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Redforever86 Grand Master

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If you can't afford what you really want and aren't happy with what you can afford...

 

Go for the cheapest option possible. Save the money between it and the mid range option you can afford.

 

One day you will be able to afford what you really want with the saved cash.*

 

*or you'll have some cash to upgrade a different aspect of your life style.

 

I'm 30 never bought a car, inherited something worth under £1k from my parents. I'll be buying crap cars until I can afford something I really want.

 

Fuck paying £12k or the likes for a new corsa.

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Clydeside_Sheep Mentor

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Why is it when I come to replace my car I can never quite afford what I want, and don't really want what I can afford :dontknow:

 

Its always the way in life!

 

But look to see if you can find a compromise to get what you want, for example:

 

- maybe consider a higher miles example, or lower spec, on the model of car you want

- or an older model / earlier 'mark'

 

These things are OK to do if its a decent make of car and has been looked after; to be honest most cars are build pretty decent these days. No brand has a joke reputation these days, the way Lada / Skoda / FSO etc were regarded in the 1980s.

 

I got a good deal on my Skoda as although it had low miles, it was 4 years old and a new model had just come out. The same car and model would have been at least 6k extra, for one which was only 2 years old (and likely had higher miles than mine).

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The Boofon Grand Master

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Its always the way in life!

 

But look to see if you can find a compromise to get what you want, for example:

 

- maybe consider a higher miles example, or lower spec, on the model of car you want

- or an older model / earlier 'mark'

 

These things are OK to do if its a decent make of car and has been looked after; to be honest most cars are build pretty decent these days. No brand has a joke reputation these days, the way Lada / Skoda / FSO etc were regarded in the 1980s.

 

I got a good deal on my Skoda as although it had low miles, it was 4 years old and a new model had just come out. The same car and model would have been at least 6k extra, for one which was only 2 years old (and likely had higher miles than mine).

Keeping up with the Jones'. All that's wrong with modern life.

 

Don't compromise. Spend what you can afford and be happy with your lot.

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Ke1t Grand Master

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I think it was an English poet who wrote;

 

You can't always get what you want.

You can't always get what you want.

You can't always get what you want.

But if you try sometimes, well, you might find,

You get what you need.

 

Write down a list of what you NEED in a motor, not what you want... then narrow down the models until you have a shortlist. Very often you'll discover that what you wanted and what you needed are two very different beasts.*

 

I purchased a Crossfire, cash money, back in the day. It looked the part, but was, in fact, not what I needed. 6 months later it was fired aff the roof, and I had a Jeep sitting in the garage, which I was 4.7 times happier with (The result of careful calculations).

 

 

 

*Beasts as in 'consumer products', not Beasts as in child-raping priests Beasts.

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Chewie37 Newbie

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Keeping up with the Jones'. All that's wrong with modern life.

Don't compromise. Spend what you can afford and be happy with your lot.

Dont listen to Boofon Jones here!

 

Compromise isnt about keeping up with anyone, here its about getting what you want within what you can afford!

Hold on, you're both saying the same thing, you're in agreement?!?!? Beelzebub is nae happy with the temperature drop!

 

Just do what I do and buy second hand cars with the view that they can be replaced cheaply when they start costing more to fix/mot. Currently have my hairdressery option of MX5 and Nissan Xtrail for work. Might go for some fast hatchback next Focus ST or Civic Type R, proper mid age crisis hitting soon

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Jigot Newbie

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I have only once bought a spanker. Transit van for my work which cost 13k. The monthly payments were more than my mortgage (over 4 years) never again. I run about in a Seat Leon tdi, it had 60k on the clock (04 plate) for £800. I got copper brake pipes fitted for it's MOT, £100 + £40 to plug it into a computer to bleed the system.

Electric window packed in but that's the only bother it's given me, oh aye, door seals but sorted them masel for under a tenner.

All you want is something to get you from A to B, safely and cheaply. Talking as an auld cunt, that is.

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ab24_5qh Mentor

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I have only once bought a spanker. Transit van for my work which cost 13k. The monthly payments were more than my mortgage (over 4 years) never again. I run about in a Seat Leon tdi, it had 60k on the clock (04 plate) for £800. I got copper brake pipes fitted for it's MOT, £100 + £40 to plug it into a computer to bleed the system.

Electric window packed in but that's the only bother it's given me, oh aye, door seals but sorted them masel for under a tenner.

All you want is something to get you from A to B, safely and cheaply. Talking as an auld cunt, that is.

 

To be perfectly honest it's more about me being tight than anything. I set an upper limit and everything I fancy is a bit higher. I'll no doubt end up topping up the budget,

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Jigot Newbie

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To be perfectly honest it's more about me being tight than anything. I set an upper limit and everything I fancy is a bit higher. I'll no doubt end up topping up the budget,

It's better to be, no tight, sensible,Postcode. Christ, when I was younger I spunked good money on bingers because I was daft and wanted to show off, why? Fuck knows, but it makes me cringe when I think of the shit I bought and the money I spent keeping them on the road.
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Chewie37 Newbie

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Eleanor is a fucking sexual machine!!

Just awa to sell my car and drive the blons seat Ibiza as she's got a company car.

Any young team looking for a 2.0 Clio 2011 41000 miles, Affa machine.

I'll just get in first and say fuck off @@The Boofon before you rain down the hate!!

Top tip in sales, don't alienate potential customers before you even start selling! ;)

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The Boofon Grand Master

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Eleanor is a fucking sexual machine!!

 

Just awa to sell my car and drive the blons seat Ibiza as she's got a company car.

 

Any young team looking for a 2.0 Clio 2011 41000 miles, Affa machine.

 

I'll just get in first and say fuck off @@The Boofon before you rain down the hate!!

Not sure why you tagged me here other than attention seeking.

 

Your hairdresser car is hideous but it's got me home from the football before so it gets a free pass in that respect. Wise move selling it though as it's gay as fuck.

 

Never knew your bird was old enough to drive. ;)

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