MattW

Anyone picked up a new car today? What have you got? Maybe the neighbours have one?

Steve vRS

I've just dropped my poorly vRS off at the Skoda stealer and there was a queue of poverty spec Fabias awaiting collection under the scrappage scheme!

Steve

Fabioso

I saw a bright red 59 reg Mercedes SLK pulling out of a petrol station yesterday evening?

How does that work then?

borderlinechris

iTrader: (5)

one of the guys at work came in with a 59 plate sprinter van. then they complain they dont make any money.........

ChefDude

If it was running on fumes when he picked it up, like when i picked up mine recently I can well believe he'd be in a gas station already

grovesy

I dont think he was confused at why the car was at a petrol station

Leslie

I am really glad that I can stick with my 8 year old car which is in first class condition all round and does exactly what we need it to. Far better than throwing all that money after a new car and losing so much the day you take delivery.

Les

SVXNUT

Its called a lease!!!!!. We have a new van arriving in a week, when the 4 yr old one goes back, with 290k on the clock!!!. Oh we are 5k overdrawn and a customer has just gone bust on us!. So us couriers are flat broke, but the wheels in the leaase companies keep turning.

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

Maybe it was being delivered?

stuart2008sti

iTrader: (1)

Green focus rs being driven like a fool around the local mcdonalds with trade plates in the window.

Neanderthal

iTrader: (6)

Saw a 59 plate Range Rover Sport being towed on a trailer by a rough looking Discovery on the M1 eariler.

StickyMicky

Yup, one last thrash to kicks its ******* in before the new loving owner spends a vast amount of time "running it in"

Saw this happen far to many times in the past !

moneys

iTrader: (5)

no need to run engines in any more, you havent had to for years. engines are built totally different now

Simon C

Subaru still advise a running in period.

Steve vRS

As do Renault on the Clio 200.

Mind you, that's to stop things falling off within the credit cooling off period

Steve

DYK

A smashed up 59 plate Renault clio went pass me today on a car Transporter,bet the owner of that was gutted.

Fabioso

Exactly I was trying to work out if it was legal to be driving a '59' reg on the 31st August.........

T4molie

Never a truer word said

Leslie

A carefully run in engine will last longer and perform better than one that is thrashed from new. Well worth getting a bit of a polish and smoothing out the machining marks on the all the running parts and that is best done with progressive use of the performance.

Les

Mark'sWRX

Only 1 I saw yesterday was an Arial Atom type thingy in the Hatfield tunnel. Seen a few others today including a Kia Picanto. Nice!

G-string

iTrader: (1)

Passed a new 59 plate white Audi TT this morning, and he wasnt running it in ;-)

billythekid

I lol'd.

Hysteria1983

My next door neighbours have had what I think is a Mazda 2 59 plate!
It really brings down the tone in the street now, all the other people in the street have cool cars! lol.

hodgy0_2

wow thats cool -- LR throwing in a trailer too, or is it extra

Allan

iTrader: (1)

LOL, my daughter picked up her Mazda 2 yesterday, it's a cracking car for the money.

Hysteria1983

Is it Allan, so you would happily drive it? I couldn't help thinking that I just would never drive one, but then again she has just given her 02 reg Pug 307 to her 19 year old son...... in my opinion she has more money than sense.

Glad your daughter likes it though. We cant all be driving around in Scoob's and Leon's (the other car).

CLSII

I'm pretty sure that a Mazda 2 is brilliant for someone trying to build up their no claims bonus and get some experience of driving.

Hysteria is a halfwit who drives a Crappy Impreza. I'd never drive one like he's got, probably with gold wheels. Leons are even worse... what an ****. Hysteria you are a Troll...Pete is that you...stop winding people up...lol

If you are not Pete put the mouse down and ring for help.

Hysteria1983

Do I know you?

I am pretty sure that Pete (SSU?) is male, I however a member if the fairer sex.

Allan

iTrader: (1)

Of course I'd drive it, why not ?

Hysteria1983

Oh and to clarify, I have not said that there is anything wrong with a Mazda 2.
It was a simple tongue in cheek comment about the fact that the other car owners in the street are in a different league of car ownership.