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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: STEMO on 05 October 2021, 16:00:44
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I told you a while back what my wife's car was valued at on autotrader. It's gone up again. 66 plate astra 1.6 cdti automatic. We paid £10,100 for it 3.5 years ago with around 9000 miles on it. It now has just short of 40,000 miles on it.
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Crazy. But, of course, that's only a paper valuation. Whether someone would actually pay that.... :-\
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Those suggestions are usually on the low side of achievable values.
A chap at work recently walked away from '17? plate Nissan Joke and took out finance on a pre registered '20 plate Joke for the same monthly payment.
He recently had a call from the dealer saying that because his car had increased in value, they would give him an extra £3k as a deposit against a brand spankers one, for the same monthly payment.
Obviously there's a fiddle somewhere, and what he doesn't appreciate is that the term will be longer, but he is a bit, er, special... He's not too far from retiring and was kicking off about not earning enough during furlough to cover his bills, just been kicked down from 12 hours to 8, so buying a new car on finance would be insane, even with an imaginary £3k off :-X
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Those suggestions are usually on the low side of achievable values.
A chap at work recently walked away from '17? plate Nissan Joke and took out finance on a pre registered '20 plate Joke for the same monthly payment.
He recently had a call from the dealer saying that because his car had increased in value, they would give him an extra £3k as a deposit against a brand spankers one, for the same monthly payment.
Obviously there's a fiddle somewhere, and what he doesn't appreciate is that the term will be longer, but he is a bit, er, special... He's not too far from retiring and was kicking off about not earning enough during furlough to cover his bills, just been kicked down from 12 hours to 8, so buying a new car on finance would be insane, even with an imaginary £3k off :-X
The 20 plate would not attract the 20% VAT, so the price difference between that and the new one should have been at least 30%.
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Those suggestions are usually on the low side of achievable values.
A chap at work recently walked away from '17? plate Nissan Joke and took out finance on a pre registered '20 plate Joke for the same monthly payment.
He recently had a call from the dealer saying that because his car had increased in value, they would give him an extra £3k as a deposit against a brand spankers one, for the same monthly payment.
Obviously there's a fiddle somewhere, and what he doesn't appreciate is that the term will be longer, but he is a bit, er, special... He's not too far from retiring and was kicking off about not earning enough during furlough to cover his bills, just been kicked down from 12 hours to 8, so buying a new car on finance would be insane, even with an imaginary £3k off :-X
The 20 plate would not attract the 20% VAT, so the price difference between that and the new one should have been at least 30%.
Like I said, special ;D
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There is this, of course:
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-10060463/Car-sales-fall-lowest-level-1998-Tesla-Model-3-charts-September.html
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Diesel isn't very popular ;D
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Diesel isn't very popular ;D
No, not to buy new. But I'll bet nearly half of the cars on British roads are diesel.
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Diesel isn't very popular ;D
No, not to buy new. But I'll bet nearly half of the cars on British roads are diesel.
38% in 2020 is the best I can find without trying too hard.
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Works manager where I work left his Aston in at a dealership to have a minor oil leak fixed a few months ago.
The next day the dealership called him and made him an offer on the car. He said he had no sensible choice but to tell them to keep the car and transfer the money into his bank account.
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
And they'd probably knock you down to £400 when you got there. Not kidding.
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
And they'd probably knock you down to £400 when you got there. Not kidding.
My Jag was immaculate but they still knocked almost £1000 off their initial offer :(.......but this was still far higher than the offers from Tata dealers. :y
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
And they'd probably knock you down to £400 when you got there. Not kidding.
My Jag was immaculate but they still knocked almost £1000 off their initial offer :(.......but this was still far higher than the offers from Tata dealers. :y
Portacabins are significantly cheaper to run than the glass and marble emporiums that the franchises have to put up with...
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
And they'd probably knock you down to £200 when you got there. Not kidding.
