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[darmstadt]

i think to get the Mitsubishi Pajero next time - new of course

Ah the famous Mitsubishi Masterbator which is why its known as the Shogun in the UK

[threaded]

About the price to pay at main dealer for this sort of job, cheaper actually than others had it.

Tried some local garage that the AA bloke drove me to and they were total tulip, said it was ok only for me to have same issue later, *****rs - they drained my battery also and it cost me to replace it.

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Seems a good few AA blokes are sharks. Had a similar experience where the AA bloke destroyed the battery. He then told me I needed a whole new wiring loom on a motorbike, which as a favour, he'd be able to do for me. It actually only needed a new fuel pump...

Like I said you should ask on here.

[AtW]

Why not ask on here for recommendations on decent local mechanics?

About the price to pay at main dealer for this sort of job, cheaper actually than others had it.

Tried some local garage that the AA bloke drove me to and they were total tulip, said it was ok only for me to have same issue later, *****rs - they drained my battery also and it cost me to replace it.

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[threaded]

Maybe soon - I am inclined to run my car into the ground first though, effing clutch and flywheel change last summer cost £1000+

That's a bit steep.

Why not ask on here for recommendations on decent local mechanics?

[AtW]

I would imagine, already or not long from now, you will be able to have any car you want

Maybe soon - I am inclined to run my car into the ground first though, effing clutch and flywheel change last summer cost £1000+

[threaded]

Alexey,

I would imagine, already or not long from now, you will be able to have any car you want


a friend's wife just bought a new qashqai + 2, they are really good value for money and 7 seats


the economics of contractor car ownership eh

an old one, or a new one and peace of mind ?

Milan.

Or in the case of BMW buy an old one for peace of mind, and only a new one if you like repeatedly visiting the dealers and have a spare car to tide you over whilst they iron out all the faults.

[milanbenes]

Alexey,

I would imagine, already or not long from now, you will be able to have any car you want


a friend's wife just bought a new qashqai + 2, they are really good value for money and 7 seats


the economics of contractor car ownership eh

an old one, or a new one and peace of mind ?

Milan.

[AtW]

nissan kashkai is a god car, I am well pleased with the pathfinder which was my first brand new car purchase of my life

was thinking after the pathfinder to go for an X5

a friend has one of the new x5's he was in the mountains skiing, it was -20 and one of the headlight glasses cracked, bmw replaced it under the warranty, but what a job it was to replace the headlight glass, it's a sealed unit and they had to take the whole front off and some radiators to get to it !!!!!

imagine, that happening after the warranty has run out you'd be talking a 2k gbp job !!!

i think to get the Mitsubishi Pajero next time - new of course


we shall see


Milan.

I am sticking to my PUG 307 for the time being...

[milanbenes]

nissan kashkai is a god car, I am well pleased with the pathfinder which was my first brand new car purchase of my life

was thinking after the pathfinder to go for an X5

a friend has one of the new x5's he was in the mountains skiing, it was -20 and one of the headlight glasses cracked, bmw replaced it under the warranty, but what a job it was to replace the headlight glass, it's a sealed unit and they had to take the whole front off and some radiators to get to it !!!!!

imagine, that happening after the warranty has run out you'd be talking a 2k gbp job !!!

i think to get the Mitsubishi Pajero next time - new of course


we shall see


Milan.

[norrahe]

Right now is a good a time to buy a new car. The age -old rule of never buying new may no longer hold true.

Not too many new cars are getting bought, which means decent 2nd hand motors are holding their value or even going up. The depreciation curve on most new cars now is probably fairly gentle. Plus the car companies are raising their prices in the UK because of the long-term weakness of the pound.

Also end Jan/Feb is a good time to buy a 59, as they'll be trying to get rid of them before the 10's come out.

Strength of the Euro is certainly affecting car values.

[BolshieBastard]

Two BMW's... you must be Über successful.

Do you have two pairs of string back driving gloves or do you use the same pair?

Just a hard working contractor. What are 'string back driving gloves'? Something for the golf course?

I have a 7 for shopping, and an 8 stood outside to upset passers by.
picky

For seeing clients it's a Mazda 6 MPS, and for weekends: video.

Just ignore the jealous types on here. If they spent half as much energy fruitfully instead of snide remarks, they could have the same.

Cool. They dont bother me none though and topless driving is such fun.

[swamp]

Right now is a good a time to buy a new car. The age -old rule of never buying new may no longer hold true.

Not too many new cars are getting bought, which means decent 2nd hand motors are holding their value or even going up. The depreciation curve on most new cars now is probably fairly gentle. Plus the car companies are raising their prices in the UK because of the long-term weakness of the pound.

[kaiser78]

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Originally Posted by BolshieBastard
Im not. Im much too decent.

The convertible is the weekend car. 3 series saloon is the everyday car.

Two BMW's... you must be Über successful.

Do you have two pairs of string back driving gloves or do you use the same pair?

And an extra small kn*b ?

[Moscow Mule]

Friends of ours have a kumquat. It's quite a nice car.

[newblood]

I think I've lost about £13k in 4 years on my 55 plate current motor (bought pre-registered with 8 miles on the clock, though I think I paid maybe a grand too much for it at the time looking back). I think that works out about the same as leasing it, around £270 a month. I have an asset worth about £8k but I suppose I've lost the interest on the initial £21k. I suppose that works out about even in the end. I think I'll be keeping it another 2 years by which time I guess it'll be worth about £5k.

Is this a math problem ? I give up.