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Advice on a car I have bought
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Any news yet?
Joolz, as you get older you will be looking for cars that are more than that
Our first one used to have a bit of cardboard over the rust holes in the front floor - days before MOTs. At my time of life I now want a bit of luxury and reliablility. Shame you have to be this old to be able to afford it. 0 -
Thought the OP would have been back by now to update us.0
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When I read these stories, Im so grateful that I may have paid a bit over the top for an approved VW from a main dealer.
Trust me that doesnt always go swimmingly. The VW Passat my parents purchased was a shed of a car and had so many problems that it took over 6 months of battling VW before they finally admitted the car was a bad un and took it back.
Hope all has gone well with the OP.0 -
Let me live in ignorance fogg 0
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Is is only me that gets a bit pi55ed off when someone starts a thread on here, gets lots of advice but then never updates the thread with how they got on :mad:
Come on OP, you were speaking to the dealer on Tuesday, let us all know how you got on!0 -
Oh, I thought the OP had been back
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Any news yet?
Joolz, as you get older you will be looking for cars that are more than that Our first one used to have a bit of cardboard over the rust holes in the front floor - days before MOTs. At my time of life I now want a bit of luxury and reliablility. Shame you have to be this old to be able to afford it.
Not sure what the insinuation is, its perfectly possible to buy a comfortable, reliable car for £300-£500 (in fact, I've never even spent that much on a car!) Sure, it might be NICE to have a newer car but I dont see the need.
Example,
Buy a 3-4year old car use it for a year and you've lost 20% of its value. Lets say it was a cheapun and cost 4k - you've lost £800 even if you dont drive it. £66 a month.
Buy a £500 car and run it until something big breaks, lets say that you buy it with a 12 month MOT and it fails next year, you have theoretically lost £500 but its more than possible to get a large chunk of that back if you sell the car on ebay etc - lets say £150. You've lost £350 on it - £30 a month! In my experience it takes a fair amount to cause a catastrophic MOT failure if you have a bit of nous and a decent socket set. If you have a rough idea of cars and a bit of common sense bangernomics is far and away the best way to motor imho.... :beer:
But this doesn't help the OP. Maybe we should press gang him into letting us know? :rotfl:Proud of who, and what, I am. :female::male::cool:0 -
No insinuation, fact, as you get older you want more comfort and a bit of luxury
Yes, where the hell has he got to - may be they are keeping him hostage at the garage.0
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