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Post by dixinormus on Jan 4, 2024 23:46:19 GMT
Don’t most Jag diesels end up lunching themselves? That Ingenium engine has a diabolical reputation.
Nowt wrong with the Tivoli, spacious and well-assembled. Not an awful lot of power, especially when it’s being sapped by the auto box, but I am sure that this wouldn’t be an issue for pensioner owners!
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Post by Alanović on Jan 5, 2024 8:27:19 GMT
I think you're correct on both points there, dixi.
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 9:36:45 GMT
I suspect your mother has ended up with something entirely useful there Al. Although examples like this do cause me to reflect on the propensity of many or even most perhaps, to spend thousands on a new/er car to save hundreds on fixing the one they have. I have done exactly that in the past, so I’m not attempting to occupy any position of smugness on such matters. 😉 Hope she enjoys her new car.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 5, 2024 9:41:36 GMT
People do that because it's the path of least resistance, rather than the most cost effective path, and that's fine if it's affordable. e.g. me dumping the old E for the Civic. Obviously has cost me loads more, but FFS, life is so much easier, and its well within budget.
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 10:51:06 GMT
My in-laws bought a new Suzuki Ignis in 2017. It hasn’t yet done 10,000 miles. However, over Christmas they were muttering about how it was getting on in years and that it might be time to change it. Hey ho.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 5, 2024 11:11:26 GMT
Skiing? Who can blame them. I intend to.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jan 5, 2024 11:21:15 GMT
My in-laws bought a new Suzuki Ignis in 2017. It hasn’t yet done 10,000 miles. However, over Christmas they were muttering about how it was getting on in years and that it might be time to change it. Hey ho. I'll buy it!
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 11:43:24 GMT
My son has already registered his interest. Small economy car with a bit of ground clearance and roof rails for his bike racks makes sense to him. We’ll see what happens with it if they get serious about a change.
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Post by EspadaIII on Jan 5, 2024 13:29:18 GMT
Good for him. Great idea.
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 13:37:30 GMT
Well, maybe. It’ll not have gone above 30 mph very often, if at all and it’ll have had thousands of gear changes and clutch operations in its limited mileage and the engine will very rarely have been fully warmed up. It has though had a full main dealer service history with oil changes etc every year despite the tiny annual mileage.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 5, 2024 14:05:58 GMT
Sounds very much like the Tivoli my Mum just bought. She's discovered she knows the former owner, who bought it brand new, and is an even older lady well into her 80s apparently. She has ditched it after 4 years and only 10k miles, because she "couldn't get on with all the modern technology rubbish" and has replaced it with something far more analogue - a Peugeot of some kind, my Mum says.
And this brings me on to the first problem Mum has found with the car - albeit a very minor one - the parking brake sticks on when left for a bit, and releases with a massive crack when she pulls away. Obviously it's because it hasn't had much use and is likely rusted in the mechanism. So it needs to go into the dealer for the assembly to be, er, disassembled, cleaned, lubricated and reassembled.
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 14:15:53 GMT
That could just be corrosion that will wear off with more regular use.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 5, 2024 14:19:14 GMT
Yes I expect so. But let's make the dealer work for his money, that should have been part of the pre-delivery checks and inspection. This is an "Approved Used" car at premium price.
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Post by Humph on Jan 5, 2024 14:38:43 GMT
I suppose I ought to be giving some thought as to what manner of small pacific rim manufactured vehicle I should buy to not use very much in my new found circumstances…
Or not! 😉
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Post by bpg on Jan 5, 2024 15:22:06 GMT
Little steps, get a beige vinyl wrap first.
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