Fixed that for you Uncle STEMO! ;D
The bloody thermostat stuck open the other day on my way to look at a replacement. >:( ::)
I'm sure that it has feelings, it rendered itself un-partXable and every time I seriously think about getting rid something goes wrong with it. :-\
It's the Devil's car! :D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
And they'd probably knock you down to £200 when you got there. Not kidding.
Fixed that for you Uncle STEMO! ;D
The bloody thermostat stuck open the other day on my way to look at a replacement. >:( ::)
I'm sure that it has feelings, it rendered itself un-partXable and every time I seriously think about getting rid something goes wrong with it. :-\
It's the Devil's car! :D
For the amount of money we're talking about, just keep it running as best you can and hope you don't have to pay ten grand for something like a diesel astra when it breaks. ;D
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My sister and b-i-l bought a new Vovlo 4 years ago, the little one, D2 or 3
Only done 16k in it. WBAC offered them only £1600 less than they paid initialy for it.
they have ordered a new VW T-ROC. Looked at a ex demo car. It was 3k more than buying new with exactly the same options on it. The down side is they have to wait until mid December for delivery
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Gone up to £9010 today ;D
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WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
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WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
£640 for a classic Ford sold in tiny numbers ::).......sheesh, what is the world coming to. :)
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
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It has some service history.
Wohooo - where do I sign up. Ok, it's currently got a blown head gasket, but that shouldn't affect the price much, should it?
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
even a base 1100 Escort is worth serious money. But it is at least 40 years old and rare. They are also built up by the reputation of the 'better' versions, which the Mondeo doesn't and will not get. Ford's marketing strategy still working decades after the car was sold? It's almost as if they knew what they were doing.
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
even a base 1100 Escort is worth serious money. But it is at least 40 years old and rare. They are also built up by the reputation of the 'better' versions, which the Mondeo doesn't and will not get. Ford's marketing strategy still working decades after the car was sold? It's almost as if they knew what they were doing.
Many years ago I enjoyed a test drive in a Mondeo.
Can't quite recall now if it was an ST200, or ST220.
Pretty sure it was 3.0 litre, so probably the ST220
I remember it was very blue and quite fast, although it seemed to have poor torque at low revs.
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
This......and the name TIT X are enough to deter most sane people.
......and it's derv. :)
Diminishing returns I'm afraid. :P
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
This......and the name TIT X are enough to deter most sane people.
......and it's derv. :)
Diminishing returns I'm afraid. :P
You really should open your mind M'Lud! :P ;D
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
This......and the name TIT X are enough to deter most sane people.
......and it's derv. :)
Diminishing returns I'm afraid. :P
You really should open your mind M'Lud! :P ;D
Perhaps you are right, Tig. There is still time to save the world with derv. ;)
https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY (https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY)
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
This......and the name TIT X are enough to deter most sane people.
......and it's derv. :)
Diminishing returns I'm afraid. :P
You really should open your mind M'Lud! :P ;D
Perhaps you are right, Tig. There is still time to save the world with derv. ;)
https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY (https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY)
The world is a lost cause. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
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Now then young Tigger......can't you get your dreary Mondeo to identify as an Escort Mexico.....Twin cam or RS1600.
They'll be less dismissive then. :y
I'll have you know my Mondeo is the rare and sought after 2.2TDCi Titanium X and it's clear to me that some spotty yoof at WBAC doesn't understand what he's looking at! ::)
You have to understand that it shares the engine with the Jaguar XF..... Land Rover Freelander..... and Ford Transit! ;D
This......and the name TIT X are enough to deter most sane people.
......and it's derv. :)
Diminishing returns I'm afraid. :P
You really should open your mind M'Lud! :P ;D
Perhaps you are right, Tig. There is still time to save the world with derv. ;)
https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY (https://youtu.be/yG0N58_dUuY)
The world is a lost cause. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
I love this every new year......Plenty of gin...vodka.....red wine and beer. :y :y
https://youtu.be/fW280u2pbIw (https://youtu.be/fW280u2pbIw)
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Gone up to £9010 today ;D
Sell it.....go petrol, and save the polar bears.
For £9000 you could buy something you actually want to drive.
