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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 12, 2021 13:24:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 13:27:49 GMT
Looks fairly tidy, what would insurance and servicing be like?
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 12, 2021 13:32:50 GMT
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Post by PetrolEd on Mar 12, 2021 13:40:51 GMT
The answer to the question is the cheapest Skoda Superb Estate you can find for the money which is around 2.5-3K
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Post by cbeaks1 on Mar 12, 2021 14:48:11 GMT
I've actually lined up a car to go and see tonight. It's such a bad car that I suspect I'll be automatically banned from this site! Giving no clues until I've seen it and perhaps bought it. Suffice to say it meets my brief perfectly - a shed on wheels with no image that I truly don't have to care about. Multi space? |
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Post by Tim on Mar 12, 2021 15:02:37 GMT
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Post by Tim on Mar 12, 2021 15:10:34 GMT
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Post by michael on Mar 12, 2021 16:00:56 GMT
They do fall into the so shit they're good category. I drove one around Western Australia a few years ago and used more fuel in two weeks than some cargo ships do in a year. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 12, 2021 16:05:05 GMT
It will be more agricultural to drive than a Massey Ferguson, so it depends if it is going to used for motorway runs. |
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Post by Martin on Mar 12, 2021 16:06:45 GMT
Errrr indeed.... you can get a proper car for the budget. I await the outcome of tonight’s viewing with interest! |
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 12, 2021 17:04:41 GMT
Christ...at least it's not a Frontera... |
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Post by Tim on Mar 12, 2021 17:17:03 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 12, 2021 17:34:21 GMT
Good Lord, 160k on an Alfa?? I think we may have found the only recorded case in history of someone winding a car's mileage forward. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 12, 2021 17:39:10 GMT
Nice, but not actually all that big in the boot department. I would be getting a W124 Benz if it were me. |
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Post by Big Blue on Mar 12, 2021 17:41:06 GMT
This is what my neighbour has. Horrible doesn't start to describe it. |
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Post by Big Blue on Mar 12, 2021 17:43:36 GMT
Nice, but not actually all that big in the boot department. I would be getting a W124 Benz if it were me. W124TE is almost a no brainer from my perspective too. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 12, 2021 17:56:50 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 12, 2021 18:00:41 GMT
He'd have to change his forum handle to "Lovejoy"! |
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Post by LandieMark on Mar 12, 2021 18:30:05 GMT
This is what my neighbour has. Horrible doesn't start to describe it. My dad had one of these from new in 1998. It was OK in 1998, but they haven't aged well. |
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Post by garry on Mar 16, 2021 7:38:19 GMT
The deal has been done. I'm now the 'proud owner of a Vauxhall Zafira 1.8! Its a 2007 car, 90k miles. It was a private sale. Current owner had it for ten years. She's a company director, the kids are all going to university and she's leased a Mercedes drop top. Nice couple, nice fancy house. They let me take it for a long test drive (about an hour). Nothing went pop or bang, no water or oil where it shouldn't be. Bodywork decent, interior actually very good. Two issues; driver side electric window not working and two months MOT. Last years MOT had two minor advisories. They were asking £600, but the car was just taking up space on their drive and they clearly weren't enjoying the experience of selling. Offered then £350, agreed a deal at £395. It's off to my local friendly mechanic. He'll put it through an MOT and give it a look over. I suspect there'll be a few quid to spend to get it through the MOT. If I've bought badly then it's a £395 mistake - I can live with that.
Driving impressions? Imagine putting wheels on a shed and you're about there. To be fair, it's competent but almost purposefully dull. As a car to fulfill my brief it's great.
No pictures yet , but imagine a big silver box on wheels and you're there.
I'm actually quite looking forward to using a car I don't care about - parking it and not stressing about it getting dinged by an incompetent driver or scratched by a jealous passer by.
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Post by Martin on Mar 16, 2021 8:53:51 GMT
Have you somewhere you can hide it so you don’t have to look at it?
Seriously....that’s a small risk to take, pretty much a disposable car and it must be nice not worrying about where you park it / cleaning it etc.
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Post by garry on Mar 16, 2021 13:18:40 GMT
So the mechanic has taken a look at the mighty Zafira. It passed it's MOT with a couple of minor advisories. I'm pleasantly surprised by that. I'd reckoned on a couple of hundred quid of stuff to do. He gave it a good look over and can't find anything of concern. Looks like I got a good deal.
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Post by michael on Mar 16, 2021 13:20:13 GMT
Is that the type of Zafira with the handbrake like a handle?
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Post by garry on Mar 16, 2021 13:27:23 GMT
Is that the type of Zafira with the handbrake like a handle? It does. |
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Post by michael on Mar 16, 2021 13:30:23 GMT
I hired one of those in Scotland, probably paid more for the weekend than you did for the car. I'm sure it'll be very practical
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Post by Alex on Mar 16, 2021 14:33:25 GMT
So the mechanic has taken a look at the mighty Zafira. It passed it's MOT with a couple of minor advisories. I'm pleasantly surprised by that. I'd reckoned on a couple of hundred quid of stuff to do. He gave it a good look over and can't find anything of concern. Looks like I got a good deal. With a years ticket you've just doubled its value! |
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Post by PG on Mar 16, 2021 15:20:09 GMT
That is pretty much "free" motoring at that price. Driving impressions? Imagine putting wheels on a shed and you're about there... As a snotter to potter about in it is probably ideal. But I had the misfortune to drive a Zafira VXR once. It is the only car where I have felt car sick as the driver. |
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Post by chocy on Mar 16, 2021 16:17:27 GMT
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Post by Big Blue on Mar 16, 2021 19:50:11 GMT
Not a bad biffer car. Is that the one with the fold-in third row of seats? Developed by Johnson Controls - I remember a colleague telling me in the ‘90s.
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Post by garry on Mar 16, 2021 21:01:23 GMT
Not a bad biffer car. Is that the one with the fold-in third row of seats? Developed by Johnson Controls - I remember a colleague telling me in the ‘90s. It is. Here’s a picture of the beast  |
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