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Chevrolet Epica (jase1?)

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Kilty_2
Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
Someone on here was telling me about these for sale cheap at Motorpoint - 2.0 petrols though. Not a UK model so they're imports from somewhere.

Interestingly I've seen them in use locally as taxis - are there diesel ones floating around too or are drivers ofsetting purchase cost (£8600 pre-registered) against fuel cost?

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  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    A big saloon with a petrol engine would be a candidate for an LPG conversion.

    They may be from Cyprus? I am sure Cyprus is rhd.

    I doubt they are ROI models as petrols are rare over there. Though they may well be from ROI as they couldn't sell them!

    I reckon if the pricepoint that jase1 has mentioned Kilty they are a no brainer, especially if you do low miles. Though as i said they would be an LPG candidate for definate.
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,670 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Bake Off Boss!
    Looks a good deal but if anyone wants one they better hurry as they have 1 in stock!
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Strange choice for private hire though surely? I've seen at least 3 around here
  • jase1
    jase1 Posts: 2,308 Forumite
    They were a UK model, but were withdrawn at the end of 2009. Entirely possible that these are the remaining UK stock.

    I have not seen cheap diesels around, but if I had been in the market for a brand-new Vectra-sized petrol car they would have been near the list to at least have a test-drive in.

    I suspect that even if the diesels were 11 or 12 grand they might still be worth getting hold of as a minicab, seeing as the engine, gearbox and most other parts are GM.
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