daymoon
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How important is milelage to you when buying a second hand car??
I am looking at Astra's currently, and don't know whether to spend more and get lower milleage car(but older) or newer with more miles and pay less??
something like this:
Cheap Astra with 100k miles
or
Lower Miles, Older, More expensive
Also, a major factor is that the price difference in how much my insurance would be!
Opinions?
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Carl
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Mileage on its own is no use. Condition, history and mileage needs to be considered.
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Colin
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Wasnt a major factor when I was buying my Golf, I knew id be sticking a stack of miles on it anyway so current mileage didnt really matter, I was more bothered about general condition & price.
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DannyB
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Mileage alone should't be a problem, aslong as it has been regulally serviced, and you can see that it has then don't worry. A lot of cars are just breaking in over the 100k mark  get a volvo or a vectra over 100k and it'l go on forever.
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John
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Neither of them is cheap, mates trying to get rid of a w reg 2.0 sri with 90k for a bag of sand.
2nd one is also from a dealer, who will always be more expensive but you should get some sort of warranty.
[Edited on 18-04-2009 by John]
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daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by John
mates trying to get rid of a w reg 2.0 sri with 90k for a bag of sand.
[Edited on 18-04-2009 by John]
I used last bag of sand i had for making concrete and building a BBQ!!!
how much does he want for it???
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DannyB
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daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
???
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Carl
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A grand. It's rhyming Slang.
[Edited on 18-04-2009 by Carl]
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
quote:
Originally posted by John
mates trying to get rid of a w reg 2.0 sri with 90k for a bag of sand.
[Edited on 18-04-2009 by John]
I used last bag of sand i had for making concrete and building a BBQ!!!
how much does he want for it???
epic fail tbh. bag of sand = grand.
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John
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Do you not watch wheeler dealers daymoon
I'd probably never say that in real life
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daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
epic fail tbh. bag of sand = grand.
i didn't know...
obviously
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
epic fail tbh. bag of sand = grand.
i didn't know...
obviously
Southen thing...
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corsa_1.4
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tbh both cars are in the same insurance group so wont make much difference.
the engines are pretty much the same
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Jay
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Id have the first one if its got history etc, a mate in work just bought a 51 plate LS with 90k on the clock for £2k, and that was a private sale off a mate of his, mugged him
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Andrew
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I look at it this way, my car has a full dealer service history with every tax disc and petrol receipt. It's still been given death everywhere and close to blowing up 
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Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
I look at it this way, my car has a full dealer service history with every tax disc and petrol receipt. It's still been given death everywhere and close to blowing up
Is it clean and tidy though?
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Andrew
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No
Need to sort that..
I just hate the car, have done since i left the garage with it. Should have kept my Corsa. I'll get back into in the coming months when i get something i like driving again. Coming out of work fucked me over with what i had saved 
[Edited on 18-04-2009 by Andrew]
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Eck
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I've nae idea of the proper mileage of my car But it works, and that's the main thing
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Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
No
Need to sort that..
There you go then
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