Thread: Is the Tech pack worth it on the new D4 and other resale oprions?

Personally between the two, I'd go with the SE due to the better engine. You'd enjoy it more, and would not hurt resale either.

When we were ordering ours, one of the options we definitely wanted was the reversing camera. Most of the salesmen tried to steer us towards the tech pack, which includes the reversing camera, high line audio, satnav and front parking sensors. We had absolutely no desire to get the satnav, and while the front parking sensors would have been nice they weren't essential.

So in the end we ordered out car just with the reversing camera and high line audio (you must have the high line audio if you get the reversing camera). I think this saved us nearly $1500.

Unless you're desperate, I would be ordering what you want even if it's a longer wait.

I didn't want the nav either but wanted adaptive lights so went for the vision pack.

Ordered and put a deposit on a 2013-build Santorini Black/Ebony SE with audio pack, rear camera, xenon and LED, and privacy glass.

Not sure on the ebony and privacy glass. I have until the end of the week to change to almond and no privacy.

Looking forward to a big step up from my 2002 TD5 D2.

Originally Posted by Rohan

7 seats when you have no need for them? Just to keep the next buyer happy? Because he's too tight to buy a new car you compromise your purchase and live with 2 seats which you never wanted for 3-5 years? Mother Theresa would be proud!
Buy the car & options YOU want.
The next bloke can bugger off.
Just my 2c

It's all about broadening your resale options, and optioning 7 seats is hardly a compromise. They sit flush in the back, so all your loosing is a storage space that you probably wouldn't use if you had the rubber cargo mat.

100 people are looking for a used Disco 4. Even if 70 only want/need 5 seats, a car with 7 seats still appeals to them so you still have 100 potential buyers. If you only have 5 seats, you only have 70 potential buyers.

Go and ask BMW how many potential sales they lose on a used X5 without nav. I can tell you it is a lot, because for some reason people expect an X5 to come with nav.

Originally Posted by DC1

It's all about broadening your resale options, and optioning 7 seats is hardly a compromise. They sit flush in the back, so all your loosing is a storage space that you probably wouldn't use if you had the rubber cargo mat.

100 people are looking for a used Disco 4. Even if 70 only want/need 5 seats, a car with 7 seats still appeals to them so you still have 100 potential buyers. If you only have 5 seats, you only have 70 potential buyers.

Go and ask BMW how many potential sales they lose on a used X5 without nav. I can tell you it is a lot, because for some reason people expect an X5 to come with nav.

Re-sale? He's only just bought the thing!
If I buy a house or a shirt or a pint, I don't care what the potential next owner fancies. In a second hand car it's the same. If the buyer wants a black car with light interior and sat nav, good luck. I'm not buying MY new car for Mr. X in 5 years. I'm buying it for ME. Consider the money you spend on a new car as gone forever, if you happen to sell it down the line for some money, bonus.

Originally Posted by powervideo

Yep leather is available for 5 seats for MY13.

You Sure ?
5 seat option is Cloth only from what I have read.

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You never get the cost of options back when it comes to resale, base models depreciate less than the optioned ones. As far as subsequent purchasers go, options just make one second hand vehicle a better proposition than another, but they aren't prepared to pay for them. Sure, you might get a couple of hundred extra, but not half what they originally cost.

So, options are for you! Buy the ones you want, and enjoy having them.