New car valued £6,000.00

CliveOfIndia

born_again said:

HillStreetBlues said:

born_again said:

spurdog1 said:

Time to buy a "new car".

been a decade since bought. Before i recall some compant doing car checks before purchase. Is this still done? BTW i live Gloucestershire.

I can pay 50/50 cash and credit card (aim to pay off quickly, not to their rules). Any tips or guidance for me?

New as in new to you (2nd hand), or new as in brand new?

TBH car buying is just the same as then, other than being careful for the scams on social media marketplaces.

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Don't recall seeing any value in title when posting?

The title of this whole thread says "

New car valued £6,000.00  "

spurdog1

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love it

Arunmor

Fiat Panda just when updated model came out about 2010,  old ones were about £6-£7k new a bit of a steal for a fantastic basic small car, bit uncomfortable on long journeys though.

Ectophile

spurdog1 said:

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love it

China.  We're being fleeced here in Europe. https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/

macman

I can't see any dealer letting you put £3k on a credit card, unless you agree to pay the card charges separately. 
A single pound will give you the full purchase price protection via S75.

FIREDreamer

spurdog1 said:

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love it

1997 probably 

WellKnownSid

FIREDreamer said:

spurdog1 said:

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love it

1997 probably 

2012 - Dacia UK launched the Sandero at £5,995.  I know in Spain at the time we could also get the Tata Indica for even cheaper (I sat inside one once, it didnt have that 'new car' smell at all, more of a musty clinical smell, I distinctly remember the heater control panel was flimsy enough to have come out of a cracker).

forgotmyname

spurdog1 said:

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love it

Travel back to 1981 and you could have been the proud owner of a brand new FSO Polonez Prima for £3500
or an FSO 1300 for less than £2500.

Looking at worn out and rusty used cars it was tempting but I bought an Austin Metro instead which probably lasted
a lot longer than the FSO's.

born_again

macman said:

I can't see any dealer letting you put £3k on a credit card, unless you agree to pay the card charges separately. 
A single pound will give you the full purchase price protection via S75.

Which would be against the law...

spurdog1

forgotmyname said:

spurdog1 said:

steady guys, but i did have a chuckle... show me where £6K buys a car...love itI 

Looking at worn out and rusty used cars it was tempting but I bought an Austin Metro instead which probably lasted
a lot longer than the FSO's.

I reckon a ford model T would have been below the £6000