Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Aren't they ex fleet cars and rentals? Got loads of 3-door Astra diesels at good prices.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Their finance is crap, so buy in cash. They seem to have a bit of a rep for selling broken cars and taking advantage of stupid people too, if you believe Watchdog.
You'll probably be ok though seeing as you know how a car works 
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I remember that post about the lad that bought a Clio for 4k and ended up paying about 15k for it on their finance
They have some nice Astras at nice prices and they have a few in one location so can look at them all at once, I just don't want to buy one that has been driven by 100 people for 20,000 miles and the clutch goes a week later.
Probably best to buy from Vauxhall and get NetworkQ
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John
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If you aren't using the finance and you know what you're looking for when there's no reason you can't pick up a decent one.
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Ben J
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I'd suggest network Q tbh. You can usually haggle a bit too.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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What you think Ben?
http://www.evanshalshaw.com/vehiclesearch/used/vauxhall-used-car-fe57zkx.html
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
What you think Ben?
http://www.evanshalshaw.com/vehiclesearch/used/vauxhall-used-car-fe57zkx.html
Good mileage and price, but tbh i'd try and get a Design model instead. They are nicely loaded. Auto wipers, lights, piano black dash etc.
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Steve
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Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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what about something non vauxhall? have you looked around to see what you can get?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yes, I honestly have. Renault are shit, looked at 1.4 HDI 207's and 307's but not a fan, Fords are a rip off, Suzuki don't make a decent diesel Swift in 3-door.
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Steve
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are yeah forgot you wanted a diesel
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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They sell ex lease shitters bought at auction for peanuts...
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Yes, I honestly have. Renault are shit, looked at 1.4 HDI 207's and 307's but not a fan, Fords are a rip off, Suzuki don't make a decent diesel Swift in 3-door.
I LOVE my 1.5dci Megane.. Big as an Astra.. Insurance is pittance! And tax is £30/year.. And It does 700+ miles to a tank.
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AndyKent
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Surely the answer is to make sure you see the log book before you commit - any car held by a lease company is off the list.
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Warren G
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id buy a car off a lease company
SOME are fully dealer serviced and looked after, if done by the moneys then no
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DaveyLC
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I've bought loads of ex-lease cars at auction.. its a real lottery!
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jr
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ex rental, either amazing maitained or thrased within an inch of there life
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Warren G
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i mean, you could end up with a car iv driven or jr
which would you want?
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Could you not get a Fabia vRS or nice Ibiza for that sort of money?
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Liam
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Watch out buying a car from evans halshaw! I very nearly got stung with regards to warranty work as their salesmen tell you one thing but the documents say another! They kept trying to worm their way out of sorting my car out under warranty.
I personally would never buy from them again, even their customer service people were not bothered at all and wanted to fob me off.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Found something else that has seriously tickled our fancy.
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/uvl/popup.jsp?currentaction=searchresults&e2w=10071&sort=5&did=10071&partner=TMG&postcode=al74sn&make=VAUXHALL&max_records=200&dropdowntype=uvl&configfile=http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/dealers/10071/10071_config.xml&searchsrc=msl&miles=1500&modelexact=1&lid=search_used__full&source=2&csslocation=http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/dealers/10071/10071&id=201036367447140&distance=0
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ste_p23
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The corsa D's seem to have plummeted in value and offer great little cars at good prices id snap one up if they werent so slow
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Found something else that has seriously tickled our fancy.
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/uvl/popup.jsp?currentaction=searchresults&e2w=10071&sort=5&did=10071&partner=TMG&postcode=al74sn&make=VAUXHALL&max_records=200&dropdowntype=uvl&configfile=http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/dealers/10071/10071_config.xml&searchsrc=msl&miles=1500&modelexact=1&lid=search_used__full&source=2&csslocation=http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/dealers/10071/10071&id=201036367447140&distance=0
Bargain imho - you can pay nearly that for a decent SXi+ C.
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SAL
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I can get good deals on fiats, got my mums 500 cheap, is worth more now a year old 
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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You can still end up getting ex-rental cars through Vauxhall Network Q approved dealerships. Netwrok Q is basically the name of the overall used car package that is actually very good.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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All poor category p\x's or fleet which dealers dont want.
Quite often lots of uncatagorised crashed damaged cars get mixed in. You will find a lot of their cars have dubious or hardly any history as they are often aquired through auctions.
[Edited on 21-09-2010 by Fad]
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