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Post by Blarno on Mar 27, 2021 9:04:57 GMT
My nearest station is Winsford and is pretty much a direct route, only changing at Birmingham New Street.
Luckily, my Brother is in Newton Abbot and is going to head over on Wednesday to drive the car on my behalf and do me a walkaround video.
Either way, I'm still going to have to get the train to collect it - it's still cheaper than getting the car collected, cheapest quote I got was £258. I figuree that if all is well, I can negotiate a price and pay him by transfer, then do all the paperwork and plate swap on the train ride down and just drive home.
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 27, 2021 10:15:59 GMT
^ Taking a set of plates with you to stick on for the drive home ?? Be aware that some train companies have turned off the "Free" wifi that they used to offer onboard - Stagecoach have even done this on their buses as I found out a few weeks back when the Kuga was being serviced and MoT'd :-( trainsplit.com/timetable_fares.aspxCheapest I have found so far at £61-40 if you don't mind 3 changes and a very long journey :-( Our bizarre fares system means that a single is usually only a few pence cheaper than a return journey, especially at weekends |
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Post by Blarno on Mar 27, 2021 13:03:28 GMT
I'm not fussed with changes or free wifi, I have plenty of data that I never use. I'll be taking the plates off my current car and taking them with me, or using the trade plates from work.
I have had a couple of walk around videos off the owner and arranged for my Brother to go over on Wednesday for a test drive. Deposit has been paid to stop anyone else getting there first.
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Post by Blarno on Mar 31, 2021 15:31:41 GMT
Test driven and bought. Collection Tuesday.
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Post by Boxer6 on Mar 31, 2021 15:48:34 GMT
Test driven and bought. Collection Tuesday. Excellent!! |
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 31, 2021 16:33:49 GMT
Brilliant. What have you done with the existing BMW?
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Post by johnc on Mar 31, 2021 16:53:21 GMT
Well done on the new acquisition. A 3 litre BMW diesel is pretty close to the perfect engine for a combination of performance and economy. Enjoy.
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 31, 2021 16:56:45 GMT
Excellent. I am sure you will enjoy it greatly.
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 31, 2021 17:17:32 GMT
Excellent. I am sure you will enjoy it greatly. +1, looking forward to some photos and a write-up of an epic train journey....... |
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Post by Blarno on Mar 31, 2021 17:21:43 GMT
Brilliant. What have you done with the existing BMW? It will be getting sold once I've serviced the gearbox. |
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Post by Martin on Mar 31, 2021 17:42:05 GMT
Test driven and bought. Collection Tuesday. Excellent! |
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Post by PG on Mar 31, 2021 18:08:43 GMT
Great result. Enjoy it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 18:13:38 GMT
I hope it goes great. Have fun.
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Post by johnc on Apr 27, 2021 12:15:24 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 27, 2021 15:32:17 GMT
Agreed. However, £82k is just an excessive amount of money for a Boxster, however nice. I can tell I'm getting older because for me, a decent 911 is a £70k-ish car and a Boxster is a £40k-ish car.
I guess it's just human nature that your perception of the value of, say a £10 note, fixes at around the point you start to earn money and really understand the value of it, and doesn't appreciably update from there unless you suddenly win the lottery or become a Premier League footballer.
But it's also just part of the way that the price of anything you can term "a desirable luxury" has risen by way more than the rate of inflation in the last decade.
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Post by Martin on Apr 27, 2021 16:12:04 GMT
Yes, £82k is a lot for a Boxster, but really only if you think of a Boxster as it started out, a mid range sportier with c200hp. My Dad bought a 2.5 986 new and he didn't go mad with the spec, but it wasn't far off £40k and that was 20 years ago. Now it's got double the power, so £ per hp is about the same as it was when it started out bearing in mind you can get one for under £70k), so with inflation you can think of it as being cheaper! A Golf R is now well past £40k when you add a couple of options (even with a decent discount), you need nearly £60k for a fast A Class and as you know, it would be £50k to get into a 4-5 year old Macan which feels more mad than £70-80k on a brand new sportscar.
I think you can still understand the value of a £10 note and be comfortable with spending more than you would (on anything) than you did when you started to earn money, as when you work hard you should be able to enjoy the results.
I do agree that car prices have increased beyond inflation, particularly over the last 10 years, but safety / expected equipment levels have increased a lot too over that period.
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 27, 2021 17:52:19 GMT
I also note £82k is a healthy premium, presumably due to the aforementioned lack of supply.
I tried building an identical car on the Porsche Configurator and it came to just under £77k OTR, or just under £1k per month assuming £10k deposit, 48mths, 8k pa.
