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The Car Advice Thread
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Decks 31,013 posts
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Registered 6 years agoQuite the journey you've taken us all on. -
challenge_hanukkah 14,394 posts
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Registered 8 years agoHe's had some great times in that car. The 'passengers' in the boot not so much. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI don't think anyone in the history of the world has written so much about buying a second hand, beige Volvo. -
challenge_hanukkah 14,394 posts
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Registered 8 years agoIt's a hallmark of sexual deviancy. -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSnackPlissken wrote:
Did just that, I'll gloss over the details of why, but it was a forced decision to upgrade.
Buy Japanese. Done.
Pick up my Toyota Auris (excel spec) next week -
Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoCarlo wrote:
Brand new?
SnackPlissken wrote:
Did just that, I'll gloss over the details of why, but it was a forced decision to upgrade.
Buy Japanese. Done.
Pick up my Toyota Auris (excel spec) next week -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
Yep. Got a decent discount (15%) as the model is being replaced next year, and as I will likely keep it for a decade or thereabouts, it made the most sense to me given there's a battery with a life expectancy.
Carlo wrote:
Brand new?
SnackPlissken wrote:
Did just that, I'll gloss over the details of why, but it was a forced decision to upgrade.
Buy Japanese. Done.
Pick up my Toyota Auris (excel spec) next week -
Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoCarlo wrote:
A brand new Auris will probably see you out
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Yep. Got a decent discount (15%) as the model is being replaced next year, and as I will likely keep it for a decade or thereabouts, it made the most sense to me given there's a battery with a life expectancy.
Carlo wrote:
Brand new?
SnackPlissken wrote:
Did just that, I'll gloss over the details of why, but it was a forced decision to upgrade.
Buy Japanese. Done.
Pick up my Toyota Auris (excel spec) next week.gif)
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Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI don't know what you mean -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThey finally came for my Octavia VRS. Can't argue with 5 months for free though. 
No idea what I'm getting next. Tempted to get another of them but for some reason the prices have gone nuts lately. Maybe a Kodiaq instead (also much more than they were).
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoCarlo wrote:
It will last longer than you will
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Alastair 24,828 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAren't the Evoques quite small inside?
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAlastair wrote:
I can, but for the same model as what I had, I'd be looking at £110 extra a month, which seems nuts.
Aren't the Evoques quite small inside?
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Fake_Blood 11,093 posts
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Registered 12 years agoIf have a Leon FR with the same engine as the VRS, it’s nice. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThat's just happened to one of my bros. The two year deal on his Audi A4 has just run out and the leasing company are asking for extra 200 quid for more or less the same car. -
Fake_Blood 11,093 posts
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Registered 12 years agoConfiguring a car for leasing is something else. Like 18” rims can “inflate” the price because you”ll need more expensive tires. Also, with audi almost everything is an option. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThat's why the best lease cars are things like Kias, where you can buy the models that have virtually all of the extras on them.
Otherwise you're generally paying the entire price of the extra, divided by the time you have the car for. Some don't work quite that way (packages usually), but most of the time they do. -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
Well, they are damn reliable cars for sure.
Carlo wrote:
It will last longer than you will
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fontgeeksogood 12,913 posts
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Registered 3 years agoAren't they for pensioners -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoEvoques are bloody tiny inside, smaller back seats and boot than a 1 Series. Also goes without saying, don’t buy a new car without checking what coast2coast offer discount wise, most dealers will aim to beat it -
Do the reasonable thing and get a TVR -
Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoGot my Volvo and it’s lovely 😍
It’s nice having a modern car -
challenge_hanukkah 14,394 posts
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Registered 8 years agoDoes it have the clunge leaving a snail trail? -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agofontgeeksogood wrote:
I'm sure they're popular with the seniors, but I imagine people who bought performance cars that do 20mpg back when fuel and road tax were half the price it is now, basically sit in traffic every mile they do in town, and every motorway has cameras so that 150mph car never sees the dial get anywhere close, are probably looking at cars like these too.
Aren't they for pensioners
Ideally I'd have gotten a Lexus, but again, it'll be wasted on a londoner that would rather be using his MT-09
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Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
Can't agree with you more. My FN2 Civic was the love of my life, but I was getting progressively envious of newer BASIC cars with adaptive cruise, Bluetooth integration, Internet-assisted Satnav with traffic updates, and so on.
Got my Volvo and it’s lovely 😍
It’s nice having a modern car
Shit's moved on a lot in the last 10 years, my old girl was a relic, even if it was the 'GT' version back then :/
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cov 2,524 posts
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Registered 18 years agoWent to get petrol from the nearby garage and they have an aston martin db7 77k on clock, in beautiful nick - 24k. Was looking at a gt86 but thats gone out of the window now I suspect although it will clear me out.
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Frogofdoom 17,973 posts
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Registered 9 years agoAren't they horribly unreliable? If its going to wipe you out the repair costs wont be too nice. -
Yeah thats the sense check i was looking for
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