Ben J
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Originally posted by whitter45
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Originally posted by Ben J
I've never had a company car before mate.
[Edited on 03-05-2013 by Ben J]
whats happening to your VRS mate
Missus will be driving it 
Its only 6 months old and is perfect for a family car.
We'll get rid of her Astra.
[Edited on 03-05-2013 by Ben J]
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Ben J
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Ahhh fair enough, thinking of someone else, bonus in that case
Yep. Alot of other training providers give their regional trainers Mini's. Was kind hoping for a Mini but they test drove 4 cars including the Mini and the Clio over an extended period and the Clio was the favourite with everyone.
Was a bit gutted when I found out it was the Clio but it actually looks quite tidy.
Will be nice to have a car that I don't need to worry about. And can chuck it through the local Kosovo wash and not care if it gets swirled etc lol.
[Edited on 03-05-2013 by Ben J]
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whitter45
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Ahhh fair enough, thinking of someone else, bonus in that case
Yep. Alot of other training providers give their regional trainers Mini's. Was kind hoping for a Mini but they test drove 4 cars including the Mini and the Clio over an extended period and the Clio was the favourite with everyone.
Was a bit gutted when I found out it was the Clio but it actually looks quite tidy.
Will be nice to have a car that I don't need to worry about. And can chuck it through the local Kosovo wash and not care if it gets swirled etc lol.
[Edited on 03-05-2013 by Ben J]
does make a huge difference although I treat my company car as if it was my own
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Ben J
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Yeah. You've got a nice BMW though not a Clio!
Tbh i'll probably end up giving it a clay/polish/wax when I first get it to protect it.....I can't help it
[Edited on 03-05-2013 by Ben J]
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pow
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My god you should see the abuse dads company cars get 
His scenics used to become vans, he used to take the passenger seat put to get more in, used to set off about 3 lights on the dash! The Audi used to tow a trailer, forgot it was on there once and reversed quite hard, it snapped round and put a massive dent in the rear quarter! Both Prius's have been used as transport for the welsh rally, coming home down the m4 one Saturday night the mud was flying out of the wheel arches! I've also used them to sleep in at PVS
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pow
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Oh and the Prius gets a once every 10,000 mile wash.... When they go for a service!
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Whittie
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That car should be able to wash itself.
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Jambo
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Mrs Jambo has a 62 Plate Clio III from new and its a wonderful car. Spec tastic as it was a runout model though
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Nath
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The front of these is all wrong.
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Ben J
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Getting mine in next couple of weeks. Confirmed i'm getting my first choice colour of Flame Red.
Not looking forward to going back to manual and handing over my Octavia to the wife. especially losing heated seats now its getting cold.
Can't really complain though. Going to save me a lot of money.
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Jambo
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That the metallic almost candy red?
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Ben J
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Yep that's the one. Looks really nice in that colour. It looks slightly orangey in some lights.
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whitter45
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yes its a lovely colour that - seen a few around our way in that colour
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Ben J
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Best thing is its got keyless entry/start. Can just leave the card in my pocket/bag. Loved having that with the VXR. Surprised the A4 didn't have it.
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Jambo
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I saw one the other day at Renault in that colour Dynamique nav spec, was gorgeous. Had a red dash too. Id have one
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Hammer
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They are a vast improvement in external looks than the previous standard Clio's imo.
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smcGSI16V
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They look like somebody crashed into the side of the new ones.
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AndyKent
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Really liking the new Clio, was hoping gfs company car was going to be one.
Instead she gets a Pug 208 
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Andrew
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If you could get something better and pay a bit more tax, i'd go for that option. I've had company cars and would love another. No fuel to pay for, servicing and parts done on the company. Brilliant! Not an option for me at the moment unless I take a pay cut.
I had a Ford Connect and loved that van. Felt solid upfront. Got washed every now and then. I then got a Ford Fiesta but as I hated the new boss, I started hating the job including the car. Didn't look after it, put it through Tesco machine car washes and eventually looked like shit (boss used to praise how clean the car looked... even though he was paying to ruin the paint). So my advise, treat the car like it was your own. I miss my fuel card!!
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Jambo
I saw one the other day at Renault in that colour Dynamique nav spec, was gorgeous. Had a red dash too. Id have one
Gorgeous  that is not a word I would use to describe the new clio. It's rather ugly.
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Ben J
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It's not ugly. Nice looking car IMO.
Andrew - we get no choice to upgrade. It's a Clio or nothing. Until I become an Area Manager. Which won't be long tbh.
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Andrew
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I quite like the look of the new Clio myself. I'd have one if it was a company car.
They are a bit pricey at the moment and wouldn't spend my own cash on one.
Best of luck with it and getting the promotion!
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Jambo
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Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by Jambo
I saw one the other day at Renault in that colour Dynamique nav spec, was gorgeous. Had a red dash too. Id have one
Gorgeous that is not a word I would use to describe the new clio. It's rather ugly.
Beauty is in the ey of the beholder, I think they look fab.
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Ben J
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I do too. But tbh for £30 a month company car tax all in I'd drive a big fat turd.
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Ben J
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New whip arrived today. First impressions are good. Although I've only driven it 3 ft backwards so far.
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