6 and that won't lose much now will it! 
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| 28th Jul 2006 2:23 pm |
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Martin
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
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Always good to hear of someone staying with the D3  8)
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| 28th Jul 2006 2:53 pm |
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