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Article: Just scrap it ; Views from the net...
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
- Article date:
- September 17, 2009
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STORY: "The value of second-hand cars is rising instead of
falling due to a shortage in supply, a research company for the
industry has said. The usual 15%-a-year depreciation of used car
prices has been reversed because companies are putting off replacing
their fleets and the Government's scrappage scheme has led to a
dearth in second hand motors, according to CAP Motor Research Ltd.
COMMENT: "The scrappage scheme has made me very mad, especially
as I read that valuable classic cars are being crushed! Especially
classic minis which are reliable, sought after, quite cheap to
repair if you know the right people and still going after 50 years!
I could never ever afford to buy a new car, even ...