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dicker · Mar 11, 2005

Good morning

I believe that you are reading too much into the comment I made that " I did not want a Case under any circumstance". I also did not want any other manufacturer. At no time did I make any negative remark about Case or any other manufacturer or say that JD was superior to any of them.

After an exhaustive tractor search over many years, my mind was made up to buy green only. In fact, a family member could have gotten me an extremely good deal (lower than the price on a comparative Deere) on any Case product because he is a Case OEM dealer. I passed.

My neighbour purchased a DX45 and is very happy with it. I am also extremely pleased with my JD purchase and life goes on.

Richard

MikePA · Mar 12, 2005

Resale value of the the tractor is another factor I consider when purchasing as I may end up keeping the tractor for many years. 
If you are going to keep the tractor for 'many years', why do you care about resale value?

Shadow_River · Mar 12, 2005

"Why do I care about resale value"

Go price a 5-10 yr old JD, Kubota or NH that has been well taken care of and you will see why I consider resale value when purchasing.

azzxx

JD 5520 Cab MFWD, JD 2040 & MF 265

GerardC · Mar 12, 2005

"When all is said and done, COLOR DOES MATTER" 

ROFLMAO!!!

Guess ALL of us NON Green will have to paint our tractors GREEN when it comes time to trade/sell. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif LOL. Gerard

MikePA · Mar 12, 2005

Go price a 5-10 yr old JD, Kubota or NH that has been well taken care of and you will see why I consider resale value when purchasing. 
I guess I wasn't clear, I'm well aware that the big three retain more of their value. My point was, if you don't plan on selling the tractor, then it's resale value is irrelevant.

dicker · Mar 12, 2005

Good morning

Your statement "if you don't plan on selling the tractor, then it's resale value is irrelevant" may be true, but I am of the opinion that it is an unrealistic approach. No one can ever predict the future, therefore I believe resale should always be factored in to our decision making process. The important word here is "plan."

Although we may not plan to take a certain course of action, things come up in our lives that require us to make changes and therefore, if the time does arise to sell the tractor, we will be thankful that we thought about resale at the time of purchase.

Richard

shoppintractors · Mar 12, 2005

Your statement "if you don't plan on selling the tractor, then it's resale value is irrelevant" may be true, but I am of the opinion that it is an unrealistic approach. No one can ever predict the future, therefore I believe resale should always be factored in to our decision making process. The important word here is "plan."


So my guess is, you would NOT have bought a Kubota 20 years ago?

Don

GerardC · Mar 12, 2005

They say,"If you have to ask how much it cost, then you can't afford it".

I SAY, "If you have to THINK about resale (if something comes up /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif), then you can't afford it". Gerard

dicker · Mar 12, 2005

You are absolutely right that I would have not bought a Kubota 20 years ago. I did not need a tractor 20 years ago.

Richard

Bob_Skurka · Mar 12, 2005

I SAY, "If you have to THINK about resale (if something comes up ), then you can't afford it". Gerard


Gerard, that simply doesn't seem reasonable.

For example, my family gets involved in pre-construction purchases of apartment units in NYC for the purpose of resale. It is called flipping. If done right it can be very profitable, if not done right it can cost you money. Resale is strongly considered in the purchase, in fact it is the overriding factor. Example #2, automobiles, many people keep cars for only a few years, as most of the depreciation of most vehicles occures in years one and two, it is simply prudent to consider the resale factor and often that drives you to the more expensive/tredy vehicles. BMW 7 series cars, for someone keeping a car for 24 months, can be far more economical than Infinity Q45s simply because of resale value.

The arguement can also be made for tractors. Green tractors often sell used for about what they cost when new, if maintained in good condition.

At my business we always try to plan for the worst and hope for the best. The statistical odds typically say that neither will occur, but planning for the worst case scenario is simply prudent. It does not mean that someone can't afford something in the first place.