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Post by WDB on Jan 28, 2020 16:09:18 GMT
The one I know about is in Colmore Row, near Snow Hill station. Which isn’t to say there’s not one in Solihull too. (Although that would be Solihull, West Midlands; they really don’t like you to call it Birmingham. (I lived in its downmarket neighbour, Shirley, for a couple of years in the 1990s.)
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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 28, 2020 16:18:36 GMT
...there isn't one in Solihull, and it is the local Loakes store he works in, so Brummagen it is! (though I understand he gets drafted in to cover staff shortages in London, and quite enjoys that - different clientele, y' know.)
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Post by WDB on Jan 28, 2020 16:57:38 GMT
Clean socks?
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Post by tyrednexited on Jan 28, 2020 17:35:32 GMT
........you have socks!!!?....
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 10:24:46 GMT
It sounds like it's pretty much perfect for Al and his immediate needs. I, um, parked next to a new Skoda Superb estate today. It was actually very blooming nice. I think was a fairly well specced one and it looked very good on some nice wheels. Checking various reviews just now I think it must have been a "Sportline Plus". Could I, should I ? It'd certainly have appreciable tax advantages in the region of a £120 a month saving. DS bloody G though 😰 Maybe here's the place to continue Superb discussions... www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407262197624Waiting to see if this dealer nibbles. Amazing to think it's been 5 years with the Civic. Looking at page one here I said it fits the family perfectly well... somebody grew a bit unexpectedly in the meantime.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 20, 2024 10:57:00 GMT
Unexpectedly? Hmmm. Do you not remember you were a teenager once?
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Post by bpg on Aug 20, 2024 11:11:02 GMT
Bit of a tricky one, on the one hand a £4k loan over 24 or 36 months personal loan then you're done with financing cars for a few years or back on the treadmill kicking the can further down the road with a balloon payment at some point.
Honda cars usual go on for a good while with regular maintenance.
Only you know, Al if Al jnr comfort for family trips is worth that extra outlay.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 11:32:33 GMT
Unexpectedly? Hmmm. Do you not remember you were a teenager once? Yes but I stopped at 5'10". I didn't expect him to go much further.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 11:33:16 GMT
Bit of a tricky one, on the one hand a £4k loan over 24 or 36 months personal loan then you're done with financing cars for a few years or back on the treadmill kicking the can further down the road with a balloon payment at some point. Honda cars usual go on for a good while with regular maintenance. Only you know, Al if Al jnr comfort for family trips is worth that extra outlay. This is indeed the conundrum.
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 20, 2024 11:51:53 GMT
Unexpectedly? Hmmm. Do you not remember you were a teenager once? Yes but I stopped at 5'10". I didn't expect him to go much further. I'm 5'7".. boys are 5'10" and 6'0". I know how you feel.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 13:49:34 GMT
Superb dealer called back, so might as well go and have a look on Saturday. I do quite fancy one. This one's only done 7k miles, how much of a risk can the gearbox be. Main dealer approved and all that.
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Post by Humph on Aug 20, 2024 13:54:03 GMT
Feel lucky?
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 13:58:12 GMT
I really don't think they're that bad. Must be millions of them out there operating perfectly well for very long lifespans. As said by someone else, get it serviced on time and it's unlikely to be a problem. My "distance" car has done 24k miles in the last 5 years, this Superb is on 7k miles so add that plus a bit for Covid downtime and it's not going to need that service based on mileage for 5 years with me anyway. Which will be beyond the PCP end, and I may well hand it back then as life may well be starting to look very, very different 4 years from now.
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Post by Humph on Aug 20, 2024 13:58:24 GMT
On the odd occasion my son and my wife are in my car at the same time, she lets him sit in the front for the extra legroom. Not that the back of an E class is particularly cramped.
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Post by Alanović on Aug 20, 2024 14:00:39 GMT
The enquiry has been made. Mrs A rebuffs all boarders. The front seat is HERS. I offered to go in the back whilst Management drove on the way home, but I think he was frightened to go that close to the front of the vehicle under those conditions...
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