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Does a car's badge matter?
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I got an ex-rental one from a car supermarket - about half list price, 6 months old - then it's worth the bucks. After 4 years, depreciation in price should be about £1500 per year, doing about 25k miles per year.... -
I did the same with a Focus for the missus with the same sort of plan, but less annual mileage. The savings can be spectacular. You benefit from the remainder of the manufacturer's warranty for piece of mind but don't pay a fortune for the privilege. It also had a few of the more rare items for a Focus like upgraded alloys and parking sensors. Hopefully, these will make it stand out from the crowd a bit more to the private buyer when it comes to resale.Originally posted by Muttley08 View PostI got an ex-rental one from a car supermarket - about half list price, 6 months old - then it's worth the bucks. After 4 years, depreciation in price should be about £1500 per year, doing about 25k miles per year....Comment
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Seems like much as you want the Ford nothing but a BMW will do!Originally posted by sasguru View PostPretentious arty farty arhitect type?
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I've been pondering that - probably looking for a new car in next year, and a mate who had a Mazda 6 said it was a damn fine car. Only thing puts me off in some of the lights at the back look a bit chavish... bit glitzy - if that makes sense...Originally posted by Spacecadet View Posti'd go for the Mazda 6 over the Mondeo
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What utter bollox I could afford any one of those but I don't feel the need to compensate for anything, if I was to choose one it would be a Lexus.Originally posted by Colemanisor View PostLexus are for people who can't afford BMW's
BMW's are for people who can't afford Merc'sScience isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Lexus and BMW are around the same price, base model BMWs are cheaper because they don't do low spec LexusOriginally posted by Colemanisor View PostLexus are for people who can't afford BMW's
BMW's are for people who can't afford Merc'sThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Series IIA?Originally posted by FarmerPalmer View Postwhat about a 36 year old landrover pickup ?
How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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