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Post by Martin on Mar 28, 2024 18:01:30 GMT
No picture as I was driving. A grey AMG GT Black Series, bit too much for me but it did look like it had just driven off the track. It was close to MB UK in Milton Keynes, registration MR67 AMG which a google search suggests belongs to a Youtuber.
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Post by Martin on Mar 28, 2024 12:47:45 GMT
That Silver Spyder is lovely. In theory the Green one should be lovely but the colour just doesn't work does it? As much as the Spyders are fantastic a Boxster GTS would be a far better proposition 99 times out of a 100 in this country. No and I don’t think it would even with different wheels. Don’t you think it depends on how you’re going to use it? If it’s regularly or as a daily, then GTS every time, but as a weekend toy the Spyder is quite a bit more ‘special’.
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2024 20:20:25 GMT
I know Martin and that silver Spyder is absolutely gorgeous. I have obviously reached that age where people younger and the same age are passing away far too often and it does make me think I need to get something like that before I get too old to enjoy it! I’m having the same thought.
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2024 17:21:33 GMT
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2024 15:28:57 GMT
It's a good idea, you need to make this one happen!
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2024 12:41:28 GMT
The link didn’t work, but I assume it’s the 30k mile one in Bournemouth for £24k. Nice condition and low mileage, but a fairly poor spec and as you say, about double what you’d expect. I’m not surprised prices are holding firm, once you get down to the price level of a 987 it’s all about condition. I’d expect prices to increase over time for well looked after examples.
Really good cars, we still miss ours.
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2024 0:11:03 GMT
I struggle to think of something I’d buy and keep for 20 years, but that’s because I don’t know what the options will be in 5-10 years and it would have to be something special as a second or ideally third car.
Lots of fleet musing going on in the Martin household at the moment, including an EV, but only as a 3 car garage solution with the EV as a (Lindsay’s) company car.
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Post by Martin on Mar 25, 2024 17:07:18 GMT
Its an interesting idea! I have wanted for a few years to do a long road trip from the tunnel up to the artic circle in Norway, passing through Denmark/Sweden on the way - it would be epic! The scenery on the Norwegian coast looks absolutely incredible. It would not be a cheap trip mind, and I think their speed limits are exceedingly dull. But its on my bucket list!!! That's something I'd quite like to do as well. + another. The Atlantic Ocean road looks stunning. I It would be a round trip of over 3,000 miles and 30+ hours each way, so one for retirement maybe. You're right about speed limits, 50mph max in Norway iirc.
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Post by Martin on Mar 25, 2024 16:48:07 GMT
It won't help in this particular scenario, but Harry M used a car transport company to take a couple of cars down to Spain and he explains the costs / cost benefit in detail. If you're travelling a decent distance as part of a group, it makes a lot of sense.
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Post by Martin on Mar 22, 2024 6:42:09 GMT
I use this one I think. Whichever one I use it’s the one Martin uses as he suggested it. Feel free to correct me, Martin. www.insurance4carhire.com/That’s the one. I’ve only had to claim against it once, but it was very straightforward and paid out quickly. Go via TopCashback, savings depend on which cover you get, I saved £15 on a £60 worldwide annual policy. An annual Europe policy is £47 and you’ll get £14 back. A bargain compared to the hire companies daily charge. It’s cheaper for an annual multi-trip once you go over a week.
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Post by Martin on Mar 20, 2024 20:06:55 GMT
Really good discount. Not massively surprised as it hasn’t had great reviews, but that’s when it’s a £50k rather than £30k (ish) car.
There are some huge discounts being advertised at the moment, I saw a Jaguar advert which was offering an unregistered iPace S for £46.5k (£76k list) and HSE black for £53.5k (£83k list). At a lower price point, the e-208 starts at under £20k (£33k list…which is crazy).
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Post by Martin on Mar 20, 2024 15:56:39 GMT
Is it up on a 4 post lift?
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Post by Martin on Mar 20, 2024 10:58:02 GMT
There was an unregistered Panamera Estate in that colour at my local dealer when I was looking and I thought it was quite smart. Lindsay referred to it as ‘Old Man Red’, I’ll take it as a positive that I’m not viewed as old….
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Post by Martin on Mar 19, 2024 13:04:06 GMT
To be fair to this one, he did say they could only get a budget tyre so I should go with my Plan B. I’d told him he needed to let me know what he could do by Thu am, was able to get them fitted at my normal place on Friday.
The difference in profit margin is surprising.
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Post by Martin on Mar 19, 2024 10:19:14 GMT
Children: causing tonnnes of work for parents since the dawn of time! On the budget tyres, yes I have the pleasure of sometimes meeting the largest UK tyre dealers and wholesalers, and they typically make vastly more on budgets. The example I was given (from the mouth of the MD of a major UK tyre wholesaler and dealer) was a premium selling for £160, they made £10. In the same size a budget selling for £80, was £40 profit. And they generally "drum test" examples before taking them in volume as so many explode at high speed. So think about that, the next time you buy a budget tyre for £60. Which the dealer bought for £30, and which was probably sold from the factory in China for £10-20 originally. Sitting as the only contact between your car and the road on the motorway........... That was exactly my thought, hence replacing two nearly new tyres with BMW * rated ones rather than putting them on the rear and hoping for the best.
