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[cyberknight]

I think accy needs to look at the continual need to keep chopping and changing cars every 5 mins , i know some have had issues but is there a deeper issue ?

 

[Jameshow]

I think accy needs to look at the continual need to keep chopping and changing cars every 5 mins , i know some have had issues but is there a deeper issue ?

I think @Accy is completely normal, who would change their car on a whim?!🤔🤣

 

[fossyant]

I think accy needs to look at the continual need to keep chopping and changing cars every 5 mins , i know some have had issues but is there a deeper issue ?

TBH, he hasn't. His 500 has developed an in-built swimming pool, and other issues are going to cost a bit. He's been looking a while whilst being a bit coy about his existing car becoming a submarine !

T

 

[cyberknight]

TBH, he hasn't. His 500 has developed an in-built swimming pool, and other issues are going to cost a bit. He's been looking a while whilst being a bit coy about his existing car becoming a submarine !

T

in this case but he does seem to be always looking at cars , hey maybe im wrong and thats fine but just seems to be a regular occurrence .

 

[Alex321]

in this case but he does seem to be always looking at cars , hey maybe im wrong and thats fine but just seems to be a regular occurrence .

Looking at them yes.

Dithering about them, very much yes.

Actually changing cxrs, not so much - hence the shock posts on the previous page.

 

[HMS_Dave]

What Accy told the dealer. "small leak when it rains, probably a door seal"

The reality of what the dealers will get...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Phew, after months maybe even years of 'what car' deliberating I finally bought the Vauxhall 1.4i Adam to replace my beloved Fiat 500 cabriolet! I know you all think I should be driving a 1930s Austin Healey or similar, but in reality my needs require a small, reliable city type car.😉 I collected my new to me car two days ago. As with all cars you get to know how they handle after doing a few miles in them, then doing more the following day, then more the following day and so on and so on. Yesterday I did a 20 mile run in it, which is a lot for me. So far I like it, which is good as It's too late to change it for another.😉 I'd like to say that on acceleration it's something I'm not used to and quite fun! I tried that Abarth out last November and it didn't seem much more 'powerful' than my Fiat 500, but this certainly does! I did think about leasing a Fiat Abarth electric version on the Mobility scheme I'm now entitled to, but someone told me they cost £30,000 to buy, and they don't make an Abarth rumbling engine sound, more a souped up milk float sound being electrically run.👎 Do I want a 30 grand car on a lease scheme that I'd only do about 2,000 miles a year in and sounds like a milk float!!

17 inch wheels and wide tyres, so someone told me yesterday.😉

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've only owned two Vauxhalls in my 48 years this approaching November years of driving. One being this one, and the previous one which was a 1969 1.1 Vauxhall Viva in what I'd describe as peppermint green in colour. I bought if off my brother in 1983 for £150. It was so underpowered that even slight hills meant dropping down to third gear, after approaching them at a fair speed. The seat belts weren't inertiad and it eventually rusted to oblivion!

 

[biggs682]

@Accy cyclist glad you like the new to you car
I have never owned a Vauxhall in 40+ years of driving

 

[fossyant]

I'm now getting worried about the cemetery photos. Is this what old people do ? Go to cemeteries in new cars for a photo shoot ?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

@Accy cyclist glad you like the new to you car
I have never owned a Vauxhall in 40+ years of driving

I've owned five. The first, a Mk1 Cavalier was a brilliant motor, the other four, three Astras and a Corsa varied from poor to crap.

 

[fossyant]

I've owned five. The first, a Mk1 Cavalier was a brilliant motor, the other four, three Astras and a Corsa varied from poor to crap.

I've owned my first in the last year, but whether it's a Vauxhall is questionable as it's also a Toyota, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat van. It's great though, and the VX model is the best equipped. I did have a Vectra 2.5 V6 SRI for a year as a company car - that was a hoot to drive, although my van can could outrun it !

 

[Accy cyclist]

I went to the car dealer's where I part exchanged my Fiat 500 cabriolet for my latest car the other day to pick up my new car fob they'd replaced when one of the new car's fobs wouldn't work. I spotted my ex Fiat 500, seeing it's for sale at £2,995. I thought they might sell it at that price after giving me £1,000 for it, needing quite a bit of attention. I thought I might miss the car after owning it for four years, but I like the Vauxhall Adam I part exchanged it for as it's more robust body wise, has far better acceleration, more room inside etc. I do miss that roll back roof on these current warm, sunny days, but not the constant worry of someone damaging it to break into the car.🙄 I do hope the person who buys it will look after it well!😍

Used Fiat 500c Convertible 1.2 Lounge Euro 5 2dr in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire | Britannia Car Sales Ltd https://share.google/uSYwcxVyFVTaw6UIL

 

[biggs682]

For a minute @Accy cyclist I thought you were going to buy it back

 

[Accy cyclist]

For a minute @Accy cyclist I thought you were going to buy it back

I did have a slight thought about doing that. Open top cars always look attractive on warm, sunny days, but no, I had the car for four years, so I did get slightly bored with it. How some folk can keep the same car for many, many years, even decades is beyond me. Unless they bought it from new and want to drive it throughout its entire life, or it's a classic car they only take out on certain days.