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We buy Land Rovers.Just what do you people in the UK do to cars? Outbacks and Legacys here and in Aussie will do 400,000km no problem at all.
We buy Land Rovers.Just what do you people in the UK do to cars? Outbacks and Legacys here and in Aussie will do 400,000km no problem at all.
Just what do you people in the UK do to cars? Outbacks and Legacys here and in Aussie will do 400,000km no problem at all.
And you can keep them too, I know where there are some Discovery 1+2's, Series 3 LWB double cab and a pile of Freelanders you can have back too!!!We buy Land Rovers.
If you don't like humidty, don't come here or any of the other smaller Pacific islands!Short journeys also car killers and I imagine a rural Oz vehicle probably averages longer runs. Years ago Oz friends over here couldn't believe how uncomfortable they felt in our feeble 'summer' and it was due to the humidity they were used to dry heat. Humidity rots metal. Anyway I've had a couple of vehicles that went to about 350,000 km and that is two out of my 4 vehicles.
When it in and out of the dealers workshopWhat's the general opinion on the most cost effective way to run a car .? How longs a piece of string ?
If you buy new £££££ in depreciation straight away .
Buy year old ,biggest depreciation hit avoided , then keep til it's dead suffering any repair bills , or change after 3 or 4 years so still has some value for trade in . !
Or lease ?
It's all swings and roundabouts . Repairs are pot luck as is the reliability of new or old .
Cost the earth to buy but worth nowt when you want to sell .
I always had old cars when I was young but now I am in my sixties I now have a one year old car on some sort of deal (i dont really know who owns the car and dont care).I then swap it for another before the three year guarantee runs out.I have a modern car that is nice to drive and economical,The monthly payments over the term are not much different from depreciaton on a new one,not a large amount of capital laid out and no nasty surprises in repair bills.
been there done that!If you don't like humidty, don't come here or any of the other smaller Pacific islands!
You are confusing better and nicerI would say cheap motoring is in the bargain basement sub £500 dept. Run it till it drops or fails it's mot then scrap and replace.
A lot of perfectly good cars are part exed every day because there owner wants a better one.
Maybe i should have said " A lot of perfectly good cars are part exed every day because people feel important signing there name on the finance agreementYou are confusing better and nicer
Half of all cars going for scrap are not even run in yet , I laugh at people panicking when cars get to 100,000 miles, personally i would not even dream of buying at less than 100,000 milesJust what do you people in the UK do to cars? Outbacks and Legacys here and in Aussie will do 400,000km no problem at all.
I would be too embarrassed to get finance on a car, it was bad enough getting a small amount of finance on my new trailer, when it comes to buying a car I just make 2 trips to the ATMMaybe i should have said " A lot of perfectly good cars are part exed every day because people feel important signing there name on the finance agreement
25-30c with a wee bit of humidity.....been there done that!
Terrible cars lucky to get 5k miles without breaking down. When they do break down bills are massive.
Just what do you people in the UK do to cars? Outbacks and Legacys here and in Aussie will do 400,000km no problem at all.
So other than Clive who is contract hiring (and may not include a range rover), where are all these farmers driving round in brand new range rovers that we always hear so much about. I know they exist, I have seen them, but are they keeping a low profile , or are they too busy shooting/skiing at present?
Ummmm, no , "Super Gramps" was reincarnated at 400,000km with a Tribeca 3.6 and boostMust have got to many zero's after that 4