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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #75 on: 21 July 2020, 16:17:33 »

Apply for a company golden ticket, as suggested previously.  My velar cost me £200 or so a month with a few hundred up front. 

Handed it back after a year with agreed miles, at a loss to JLR.  They got their sums wrong as to GFV so it was their hit.

Avoid an old disco3. Would take a good D4 hse lux though......

JLR will not have lost a penny on it, I can assure you  :y
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #76 on: 21 July 2020, 16:20:13 »

Apply for a company golden ticket, as suggested previously.  My velar cost me £200 or so a month with a few hundred up front. 

Handed it back after a year with agreed miles, at a loss to JLR.  They got their sums wrong as to GFV so it was their hit.

Avoid an old disco3. Would take a good D4 hse lux though......
Yup, every time TBE has an upset, I get her to check options, surprisingly not much about currently, unless shes looking in the wrong place.

The work options are only ex management cars at low miles and are pretty young, these cars are cherished and cared for by their owners, cleaned regularly and never have crap thrown in the back. Highly recommended.  ;D ;D

That said, when we bought the XE new, it was cheaper to get a brand spanker, with more options, than it was to get the ex management cars at the time.  :-\
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #77 on: 21 July 2020, 18:22:23 »

Shame it's not a TTiD

I do love these.

But I think you'd be setting yourself up for a headache parts wise. I seem to remember people on UKSaabs were scratting round for certain parts (windscreens for one iirc) and a few were just not available (rear light bar) and that was a couple of years ago so I doubt things have improved.  :-\

The biggest issue is that Saab sold about 7 of them before going bump so there aren't (m)any scrap parts cars about.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #78 on: 18 August 2020, 11:54:05 »

If it's just for smashing up and down the motorway...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202008152516539 :y
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« Reply #79 on: 18 August 2020, 13:02:00 »

I'd buy it for the invoice alone  ;D
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #80 on: 18 August 2020, 13:36:36 »

That seems very cheap.  ???
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« Reply #81 on: 18 August 2020, 13:52:01 »

That seems very cheap.  ???
It's had a corrosion advisory at the last MoT and the paint is poor, especially bonnet and mirror casings.  :y
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« Reply #82 on: 18 August 2020, 15:03:42 »

Sounds like an HPI check would be in order before parting with any readies.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #83 on: 10 September 2020, 19:06:59 »

So did you find a suitable replacement?

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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #84 on: 11 September 2020, 09:22:32 »

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007191429532

Ticks most of the required boxes, except rwd...  :y
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #85 on: 11 September 2020, 09:39:34 »

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007191429532

Ticks most of the required boxes, except rwd...  :y


A car very much in the Omega mould, comfortable, quiet, discreet and with a couple of expensive maintenance issues. CDTIs biggest problem is the electric fuel pumps(the tank one fails, and the supplemental one under the bonnet doesn't last long), plus the engine is a little easier to work on when fitted to RWD cars.


A 1.8turbo estate is a car I would happily replace my Omega with.


V6s are nice, but don't really add enough performance over the turbo for the extra costs(fuel, timing belts, mostly autos and high tax on the later cars)


Check any 75 you look at for rot in the sills.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #86 on: 11 September 2020, 11:41:15 »

TB is not nearly daft enough to go 75, a car to like driving a pub with compromised platform, bad visibility and where parts availability is a swine.  :y

The newest ones are only a couple of years younger than what he already has.

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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #87 on: 11 September 2020, 11:45:48 »

TB is not nearly daft enough to go 75, a car to like driving a pub with compromised platform, bad visibility and where parts availability is a swine.  :y

The newest ones are only a couple of years younger than what he already has.


That is an extremely good point when it's a £6k car like in the link.


But a nice, late 75 is findable for £1500, and that's a very different proposition.


Parts availability is a problem?  ???
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #88 on: 11 September 2020, 11:52:31 »

TB is not nearly daft enough to go 75, a car to like driving a pub with compromised platform, bad visibility and where parts availability is a swine.  :y

The newest ones are only a couple of years younger than what he already has.


That is an extremely good point when it's a £6k car like in the link.


But a nice, late 75 is findable for £1500, and that's a very different proposition.


Parts availability is a problem?  ???

Very much so, if your after bits from the BMW bin, not so difficult, try getting trim, panels, electrics etc, bloody nightmare.

Plus it was the era when they were throwing out specials like Toffees, making the trim variation even worse.

Of course you absolutely have to avoid the V6 petrols which were toilet and the asthmatic V8
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #89 on: 11 September 2020, 12:11:56 »

Trim is always an issue, as it's very rarely needed and there are so many variations. It's also bulky to store, so most manufacturers don't keep much and it's usually the first stock to be devalued and skipped/passed on to marque specialists. For instance, Rimmers were recently trying to sell off R75 seat covers for £20 each, in burgandy leather,  which was hardly a common spec. And they could only supply 3/4 of a car set.


The ex-Rover mechanic I know doesn't have any problems keeping his customer's cars running.
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