~willow~
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Registered: 9th Feb 09
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buy it! as long as you look after it mileage doesnt matter!!!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Originally posted by GSi_16v
cars are made to be used! do it
So are chicks 
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Ian_GTI
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Registered: 26th Mar 07
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Go for it, cars are there to be used and enjoyed not kept in a garage. Just take good care of it
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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You'd be ignorant not to James. And I hope you're not an ignorant chap.
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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What's the van?
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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buy a cheap van and finish the corsa?...
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ianofbhills
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: newcastle
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Keep the Combo C and stop ploughing money into everyday cars. Cars cost money your current van is practical, economical, comfortable to drive (car like almost) and reliable transport just what you want for an everyday car why would you want rid of it?
The Bmw will cost more to run and you will worry about it. The van is hassle free motoring.
Spend the money on your project instead and keep that for enjoyment and for looking after etc.
That is what i would do I recently sold my combo and have regretted it as it was just so useful.
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Linch
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Registered: 4th May 06
Location: Whickham, Tyne and Wear
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
a bmw 
just yes 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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You worry too much James, it's a car, not a trophy 
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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OMFG It's Robin 
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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Just get it and drive it.
Also Robin
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
its a normal E36 with extra's to celebrate* the e36 end or production, im guessing you meant to say "foget then" in your previous reply
*Use up surplus stock.
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Behr
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Registered: 5th Feb 07
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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pics?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Keep the van. Take ianofbhills advice.
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NovaGTE2
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Registered: 26th Sep 06
Location: Peasedown St John, Bristol Avon
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I say drive it all the time; over the summer i use my Beemer daily; 50mile round trip aswell as some long work runs. The only reason i take it off the road in the winter is because with no TC its an animal in the wet and ice.
I use to drive my 911 everyday; even through winter. I thought no point having it just to look at!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
What's the van?
My lowered 1.3cdti combo
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
You worry too much James, it's a car, not a trophy
you have met me before havent you, i think like the trophy bit 
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lee303
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Registered: 1st Jul 08
Location: under the nova usually
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keep the van i reckon, the BMW will just sap funds/time for the perennially late corsa...
[Edited on 23-12-2009 by lee303]
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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your only attached to the van because i made you weld all the holes up 
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LukeD
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Registered: 23rd Jan 07
Location: Shropshire
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Kinda in same prediciment if you call my low miler Gte rare
Got no choice than to use it as a daily now... a option i didnt want to happen  too paranoid
But yeah suppose a car is there to be used everyday!but easier said than done to some. buying a cheap daily not an option? 
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Keep the van and use the funds to get that bloody corsa on the road again.
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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 VXR
Keep the van and use the funds to get that bloody corsa on the road again.
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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50 miles a day is nothing tbh
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I wouldn't, I used my Zetec S daily and fair enough it's still a new car etc but it's hard to look after a car when you're putting that kind of mileage on it. It's almost impossible to keep clean, (I cleaned mine 3 times a week, polishing etc) and just generally kinda takes the fun out of driving it.
Now I've got a van it's so much better, I don't use it very often but when I do it's so much more fun. The van is care free driving, park it where I want and not worry about it, when I need to go to tip or whatever, pick an engine up etc, it's there and easy to use and put stuff in the back.
I think ianofbhills has the right idea.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Graham is 100% right.
I haven't used the Astra since the RR day but when I was using it for work it racked up mileage just sitting in traffic and you soon get fed up of the surroundings.
I'm itching to jump in it to drive now but with this weather I doubt it will do any more miles now until mid January
Just keep the van and fit some bling bling wheels to it.
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