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2 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:
Taycan Turbo S is not much cheaper at £120,000 without many options added. Only live once. So you drive it for 3 years and sell it im sure the value will still be around £100,000. Basing that off the old Tesla Roadster which is still valued at £90,000.
That old inlaws chestnut LOL. Happy wife happy life.
Admittedly not a fancy electric car but I've a BMW 650i GC, original owner paid £89,000, after two years the second owner paid £55,000 and after another 2 years I picked it up for £27,000. For me that's a typical depreciation curve. Now clearly although it's rare (only 13 in the country!) it's just a rare version of a common car (plenty of 6 series around) I don't see what will be a special but fairly common Porsche holding it's value much better?
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32 minutes ago, GranTurismoEra said:
Electric Vehicle?
Which one? The running costs are still something unless you've got free electricity? Even then no fuel and no road tax is going to save you what £1500 - £2500 a year?
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2 minutes ago, Ben–350Z said:
Oh, wow. Suddenly my 45min for 17 miles doesn't seem so bad! I have tried to convince my Dad to lend me his PDK Boxster for a bit, for exactly those reasons. He didn't seem too impressed...
Yah Cambourne to the science park :/ stuck with the times as I have to drop our son at nursery as well
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2 minutes ago, Ben–350Z said:
That's the sticking point really... To get anything I've thought of so far that would be a reasonable replacement is around £9-10k. So say it manages to save around £1.5k / year (a reasonable guess for my usage, I think) that's still like 5-6 years before it pays for itself.
But I am getting annoyed with 350 miles to £90 of fuel, and £570 / year for the honour of sitting in traffic on Cambridge's delightfully rubbish roads. Or stuck behind some **** doing 45 in a national for literally no reason. Suppose on that basis, I should hunt down my old ZX 1.9 diesel...
I'll be interested to hear what I'll do next
Just so confused right now
Well Cambridge's roads are just awful atm so I feel for you, my morning commute is 45min to an hour to travel 6 miles! It's definitely nicer with an auto, I've taken the BMW to work most days to give my left foot a rest from the clutch in the 350
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14 minutes ago, davey_83 said:
Yeah I know the one, brother inlaw would rather buy a 18k sports hatch that'll do 35mpg combined, than one 9k doing 25mpg
As my dad says "someones got to keep the economy going!"
You'd have to be doing some serious miles for that to bare out.
Purchase price is always the biggest factor. I'd always get something cheaper with slightly higher running costs if I could get something nicer. It's like people who worry about the tax band, if it's a serious concern then your buying the wrong type of car. That said buying something with silly maintenance and running costs won't end but most cars available are much of a muchness.
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1 hour ago, davey_83 said:
A 5k car to 25k seems like poor man maths to me.
Indeed if you own the car outright the only costs are running costs, if you look to swap to anything where you have pay towards the car then your running costs are unlikely to be your biggest sink. I doubt the Zed is costing you so much that a more economical car would be able to save you enough in running costs to put towards the finance/purchase?
I've long shaken my head at people who stump up a fortune for an economical car when a less economical one costs less even with the running costs thrown in.
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16 hours ago, Cn12345 said:
That’s good to know, thank you
I've swapped my arms without having to drop the brace, you can leave it with the opposite side loose while replacing an arm and then swap, this saves you having it on the floor and lifting it up again. Bolts are nice and thick and while the nuts might have seized some PB blaster and a long breaker bar gets them off without too much hassle.
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Few things gone already, sensible offers happily entertained
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Having a clear out! All items will be cleaned before sending, posting from Cambridge (so happy for anyone who wants to collect)
Interior steps, a few scratches otherwise fine, all clips etc unbroken. £30 +postage
Interior trim round lower door, fee scratches clips etc all correct £15 + postage
Rear view mirror all good £20+ postage
GT de coupe spoiler (original) in chilli red all the fixings are present, no clips but the clip holders are all correct, easy enough to repaint. £40 plus postage
Torque solution gearbox mount. I said yes yes, wife says no no. Makes shifts butter smooth and the car sound amazing (from my pov anyways) driveway DIY job to fit. 2nd hand but doubt it's had more than 1000 miles of use.
£60 +postage SOLD
De coupe boot weight £10+ postage
De standard lights turn signals etc, all working (swapped to an led pair) £50 + postage
I also have a radio unit which I removed, haven't uncoded it so not sure it's worth much? Sensible offers! SOLD
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Muppets, Plenty of blame to go around here..
The GT86 clearly should not have pulled out, he could see the Nissan and the speed involved, no doubt he though he'd be able to have a "race" the biggest lack of brains available.
The 350z, why are you racing along a street lined with people? Pretty dumb.
Spectators, why are you standing feet from muppets?
The interview with the organiser sounds like he's a very level headed guy, the meet is in a carpark with speed bumps to stop people being idiots but as always brain dead morons have to turn up to try and make themselves feel special by being idiots.
