harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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Originally posted by Andrew
Trying to play the i'm better than you game and other users jump in?
It's my opinion dick head!
I've owned a Golf and my misses Dad has a diesel BMW 3 series on a 58 plate.
Angry guy, you've got issues
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Id cycle
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Trying to play the i'm better than you game and other users jump in?
It's my opinion dick head!
I've owned a Golf and my misses Dad has a diesel BMW 3 series on a 58 plate.
Angry guy, you've got issues
Yes, you, arse hole 
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Dont you drive a 307
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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Insignia Sri cdti vx line .
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Get some rubbish petrol then post in every single thread on here about doing 30k a year.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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You've already got a diesel and know roughly what will need doing and when, so keep that is surely the cheapest sensible option, unless you want rid of it for some reason, and then look at 3 series. There is a reason they are popular company cars, cheap to run, reliable, good image etc
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Something cheap that you can fill with red and not worry if it gets taken off you. 306 Dturbo for example, cheap to insure, good on the juice and are very nippy with a few tweaks. That's what I would do anyway
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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1.5dci
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Clio dci. Cheap to run, maintain, insure, tax and does great mpg.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Bugger doing 30k a year in a Clio. I do 15k in a '04 Fiesta and it is just annoying.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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The reason I'm not keeping mine is due to comfort. On paper it seems ideal to keep what I have, but I want a lot more comfort than I have now.
For the people suggesting older cars, do they still make sense when factoring in repair/servicing costs? I have an idea (not studied actual costs yet) but buy something 1year/18months old on low miles keep for a year and sell on. Therefore no MOT, minimal servicing but the main thing would be depreciation which would mainly be down to what I actually buy
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pow
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I'd still keep it for a few months to make sure you're going to keep the job/they're going to keep you. Especially if you're financing it.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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I will be on a 12month contract, so that is 30k almost guaranteed. I will probably use it for a little while, but don't want to be stacking massive miles up on it as the value will drop loads
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I did 40k in a Ford Connect. It was no better or worse than the 50k in a 307 and 25k in a Fiesta. If anything, I felt really safe in that Connect.
However, I don't drive at 60 MPH like a lot of users on here do or say they do. Doing 30k a year I wanted to make progress.
Unless the money was really good, I won't do it again.
I must have done over 200k over the 7 years. I ran into someone on ice coming up to a roundabout, rear ended once and being parked up my car got hit. I also got 3 points for doing 40 in a 30.
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