........and don't mention you get 7000 MPG from derv because I don't care. :)
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£9100 today. Pretty soon, it will be somewhere around what we paid for it.
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Mine was under £4000 a few weeks ago
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You could get a nice C32 estate if you cashed out before the prices drop back... 8)
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A couple across the road from me had an 18 plate VW SUV thing but not having owned it long they now have a 14 plate Golf GTD.Talking to him today asked where the SUV had gone and he told me they didn't really need something so large so had sold it for enough to pay off the finance and buy the Golf + a 1993 Golf :o
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Makes you wonder how many are driving around in a motor that is far too big for their actual needs. Probably just to impress the neighbours. A bit like my granddaughter. :(
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Makes you wonder how many are driving around in a motor that is far too big for their actual needs. Probably just to impress the neighbours. A bit like my granddaughter. :(
Yep, and too big for their driving skills too. ::)
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Both mine and Mrs AA's cars are being advertised anything from £3000 - £5000 more that we paid for them.
Mrs AA's 11 months ago, mine 6 months ago.
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
Woohoo! Now they've offered £720! ;D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
Woohoo! Now they've offered £720! ;D
It's costs you that P/A to have the tyres re mounted :D
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£960 for the Barge... Double what I paid for it ;D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
Woohoo! Now they've offered £720! ;D
They're getting desparate to get their hands on my rare 2.2TDCi Titanium X! I've just had a text. £725! :D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
Woohoo! Now they've offered £720! ;D
It's costs you that P/A to have the tyres re mounted :D
:P
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£6250 for the RRS quite surprised with that ..😎
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I doubled the value of mine today
full tank of £1.43 per Litre super unleaded ::)
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I doubled the value of mine today
full tank of £1.43 per Litre super unleaded ::)
I saw a local indy garage had a special offer on diesel today. £1.48 p/ltr! :D
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I put the Mondeo into WBAC a couple of days ago...... and drumroll........ £500! :D
How do they know it's a heap of shite though? :-\ ;D
WBAC have upped their offer on the Mondeo to £640! :y
Woohoo! Now they've offered £720! ;D
They're getting desparate to get their hands on my rare 2.2TDCi Titanium X! I've just had a text. £725! :D
£935 for the mighty Signum today.
Not nearly enough for a future classic. :)
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£1450 for the Subaru Forester only paid £2700 for it 5 years ago from our old neighbour it had 27,000 miles on it then now on 47,000 , on the bay high mileage ones are between 3-5K.
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
I doubt they'll knock off more than £700. :)
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
I doubt they'll knock off more than £700. :)
Never a truer word spoken in jest M'Lud! ::) ;D
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
I doubt they'll knock off more than £700. :)
Never a truer word spoken in jest M'Lud! ::) ;D
Being the Titty X it will have refinements not found on more humble cars. :y
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Hello, I also think that the prices of used cars are just a parody, but if they have such high prices, people will not buy them, let them keep them for such a price, if they buy, they will increase the prices and it will go up all the time
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
I doubt they'll knock off more than £700. :)
Never a truer word spoken in jest M'Lud! ::) ;D
Being the Titty X it will have refinements not found on more humble cars. :y
Yes it has half leather for example! ::) ;D
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Yes it has half leather for example! ::) ;D
Still better than Merc's fake leather Artico
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Yes it has half leather for example! ::) ;D
Still better than Merc's fake leather Artico
I'm sure there used to be words that describe 'fake leather'........ words like plastic and vinyl. :)
Don't sound as upmarket as Artico though. :)
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Artico in the industry is said to mean Artificial Cow :y
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Or pleather as we call it at work ;D
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They're not giving up. £765! ;D
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Yes it has half leather for example! ::) ;D
Still better than Merc's fake leather Artico
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MB Tex as they advertise it.
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Yes it has half leather for example! ::) ;D
Still better than Merc's fake leather Artico
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MB Tex as they advertise it.
