Whos Picking up a new 60 reg car this week??
30 August 2010, 10:01 PM
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Whos Picking up a new 60 reg car this week??
So how bad/good is the economy at the moment? I've probably got to wait another month for my car because of high demand (ordered 3 months ago) but I thought every one was poor in these troubled times?
30 August 2010, 10:16 PM
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i see alot people driving in 10 plate cars etc mainly audi though and a couple of toe rags that would be the vw touareg..
30 August 2010, 10:32 PM
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Seems like the German motor industry is busy. I ordered my new Audi beginning of July and delivery round a bout Christmas!
31 August 2010, 01:37 PM
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How much do you have to earn to afford a brand new car?
I know some people must make a lot of sacrafices to have one!
I earn about the average wage and I paid £7k for my 7 year old car. I can't imagine how people like me can afford new ones!
I know some people must make a lot of sacrafices to have one!
I earn about the average wage and I paid £7k for my 7 year old car. I can't imagine how people like me can afford new ones!
31 August 2010, 02:35 PM
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Looking on the VW site you can buy a Fox for £7k - not exactly out of reach for the working man.
31 August 2010, 03:32 PM
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And of course choosing numberplates for customers, nice ones for nice customers, and silly ones for awkward ones lol
Mini are officially doing well.
Especially with pre-orders for the countryman.
31 August 2010, 05:41 PM
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We have a Volvo S40 r design in White on order. Cand get it until mid-late October 
I'm really excited as it's being delivered to the house, and it's my first brand new car!
Technically it's not mine though, it will be owned by Zuric.
I'm really excited as it's being delivered to the house, and it's my first brand new car!
Technically it's not mine though, it will be owned by Zuric.
31 August 2010, 06:52 PM
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Would look for one thats been driven to the supermarket and back once a week by an old person in an ideal world. (Looking for a low milage BMW 120d by the way)
31 August 2010, 07:55 PM
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Hmmm, an engine that's never been stressed and will probably blow as soon as it is, and with the engine rarely getting up to operating temperature, condensation in the engine mixes with the oil and fuel to create acid which erodes the shells. Plus the stop/start nature of low mileage cars will ensure the clutch is on its way out and the engine has spent its whole life doing the most stressful thing instead of idling along in top on a straight, flat motorway, fully up to temp. I had a mate buy a 3yr old car once that had only done 3.5k from an old chap. The engine self-destructed 3 months later.
01 September 2010, 09:18 AM
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Nice 
Hope your seat base fabric doesn't come apart, or the height adjuster break, or the airbag light keep coming on due to dodgy wiring in the seat, or the rear suspension knock, or the CEL light keep coming on, or the autochanger stops working, or the radio aeriel fail, or........
Apart from that, we like our Octy. Much more reliable than our other Skoda.
Hope your seat base fabric doesn't come apart, or the height adjuster break, or the airbag light keep coming on due to dodgy wiring in the seat, or the rear suspension knock, or the CEL light keep coming on, or the autochanger stops working, or the radio aeriel fail, or........Apart from that, we like our Octy. Much more reliable than our other Skoda.
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Hmmm, an engine that's never been stressed and will probably blow as soon as it is, and with the engine rarely getting up to operating temperature, condensation in the engine mixes with the oil and fuel to create acid which erodes the shells. Plus the stop/start nature of low mileage cars will ensure the clutch is on its way out and the engine has spent its whole life doing the most stressful thing instead of idling along in top on a straight, flat motorway, fully up to temp. I had a mate buy a 3yr old car once that had only done 3.5k from an old chap. The engine self-destructed 3 months later.
Ultra low mileage Corsa but used by a district nurse, never ever got warm.
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Hmmm, an engine that's never been stressed and will probably blow as soon as it is, and with the engine rarely getting up to operating temperature, condensation in the engine mixes with the oil and fuel to create acid which erodes the shells. Plus the stop/start nature of low mileage cars will ensure the clutch is on its way out and the engine has spent its whole life doing the most stressful thing instead of idling along in top on a straight, flat motorway, fully up to temp. I had a mate buy a 3yr old car once that had only done 3.5k from an old chap. The engine self-destructed 3 months later.
Les