Finally Sold My Cts

[Fmrl]

After three years of owning my CTS I've just agreed a part-ex price of £5500 which is a bit disappointing but most dealers don't seem to want to touch Corollas any more. I'm going to need a car to do a lot of motorway cruising (comfortably!) and I don't think it's what the CTS is really suited for so I've finally settled on a Volvo :o :D

I was originally looking at a part-ex deal on an Auris/Avensis or an IS200 for a while but Toyota dealers don't seem to be interested in having their old cars on their forecourts any more and I'm a bit concerned about the MPG and tax on a Lexus. Nothing else in the Toyota range seemed suitable so I decided to look elsewhere - bit of a shame really as I've owned mostly Toyotas for the last 15 years!

If the Volvo turns out being really cheap to run then the plan is to buy another SW20 later in the year as a "weekend car"... I'm keeping that plan quiet from my girlfriend for the time being though. ;)

I've got the CTS until Thursday so I'm going to spend most of this week playing with lift for the last time, I think that's the one thing I'm really going to miss. :(

[cabcurtains]

After three years of owning my CTS I've just agreed a part-ex price of £5500 which is a bit disappointing but most dealers don't seem to want to touch Corollas any more. I'm going to need a car to do a lot of motorway cruising (comfortably!) and I don't think it's what the CTS is really suited for so I've finally settled on a Volvo :o :D

I was originally looking at a part-ex deal on an Auris/Avensis or an IS200 for a while but Toyota dealers don't seem to be interested in having their old cars on their forecourts any more and I'm a bit concerned about the MPG and tax on a Lexus. Nothing else in the Toyota range seemed suitable so I decided to look elsewhere - bit of a shame really as I've owned mostly Toyotas for the last 15 years!

If the Volvo turns out being really cheap to run then the plan is to buy another SW20 later in the year as a "weekend car"... I'm keeping that plan quiet from my girlfriend for the time being though. ;)

I've got the CTS until Thursday so I'm going to spend most of this week playing with lift for the last time, I think that's the one thing I'm really going to miss. :(

Just out of curiosity, what age and mileage is your Rolla?

[-T- Sport]

Good question, Would be nice to know roughly how much mine'd go for just incase.

[cabcurtains]

Good question, Would be nice to know roughly how much mine'd go for just incase.

220239415980 - 53 Reg 3dr 36k FSH - £5,000!

Saw the above on Fleebay, if its a straight car, the values are reaching new lows! :(

[Gwelandor]

:( the increasing fuel prices and road taxes are making more people choose economical cars. making cars such as our CTS loose more money.

[St3ve]

For Info: Chopped my 05/55 Facelift 19.5K CTS in on 06/06/08 and got £7,200.

HTH

:)

[Norfolk n Chance]

After three years of owning my CTS I've just agreed a part-ex price of £5500 which is a bit disappointing but most dealers don't seem to want to touch Corollas any more. I'm going to need a car to do a lot of motorway cruising (comfortably!) and I don't think it's what the CTS is really suited for so I've finally settled on a Volvo :o :D

I was originally looking at a part-ex deal on an Auris/Avensis or an IS200 for a while but Toyota dealers don't seem to be interested in having their old cars on their forecourts any more and I'm a bit concerned about the MPG and tax on a Lexus. Nothing else in the Toyota range seemed suitable so I decided to look elsewhere - bit of a shame really as I've owned mostly Toyotas for the last 15 years!

If the Volvo turns out being really cheap to run then the plan is to buy another SW20 later in the year as a "weekend car"... I'm keeping that plan quiet from my girlfriend for the time being though. ;)

I've got the CTS until Thursday so I'm going to spend most of this week playing with lift for the last time, I think that's the one thing I'm really going to miss. :(

If you fancy a final "mini-meet" give me a shout!!

[cabcurtains]

For Info: Chopped my 05/55 Facelift 19.5K CTS in on 06/06/08 and got £7,200.

HTH

:)

45% Residual (On new) isnt terrible i suppose, enjoy the Civic, if you've got a Diesel you'll love the torque, if not not then just enjoy the steering/gearbox/clutch etc you do get used to the "bar"!

Long Live the lift addicts

[St3ve]

For Info: Chopped my 05/55 Facelift 19.5K CTS in on 06/06/08 and got £7,200.

HTH

:)

45% Residual (On new) isnt terrible i suppose, enjoy the Civic, if you've got a Diesel you'll love the torque, if not not then just enjoy the steering/gearbox/clutch etc you do get used to the "bar"!

Long Live the lift addicts

Lift is the only thing I'm missing at the moment. Sadly like most people say; there's nothing in the current Toyota range that was tempting. Tried an Auris SR T180, but the driving position was all wrong for me.

Went for the 1.8 Petrol as I dont do that many miles; so didnt seem financially sensible going down the Diesel route; Would have liked to and remap to ~180hp though :D

[Fmrl]

Just out of curiosity, what age and mileage is your Rolla?

She's a 53 plate (Jan 2004) pre-facelift with just over 35k on the clock and full leather (but not a CD autochanger any more!).

I bought her for £11,000 in Jan 2005 (the day before I joined this forum!) so I guess the depreciation isn't that bad really - over three years (and 25,000 miles) of motoring for less than £6k! Apart from a petrol, roadtax, a new pair of front tyres, servicing, MOTs, etc. but no huge repair bills and she's never let me down once.

Problem seems to be with the CTS is that people who don't know what it is will see the "Corolla" Badge before they see the "TSport" (I got tired of having to explain the VVTLI engine to every dealer that had never heard of a CTS before!!), plus the group 15 insurance tends to put a lot of people off too. It's quite a specialised car but due to Toyota's minimal styling approach it doesn't really look all that special (not if you compare it to what Honda did to the Civic Type R).

By the way, I did also wonder about getting a Ford Focus (possibly an ST or just the 2 litre Ghia/Titanium)... they seem to suffer really badly from depreciation though so if I kept that for 3 years I'd be losing a lot more than £6k!

[fisel]

sold my 2005/05 28500 with alcantara for 6700 lol