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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 2, 2021 13:25:28 GMT
Or you could buy a very nice ten year old reliable E350CDi estate in a dodgy matallic beige colour. It no longer leans either!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2021 14:09:57 GMT
I very much doubt you'd accept £3k for it? That's about my limit.
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 2, 2021 14:55:52 GMT
I would consider myself to be charitable but that does stretch my definition a little....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2021 15:05:25 GMT
Exactly why I won't be dipping my toe in E Class ownership again, I can't afford a good one. Well, I can, but I don't want to as it won't get used much. On the contrary I can get what I consider to be a good Mondeo for £3k, which doesn't harbour as much potential for wallet emptying disasters as an old E.
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Post by Humph on Sept 2, 2021 15:35:21 GMT
Ah but, it’s not just an E Class, it’s an almost brown E Class...
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 2, 2021 19:20:16 GMT
Talking about not using it that much, I had mine MoT'd on Tuesday. Passed it with flying colours (obvs), but what was surprising was that I had done 10,200 miles since the last MoT, far more than my usual annual mileage of about just over 8,000. I can only put this down to spending far less time out of the country, therefore working more and doing more recreational trips than usual.
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Post by Rob on Sept 2, 2021 20:42:49 GMT
Your car did about 10,000 more tham my wife's car that was MOT'd last week.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 10:05:57 GMT
Mentioned a green Nissan Almera on another thread. I'm sure you're all dying to see it: www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108075957083I am reticent, however, because it's non-ULEZ compliant. The 1.5 from 2001 onwards appears to be compliant, so maybe better to wait for a similarly pristine example to come up which is slightly newer. Something like this but preferably from from a private seller at this end of themarket: www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009183880181I am very tempted by the prospect of a model which not only the lad likes, but is attainable in apparently reasonable condition for under £1k, due to its unfashionability. |
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Post by WDB on Sept 6, 2021 11:02:58 GMT
You really just need it to go and to be insurable, don’t you? That was the reasoning that led me to the Aygo. The thing I’m noticing most about an old, cheap car (the Aygo is 11 years old) is that it feels old and cheap. But everything works — even the air conditioning— so it’s OK. If you’re going for something even older, having everything working — emissions included — is even more important.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 11:48:03 GMT
Go, be insurable, satisfy me that it's safe enough, and not be an "embarrassment" to a teenager, according to the denfintion of embarrassment in the specific teenager's opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2021 13:47:15 GMT
Searching autotrader today, I notice there's a FIAT Marea for sale. Going to have to click on that and have a grice....and oh blimey they've shot up in value recently... www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109107221783(yes, I know, it'll be a typo...) |
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Post by WDB on Sept 13, 2021 15:01:17 GMT
If it is, it’s the same typo in two places.
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 13, 2021 21:19:42 GMT
Really not a good time to be buying a car. Can you hang on for a few months Al? Maybe just maybe in the depths of winter the market might cool down a bit..?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 7:32:15 GMT
Whilst it's not a good time to buy, it's a great time to sell. So it doesn't really make any difference to me. The local Honda dealer is chasing me like mad to buy my Civic.
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 14, 2021 21:23:35 GMT
Eh?! It is indeed a great time to sell, but not to buy. Didn’t Humph say as much in the other thread? Your “profit” on selling is immediately devoured when you pay the inflated price of your next purchase!
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