Different product ;)
MB Tex is old school vinyl. Artico is an modern refabricated leather hybrid material ;)
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I've just had another text from WBAC and they've now upped their offer on my extremely rare 2.2 Mondeo to £755! £955!! ::)
I'm tempted to go along just to see how much they knock off when they actually see it! ;D
WBAC have been on to me again! :)
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They offered me £3750 for my astra. I was passing their portacabin , yes, portacabin, and decided to pop and ask the lad there what he thought they'd knock off for the few scrapes should I decide to go ahead. He had a quick look round and said "About £800 mate".
No thanks.
I'll wait until I get the oil warning every morning and I might drop it down and ask for an immediate bank transfer ;D
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Yes Uncle Stemo :)
save the pension for when you go non I.C.E ELECTRIC TRANSPORT (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265296329238?hash=item3dc4e4ba16%3Ag%3AtoEAAOSwAlVgq5h7&LH_ItemCondition=1000) :P
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Yes Uncle Stemo :)
save the pension for when you go non I.C.E ELECTRIC TRANSPORT (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265296329238?hash=item3dc4e4ba16%3Ag%3AtoEAAOSwAlVgq5h7&LH_ItemCondition=1000) :P
Diesel till I die ;D
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Yes Uncle Stemo :)
save the pension for when you go non I.C.E ELECTRIC TRANSPORT (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265296329238?hash=item3dc4e4ba16%3Ag%3AtoEAAOSwAlVgq5h7&LH_ItemCondition=1000) :P
I believe he already has one, Dave.
Broke the legs of 3 people already at Asda this week. ;D :-X
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When I bang in the Reg of my muddy French shit 7 seater into the following ; I`ll get £50 more than I paid for it :D
https://www.scrapcarnetwork.org/ (https://www.scrapcarnetwork.org/)
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Prices are still going up, wifey's is valued at £9,500 today. Looks like I'm going to have to stop looking at the trader for a while.
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I was looking at 2.0 diesel insignias around 17 plate (new shape). But, at around £13.5-15.5K, I think they are too much money. The high milers are more reasonable, but the one I've got is not that much different to them.
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
Crazy, innit? ;D
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
Crazy, innit? ;D
Yep! A local garage had an 08 silver Mondeo for about £3000 in the summer, 1.8 petrol, fairly basic spec as well. It didn't hang around for long. :)
Might put a cheeky ad on Gumtree... £2250? :D
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
Crazy, innit? ;D
Yep! A local garage had an 08 silver Mondeo for about £3000 in the summer, 1.8 petrol, fairly basic spec as well. It didn't hang around for long. :)
Might put a cheeky ad on Gumtree... £2250? :D
But what would you buy?
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
Crazy, innit? ;D
Yep! A local garage had an 08 silver Mondeo for about £3000 in the summer, 1.8 petrol, fairly basic spec as well. It didn't hang around for long. :)
Might put a cheeky ad on Gumtree... £2250? :D
But what would you buy?
Ah... The age old question! :-\ :D
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
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This is identical to my Mondeo. £3195! :o
Well... I say identical it's got 35,000 less miles and looks in better condition, but even so, it's still a 14 year old Ford Mondeo! :-X :-\
My Mondeo (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111179686983?radius=1500&year-to=2010&sort=relevance&postcode=dt73nb&fuel-type=Diesel&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&make=Ford&aggregatedTrim=Titanium%20X&year-from=2008&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Mondeo&page=1)-ish
Crazy, innit? ;D
Yep! A local garage had an 08 silver Mondeo for about £3000 in the summer, 1.8 petrol, fairly basic spec as well. It didn't hang around for long. :)
Might put a cheeky ad on Gumtree... £2250? :D
But you would be paying top dollar for its replacement....
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
Nobody can find one. Nice and clapped out S series are 2 words not for the same sentence.
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
Nobody can find one. Nice and clapped out S series are 2 words not for the same sentence.
Oh.....I was under the impression that Al knew where there was a mint example ;D
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I mentioned a while back that wifey was keen to trade her astra for an A class, but that's not going to happen while things are the way they are. Took out another 12 month Vauxhall warranty on it last week, £280 for a car in its fifth year isn't bad.