Just shocking stuff, if people choose to be this way there's no wonder the police and society clamp down on it and wanting to admire a group of nice cars and have a chat then becomes some illegal activity.
I'd never ever put my life in the hands of morons around me. Everyday when I drive I'm fully aware that every other car could be driven by a complete idiot and keep the appropriate distance and try to fully anticpate that they could choose to do anything not just what I'd expect.
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1 hour ago, rabbitstew said:
Nursery fees are a killer. Its like a 2nd mortgage each month. Thats excluding school trips & events etc.
Very true, you pay if they're ill or on holiday as well!
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16 minutes ago, ZMANALEX said:
You will be lucky if you get 2 - 4 weeks on standby I am afraid.
2-4 isn't an issue for me but 6-8 is definitely on the limit, at 6 weeks it's a properly spluttery slow start, 8 weeks is dead battery territory. No worries though I'll pop it on a trickle charge in the garage. Speaking of which my current charger is basically a transformer and 2 croc clips (ebay special) it works fine but I wonder if there's a nicer version people recommend?
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For the past year and a bit I've been swapping between the 350 and my other car (Thwarting my attempts to get it over 100k miles)
Often it sits in the garage for up to 6-8 weeks, twice now the battery has discharged and I've had to let it charge over a few days before using it when it's perfectly happy again. In the 7-8 years of ownership It's had a few batteries so it's kept fairly up to date.
I've no problem with putting it on trickle charge while in the garage I'm just wondering if people consider it should be able to sit for up to two months and still be able to start happily? It has an aftermarket stereo/rear camera/auto folding mirrors, rear view mirror mod but all of them should have been wired up to the correct power (ie not the always live).
It's perfectly happily not being used for a few weeks but 2 months seems to be the limit, does that seem about right?
The fancy BMW just seems to turn things off to ensure the battery doesn't drain obviously the 350 doesn't have those sort of features.
Just curious
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Similar for £1000 I really want to know they're awesome! I'm always looking for better jack's I hate using the smallish trolley one I've got!
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Damn you Adrian! I'm a good few years behind on my z purchases and you keep adding cool stuff!
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2 hours ago, davey_83 said:
Lots of people in the comments above don't get YouTube, it's a business. Not all shop owners own the premises. They're not classed as fronting, it's business. Most corporate companies lease vehicles not buy them, having cash tied up in a depreciating asset.
If a car costs 15k in depreciation during the first 3yrs, and leasing or PCP for the same car for the same term costs 10k and you have no intention of keeping it, why pay the extra?..…....
People that own their car outright with undeclared mods aren't in a advantageous position should a claim be needed.
I think most people get YouTube.... The issue isn't that he financed it, he broke the terms.of the agreement. It's not his property why on earth should BMW want him messing with their property?
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15 minutes ago, coldel said:
It's a case of the 'i want this now and dont care how because I want to be seen on the internet' attitude with a large dose of irresponsible behaviour not becoming of an adult making a good decision. Sure I wouldnt read the small print of the £30 chinese go pro copy I bought off ebay but damn sure I know what I am getting into if taking on a 5 figure financial liability.
What do I see? Someone typical of a generation that is desperately needy to be seen on social media as being successful, that needs constant 'likes' to justify their decisions, that clearly is ignorant of accepting responsibility when taking on responsibility and looks to pass the blame when clearly the blame lies clearly in one single place.
Sympathy = zero.
100% agree, what's scary if he doesn't understand his responsibility to read some paper that clearly outlines the terms of the contract does he actually understand the responsibility of driving not just a car but an extremely powerful car?
Why is it in these situations people defend this sort of action? have sympathy for these people or even rail against the terms of the deal. Don't like them? Don't buy the car, it's not an item you need to live. I bet he sets up some sort of donation page and gets other idiots to pay for it. Ridiculous and the rest of us who accept our responsibility and make choices accordingly get the rough end.
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4 minutes ago, GranTurismoEra said:
lol, we all make mistakes. All part of learning. There are other youtubers who do the same thing on similar deals. Whether they can or cannot read is up for debate.
Well im sure his experience will educate others.
Inexperience is applicable to a skill that's learnt through experience/training/repetition he decided to either ignore or not check or assumed because his friend did something he'd be fine. That's what I call stupidity, your in charge of your own actions, the documents contain all the info needed you are fully responsible if you comply or not. If you've decided not to comply with the conditions then you've assumed responsibility for the outcome. To pretend there's some injustice here is laughable.
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10 minutes ago, GranTurismoEra said:
Its all related because hes asked to give back the car which gets repossessed this week if he cant pay. Point is its not as simple as not reading small prints. Its also inexperience. Hence the situation arising.
Either way he still owes £60,000+ as a result of modifying and breaching contract. How he was "funded" plays a part on his terms of contract the way it was purchased. He can raffle it, sell it and try make up the rest I guess.
