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New motor needed :-(
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Originally posted by Scoobos View PostMy, you are in a good mood today NLUK
I can add what NOT to do
Don't get a loan,
Don't buy a ten year old MR2 Roadster from a hooky garage in Reading
Don't then get it serviced for two years at Toyota Maidenhead, and discover that half the work done was just made up.
Don't get it fixed then accept 2 dodgy attempts to fix the repair that wen't wrong - and let the warranty expire.
I would recommend a Golf or Polo though, as they seem to last forever.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by Scoobos View PostI would recommend a Golf or Polo though, as they seem to last forever.
My last & current car were both diesel (that’s due to a CO2 restriction on my car allowance more than anything else)
Just handed in the Polo: very cheap to run & reasonable on the motorway, just got a Golf Estate 1.6 tdi & it’s great: just as cheap to run but quieter & a more comfortable drive.
I have only had 3 cars so my experience is limited, my first was a Ford Ka, the general build & reliability of the VW piddled all over the Ford & I will never have another one.Growing old is mandatory
Growing up is optionalComment
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Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostI agree: my Polo did 85k in 4 years & never had a problem
My last & current car were both diesel (that’s due to a CO2 restriction on my car allowance more than anything else)
Just handed in the Polo: very cheap to run & reasonable on the motorway, just got a Golf Estate 1.6 tdi & it’s great: just as cheap to run but quieter & a more comfortable drive.
I have only had 3 cars so my experience is limited, my first was a Ford Ka, the general build & reliability of the VW piddled all over the Ford & I will never have another one.Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostYou aint tried Japanese .Growing old is mandatory
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostYou aint tried Japanese - Toyota are the best value cars out there. Take the Yaris/Corolla/Auris/Avensis for example - Excellent economy, comfort, reliability, anti-depreciation.
I looked at a Lexus IS200 but the back seats don't fold, how daft is that??Science 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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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI agree but Toyota make some of the most boring cars on the road these days, I generally buy Japanese but I've never considered a Toyota in the past 10 years.
I looked at a Lexus IS200 but the back seats don't fold, how daft is that??Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostVery daft, but I don't think Toyota are boring at all. I have a Toyota Corolla 54 plate which I bought with 6k on the clock 2 years ago. Some old granny had been using it for 6 years to do the weekly shop and still managed to service it every year at 1k intervals! Honestly its the nicest small car I have driven and has full specs - beats my Golf any day.
Fords feel expensive in the parts that you can see, and cheap as chips in the parts you can't.
Just come out of a short term lease with an Audi A3 1.9TDi. Dull as dishwater to drive, but I'd return 70mpg popping up and down the M6 at 70mph and we cheap skates like that. Very good quality too. I had a 320D touring before that and it almost put my back out it was so stiff. I also couldn't get 2 childrens seats in it. Madness.
If your commute is really small, how about leasing a Renault twizzy? Look all sorts of fun, and would be almost free to run. Get it through the company on 0% BiK I think, as it's 0 emissions.
Oooh, love thinking about cars...Comment
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