Potential Car purchase
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swee'pea99
Squire
Yup. "I have a perfectly good bike that I like a lot & have no problem with and it does everything I want it to, but I want to get rid of it & get a new one." Equally baffling.
Wafer
Veteran
- Location
- Somerset/Devon border
Yes, the bit about wanting to get rid of the bike is baffling. n+1-1 just isn't the same....
Sorrry to drunk to repli, I have been force fed a botle of wine and a bit since i came home from work.
tfg71
Senior Member
- Location
- Clackmannan, Scotland
we had a 56 plate citroen c4 1.hdi hatch and it was great but mileage was getting on a bit and we needed a bigger car so we looked around and ended up with a 12 plate 508sw 2.0hdi - so fas we love it, towed the caravan no bother last year , plenty of room for - 2 adults, 3 kids 15, 13 and 9 plus 2 red setters. didnt pay that much for it either when we bought it.
My lads Accord Diesel cost him close on £5,000 in mechanical bills over 3 years, keep an eye on the oil level.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The one and only - and bloody expensive - BMW I ever owned also cost me several limbs during its short stay with me. I'm convinced that on the used market the badge is a lesser indicator of its likely reliability than the manner in which its been treated and maintained.
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
How about a Skoda yeti? Or are they too small? Last time I looked they had a 6 month waiting list. For a Skoda!
I don't know what to say. I'm going back to looking for a new bike for me.
Well that backfired... I thought you'd want a new bike!
I don't know what to say. I'm going back to looking for a new bike for me.
andytheflyer
Guru
- Location
- South Cheshire
I got a year old 126bhp diesel Kia Ceed Sportwagon. £14k. Can get my bike recumbent in, or a Defy, or 2 or 3 model planes. Goes well and does >50mpg.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Anyone else ever wondered why Renault use a scissor jack as their badge?
On second thoughts, it's obvious.
On second thoughts, it's obvious.
Over The Hill
Guru
- Location
- Ridden off into the sunset
[QUOTE 3850551, member: 259"]You always advocate Mercs cars and you're complaining about Jap cars looking ugly? 
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It is a bit of a tricky one and of course a very personal view. I don't think any one brand makes all attractive cars and another brand not; they all seem to have a few Cinderellas and a few ugly sisters in their ranges!
Personally I really hate the whole range of 4x4 and SUV type of car. To me they all look very ugly, they seem to have lots of very pointless and unused features on them and really seem unsuited for the job they are sold for. As a cyclist I don't like them as they tend to hide me from other traffic and prevent me seeing other traffic. They somehow seem to be sold as "tough" city cars but seem the most unsuitable thing to drive or park in a city.
Basically the owners are entering into a sort of car arms race and want something they think is bigger, heavier and safer than you, so you come off worse if they drive into you. Or they have a small cock.
Perhaps 5% are bought for a genuine use like a farmer or for better ground clearance but the rest are not. Mercedes make a few chunky great lumps that are as bad as the rest. My heart sank when it was announced that Jaguar was going to make a SUV.
[/QUOTE]It is a bit of a tricky one and of course a very personal view. I don't think any one brand makes all attractive cars and another brand not; they all seem to have a few Cinderellas and a few ugly sisters in their ranges!
Personally I really hate the whole range of 4x4 and SUV type of car. To me they all look very ugly, they seem to have lots of very pointless and unused features on them and really seem unsuited for the job they are sold for. As a cyclist I don't like them as they tend to hide me from other traffic and prevent me seeing other traffic. They somehow seem to be sold as "tough" city cars but seem the most unsuitable thing to drive or park in a city.
Basically the owners are entering into a sort of car arms race and want something they think is bigger, heavier and safer than you, so you come off worse if they drive into you. Or they have a small cock.
Perhaps 5% are bought for a genuine use like a farmer or for better ground clearance but the rest are not. Mercedes make a few chunky great lumps that are as bad as the rest. My heart sank when it was announced that Jaguar was going to make a SUV.
swee'pea99
Squire
"Four wheel drive is sooo important when you're going down to Sainsburys" - Alexei Sayle
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Sell the kids buy a pinarello.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
But when you're a Search and Rescue volunteer like me, then Sainsbury is the least of your worries. Of course, an SUV can also go to Sainsbury as well as the mud, but a regular car will become a liability on some of the terrain I need to negotiate. The last thing I need is my colleagues wasting time and resources rescuing me.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Alfas. No ugly sisters there.
BUT they are going to make an SUV like Jaguar. I despair too.
I've had a couple of SUV hire cars. Really do not like them at all. Smaller interiors than same sized MPVs - a Quashquai felt more cramped than our Skoda Roomster does. High load lip at rear to lift bags over. They seem to sacrifice space for style. Says he, throwing stones from a Roomster, all space and no style, But I always drive it with a paper bag on my head, in case someone I know sees me.
@Drago A small amount of people really use their 4x4 vehicles ability. A large amount don't.
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