CorsaLad
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Registered: 25th Sep 01
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Hi,
Following on from my post about caterhams yesterday, does anyone else have a company car (something sensible) and then something a little wilder for the weekend? Are there any discounts for second cars...insurance etc? Also, how did you finance yours (i'm also saving for a mortgage :look
James
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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ive got a normal car and a broken car if that counts
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Cupra Steve
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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I sold my ibiza to get something a bit more of a drivers car, i was gonna get a corsa turbo but now have a 106 gti which i love, but not ideal for work, but i'm not getting my co. car till april now, hopefully, someone else is using the car i was supposed to be getting so i'm getting my car allowance again now, might end up sticking with it, but i don't want to drive the 106 up and down from surrey to newcastle!!!
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
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got a vectra
and the rx7 for weekend
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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got a mitsu carisma
and a golf turbo
dnt really use the carisam much now tho used itmostly wen i had the astra it wasnt very practical!!
[Edited on 07-12-2006 by j10E W]
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Cupra Steve
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i would now like to buy a nova or something like that to put a xe/let in it with my brother, just for a bit of a project, we brought a Suzuki SJ for a bit of fun, he has now sold his beemer and using the sj as a daily drive!!! LOL he's getting a gsxr750 tho.
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CorsaLad
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Scoob - how much did the rx set you back? What's the insurance like? Do you get hammered on tax for the vectra - still looking into this bit, but been offered a £4k car allowance.
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
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quote: Originally posted by CorsaLad
Scoob - how much did the rx set you back? What's the insurance like? Do you get hammered on tax for the vectra - still looking into this bit, but been offered a £4k car allowance.
sorry mate mis read the post the vectra's mine not a company car
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Cupra Steve
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Take the allowance mate, only reason i took the co. car is the fact that it's my boss brought 5 of these bmw 320cd's, said i could have one as he has everyone insured on it in the company but atm someone is using it up in newcastle, so it's not actualy a company car as such as i won't get taxxed my arse off!
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Got a 1.2 8v corsa for work and genral abuse.
Calibra for everything else
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CorsaLad
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Cupra Steve - I've got an 04 plate focus at the moment, only done 20k miles on it and work is a 70mile round trip each day. Our office also covers the whole of the UK and so lots of driving involved. Probably going to sell the focus to fund a deposit for a house.
What makes you suggest taking the car allowance? I am contracted for a min of 2 years and after this period the focus will be worthless.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve
i would now like to buy a nova or something like that to put a xe/let in it with my brother, just for a bit of a project, we brought a Suzuki SJ for a bit of fun, he has now sold his beemer and using the sj as a daily drive!!! LOL he's getting a gsxr750 tho.
To many ideas, not enough action.
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Cupra Steve
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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quote: Originally posted by CorsaLad
Cupra Steve - I've got an 04 plate focus at the moment, only done 20k miles on it and work is a 70mile round trip each day. Our office also covers the whole of the UK and so lots of driving involved. Probably going to sell the focus to fund a deposit for a house.
What makes you suggest taking the car allowance? I am contracted for a min of 2 years and after this period the focus will be worthless.
cos u'll probably make money in the long run.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
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got a new berlingo van for daily use
and got no car now which is running, wide one is almost sold and got a black XE'd gsi in bits
Building a LET corsa though
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Cupra Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve
i would now like to buy a nova or something like that to put a xe/let in it with my brother, just for a bit of a project, we brought a Suzuki SJ for a bit of fun, he has now sold his beemer and using the sj as a daily drive!!! LOL he's getting a gsxr750 tho.
To many ideas, not enough action.
the sj is all done, big nobblies, raised 2 inches, stripped, cav sri seats, chequered plated door cards, snorkel and great fun.
track day car is next bit of fun.
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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currently got an rx-8 for work and a 206 for fun
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