Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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modding a car adds litle or no value to it, so a few years down the line and youve just wasted that money.
You'd be best just buying a better car or just not get into debt in the first place.
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chumbly_warner
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Registered: 22nd Aug 03
Location: Leicestershire
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quote: Originally posted by ed_jones
fair points guys thanks alot i will take them into consideration, just feeling kinda skint at the mo after buying a winter car
Why did u buy a winter car?
You own a Corsa!!! Y drive around in a rubbish car over winter, its not as if it a collectors item.
I really dont see why people get winter cars or change there wheels at winter!
Its a CAR, it is used to get from A-B so use if for that not sat in the garage!
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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If you want it, then do it. Thousands of people get a loan to buy a new car, knowing full well as soon as they buy it, they've lost about 20% of the car's initial value.
£3k over 12 months isn't a great deal anyway, and you'll pay piss all (bout £100) extra back on it in interest.
Don't think i'd do it myself like, but if it makes you happy, go for it .
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote: Originally posted by chumbly_warner
quote: Originally posted by ed_jones
fair points guys thanks alot i will take them into consideration, just feeling kinda skint at the mo after buying a winter car
Why did u buy a winter car?
You own a Corsa!!! Y drive around in a rubbish car over winter, its not as if it a collectors item.
I really dont see why people get winter cars or change there wheels at winter!
Its a CAR, it is used to get from A-B so use if for that not sat in the garage!
It amazes me when people that own a corsa buy a "runaround car"
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Maybe because we have spent £000's on making them pristine and don't want to have to spend another few £000's on making it pristine every 6 months.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Maybe because we have spent £000's on making them pristine and don't want to have to spend another few £000's on making it pristine every 6 months.
Id rather that than spend £000's on a car I dont enjoy driving round
+ 2x tax
+ 2x mot
+ 2x insurance
+ 2x repairs
+ + +
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chumbly_warner
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Registered: 22nd Aug 03
Location: Leicestershire
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Maybe because we have spent £000's on making them pristine and don't want to have to spend another few £000's on making it pristine every 6 months.
LOL, by the time you have brought the 2nd car, insured it, taxed it, MOTed it you are running into alot lof money!
I drive my corsa everyday and at the end of the day its a car and it can be repaired or a respray for stone chips!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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If I drive my car 24/7 it will disapear into nothing.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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i always thought having a 2nd car was pointless, then my engine fell apart and i now see the point
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ed_jones
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Registered: 23rd Mar 03
Location: Wrexham / Shropshire Border
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ive bought a second car ( winter ) as i live out in the country down a narrow lane which in the winter gets very muddy and mucky, has a few pot holes here and there which dont get filled until spring summer by the council. And to do the run back and to to work in
my corsa is now garaged at my grandparents house in where im gona tidy it up, mod and put a xe in to it.
I would love to use my car every day and not have to buy another car but if i want to keep my corsa in decent nick i had to get another car and until i move away from home i will probs run 2 cars.
though i am still weighing up the decision as it has advantages and dissadvantages.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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ive had a second car for years now, much better
as this one has a heater, doesnt leak, dont worry where i park it, has a radio etc etc
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