Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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ok.... im nearly 20... i have no car and not had one for 3 months, its getting really annoying. ive been looking for a 3 door black 55/06 astra 1.8 sri and its a tedious search, so...
do i continue to look for an astra and possibly wait another month or so and get myself a little bit of debt... or go and buy a 1.6 W reg sport with 69k and buy it outright?
i really want a newish car and ive drove the astra and it felt good and another plus would be it has warrenty and in a nut shell its a good car. If i get the corsa B i would probably XE it and would be a hoot! ..... dilema
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Daimo B
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Honestly.
Save money
get rid of debts
Save for next car.
Sure it'll take a while, but if you just keep digging that debt u'll never start your life as your forever paying off what you've already debit for.
I made that kinda decision around 24, to stop spending money on sh1t and getting in debt.
27 and im now free (bar a mortgage which is 10x worse than the previous debts  )
Plus its not really the time to have a debt over your head.
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SeanXE
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Registered: 17th Jan 09
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Avoid debt at all costs and get a Corsa, then save up or spend your money on it 
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cesil
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as said dont go in to debt! get the corsa n save for your next car!! always saved for the car i want, makes it sweeter wen you get it
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Rob R
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Buy a car you can afford outright. I'm selling my CTR soon and buying a 1.6 sport or a fiesta zetec s to pootle around in so I can pay my loan off and start saving for something with 4 walls and a front door.
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SR91
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quote:
Originally posted by cesil always saved for the car i want, makes it sweeter wen you get it
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Have you still got my old car? If so i'll buy it off you.
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Kano
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Though you were wanting a diesel C?
Were selling my gf's SXi+ CDTi next month, would be a happy medium for you..
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mac1976
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Registered: 29th Dec 06
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get a corsa and drop a let in it , a will do it for you pete
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John
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As long as the loan doesn't have stupid interest I can't see the difference between saving for a car and buying it now.
Except if you save you need to wait, and nobody wants to wait.
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
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buy my 52 mk4 astra sri...dti lol
pay off any debt save and buy outright is my advise at the minute 
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Mike GSi
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i tried to go sensible at the age of 21, but now im looking for another corsa
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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well its hard, i get staff rate with halifax so apr/interest is not a problem
buy a 9/10 year old car and mot it every year, deal with rust etc and probably modify it as a standard corsa is just shite.
sensible, get a astra for around 7.5k and enjoy it, i would not modify it but with my budget i could only get a 5 door with x-pack and i would rather have a 3 door, so i would have the car for roughly 3 years untill i pay my loan off and i wouldnt be happy deep down that ive spent all that money to get a car that i didnt really want.
other option is to get something like an astra gsi mk4, 5kish then sell that in 3 years and see where i am
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
Though you were wanting a diesel C?
Were selling my gf's SXi+ CDTi next month, would be a happy medium for you..
i wanted a 150 astra but insurance is stupid and petrol has came down alot since i said that
whittie: i sold the car in December, you had your chance aswell!
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
quote:
Originally posted by Kano
Though you were wanting a diesel C?
Were selling my gf's SXi+ CDTi next month, would be a happy medium for you..
i wanted a 150 astra but insurance is stupid and petrol has came down alot since i said that
whittie: i sold the car in December, you had your chance aswell!
buy the 120 astra get it remapped to the 150, unsure if you can the put a dtuk box on aswell
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Pete_vxl
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dont want to piss about with a new car though, if im going to get a new car i want something out the box that ticks most of the boxes. spotted two black 3 door sri's this week and both were sold when i phoned 
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ShEp
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Don't be an idiot and get sensible
xe the corsa
I'm 24 in a couple of months and I'm just xe'ing a corsa 
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paul.mitchell1984
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
dont want to piss about with a new car though, if im going to get a new car i want something out the box that ticks most of the boxes. spotted two black 3 door sri's this week and both were sold when i phoned
not really mesign about and can be done free/cheap if you know the right people and can always be put cback easily enough, plus its a mod thats not really tracable, cheaper car more poke
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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If you can comfortably afford the re-payments and are fine with it then i see no problem with getting a bank loan for a car you really want.
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stubbsy05
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tbh honest I'm in a similar boat to you.
I have decided to spend £1500-£2000 on a hot hatch instead getting a loan out for a 172/182.
I have already got a mortage and a few ks on a intesrest free credit card so don't want to add to anymore debt.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Don't get the 1.8 SRI 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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stubbsy05
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My mates got the 1.8 SRI 07 Plate Astra with the Exterior Pack.
ITs looks nice but to me a 1.8 petrol in that sized car is never going to be that enetrtaining surely?
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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i think your missing the point, the new astra is a car that will last for ages and isnt ment to be a racer, i just cant decide should i do a last hoorah before i go and buy something ''gay''
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mwg
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Get a loan and get something newer. You'll wonder how you lasted with a Corsa for so long
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mac1976
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Registered: 29th Dec 06
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pete ma mates got a mk4 astra gsi for sale if your interested give me a pm
[Edited on 12-02-2009 by mac1976]
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