kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Do you...
a) Look for a minter. Low miles, top condition in and out, engine been serviced and cambelt changed etc. In this situation you're obviously gonna be paying top dollar. Or,
b) Try and get one maybe a bit rough, don't care about smaller dents or scratches. Ripped seats doesn't bother you. Little or no service history etc. but you can get it for cheap and fix it up!
Personally I've always gone for b) apart from my last car, but I kinda feel gutted that I paid top dollar for it! Having a perfect car is just no fun lol, I like getting some rough and building it up into how I want it  so next so, bring on the roughness again 
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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A without a doubt. id never spend money on a car that i knew was a dog.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
A without a doubt. id never spend money on a car that i knew was a dog.
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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I'm never buying new again, but I'd never buy one that needed work. I've had a few new cars and was gutted on sale how much they lost. I was lucky I got my LCR a year old with only 2500 miles on the clock and 5K cheaper than the owner had purchased it for. That was when car prices were good. There is some real bargains about on nearly new cars now.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Always go for mint condition. If you buy a rough one it'll probably end up costing you the same if not more to get it tidy than just buying the mint one in the 1st place.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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I'm with Matty G 
My car isn't perfect but out of all the ones I looked at it was the best of the lot.
I don't have the time and money to buy a wreck and fix it.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I only ever buy good examples, that might not be the shiniest looking one though and doesn't necessarily need full history although, or even running 100% when you buy it.
Just need to know what you're looking for.
I wouldn't buy something that wasn't 100% if I didn't know enough about it.
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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rather have a mint older or lesser car than a shabby newer one
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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A
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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I always aim for the best obviously. But I'll make compromises.
I got the Rex with a few paintwork issues as the interior was very good and the chassis was solid. Also being a special edition it was worth investing a bit.
And due to the few niggles I found, I knocked over a grand off the asking price.
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