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Post by Martin on Mar 19, 2024 8:37:43 GMT
I saw two yesterday, a G Wagon in what I think was Desert Sand (after looking at the configurator) and an electric Q4.
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Post by Martin on Mar 15, 2024 15:04:24 GMT
Easier to change the window trim than seatbelts. They’ve gone for the Sport Classic look on a budget.
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Post by Martin on Mar 15, 2024 14:19:48 GMT
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Post by Martin on Mar 15, 2024 14:09:34 GMT
Collected it this morning, its scrubbed up pretty well. I'm getting two new (proper BMW * rated) front tyres fitted later this afternoon, a s the dealer could only source budget tyres in time for some reason.Call me a cynic but I expect the profit margin on budget tyres is higher and most people probably go "oh I can't be arsed to get my own tyres, go ahead...". Quite possibly. New wipers fitted and 45mins spent doing a better job of cleaning some bits such as the leather seats, steering wheel and black trim. The leather has come up nice and matt. It needs a proper clean and polish really, but I’m not doing it…. Headlight bulbs and replacement gear lever / gaiter will get done tomorrow, I know my Dad will absolutely love supervising him!
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Post by Martin on Mar 15, 2024 11:20:08 GMT
Collected it this morning, its scrubbed up pretty well. I'm getting two new (proper BMW * rated) front tyres fitted later this afternoon, as the dealer could only source budget tyres in time for some reason. It's off to Swindon about 4pm to collect the two eldest boys, then North to Cheshire, as we're all with my parents this weekend for their 55th anniversary.
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Post by Martin on Mar 14, 2024 18:46:53 GMT
I think Porsche wanted about £900 for a paint correction and ceramic coating (inc wheels), more than a decent local detailer would charge but it was included after I’d got them to a price to change I was happy with, so I can count that as free! It’s a 5 year Gtechnic coating and is excellent, makes the car so easy to clean and 10,000 miles in it is beading as well as it did on collection day.
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Post by Martin on Mar 14, 2024 14:58:58 GMT
Olive isn’t the best green, but I wouldn’t refuse it as a gift.
992 GT3 prices are coming down quite nicely, my local dealer has a couple in the £180s and they start from under £170k in OPCs.
From everything I’ve seen and read, I would rather have a Turbo S, they are down in the £130s now.
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 19:06:41 GMT
I wonder how much a £200k, 1000+ hp Taycan with scaffolding instead of rear seats will be worth in a couple of years?!
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 14:56:04 GMT
My 18 year old has decided he now wants to learn and is a couple of weeks into lessons. £80 a week for a 2 hour session….
They need a a reason to do it. For us it was just wanting to behind the wheel! For my eldest, he was never the designated driver as all his mates drove and he kept fit by cycling to work and when he was accepted into police training that it because urgent as you need a full driving licence. Son number 2 was a bit worried about driving and doesn’t mind public transport, but is on a management development programme at work and knows he’ll have more opportunities to progress when he can travel around more easily, so is now really keen.
It’s a little annoying that he wasn’t given chance to strip the car….his personal stuff was taken out, but I’d spent a couple of hundred £ on new bits such as genuine gearknob / gater, nice leather edged carpet mats, wipers, headlight bulbs, phone holder etc. He’d only just put two new tyres on it and it was nearly full of fuel…. I’m up to £130 in the last hour buying some of that stuff again.
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 12:19:29 GMT
Yes, triple black but thankfully it doesn’t have privacy glass as well,
It was registered end September 2015.
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 11:43:41 GMT
They would be, but he likes to them. I’d never buy a black car either, but it’s got a nice amount of metallic to it and does look smart.
As well as the 17” wheels, it’s got part leather, Visual Boost radio with idrive (non Nav), heated windscreen and auto dimming mirror. It’s got the Chili pack which the other one had, which includes a whole load of things including climate control, cruise, MF wheel etc. The first to thing he asked me when I sent him the Autotrader link was whether it had cruise control….
The other one had rear parking sensors, which is pretty rare and this one doesn’t have. The colour screen does make it feel more modern and the seats are in really good condition, most I’ve seen have really saggy leather sections.
It’s just had a major service and MOT and I’m getting two new front tyres. The ones it has have plenty of tread, but ones a Yokohama something and the other is a cheap brand. It’s got Dunlops on the rear, they agreed mismatched fronts weren’t a good idea so offered to swap them to the rear, but I’d rather have brand new * rated (non run flats) on there so a deal has been done.
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 10:09:04 GMT
We did briefly discuss other options, but he had a nearly new Corsa for a few days and wasn’t impressed by the way it drove. Difficult to beat the 1.5 MINI Cooper at this price point.
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 10:04:53 GMT
Settlement figure agreed, should be paid in 3-5 working days. Bank of Dad is providing a ‘bridging loan’ as the next MINi adventure starts on Friday when I collect this:
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2024 9:55:50 GMT
There is a small electric Volvo (EX30 maybe) in the car park under head office this morning.
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Post by Martin on Mar 11, 2024 20:08:02 GMT
£48,652 deposit contribution!
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