Buying a second hand luxury car

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  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
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    MobileSaver wrote: »

    Are you seriously suggesting that is not a luxury car? :cool:

    It's a 'luxurious' car, certainly. But it's not a Bentley.


    A Bentley. Now *that* is a luxury car.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    Neither can a Ford or a Volkswagen be classed a luxury car.

    Volkswagen make Polos, therefore the Phaeton is not a luxury car.

    Toyota make Starlets, therefore a Lexus is not a luxury car.

    OK, by your logic, BMW's bubble cars mean that a 7 series is not a luxury car, and also Aston Martin's Cygnet bars us from calling their other cars GTs. How about the Ford switchgear in some of them? Does that make them Fiestas?

    There's such a thing as a luxurious brand, like Bentley (owned by VW!!), above, and some brands have more 'prestige' than others, but a Toyota, or Lexus, could be equally luxurious to a Bentley if they really went for it, and hand built lots of stuff. It still wouldn't be a luxurious badge, but it's a luxury car. Or maybe put a Toyota badge on front of a Bentley and see if it gets less luxurious!
  • MobileSaver
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    Iceweasel wrote: »
    No way is it a luxury car - all those bells and whistles don't change a thing.

    And price has zilch to do with it either.

    So jog on my friend and enjoy your 'luxury' car - if you're happy why should I care. ;)

    Haters gonna hate! So luxury features, luxury price, luxury ride and luxury marque don't make a luxury car in Iceweasel's "alternative facts" world. LOL :rotfl:

    Clearly you do care and I suspect the green eyed monster has a lot to do with it. And yes I enjoy my luxury car pretty much every day thanks, easily one of the best cars ever made.
    BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
    But it's not a Bentley. Now *that* is a luxury car.

    Not according to Iceweasel as a Volkswagen (the owner of Bentley) cannot be classed as a luxury car! :rotfl:

    Also I take it you didn't realise Bentley is officially the most unreliable car in the country? ;)

    Most unreliable cars in the UK
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  • BeenThroughItAll
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    MobileSaver wrote: »

    Not according to Iceweasel as a Volkswagen (the owner of Bentley) cannot be classed as a luxury car! :rotfl:

    Also I take it you didn't realise Bentley is officially the most unreliable car in the country? ;)

    Most unreliable cars in the UK



    I'm not going to get involved in the 'haterz gunna hate lulz' argumentz because I'm not 12 years old.


    If Bentleys cannot be luxury cars because VW own them, and VWs are not luxury cars, by that argument a Lexus cannot be a luxury car because Toyota own Lexus, and Toyotas are not luxury cars. Iceweasel didn't make that connection - you did - so it's your argument.

    Congratulations - you just disappeared in a puff of logic.


    I'm not even going to point out that reliability is in no way a measure of luxury.
  • MobileSaver
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    BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
    If Bentleys cannot be luxury cars because VW own them, and VWs are not luxury cars, by that argument a Lexus cannot be a luxury car because Toyota own Lexus, and Toyotas are not luxury cars. Iceweasel didn't make that connection

    Er, that's exactly the fallacious basis of Iceweasel's assertions! :rotfl:
    Iceweasel wrote: »
    I had a couple of Toyotas - nice cars - but they cannot pretend to be luxury cars - even with a Lexus badge stuck on.
    Iceweasel wrote: »
    A Toyota can never be a luxury car - not even if you gold-plate the door handles and have a fur dashboard.
    Every generation blames the one before...
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  • kmb500
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    BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
    They do, my MD's 730d used to average mid 40s easily.
    Damn. Then it gets better mpg than my Fiesta's EcoBoost engine...
  • stefano
    stefano Posts: 949 Forumite
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    That beemer has now gone. I will resume my search for my original car I wanted. The Phaeton. The only downside of that is you would have to explain to people what it is and not many people have heard of it.
  • lincroft1710
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    45 Phaetons on Autotrader
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • stefano
    stefano Posts: 949 Forumite
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    lincroft1710 wrote: »
    45 Phaetons on Autotrader

    Yeah, I know. Compare that to the thousands of BMWs.
  • stefano
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    kmb500 wrote: »
    Phaeton! They're absolutely worthless........

    What exactly do you mean?
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