okay, so it's not "quite" a Tigra ...

[SB118]

We paid a deposit on the wifes next car today. True to a womans sense of consistancy, it's not a summer toy OR a sensible 5 door family car, but it's small and nice.

Only 2 owners (Avis & Capt. Kirk) but it's got a stamp every 10k for a service and is spotless inside apart from a rub on the drivers seat bolster. Admittedly it'd be quite difficult to wear out acres of plastic, but what's there is clean

Dozens and dozens of bhp from the 1L engine won't pull the skin off a rice pudding but should hopefully keep the fuel bills down too (done 1200 miles in the 3 weeks she's had the hire car).

I don't have the urge to borrow the wifes car anymore either (it's no 306 dturbo )

 

[Lashout_UK]

G'wan, what's the mileage

 

[DannyW]

i've driven a tdi one of them, the brakes are well easy to overheat so watch out!

 

[SB118]

mutter mutter hundred and fourty sumit mutter mutter

Works out to something mad like 100 miles a day

Intergalactic mileage but it's got FSH from Seat, last service was 2k ago.

 

[DannyW]

140k on a 3cyl 1 litre? not half bad

 

[Adz]

i've driven a tdi one of them, the brakes are well easy to overheat so watch out!

...because his wife's really going to find that an issue .

I'm assuming based on your other threads that you got this for somewhat of a bargain? I'm thinking high end PC money.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

i've driven a tdi one of them, the brakes are well easy to overheat so watch out!

Danny you drive like a loony and no doubt hammer the breaks. His wife will not find this an issue.

 

[SB118]

I'm assuming based on your other threads that you got this for somewhat of a bargain? I'm thinking high end PC money.

Sub 2k

 

[DannyW]

Danny you drive like a loony and no doubt hammer the breaks. His wife will not find this an issue.

no im talking about an emergancy stop at say 70-80 mph

 

[[TW]Fox]

Cannot argue with an 04 plate car from a decent manufacturer for the sort of money you pay regardless of what it is or what the mileage is. Congrats. Bargain

 

[SB118]

no im talking about an emergancy stop at say 70-80 mph

It'll do 70?

 

[DannyW]

It'll do 70?

oh yeh i forgot it's just a 1.0, no worries then

 

[2Thumbs]

140k on a 3cyl 1 litre? not half bad

Just goes to show, if you look after it and get it serviced correctly/regularly it'll go on and on!

Great little car dude, much better than a Tigra.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Superb bargain SB118

but imagine the poor sods who have done mega mileage in one of those

Will be ideal for your wife though!

 

[Alex UK]

Superb bargain SB118

but imagine the poor sods who have done mega mileage in one of those

Will be ideal for your wife though!

My thoughts exactly. Who could bear to do 100 miles a day in that!?

 

[Tom|Nbk]

My thoughts exactly. Who could bear to do 100 miles a day in that!?

*Shudder*

 

[[TW]Fox]

i've driven a tdi one of them, the brakes are well easy to overheat so watch out!

The more I read about you and driving the more I'm glad I dont live anywhere near you.

 

[DannyW]

i'm really not that bad

 

[SB118]

We're lucky that Her boss is a soft touch, We know we've got a grand coming from the insurance payout, so he was happy to advance us that and we've made a few hundred flogging the bits we took off the old car (and the bits we kept from our first 306). The kittens that arrived a few weeks ago are going to their new homes, so there's a few quid to come from them too, and we can pull the last few quid out of the bank.

Absolutely on our arses skint for the next week or so (thank god we've just gone over to a monthly electric meter from the prepayment!), but this was too good to resist.

 

[[TW]Fox]

This is a far better plan than buying old sheds that fall to bits all the time. Its cost you a bit more but it's a decent, solid car which will give you a good few years use without many hassles.

Good move.