STunningly OT; buyacar.com

Heh , what's wrong with it?
Anything that could have been caused by driver abuse?

 

Why wouldn't you be driving the same car 6 years later? - I assume
you'll still be driving your car in 12 months time. In which case,
where's the difference? (I don't fully understand the fear of ex-lease /
pool / rental cars).

*shrugs*

I fail to see the 'value' in buying something that's going to lose
several thousand pounds in 12 months of ownership.

 

Airbag fault.
Possibly caused by the phone fitter, though.

 

So unless it was fitted by VW they would be quite right to dispute a
warranty claim

 

Almost everyone I know who has a hire/pool/loan car drives it like a twat.
Now if that's how you are going to drive you car then it shouldn't worry you
that someone else has done it before.

I however know that I'm not going to find out what happens if I bounce off
the rev limiter in every gear possible , ride the clutch on steep hills and
crash over speed bumps without slowing and would prefer a car where this
hasn't been done.

Now a two or three year old privately owned vehicle is much more likely to
have been driven with mechanical sympathy and this is probably less of a
worry.

 

But can you understand and accept why others would?

There is something intrinsically 'nice' about buying new. You may not
feel that, though it seems others (including me and especially with
bikes) do.

Just think that if it wasn't for 'mugs' like me, you'd not have those
second hand cars to buy.

IMO, a 3 year old car with 60k miles on it is anything but "just run
in" - it's a 3 year old car with 60k miles on it.

 

Like the Toyota warranty that saved me literally thousands of quid last
time.

Ali

 

Yup.
Having owned my last car from new - 3yrs/80k there is a noticable difference
between the two states.

The engine itself was still perfect as far as I could see and when cleaned
the bodywork was just fine.
There were however a growing collection of small creaks and noises from the
interior , the suspension was showing signs of wear , plenty of servicable
components were reaching the end of their life span so that services
wouldn't just be the basic fixed price any more. More importantly it was now
out of warranty so anything expensive that broke would be my problem.

As it happens the air conditioning clutch/compressor died - a common fault
on VAG cars of this age - which would have been a grand to fix at a main
dealer. It also needed new tyres , an 80k service and that was going to add
up to nearly six months repayments on it's replacement so it was traded in
and a new car bought.

There is something to be said for the peace of mind of a new reliable car
that isn't going to have any unexpected costs to catch you out , and it also
means you get to drive the latest and best model of your choice.

Yes , running an old shed would save me money , but it wouldn't be anywhere
near as nice an experience

 

I worked for Avis as a student.

I wouldn't touch an ex-rental with someone else's bargepole.

The two statements *may* be connected.

 

Well, I run a 12 year 175k old BMW E34 touring. It's very comfortable,
cost little to buy and hasn't let me down.

Of course there are a few loose bits inside and a few creaks. However
comparing it to hire vehicles and the like that I've been in I think I'd
rather have the BMW.

I suspect, however, that my parsimonious nature is biasing my
feelings...

 

Well, that was interesting. Armed with the knowledge of the assorted book
values for the Avensis, and the list price of a new one, I trotted in to my
actual Toyota dealer to have a laugh.

And.....erm.... came out with a new car. I thought they'd come back with
something silly on PX, but they gave me showroom condition value and a
reasonable discount. Result was very little different from the brokers, and
not really worth going to one. And the sales lad will do all the retention
paperwork for the plate, says lazy me.

Basically, he was a new Lad, has a high target and it was close to period
end for their reporting, so they were feeling generous. Kewl.

Only trouble is, as I've ordered same model in same colour and it will have
same plate, HOW will anyone know it's new?

Ali

 

'ang on. Your name is Timo. That's hardly a glowing reference, is it?
;-)

 

Excellent.
Dealers can be surprisingly reasonable when they know that A) you have a
good idea on prices and B) you are prepared to buy if they offer the right
deal.

They can afford to make very little profit on some of their sales as they
know they'll up the average on others and they are likely to get a steady
stream of servicing income.

Easy. Get it delivered by the garage on the back of a transporter.

 

wessie? He'z just ziz guy, you know?

I've had 3 ex lease cars now, none of them have had problems earlier
than normal. I like to think thats down to me being able to spot a car
thats been abused, but...

"Diss"?

Steve was expressing his own opinion, not slagging others off but
discussing their opinions.

Since when was expressing an opinion banned in UKRM, comrade?

 

Alison Hopkins? He'z just ziz guy, you know?

Nice

It won't belch black smoke, backfire and break down every 5 miles?

 

Actually, I don't think she is...


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Are you certain?

 

As certain as anyone can be based on a name (unless it's Alan).

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I'm taking after another ukrmer.

 

Are you likely to get an XK8 that's a few years old for the same price
as a new Focus though?