New car time - new/used/PCP/loan?

[darmstadt]

That's quite nippy. What is it?

Good choice of colour BTW.

This, just an upgrade from what I currently have. My current one is now 6 years old and has just over 221,000km on it and still hasn't been in the garage so I think that ain't too bad....

[original PM]

not fookin cheap though eh!??

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

OP:

have a look at this one for example:

Used Volkswagen Cars :: Used Volkswagen Golf 1.4 S (80 PS) : Lightcliffe Volkswagen (Stoke)

[doodab]

This, just an upgrade from what I currently have. My current one is now 6 years old and has just over 221,000km on it and still hasn't been in the garage so I think that ain't too bad....

Nice. I saw a (quite old) B3 3.3 estate in the supermarket car park yesterday. Still looked good. I do like the Alpina wheels.

[darmstadt]

Nice. I saw a (quite old) B3 3.3 estate in the supermarket car park yesterday. Still looked good. I do like the Alpina wheels.

I'm never too sure about the wheels. The current one has the Dynamics for summer which I think look better and Classic for winter. On some models they do look quite good but with the new one it has 20" so it might just do the trick. Frau D. wanted the diesel version which just came out which is, reputedly, the fastest diesel in world and out accelerates a Porsche 911s which is quite impressive but there's a hell of a waiting list for it

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

not fookin cheap though eh!??

Damn right it ain't! But then some of us are on rates > £1000/day (not me of course with my cheapo Golf) and not in permie jobs

[original PM]

Damn right it ain't! But then some of us are on rates > £1000/day (not me of course with my cheapo Golf) and not in permie jobs

I know where you live!!! (works better if you read it in an Oirish accent)

[d000hg]

One of the reasons they are popular is that they are cheap to buy (after all that depreciation....). I seriously considered getting one instead of a Golf because it was so much cheaper than the equivalent Golf. Then I looked at resale value and realised I would be better off going German. A lot of the time people just look at the price rather than thinking further down the line.....

Um, there can only be as many 2nd hand cars entering the market as there were new ones being sold in the first place. There is a massive 2nd-hand market in Ford cars because there is a massive market for new ones.

The fact you see so many 10-15 year old ones driving around quite happily suggests they are great value because if you can buy a 3-year old car and run it for 10 years without major problems, you are way ahead of the game.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Um, there can only be as many 2nd hand cars entering the market as there were new ones being sold in the first place. There is a massive 2nd-hand market in Ford cars because there is a massive market for new ones.

The fact you see so many 10-15 year old ones driving around quite happily suggests they are great value because if you can buy a 3-year old car and run it for 10 years without major problems, you are way ahead of the game.

Fair dos. In a sense it is popular because of the value you get for buying new compared to other cars. I still don't get why you would want to buy new considering how much they depreciate. Must be the marketing, salesmen and maybe the quality of the drive......

[Antman]

TBH I don't understand people talking about handling at this level of cars, that is the vast majority. Super cars (of which I've driven zero) I could understand. What does "the steering seemed dead in the corners" actually mean to me? Nothing, I want something that gets me to work, doesn't break down, and is blue or at a push silver.