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Car buying
I've long since lost my love affair with cars, probably somewhere in a garage waiting room back in the 70s when my VW beetle was in for yet more repairs Anyway, my wee Ford Fiesta is nearly 10yo and has only 16k on the clock and has been very reliable when I've needed it. Despite that, I was having a look at a newer Ford model. If you want metallic paint it's £495 extra, for solid paint it's £250 extra (white) or £649 (red). The only model that doesn't attract an extra payment is yellow
Suppose I should feel lucky it comes with seats and wheels as standard Maybe I'll just stick with the old Fiesta
Suppose I should feel lucky it comes with seats and wheels as standard Maybe I'll just stick with the old Fiesta
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Re: Car buying
With most brands the standard colour is white, anything else is extra. Personally, with only 16k on the clock I'd keep it, the trade in value will still be nothing near what it's worth.
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Re: Car buying
Tony I've purchased nearly all my used cars from the auction (Kinross / Ingleston ) we have car auction a mile away so can pick up a wee banger any time , as Paul says ,hang on to your Fiesta, my Wee Vauxhall is an 04 at 37k mileage, just been MOTD. And runs like a wee sweetie.Askit wrote:I've long since lost my love affair with cars, probably somewhere in a garage waiting room back in the 70s when my VW beetle was in for yet more repairs Anyway, my wee Ford Fiesta is nearly 10yo and has only 16k on the clock and has been very reliable when I've needed it. Despite that, I was having a look at a newer Ford model. If you want metallic paint it's £495 extra, for solid paint it's £250 extra (white) or £649 (red). The only model that doesn't attract an extra payment is yellow
Suppose I should feel lucky it comes with seats and wheels as standard Maybe I'll just stick with the old Fiesta
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Ah, so Ford have moved on from their "You can have any colour you like as long as it's black" to "You can have any colour you like (without paying extra) as long as it's yellow.
That's progress for you!
That's progress for you!
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Re: Car buying
Askit wrote: Maybe I'll just stick with the old Fiesta
Totally agree, if it is in good running order, especially low mileage it's worth a lot more by keeping it. After all, a car is a car is a car. It simply gets you from 'A to B'.
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Re: Car buying
in 1974 I finished my apprenticeship and bought myself a BRAND NEW Datsun Sunny 120Y Coupe. At the time one of the big selling points was NO EXTRAS. There is the car, buy it as it is or leave it. At the time I seem to remember the then current Ford Escort price list looked a little like War and Peace in thickness, listing all the extras in all combinations.
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Re: Car buying
At least heaters are standard fit these days
It's amazing how many manufacturers now charge extra for differing paint colours, used to be only metallic which cost more. Laughable that white cars used to be called six week white because they used to sit on the forecourt so long and now they all charge extra for white because it's popular.
Still it's better than BMW motorbikes. When I bought my 1200rt, metallic finish was an optional extra only problem being they didn't do any solid colours
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It's amazing how many manufacturers now charge extra for differing paint colours, used to be only metallic which cost more. Laughable that white cars used to be called six week white because they used to sit on the forecourt so long and now they all charge extra for white because it's popular.
Still it's better than BMW motorbikes. When I bought my 1200rt, metallic finish was an optional extra only problem being they didn't do any solid colours
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I suspect the Fiesta will remain. A well known car buying site offered me peanuts for it and, as Paul said, the trade in value would be even less. If it does go, I probably wouldn't bother with a replacement as it functions as our second car (or the one I get to drive ) .
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Baby powder blue and bright yellow seem to be the base colours for the lowest specs VW Up's of which there at least half a dozen+ trim/accessory levels ( Take, Move, High, Club, Street, Rock, Look, and last but not least the electrifying e-Up BUT no SiDaisy!) and only the lowest spec. has steel rims now, the assortment of alloy styles is mindboggling.
Though in my experience the metallic with the glaze top coat seem to last better.
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Though in my experience the metallic with the glaze top coat seem to last better.
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Re: Car buying
Hang on to that Fiesta....personally I wouldn't be buying a new car right now with electric/hybrid technology making such strides
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