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Post by EspadaIII on May 20, 2021 12:03:37 GMT
Well - yes, I think that hopefully goes without saying. It's more the make/model/engine/trim level I was thinking of but yes, if the difference is say £500 between an old beater and something that has been well cared for, it is a bit obvious which one to go for, assuming no other differences between them ...
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Post by Humph on May 20, 2021 12:07:23 GMT
Same for all of us. Especially me. For 95% of my time in the car a two seter would suit me and for 99% any old four seater capable of doing 70mph in some comfort for 40 miles would be more than sufficient. Only for a few long trips would I really need something more comfortable. An old Edinburgh pal has a newish Tiguan that is mainly used by his wife, other than when he, or they need to make a longer trip or he wants to carry anything bulky. The rest of the time he just mooches about in an old Z3 convertible that he's had from new. Its old now, but still not very miley and he's happy just to keep it as his runaround. |
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Post by WDB on May 20, 2021 12:10:17 GMT
Yes, the old Compelling Event principle. If it still serves the purpose it was bought for, no need to change it.
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Post by dixinormus on May 20, 2021 21:20:28 GMT
That’s SWMBO’s philosophy too WdB. So by her reckoning the 7-seat diesel automatic multipurpose Outlander doing barely 7000 miles/year should fulfil all our motoring needs for 15 years or more easily...
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Post by WDB on May 26, 2021 19:32:00 GMT
Insurance may be a pleasant surprise. Paid £275 for the i3 last June and was prepared for the extra performance of the S to cost me a bit more. But an equivalent quote just now came to £233. This evening was decision time. Tesco wanted an outrageous £306 for the i3 and £375 for the CLS. I called their ‘Thinking of leaving us?’ number — and it had closed an hour early. Decision made. I found an old email with a multicar quote from Admiral, who I’d never found competitive before. £522 in 2012. Today’s was £509 for two rather juicier cars than I had then. LV was £540, Aviva similar but with a punitive ‘special vehicle’ excess on the CLS. Bought the Admiral one, obviously. |
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Post by bpg on May 26, 2021 20:08:34 GMT
That special excess is for medical cover for breakdown callout workers who's sides may split laughing when it's raining and the bootlid makes it look like the car is trying to devour the hapless driver should the keys fall out of their pocket and they dive back in to avoid getting locked out.
You never know, it could happen. Perhaps owners of the more upright E class estate could comment 😂
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Post by Humph on May 26, 2021 20:25:10 GMT
Exactly that happened to me in London. Gt Marlborough St at the junction of Carnaby St to be precise. In the rain. Legs sticking out of the boot, pinned down by the tailgate.
Not elegant, not comfortable.
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Post by Rob on May 26, 2021 22:14:57 GMT
When I got the 3 series I thought very briefly that it was a backward step to have the car unlock all doors when you open the boot using the key fob. Then I thought about it and thought it was actually a good idea. The Passat CC and Audi A3 saloon both would open the boot and when you shut it, the doors would re-deadlock. Similar for the Superb hatchback.
Why do I think it's a good thing the BMW does not leave the doors locked...? What if you put the car key fob in the boot by mistake and then close it. Although not a problem for the BMW because I can unlock it using my phone.
But I did once have an Accord saloon as a hire car. I visited some family before onward trip for work. For some reason I decided I didn't need my house keys so put them in the boot... and then noticed later I still had the house keys. Doh I'd put the car key in the boot! Mr AA man used wedges to make an opening around the door and used packing tape to pull the boot release down by the driver's seat which thankfully had not been locked with the key.
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Post by WDB on May 27, 2021 6:16:56 GMT
Legs sticking out of the boot, pinned down by the tailgate. Not elegant, not comfortable. I live in fear of it, to the point of having a mental drill for keeping the key safe and not opening the tailgate without first unlocking the doors. So if you see me with hand deep in pocket, fingers wiggling and rapt expression on face... |
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Post by Humph on May 27, 2021 7:40:20 GMT
Do you find that young mothers usher their children away from you in supermarket car parks?
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Post by WDB on May 27, 2021 7:53:05 GMT
What’s a supermarket car park, Grandpa?
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Post by Humph on May 27, 2021 7:58:13 GMT
It's a place you park your car before enjoying the selection and purchase of fine comestibles before returning to your home to create the most alluring of dishes. As opposed to relying on disinterested, minimum waged, disenfranchised people to fill trays with the first available and not always freshest items that may or may not resemble your requirements.
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Post by dixinormus on May 27, 2021 8:21:25 GMT
What makes you think that WdB’s spouse is disinterested, minimum waged, and disenfranchised Humph?! 🤣
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Post by EspadaIII on May 27, 2021 12:45:53 GMT
It's a place you park your car before enjoying the selection and purchase of fine comestibles before returning to your home to create the most alluring of dishes. As opposed to relying on disinterested, minimum waged, disenfranchised people to fill trays with the first available and not always freshest items that may or may not resemble your requirements. Last night's Asda delivery... Fresh raspberries were delivered in a punnet which had no more than 24 hours best before and they were already looking sad... We only bought them because when I was in Aldi on Monday I got a message from Espadrille saying 'buy soft fruit'. When I responded with 'fresh or frozen' there was no response so I bought frozen... Told her to try another delivery company and to respond more swiftly to questions.. |
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Post by WDB on May 27, 2021 13:33:05 GMT
Teehee. It’s Tesco for us, and of course the odd thing goes wrong. But enough to make it worthwhile to push our own trolley around? No way — especially when their customer service department is excellent at resolving glitches, with the benefit of the doubt always going the customer’s way.
Example: MrsB1 likes a drop of di Saronno on a Friday evening. We were running out just as Tesco put a promo price on 700ml bottles, so I put one in the delivery order. Only by Monday (our delivery night) they’d run out — so they sent us a litre bottle instead, still at the promo 700 price. Similarly, a box of 12 eggs contains one cracked one; “Just keep the box, sir. We’ll refund it.”
Yes, of course I go in occasionally, but only ever with a hand basket. I’ve been trolley-free for 15 years now.
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