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[Rangie]

We have decided to use her Easter holiday to finally go and have a look around for a car for wifey. I've been putting it off long enough, and she likes to see cars in the flesh rather than looking at them online. I reckon £20,000 is about our limit and I think (know) we'll get £6K for her astra.
I'm not looking forward to it, she faffs around.......a lot.

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We went for the " range topping" 2.0 Homura just under £35,000 crazy money I know but that's the price of motors now, our neighbour has just bought a Focus for £30,000 ! Looks absolutely basic.

If you've got it, flaunt it 

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Ha ha, nothing to do with flaunting it typical woman " I like the colour of that one" ( red metallic) 😂 not interested in performance figures or anything .

[Kevin Wood]

French badged, but Toyota stamped all over the engine parts. 
998cc engine. Ive had motorbikes with bigger engines. 
£20 a year road tax.
MOT two days ago. Passed with no advisories.
84000 miles on the clock.
ULEZ exempt.
Had to spend a grand on it though. 

Good choice! I rather like these. Most of the ones I've seen under a grand have been total sheds. That sounds like a goodun though. And much less to go wrong than with dear Pierre 😉

I know a few people with them. They fall into the categorys of either not knowing how to open the bonnet / get them serviced or not caring, so if you've found one that has been looked after, well done!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We have decided to use her Easter holiday to finally go and have a look around for a car for wifey. I've been putting it off long enough, and she likes to see cars in the flesh rather than looking at them online. I reckon £20,000 is about our limit and I think (know) we'll get £6K for her astra.
I'm not looking forward to it, she faffs around.......a lot.

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We went for the " range topping" 2.0 Homura just under £35,000 crazy money I know but that's the price of motors now, our neighbour has just bought a Focus for £30,000 ! Looks absolutely basic.

If you've got it, flaunt it 

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Ha ha, nothing to do with flaunting it typical woman " I like the colour of that one" ( red metallic) 😂 not interested in performance figures or anything .

https://youtu.be/-u1zT1sFtcs


This one?

Is it a coupe?.....I thought all MX5 were soft tops.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

French badged, but Toyota stamped all over the engine parts. 
998cc engine. Ive had motorbikes with bigger engines. 
£20 a year road tax.
MOT two days ago. Passed with no advisories.
84000 miles on the clock.
ULEZ exempt.
Had to spend a grand on it though. 

Good choice! I rather like these. Most of the ones I've seen under a grand have been total sheds. That sounds like a goodun though. And much less to go wrong than with dear Pierre 😉

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They are great little cars , a friend of mine bought a new Aygo a few years ago and to me to Bolton in it to pick up a Hyundai I'd bought of eBay I was really impressed with the performance of the little engine.

When are you picking up the MX5, Mick?

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Should be all ready to collect by the 18th of February Steve.

Wow, that's quick. Compared to the five years Opti has to wait for his BMW 

May 19th 2022.....so 8 months.

It's crazy. They offered me a a new 240i registered late 2022 with delivery miles (less than 100) miles available for immediate delivery.

The catch?

It is the old model with Idrive 7 rather than the Idrive 8 of the car I have ordered. They also want an additional £4400.

No thanks, I'll wait.

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

[Sir Tigger KC]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

Shame you were taken in by Uncle STEMO's piss taking and changed the colour. 

I heard that the Thundernight Purple cars are the ones that hold their value the best as all the drug dealers want them. 

[STEMO]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

Shame you were taken in by Uncle STEMO's piss taking and changed the colour. 

I heard that the Thundernight Purple cars are the ones that hold their value the best as all the drug dealers want them. 

I think Opti must have been on drugs when he ordered it. Thunder night purple indeed 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

Shame you were taken in by Uncle STEMO's piss taking and changed the colour. 

I heard that the Thundernight Purple cars are the ones that hold their value the best as all the drug dealers want them. 

I think Opti must have been on drugs when he ordered it. Thunder night purple indeed 

The colour was provisional. Just something to complete the order. Now Portimao blue unless I change it again.

There is also Brooklyn Grey, a colour very similar to just about every Austin ever produced in the 1950's.

[Sir Tigger KC]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

Shame you were taken in by Uncle STEMO's piss taking and changed the colour. 

I heard that the Thundernight Purple cars are the ones that hold their value the best as all the drug dealers want them. 

I think Opti must have been on drugs when he ordered it. Bell End Purple indeed 

Fixed that for you Uncle STEMO! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

....and it was presented in Thundernight purple which has a whiff of the nancy boy about it.

Shame you were taken in by Uncle STEMO's piss taking and changed the colour. 

I heard that the Thundernight Purple cars are the ones that hold their value the best as all the drug dealers want them. 

I think Opti must have been on drugs when he ordered it. Thunder night purple indeed 

The colour was provisional. Just something to complete the order. Now Portimao blue unless I change it again.

There is also Brooklyn Grey, a colour very similar to just about every Austin ever produced in the 1950's.

Seeing as every other house is painted grey these days, you'd blend in with the surroundings OK.     

[TheBoy]

Driven a fair few Aygo's, and quite liked them.  Obviously, they were all hire cars, so are the world's fastest car.  Nothing, aside from the slightly cramped interior, to dislike about them. That said, nothing to really love about them*.  Its a tool to get you and 1 passenger somewhere.

No idea on reliability, but lacking french electrics should be a positive.



*Ignoring the hire car factor, and the fact I always have run in under powered cars on bicycle tyres

[Nick W]

Driven a fair few Aygo's, and quite liked them.  Obviously, they were all hire cars, so are the world's fastest car.  Nothing, aside from the slightly cramped interior, to dislike about them. That said, nothing to really love about them*.  Its a tool to get you and 1 passenger somewhere.

That has always been Toyota's business model. It used to be Mercedes and VW's before they fell for their own marketing bullshit.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

And it getting me from  A (home) to B (work) is exactly the job I bought it for. Ive yet to find anyone who has much bad to say about them which should be a good sign. Apparently they all use a bit of oil, but apart from that not too much to go wrong - I hope.
I have my other two cars for comfort / toys / speed / handling etc.
This deliberately a white good purchase.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Brought the Boxster to work today to fit a replacement o/s window regulator.
A bit if a faff with freezing cold hands, but its all done now.
Trying to muster the bravado to go out and pressure wash the salt and shite off the underneath of the Omega and then give it a wash.
Omega is also at work because the roller skate was delivered to here, so need to get swmbo to come and drive it back home at some point.

[Raeturbo]

Fitted  8 new plugs and new 8 coils on the Jaguar, it’s purring again now😎