Need another car...

Post by **Shug** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:22 pm

ironside wrote:
Shug wrote:Simon Ironside - shed collector.....

You junk that shell and I'll personally eat your eyeballs!

I have nowhere to keep it though.....

Post by **ironside** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:24 pm

It's fine

Was grinding the exhaust off.

Simon

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:12 pm

No I don't need an Escort...

Well the plot thickens, phoned AOL they wanted £900 for the liz alone, then another £400 for the group 12 Mitzi. Admiral multicar wanted £650 for the Liz and £470 for the Mitzi.

I then checked a group 9 Vectra diesel (I feel dirty) and the insurance for the Vectra alone was over £400... Beginning to think that it is the area that is dragging it up, that, the lack of no-claims and the driveway parking. So I will probably get the Galant, STFU and pay the insurance. It'll drop when I get some NCB and some more years older

Jury is out as the boss isn't back form work yet...

Post by **simon** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:38 pm

Have you tried asking whoever you're with (Bell IIRC?) if they will mirror your ncb?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:43 pm

I have found a few that will but they are still expensive. the area is pretty rough round the edges. To check, I put a 1.3 Ford Ka on confused and it came back at over £350 cheapest FFS! It dropped to £130 when i put my NCB against it.

E-mailed Adrian Flux in desperation....

Prolly end up paying in the end as I can't ring myself to buy a complete sh!tter!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:59 pm

Interestingly a Porsche 924 is only £388 with no NCB....

If only I could get past the "Darling I have bought a Porsche" without getting castrated. She won't want to know that it's a classic, cheap, people's porsche, she'll just kill me

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:12 pm

How does this sound? Insurance is a bit on the steep side but the bodywork looks mint and it's £400 below budget at £1600.

Here is the car

Its a 1995 BMW 530i SE (230BHP)
new engine 65000 miles ago and gearbox overhauled 30,000 miles ago
Does about 24MPG around town - 35 MPG motorway driving
Kenwood Radio cassette with 10 disc changer currently in the car
Full leather interior - very comfy
4 New tyres, battery, front suspension recently
Full Service history - Just serviced - 6 months tax & mot

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:28 pm

Liking your choice

Good for autotesting

Time to buy shares in shell / BP; good luck in trying for those economy figures.

Dominic
(accelerator either fully on or fully off faction)

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:34 pm

Bolocks to the fuel, I only have to get 20 miles a day commuting.

Do the seats fold down does anyone know? I will need to fill it to the gunnels with my crap when I move back down south.

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:30 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Do the seats fold down does anyone know?

Dirty Bug"£$%r

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:39 am

I don't think BM rear seats fold down, that's part of the reason they are alleged to handle so well, the extra strength/non-flex from having solid metal behind the seats and not a folding bench..

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:40 am

MacK wrote:I don't think BM rear seats fold down, that's part of the reason they are alleged to handle so well, the extra strength/non-flex from having solid metal behind the seats and not a folding bench..

Correct in every BM (and Merc) I've seen....

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:03 am

need the touring for folding seats

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:40 am

What about a saab 9-5 / 9000 ?

Cheap as chips and (slightly) interesting. My old man has had nothing but Saabs since i was in short trousers and I'm really quite fond of them.

He used to have a chipped, lowered 2.3 turbo 9000 that was supercar fast in the mid-range.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:19 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Bolocks to the fuel, I only have to get 20 miles a day commuting.

Do the seats fold down does anyone know? I will need to fill it to the gunnels with my crap when I move back down south.

tell the truth Rich... you want to improve the performance by folding the seats don't you