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<blockquote data-quote="OklaBrangusBreeder" data-source="post: 265457" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>I don't think the "resale" argument holds water (IMHO). Granted, I'm not a fulltime farmer nor do I put heavy hours on my tractor, but consider:</p><p></p><p>- I bought my new 65 HP PTO Farmtrac 3 years ago.</p><p>- At that time, a comparable John Deere model was about $8,500 more expensive than what I paid.</p><p>- Let's say I took that $8,500 difference in purchse price that I saved by buying the Farmtrac and put it in some cd/money market type investment.</p><p></p><p>At the end of say 7 years, do you really thing the used John Deere will be worth MORE than my used Farmtrac PLUS the appreciated value of the $8,500 purchase difference? I really doubt that it would.</p><p></p><p>Using that logic, I really can't see how anyone could claim "resale value" as being a valid reason to fork over the extra $$$ for a John Deere anything.</p><p></p><p>(IMHO)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OklaBrangusBreeder, post: 265457, member: 2672"] I don't think the "resale" argument holds water (IMHO). Granted, I'm not a fulltime farmer nor do I put heavy hours on my tractor, but consider: - I bought my new 65 HP PTO Farmtrac 3 years ago. - At that time, a comparable John Deere model was about $8,500 more expensive than what I paid. - Let's say I took that $8,500 difference in purchse price that I saved by buying the Farmtrac and put it in some cd/money market type investment. At the end of say 7 years, do you really thing the used John Deere will be worth MORE than my used Farmtrac PLUS the appreciated value of the $8,500 purchase difference? I really doubt that it would. Using that logic, I really can't see how anyone could claim "resale value" as being a valid reason to fork over the extra $$$ for a John Deere anything. (IMHO) [/QUOTE]
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