And I actually think the invention of PCP contracts has a lot to answer for in terms of rocketing list prices. We could spare the deposit plus £1k per month for a nice car if we really wanted to, whereas forking out the thick end of £80k cash is out of the question.
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Post by johnc on Apr 27, 2021 18:05:48 GMT
My friend who is looking for a nice 991 GTS or even just an S is finding the prices eye watering. Cars that at 6 or 7 years old are commanding prices well into £70K's so the chance of him finding anything that is perhaps 3 years old at that money are slim to non existent.
I hope for his sake that this is a bubble about to burst.
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Post by Martin on Apr 27, 2021 18:51:49 GMT
I also note £82k is a healthy premium, presumably due to the aforementioned lack of supply. I tried building an identical car on the Porsche Configurator and it came to just under £77k OTR, or just under £1k per month assuming £10k deposit, 48mths, 8k pa. And I actually think the invention of PCP contracts has a lot to answer for in terms of rocketing list prices. We could spare the deposit plus £1k per month for a nice car if we really wanted to, whereas forking out the thick end of £80k cash is out of the question. That is a bit unnecessary when there are plenty out there under list price. PCP has had an impact, when you add in discount and some deposit contribution it’s easy to think you’re getting a great deal and just think about the monthly cost, usually ignoring the deposit in the calculation! Once you’re on the PCP train it’s difficult to get off. I had the 535d on PCP as I was coming out of a company car unexpectedly at a time I was just into a new mortgage and topping savings back up, so it was the best option. I went with cash and a low rate bank loan for the 750, but just for 2 years, so our only debt now is our mortgage which does feel good. |
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 27, 2021 20:25:32 GMT
Once you’re on the PCP train it’s difficult to get off. I suppose it depends on whether you can afford the balloon payment, whether the car remains suitable for your needs and whether you want a car or a new car. I've had two cars on PCP but am enjoying not having to fork out the monthlies anymore and not minded to do it again. It made total sense on both occasions to go with PCP as at the time I had the income to spare but not the capital, and I only went for deals with big discounts and low APRs. But I'm not that fussed about owning a new car, and would happily go second hand for the next one. After all, I owned I think 20 cars and only three were bought new. |
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Post by Tim on Apr 28, 2021 8:22:01 GMT
What's happened to the days when Porsches, Ferraris, etc plummeted in value for years?
It seems as if additional supply has fuelled increased demand and firmed-up used prices rather then reducing them.
Are there just too many footballers/influencers/internet wamkers out there chasing these cars nowadays?
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Post by ChrisM on Apr 28, 2021 21:02:04 GMT
^
As someone said, looks like so many people with loads of money have not been able to spend it on foreign holidays so they have treated themselves to "exotic" cars instead
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Post by johnc on Apr 29, 2021 6:19:53 GMT
A used car dealer I know says that he was being forced to pay up to £10K more for the same Porsche 911's now than he was at this time last year. He has stopped buying them because he feels they are now over priced. He is buying Ferrari's, Lambo's, Maserati and cheaper stuff like M2's, RS3's etc which haven't had the same or any price spike. He has also just bought a couple of the last model M4 Comps which are about a year old, under 5,000 miles and cost him just over £40K each trade. That's half price v the new one and way better looking.
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Post by Tim on Apr 29, 2021 7:44:58 GMT
He has also just bought a couple of the last model M4 Comps which are about a year old, under 5,000 miles and cost him just over £40K each trade. That's half price v the new one and way better looking. I saw a lovely blue 70 plate last of the line M4 on Monday. The only downsides were the crappy noise it made on startup/idle and the fact it was a droptop. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 29, 2021 20:44:53 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 30, 2021 8:49:34 GMT
He has also just bought a couple of the last model M4 Comps which are about a year old, under 5,000 miles and cost him just over £40K each trade. That's half price v the new one and way better looking. I saw a lovely blue 70 plate last of the line M4 on Monday. The only downsides were the crappy noise it made on startup/idle and the fact it was a droptop. The drop-top is the one I'd want, conversely. |
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Post by Tim on Apr 30, 2021 9:06:37 GMT
This one had an ivory interior  |
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 30, 2021 10:02:35 GMT
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Post by Tim on Apr 30, 2021 14:07:02 GMT
Did you mean to put that in the 'Not Wanted' thread or has your account been hacked?
It's vile.
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Post by Martin on Apr 30, 2021 14:42:07 GMT
Did you mean to put that in the 'Not Wanted' thread or has your account been hacked? It's vile. It is awful. |
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