Corolla.
Motor snob alert
Or an Auris.
Not a fucking petrol Golf though.
2011 Kia Pro Ceed for âŹ7.5K
Something different and nice to drive. Plus youâll have a small bit of manufacturers warranty with it still
Hold on to it another while pal, build up your no claims bonus and pick up a nice motor over in England after christmas.
The exchange rate seems to be going only one way.
Iâm going to do the same myselfâŚfar better spec, not to mention value over there.
You do know the higher the spec the higher the vrt right ?
Youâre still winning once you donât go too OTT, by cutting out your local car dealership here and their cut.
Thereâs an awful lot of shit over there too, a lot of it specifically for the Paddyâs coming over to make a killing
The new style Fiestas look nice. Plenty of them in the UK Iâd say
Do your research before hand and youâll be fine mate.
Friend of mine got a lovely Avensis last month in Leeds in a dealershipâŚnot necessarily my cup of teaâŚbut he saved 3/4k at least including the flight over and ferry back.
Ah youâd want something a bit more exciting than them mate if youâre spending 7/8k,
Insurance is a killer thoughâŚat least youâre not living in Limerick cityâŚit goes up another 20% in a lot of casesâŚdue to claims
Ok Iâll keep that in mind
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Iâve decided against changing my car for the moment guys. I briefly considered selling my car to a trade buyer and we werenât a million miles apart on price but within 30 seconds of speaking to the guy I decided I wasnât arsed listening to his shite about how the market is challenging. I felt he was insulting my intelligence and my long family history in the motor trade so I declined to negotiate.
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Need to make a decision on our drop off pick up car. Our 2004 Skoda Fabia runaround-Towner will fail the NCT this weekend as the ABS pump needs to be replaced.
130k on the clock and would take âŹ1k for it if someone wanted to take it away. Our garage man is telling me it might cost a packet to fix with new part, but Iâm finding second hand replacement for ÂŁ70 plus postage. Heâs straight and has fixed up and pre-NCT ed our cars for years, thinks we might scrape through our NCT on Sunday. Told me to come back after NCT to see if itâs worthwhile spending money and time on it following the report.
Is it worth fixing it up or do I get rid?
No. Get rid of it. Stick it up on done deal for parts at 100-150 quid. Buyers market mate. I am being serious, cut your losses and get rid of it. Be thankful you got your moneyâs worth out of it.
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Very long winded post.
What is the actual question again?
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There wasnât one.
Gents, anybody here buy a new car through PCP lately. Would you recommend it. Thinking of buying a new car soon or maybe in the new year and this maybe a good option. Obvious small print to look out appears to be the mileage penalty.
Id say I have posted on it in the past in this thread. I think its a pyramid scheme created by the motor industry. Main issues
The guaranteed minimum payments. Who is guaranteeing? In many cases its the dealer and not the motor company. I wouldnt rely on it if its dealer
I think the first tranche of cars will be coming off PCP soon which will add huge volune of 2nd hand cars to market. Allied to cheap stg and ease of inporting cars from UK then even if you can get the minimum guaranteed value you mightnt have any equity in the car to roll into thr next one (which is one of the key marketing points)
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