On a different deal this may not be viral....
Inexperience? I'm confused, he didn't read or choose to ignore the terms of his finance deal that's nothing to do with experience!
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I think I have aftermarket bushes on my frame so would have to see if they'd fit. Do they do one for the diff?
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5 hours ago, docwra said:
Who'd have thought it, Heidi Allen is my MP too and I think shes a bit of a hero.
While initially she kept the party line on Brexit, following May's attempt at bringing the same deal back over and over again she responded to over 60% of her constituents that voted to remain.
Lets be honest, the Tories arent doing anything else with their parliament at the moment, I dont see why you think you're losing out on any of their policies you actually voted her in on.
Shes also nailed her colours to the mast on Rees Mogg and the DUP situation, I admire her for actually speaking her mind and not trying to blend into the background.Shame then she didn't speak her mind at the point her mind was exactly what were people were using to decide their vote? She's elected because she got the most votes, votes cast based on her views or the views she stood next to. If she feels the people she represents are better represented with another set of views that is also fine but she should go back to those people and check. Principled politicians in the past have done so, why can't she? I think we know the reason, that if given a chance she would be unlikely to be returned to parliament, and if she knows that then surely she can't be expressing the views of her constituents?
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1 minute ago, coldel said:
That is democracy, as defined by this country. Sorry it doesn't stand up to your view on what it should be, but that is what it is. On the whole most parties/MPs stick by manifestos which people vote for, but in exceptional circumstances (which this is) MPs can change tact, that is the democratic right of an MP, they are not delegates of those who voted for them (hence the importance of understanding the difference).
Of course the power a voter then has is to not vote for them again, so for an MP to change tact means they have such a strong belief that one of their mandates outweighs the others that they are literally willing to give up their seat. But that's again democracy in play, the power is in parliament and the MPs that stand there, that's what Leave voted for.
Which just underscores why people are voting for a brand new party that has one explicit aim...
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34 minutes ago, coldel said:
That is sovereignty and democracy in play. Democracy dictates that people vote for an MP who then acts as a representative, not a delegate(and the distinction is important), in the house of commons. They typically have three mandates which are to represent all the people of the constituency, the party and the country. They do not have equal weighting.
Democracy does not dictate that this MP cannot change their opinion, nor does democracy dictate they cannot go against the party/constituency if they feel the need of the country is greater as they serve all three mandates. Of course the constituency can vote them out, but that is the risk the MP plays.
This is often not clearly understood by voters who think MP's only have one mandate - they have three and often the weighting changes, the direction changes so on and so forth. Ordering or expecting MP's to do something that is against their freedom to express what they represent, is in effect what you would see in a Putin style 'democracy'
So just pick the one whose name comes first because if they can change their personal views entirely 180 whats the point in asking me who to pick? There's no mechanism to hold them to account, there's no requirement for them to actually stand on the views they intend to vote on... but they get to decide how to act on a referendum outcome and pretend they stand for their constituents, so how does that work?
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2 minutes ago, coldel said:
Exactly what Docwra is saying though via Piranhas, the landscape changes, therefore political policy changes and each taken on each of its merits. The country put a vote out there to leave the EU, not to leave under no deal, not to leave with a deal, not to leave as a customs union - just to leave.
Ultimately the outcome of the vote has been actioned and we have signalled intention to leave, the process is in play, it could take decades as many on remain side predicted. But to go to the original point, is the current squabbling and political positioning undemocratic, not in the slightest. It is in fact the process we are seeing that was the underlying reason Leave won which was to give sovereignty to our parliament, that doesn't guarantee they will do what you want though and we all have to live with this now.
I think you miss judging my point somewhat I have no issue with debates taking place and indeed whatever my personal view is winning or losing (to put it in those terms) However what I do have an issue with (and you seem to be saying is just how the system works) my local MP Heidi Allen standing for election last time round as a conservative alongside the party manifesto to enact brexit. She's now decided she didn't really mean that and is busy pretending she never said any of the things she's said on camera and in print. Further more she's decided what she really meant was that we should a vote with express outcome of choosing to Remain. That's not debate or adjusting to a change in landscape that's an about face. While she's arguing this is only fair and the people should decide she hasn't actually checked whether that's what the people she represents at a local level actually want. So she's all for votes if she things she can get the outcome she now believes in but presumably against votes where she won't agree with the outcome (ie a local election) So how is that democracy? How can we have a system where every 4 years we get 1 go to pick who nest expresses our viewpoint if they can then the next day change their mind and stand for something different.
Both main parties have done similar and this is why the brexit party is gaining traction as it seems somewhat unlikely they'll come to an arrangement that involves not leaving.
Kept my 350 sold the merc c63
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Quite 4 expensive tyres later....
If you want it get it but best not get it on the assumption of what the price will be in a few years.