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BarnshaW

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26th Jan 10 at 20:02

fuck it man, you live once, if you enjoy cars get something decent and exciting.

Joe

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26th Jan 10 at 20:08

Keep your corsa and spend £5k on drugs and hookers imo.

deano87

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26th Jan 10 at 21:08

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
fuck it man, you live once, if you enjoy cars get something decent and exciting.

I enjoy cars, but nice comfortable reliable ones.

Like I said I have mountain biking for the hobby, fun and adrenalin.

Jambo

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26th Jan 10 at 21:20

why spend 5k then? My mint low miler 182 with all the toys was 7k! It does 30mpg and is so much fun! Get one, much better car and more suited to someone who doesnt have a house or kids under the age of 55

lil_g

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26th Jan 10 at 21:21

quote:
Originally posted by Joe
Keep your corsa and spend £5k on drugs and hookers imo.

That would make an interesting week tbh

Fiesta Zetec S diesel ticks all the boxes, and you were after one for so long?

deano87

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26th Jan 10 at 22:12

Yeah, I do, but they are still holding their price really well. And if I'm going to save that much, I'd want a Punto, which is another £500.

Kind of reasoned with myself that I've had to draw the line somewhere in order to get a nice, comfortable, reliable car that will last me, then start saving and enjoying life, rather than save save save for 8 months for a car.

mwg

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26th Jan 10 at 22:16

Corsa C Exclusiv. Nice spec, bit more special than a normal C. Timing chain, not cambelt too so no cambelt changes.

I haven't read the other posts so that may have been mentioned already.

deano87

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26th Jan 10 at 22:17

Yeah, it's one of my choices. Think I'll try track down a nice one.

deano87

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27th Jan 10 at 20:16

Turns out I did my maths wrong. My work commute is only 7k miles per annum

The hunt for an Exclusiv begins.

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27th Jan 10 at 20:21

you do 7k a year and all you talk about is mpg, fucking hell i would have bought a v8 defender just because i only do 7k in a year by now

Corsa_Sport21

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27th Jan 10 at 20:21

So thats the only time you use your car??Travelling to and from work?

If so then i really wouldnt be spending £5k on car just for that.

£1k would see you with something reliable and comfy.

fir3vip3r

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27th Jan 10 at 20:22

quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Turns out I did my maths wrong. My work commute is only 7k miles per annum

The hunt for an Exclusiv begins.

how the fuck didnt you say it was around 15k before?

VXR8 for you now

AndyKent

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27th Jan 10 at 20:26

Less than halved your commute

You're a strange lad

deano87

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27th Jan 10 at 20:36

Well, I do more than that going to and from my girlfriends.

So my almost guaranteed mileage per year is 13,000. So I rounded it up to 15k for other leisure miles, because it only works out at 38 extra miles per weekend.

So yeah, I probably still do 15k miles. But the mileage I have to do is 7k.

But I only used to bang on about mpg because I really didn't have any money so every mile counted.

Now I have money though

Nath

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27th Jan 10 at 22:13

quote:
Originally posted by deano87

Now I have money though

Spend it

Graham88

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28th Jan 10 at 01:29

7k a year, oh I wish I did that small amount of mileage. Live a little, mpg doesn't even matter at that amount of miles.

SVM 286

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30th Jan 10 at 18:37

quote:
Originally posted by jr
you do 7k a year and all you talk about is mpg, fucking hell i would have bought a v8 defender just because i only do 7k in a year by now

gavin18787

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30th Jan 10 at 18:40

I do about that a year, 20-28 mpg does me fine

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

Nic Barnes

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30th Jan 10 at 18:41

impreza. dont buy other inferior rubbish.

Warren G

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30th Jan 10 at 18:41

is that all you get out the saxo? you must be ragging it! lol

if i was you id have a 1.8 conversion in the B and save your money

Mark.W

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30th Jan 10 at 23:54

I was in a similar situation in July last year,saved up to buy a nice and new car but when i looked a some cars and after much thinking i could not face spending all my money on a fancy car to get me from A to B.So kept my B and had a bigger engine fitted

richc

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31st Jan 10 at 10:49

quote:
Originally posted by jr
you do 7k a year and all you talk about is mpg, fucking hell i would have bought a v8 defender just because i only do 7k in a year by now

Having driven a defender for the first time yesterday, i hope you are joking....

SportBoy

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31st Jan 10 at 11:08

ive got a corolla tsport as a daily and its been spot on! .. i know it wont do the mpg of the 1.4 but its comfy well built and was cheap to buy compared with other cars imo

oh and it has a chain so no cambelt intervals.

the focus is a good car but probably the most dated one there. but its your choice at the end of the day and the focus is a good car

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31st Jan 10 at 11:13

rich i love defenders

SportBoy

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31st Jan 10 at 11:17

id like defenders more if the cabin was abit wider.

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