Blackcab
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:40 AM |
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new car for Wife
Wife has a 7 year old golf, owned from new but now starting to show its age, she said she wanted a new golf same spec as she has now .... went to
garage, told them what I wanted ... bearing in mind this was £12000 7 years ago ... same car today is £19000 nearly !
so she said how about a mini .... went to have a look ... decent spec mini .... £17k ...
so ... the search continued .. Found a new hyundai .. longer warranty, same spec ( sort of ) not bad looking car, free serviceing for 2 years and £10k
cheaper than the golf , £8k cheaper than the mini .... I was always a bit of a car snob but with savings like that you can't turn it down I dont
think
plus they offered us £2800 in part ex .. I was expecting a private sale of about £3000 - massive thumbs up for Hyundai
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pewe
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:44 AM |
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Uncle's just bought a Hyundai and is totally made up with it.
Spec is very impressive, long warranty (6years or something), four seater with good size boot and as Blackcab says thousands cheaper than equivalent
Euro & Jap trash.
Cheers, Pewe 
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Blackcab
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:50 AM |
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I never thought I would consider a Hyundai .. but they are pretty well built, the plastics used are pretty good, its got same if not better spec as
golf ...
Engine is a 1.4 and is pretty punchy ( she does about 6 miles a day )
the best feature though in my eyes is the saving that is basically a family holiday for the next 4 years ..... or a substantial wedge in my R300 fund
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woodster
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:51 AM |
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new car for wife ..... thought for a moment that was a new scrappage scheme
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:51 AM |
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I had an S Coupe Turbo, which was ok, but a bitch to sell. This was a few years ago mind, and the new coupe is very nice and pretty quick too
apparently.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Agriv8
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 08:53 AM |
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have you thought at looking at seat / Skoda as some of these are golf's floorplan running gear.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Blackcab
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 09:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
have you thought at looking at seat / Skoda as some of these are golf's floorplan running gear.
regards
Agriv8
They are not much cheaper than VW, surprised me ! this is ordered now so will be with us in 3 weeks
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twybrow
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 09:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Blackcab
Engine is a 1.4 and is pretty punchy ( she does about 6 miles a day )
Without being contraversial, does she need a car at all? 6 miles a day?! Can she not lift share/cycle/walk/bus? It seems crazy to buy a [new] car that
is doing such a tiny mileage each day. The wear on the engine always running with cold oil wont be good. I know the suggestion won't go down
well, but can you manage with one less car?
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Blackcab
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 10:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
quote:
Originally posted by Blackcab
Engine is a 1.4 and is pretty punchy ( she does about 6 miles a day )
Without being contraversial, does she need a car at all? 6 miles a day?! Can she not lift share/cycle/walk/bus? It seems crazy to buy a [new] car that
is doing such a tiny mileage each day. The wear on the engine always running with cold oil wont be good. I know the suggestion won't go down
well, but can you manage with one less car?
yeah - kids to school, shopping, picking me up from pub etc she does need a car - Im out most of day and it would leave her stranded ... plus I can
just imagine the conversation if I would have said she doesnt need one ...
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designer
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 10:34 AM |
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Fiat 500, brilliant girlie car
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kennyrayandersen
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 11:43 AM |
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Yeah, I thought you were offering her in trade
If you buy a Korean car, then you deserve what you get. The initial build might be OK, but the longevity will not be. There is actually no concept
of quality in the entire country, nor is there any creativity (I'm actually penning this from there -- I'm working here as an technical
adviser). Look up the word catchpenny, and you have discovered the philosophy behind virtually every domestically produced product. It's
stunning really, to see it first hand.
[Edited on 15/10/09 by kennyrayandersen]
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Fred W B
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| posted on 15/10/09 at 04:28 PM |
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Take a look at a Honda Jazz. Wife drives one and we think it is a great car
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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