X5 and X3 Commercials

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   Has anyone bought or looked into getting a commercial conversion on an X5 or and X3?  I've seen one or two for sale on Carzone the odd time and you see a good few ads in Car Buyers Guide, etc. for companys that will do it for you but never a price.
Is there much savings to me made and is the depreciation hit much higher due to the conversion?

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Simatic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Irish Region Member Joined: 26-April-2004 Status: Offline Points: 227	Topic: X5 and X3 Commercials Posted: 14-July-2006 at 12:20
	Has anyone bought or looked into getting a commercial conversion on an X5 or and X3? I've seen one or two for sale on Carzone the odd time and you see a good few ads in Car Buyers Guide, etc. for companys that will do it for you but never a price. Is there much savings to me made and is the depreciation hit much higher due to the conversion? Edited by Simatic
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Dergside Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 16-May-2004 Location: Mid West, Ireland Status: Offline Points: 4000	Posted: 14-July-2006 at 13:44
	The rate of VRT on a commercial is a lot less than the 30% on a passenger version, but they are supposed to be converted in a way that means that they can't be easily converted back to a passenger. I think that means things like that the rear seat mounts need to be welded up or cut out and that the rear windows are sealed and covered permanently. I'd say depreciation in the short to medium term would probably be a bit better than the passenger versions simply because of the lower initial purchase price but in the longer term buyers would probably be looking for and expecting above average wear and tear and prices would drop accordingly.
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flyingalexf68 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 01-April-2006 Location: 53�19�59,6�14�56 Status: Offline Points: 2581	Posted: 14-July-2006 at 13:52
	I'd go for a V10 TDI Touareg instead of the X5 if you were going commercial. �250 road tax. And a better chance of selling it on.
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