I know you’re all desperate to know what I’ve bought, so heres an update:
Picked my daughter up from Taunton station yesterday afternoon, and as the VW showroom was nearby we pulled in for a gander.
”Have you gat any used Tiguan, AWD, SE Nav spec?”
“No, but let’s see what’s coming in, what’s your budget?”
“Max £18000, cash, no PX. Would be happier if it was less”
He goes off, few minutes later.
”I think we have what you want. April 2017, SE Nav, blue, AWD, DSG, 16000 miles, £17995. Coming in on Wednesday.”
At this point, my daughter who is super smart, intelligent (uni lecture), logical, decisive, slightly bossy, and has absolutely no interest in cars whatsoever, takes over.
”Look, you’ve been dithering about for months. Make a decision. Is it what you are looking for? Is it in budget? Is it the right spec? Is it a good price? If so, buy it. If you don’t buy it, it’s because you don’t really want to buy anything. So stop fannying about and buy the fecking car!”
To be honest, I didn’t think id get such a low mileage for £18k, but price is about right. Wonder if I’d said my budget was £17.5 he’d have come back with it at that price. Doubt it. He did say not to haggle but would give a little bit just to make me feel better.
Found it hard to argue with daughter. And it’s local. So I’ve put a £100 reserve on it, my wife will test drive on Wednesday. I’d be very surprised if I’m not driving it hone on Saturday afternoon. Looks like this:
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