Originally posted by DimPrawn
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How much for car maintenance?
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Originally posted by FrankScribeHmmmmm
I was thinking of getting an A3 - 5 door 2L Diesel but on second thoughts ........Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by zeitghostA reel of gaffer tape is your friend...
Especially if the nice man from the AA puts it on the pipe for you...
Doh ....... why didn't I think of that? and I had three different flavours of gaffer tape in the boot.
Actually I didn't know what the problem was 'til I got home (misdiagnosed it at first) - accessibilty would have been a problem at the roadside, no tools either.
Anyway who expects things to start going wrong when there are only 172,000 miles on the clock?Comment
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Originally posted by SpartacusInclusive maintenance is a big profit area for the lease companies. All you're going to need over a two year lease is an oil and filter change twice unless you drive like a complete bell-end.
I have to say, a three and a half year lease seems to nullify some of the advantages of leasing a car, i.e. you don't have to worry about MOTs, expensive 60k mile services and so on.
Took a three and a half year term because the interest rate was half that of a three year term (special offer at the time) and the extra interest paid on those additional three months is negligable.
I didn't take the tyres option because I know that at the most I'll only need one set during the term of the lease and a half decent tyre isn't all that expensive.Comment
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Ah, you're talking lease purchase, not lease hire. I had it the wrong way around.I'm Spartacus.Comment
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Originally posted by BagpussI drive a 250 bhp sports car, the first service was £140Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Just inherited an Arnage T, frighteningly expensive to insure and maintain, but hey, it pisses the MD off at my current client.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawnHonda S2000 I bet.
Trying to get another Vectra as a get me to work car though.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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I don't tend to get the car looked at until I have no choice i.e. it won't go or the brakes stop working or legal requirment ie MOT. I don't keep cars for long (2 yrs) not like like some old codgers who say things like "Change the oil everyday and your car will last 3 years longer than everyone elses"... SO?.Comment
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