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Post by Humph on May 28, 2020 14:09:40 GMT
Well, not something I need to agonise about for a while, set of good nick winters still on and a set of good summer Contis in the garage. Decision for another day.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 14:12:57 GMT
Injectors are the first thing to go on these, apparently. Particularly high milers. Not that I want to worry you.
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Post by Humph on May 28, 2020 14:14:02 GMT
Yeah, cheers for that...
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 16:18:13 GMT
If you got it below book is it be worth looking for a 250 and swapping ?
Similar consumption, insurance, running costs and you did like that engine more than the 220. OK, you will not have had it from new though an automatic gearbox and full main dealer service from an elderly sort of private motorist would surely limit your risk.
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Post by WDB on May 28, 2020 16:26:44 GMT
The 250 was dropped in about 2015, so it would mean buying an older one. Better, I’d think, having bought it, to keep it while it’s not costing money in repairs.
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Post by Humph on May 28, 2020 17:04:24 GMT
ULEZ to consider too.
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Post by EspadaIII on May 28, 2020 19:51:57 GMT
You've joined the ranks of car owners.... excellent.
No advice to offer other than find a good indy who knows Mercedes. The rear air suspension, as two of us know, can be dodgy but the money you save should outweigh all your unexpected costs.
Did you manage to avoid company car tax for period between lockdown and buying the car?
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Post by tyrednexited on May 28, 2020 20:04:36 GMT
...I think he's managed (largely) to avoid company employment...  |
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Post by Humph on May 28, 2020 20:32:44 GMT
Not entirely, I was furloughed in April, unfurloughed ( is that a word ? ) in May but likely to be off again June/July ish.
And, I suppose, it's "welcome back" to ownership after an 11 year company car arrangement.
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Post by Rob on May 28, 2020 21:04:36 GMT
I was wondering what you'd do if the car was replaced as a company car. With BIK now based on WLTP figures most cars go up a lot. If it's a diesel and not RDE2 compliant there is then an additional 4% BIK charge. I'd have thought the equivalent of Humph's car is taxed at 37% now.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 9:08:54 GMT
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Post by Humph on May 29, 2020 9:16:32 GMT
Not sure I want anything that has ticks...
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Post by Humph on May 29, 2020 9:25:54 GMT
I'm not going to rush any decisions, and anyway, I don't have the new V5 doc yet, but I could, if the back of my envelope is to be trusted, chop the Merc in, and for not much more cash, get a nearly new, well specified Duster.
Bit small for work, but a step closer to my Reggie Perrin objective...
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 9:32:02 GMT
I'd go for a Suzuki Vitara before a Duster. Not much more money.
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Post by Avant on May 29, 2020 10:49:33 GMT
You'd get a good deal on a year-old Mondeo Vignale estate. Lots of kit and huge depreciation.
There's something about the Berlingo that reminds me of a 1940s Jowett Bradford. But people who have Berlingos seem to love them, notably Bromptonaut of this parish and Steve Cropley of Autocar.
Wouldn't you be better off with a company-owned PHEV such as a Passat GTE or Superb IV? Expenses taken care of and low BIK.....and room for the shoes.
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