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
Nobody can find one. Nice and clapped out S series are 2 words not for the same sentence.
Oh.....I was under the impression that Al knew where there was a mint example ;D
It’s not exactly mint, but equally it is presentable and use able. No rips in the seats, no real rust in the shell. 82,000, recently serviced, a years Mot and four brand new premium tyres.
Would consider offers around £1,250 :y Which is less than a knackered Focus with no MoT :D
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
Nobody can find one. Nice and clapped out S series are 2 words not for the same sentence.
Oh.....I was under the impression that Al knew where there was a mint example ;D
It’s not exactly mint, but equally it is presentable and use able. No rips in the seats, no real rust in the shell. 82,000, recently serviced, a years Mot and four brand new premium tyres.
Would consider offers around £1,250 :y Which is less than a knackered Focus with no MoT :D
If someone just gets the 12 months out of it, it's worth that.
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I mentioned a while back that wifey was keen to trade her astra for an A class, but that's not going to happen while things are the way they are. Took out another 12 month Vauxhall warranty on it last week, £280 for a car in its fifth year isn't bad.
'Fookin ell'.....the warranty on my Tata was about £1100 each year.
It's not fair. :-X
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A nice Merc S280... ::)
Do you know where he might find one?
Nobody can find one. Nice and clapped out S series are 2 words not for the same sentence.
Oh.....I was under the impression that Al knew where there was a mint example ;D
It’s not exactly mint, but equally it is presentable and use able. No rips in the seats, no real rust in the shell. 82,000, recently serviced, a years Mot and four brand new premium tyres.
Would consider offers around £1,250 :y Which is less than a knackered Focus with no MoT :D
If someone just gets the 12 months out of it, it's worth that.
Indeed :y
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I mentioned a while back that wifey was keen to trade her astra for an A class, but that's not going to happen while things are the way they are. Took out another 12 month Vauxhall warranty on it last week, £280 for a car in its fifth year isn't bad.
'Fookin ell'.....the warranty on my Tata was about £1100 each year.
It's not fair. :-X
Two things:
1) The parts on your Tata were much more expensive
2) The Tata is much more likely to go wrong than the astra.
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I mentioned a while back that wifey was keen to trade her astra for an A class, but that's not going to happen while things are the way they are. Took out another 12 month Vauxhall warranty on it last week, £280 for a car in its fifth year isn't bad.
'Fookin ell'.....the warranty on my Tata was about £1100 each year.
It's not fair. :-X
Two things:
1) The parts on your Tata were much more expensive
2) The Tata is much more likely to go wrong than the astra.
Both of my XFR were 'reasonably reliable' :)
I'm guessing an old XJ6/12 thrown together in the seventies by Coventry communists would have produced more warranty claims. :-X ::)
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I was thinking of getting another auto (slush box only mind you), but, with the crazy prices, SWMBO not driving at the moment and the fact the Vectra is going well, i think i'll keep my wallet firmly closed.
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I was thinking of getting another auto (slush box only mind you), but, with the crazy prices, SWMBO not driving at the moment and the fact the Vectra is going well, i think i'll keep my wallet firmly closed.
Yep....prices are crazy.
Hopefully it will calm down like teenage acne, given a year or two.
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I was thinking of getting another auto (slush box only mind you), but, with the crazy prices, SWMBO not driving at the moment and the fact the Vectra is going well, i think i'll keep my wallet firmly closed.
Yep....prices are crazy.
Hopefully it will calm down like teenage acne, given a year or two.
My car may not last a year or two, and my dog won't fit in Al's car. :(
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Must be a big dog. ???
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I was thinking of getting another auto (slush box only mind you), but, with the crazy prices, SWMBO not driving at the moment and the fact the Vectra is going well, i think i'll keep my wallet firmly closed.
Yep....prices are crazy.
Hopefully it will calm down like teenage acne, given a year or two.
My car may not last a year or two, and my dog won't fit in Al's car. :(
My dog fits in it just fine ::)
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Must be a big dog. ???
No, but it travels in a big crate.