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Post by Rob on Sept 5, 2017 0:02:48 GMT
Annoyingly collects post in the morning. How does his local customers then get next day delivery for 1st class post? Surely you post and collect later in the day.  |
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Post by Rob on Sept 5, 2017 0:03:19 GMT
I assume Al will be roped in.  |
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Post by lygonos on Sept 5, 2017 0:09:50 GMT
Nah - that scoop on the bonnet is a letterbox so he can collect all day.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 6:59:03 GMT
Got the right colour there, Otto. Allergic to cats, though. Certainly can't manage a whole one.
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 5, 2017 8:12:34 GMT
Nice one Al!
Crazy that your trade-in value on the Mazda is so low. 300-odd quid for a reliable family motor?! Ship it to me; it'd fetch well over 3 grand here in NZ!
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Post by WDB on Sept 5, 2017 8:32:00 GMT
Part, presumably, of the same phenomenon that allows me to buy a barely-used big Mercedes for Mondeo money. The reaction of my (more senior) Danish colleague when I picked him up in mine was priceless.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 8:37:55 GMT
I still don't understand why the European LHD second market is so more expensive than ours. They must sell millions of cars in Europe each year, all to a similar spec and certainly all meeting the same standards. So a guy in Denmark, wanting a rust free car that has barely seen the rain, presumably can go to southern Spain, buy a car, insure it on the VIN drive it home, register it and that's it. Huge market, easy access - why so expensive?
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 5, 2017 8:45:19 GMT
In Denmark there are punitive car and registration taxes, plus 25% VAT. No such penalties in NZ; indeed brand new car prices have fallen steadily in real terms the past few years. Used cars somehow stubbornly hold heir value, even (or especially) at 10 years old or more...
New car sales are through the roof in NZ, you'd think that this might impact used car values, but not much sign of that happening.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 9:22:41 GMT
I've got a mate who might need a stop gap car for his missus, so he's going to see if she fancies it. Might get a few more quid than dealer trade in, they'll get a bargain, everyone's a winner. Stumbling block is that she doesn't like automatics. Sigh. Gift horses and all that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 9:32:52 GMT
Latest news: I have managed to order a free home charger for my garage from Pod Point, should be installed within 10 days. Bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 13:27:34 GMT
I still don't understand why the European LHD second market is so more expensive than ours. They must sell millions of cars in Europe each year, all to a similar spec and certainly all meeting the same standards. So a guy in Denmark, wanting a rust free car that has barely seen the rain, presumably can go to southern Spain, buy a car, insure it on the VIN drive it home, register it and that's it. Huge market, easy access - why so expensive? How do you get the car from Spain to Denmark ? Unlike the UK the plates belong to the registered keeper not the car like in the UK. When you sell or trade a car you remove your plates and the car becomes unregistered. You'd need to register the car in your home market sight unseen. Edit: I doubt you could do that as it would not have a valid MOT or inspection so you'd have to register it in Spain. I suspect this would be difficult without a permanent address or bank account. If you then do not buy the car you've lost however many days you'd planned for your trip home. Depending on the market some countries are more stringent about car ownership and condition which results in the higher used value. Maintenance is very much seen as part of the ownership proposition rather than how cheaply/what's the bare minimum I can get away with in maintenance. |
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Post by crankcase on Sept 5, 2017 14:11:14 GMT
Latest news: I have managed to order a free home charger for my garage from Pod Point, should be installed within 10 days. Bonus. Good call. Mines a Pod Point, and it seems to be amongst the more reliable ones. Certainly mines never needed so much as a reset since installation, 18 months since. I still can't quite decide what to do when the pcp expires on the Zoe in January. Some folk are being offered purchase on the car at CAP value rather than GFV, which is about 3k cheaper in my case. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 14:38:35 GMT
What is CAP?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 14:56:09 GMT
I still can't quite decide what to do when the pcp expires on the Zoe in January. Some folk are being offered purchase on the car at CAP value rather than GFV, which is about 3k cheaper in my case. That would put you at the bleeding edge of private ownership wouldn't it? Last year under manufacturers warranty (assuming three year warranty) and unknown/poor residuals (cap Vs gfv is showing this). If you wanted to sell at month 36+ might hurt vs new PCP with fixed monthly outgoing unless it's jumped horrendously from what you pay today? |
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Post by lygonos on Sept 5, 2017 16:30:30 GMT
Zoe and LEAF were PCP'd at significantly subsidised rates, with 'dealer deposit contributions' and high GFVs to shift units.
As "100mile" EVs are likely to gradually become outdated, PCP or Leasing was certainly the smartest move for most.
I only bought mine outright because there was 6yrs 0% on top of mahoosive discount (cash price was about £20.7k - base was cut to £19.5k plus some options iirc)
Countering the falling prices due to longer range cars in the pipeline (41kWh Zoe still not cheap though, and even early Tesla Model S are still around 40 grand) is the fact that 24+ kWh of Li-ion batteries has an innate value much higher than a scrap ICE vehicle (one on ebay for a 48k mile LEAF pack - £2250).
I expect a 6yr old Merc B250e with 50k miles on it will still have a value around 6-8 grand which compares favourably with a petrol/diesel that would have cost at least as much to buy and an extra 10 grand in fuel/road tax costs over that period.
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