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[Doctor Gollum]

HPI only, not PCP/leasing/credit card/personal loan... But yes, written into every HPI agreement, including second hand.

Incidentally, you don't even have to have made the 50% payment to return the car, but you will be held accountable for the outstanding balance of your 50%... This is the position I am in with my E Class... Not such a great deal from this perspective, but if you do alot of miles it is a cracking way to get a new car every two years with no penalties. 

[Viral_Jim]

TBH had I know about this (or more accurately had I paid more attention last time you mentioned it as I seem to remember talking about it before at some time), it might have influenced my car choice this time around (40-50k/yr would make it worthwhile I think), that said, I am seriously thinking of trying for 500k in the s80, it feels like it could do it.

I suspect the car may outlive the uk diesel supply.

[Doctor Gollum]

It was mooted as an option, albeit not a great one, for disposal of the BM before you rejected it

[Viral_Jim]

Ahh! That was it.

On that note, I gotb2 months insurance, tax and gap insurance back on that too. So it did genuinely just cost me fuel (and 2 near death experiences) in the 6 months I had it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Not a bad result in the end then, near death notwithstanding 

[Viral_Jim]

Yes. On balance I've decided to squirrel away the £500pcm or so and buy an Aston Martin V8 vantage/DB9 in a few years.

By my reckoning, they are about the most modern super(ish)cars which can be reasonably DIY'd. Also IMHO two of the top 5 most beautiful cars ever made (others being 250 GTO, mk 1/2 e-type and mk 1 mini - in case you were wondering).

[STEMO]

Yes. As long as you build in the assumption that you finance it in another way. Iirc, a lot of cars mpanies screw you on the interest rate on pre-reg cars.

We got £3500 for her megane coupe and got a bank loan at 3% for the remainder. No gap insurance, no supagard, nothing. Salesman was crying his kids might starve to death. C'est la vie. 

[BazaJT]

Given the list price of new cars the £30K for a top of the range Insignia is not "out of the way".Would I pay it?Absolutely not,but then if I had anything £10K upwards to throw at a car it would without a doubt have a Spirit of Ecstasy up front.

[tunnie]

Yes. As long as you build in the assumption that you finance it in another way. Iirc, a lot of cars mpanies screw you on the interest rate on pre-reg cars.

We got £3500 for her megane coupe and got a bank loan at 3% for the remainder. No gap insurance, no supagard, nothing. Salesman was crying his kids might starve to death. C'est la vie. 

I'll probably go this route for the 3.2's replacement, wack a load of cash down and then Tesco loan or similar for the rest over a short 2 or 3 year term.

[the alarming man]

Its competition is the Mundano, and I suspect the Titanium X is similar money...

No try the vignale

[Sir Tigger KC]

Its competition is the Mundano, and I suspect the Titanium X is similar money...

No try the vignale

My Uncle has one of these, a 2.2 petrol and is very impressed. 

[Andy B]

Its competition is the Mundano, and I suspect the Titanium X is similar money...

No try the vignale

I was behind one this morning  ...... never knew there was such an animal   

[Doctor Gollum]

A bit of an oxymoron, me thinks

[the alarming man]

question is who is going to pay £30,000 + for a ford Mondeo

[Andy B]

question is who is going to pay £30,000 + for a ford Mondeo

A few years  back in the local Vauxhall dealer there was a go faster Astra at near £30 000