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Jul 9, 2020 10:28:06 GMT
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Jul 9, 2020 10:31:55 GMT
Post by Humph on Jul 9, 2020 10:31:55 GMT
Flipping gorgeous !
159s are very affordable now mind. Well, buying them is...
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Jul 9, 2020 10:39:11 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 10:39:11 GMT
Oddly it looks like there was no traditional manual option on Giulias. Well, I can't find any for sale second hand. I was not aware of that.
I'd love a 159 as the answer to my current conundrum, but insurance groups are astronomic.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:06:58 GMT
Post by Rob on Jul 9, 2020 13:06:58 GMT
Wonder how one of these would depreciate over say 12 months? Assuming it's reliable enough.
Maybe I should buy one to run for the next months when I am due another car and then save the money I save not having a car and taking the money. Then when I don't need the car (e.g. I try living in Greece) then I sell it to recoup most of the money I spent. Food for thought.
Got a demo lined up for a car Al will despise because it's an SUV. And XC40 PHEV. Tax for BIK will be a lot less than may other cars despite the list price. And save on petrol by charging it for free.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:07:53 GMT
Post by Avant on Jul 9, 2020 13:07:53 GMT
An Alfa Mito would give your lad plenty of street cred, although by all accounts it wasn't as good as car as it looked.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:09:47 GMT
Post by Rob on Jul 9, 2020 13:09:47 GMT
Forgot to say the Alfa Al linked to is a great looking car. I had an Alfa 156 2.0 for a few months when my Passat was off the road. Really nice to drive. I'd have an Alfa.
But a neighbour had a Mito and it was so unreliable they got rid. All problems sorted under warranty but with it so unreliable they rarely had the car.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:10:10 GMT
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Jul 9, 2020 13:13:20 GMT
Post by Avant on Jul 9, 2020 13:13:20 GMT
Rob, when you've had your demo in the XC40, do let us know what you think.
I was a bit disappointed with it when I tried one 2 years ago - too wallowy and a bit like a Qashqai. But then all the demonstrators were diesels and the PHEV may be different. Expensive for a private buyer, but should be good news as a company car.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:17:36 GMT
Post by Humph on Jul 9, 2020 13:17:36 GMT
There's one parked a few houses up the road from me. I admit to admiring it when I walk past with the dog. Difficult to make an SUV look nice, but somehow they've achieved it with the XC40.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:24:06 GMT
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Jul 9, 2020 13:30:27 GMT
Post by Humph on Jul 9, 2020 13:30:27 GMT
So wait a mo, a 900 and something cc 4 seater Aygo is bad, but a 900 ish cc 4 seater Mito is good?
Ohhhh....Kay.....
But you're not at swayed by badges you say?
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Jul 9, 2020 13:36:05 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 13:36:05 GMT
Mito is a proper sized supermini class car. Aygo is a bean can "city car". Mito compares to Yaris, not Aygo.
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Alfas
Jul 9, 2020 13:38:58 GMT
Post by Humph on Jul 9, 2020 13:38:58 GMT
Oh I see.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:40:36 GMT
Post by Humph on Jul 9, 2020 13:40:36 GMT
You could turn up at the school re-union in a Mito too.
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Jul 9, 2020 13:41:25 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 13:41:25 GMT
I turn up to those in a taxi or a train so I can get hammered.
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