Picking up new car next weekend :D

thepharcyde · 7 Oct 2009 at 20:59

Only thing I would say about this car in Bournemouth is that its been scuffed on the front bumper

Mine is also albeit is slightly scuffed on the left hand side. A bargaining tool IMO.

Sorry to be negative too, but they could have at least cleaned it before they attempted to advertise it. Roof looks minging and there is bird poo on the bonnet?

[TW]Fox · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:01

They have an unusual 5 Series there.

/me googles website address

thepharcyde · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:03

[TW]Fox;15047352 said:
They have an unusual 5 Series there.

/me googles website address

Turn your speakers off

http://www.bournemouthautobahn.co.uk/9856/bournemouth.htm

iaind · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:05

[TW]Fox;15047352 said:
They have an unusual 5 Series there.

/me googles website address

You colossal nerd

- how can you possibly tell there's something unusual about it?

[TW]Fox · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:06

iaind said:
You colossal nerd - how can you possibly tell there's something unusual about it?

'Cos its a '52 plate with a prefacelift front bumper, just found it, its a facelift Sport with a prefacelift SE bumper, oh dear and he wants £7k for it despite 130k miles and a ruined rear bumper :eek:

OP: Buy his £10k TT 3.2 DSG instead.

Janesy B · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:07

Front bumper I would imagine.

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Deleted User 234324 · 7 Oct 2009 at 21:24

thepharcyde said:
Only thing I would say about this car in Bournemouth is that its been scuffed on the front bumper Mine is also albeit is slightly scuffed on the left hand side. A bargaining tool IMO.

Sorry to be negative too, but they could have at least cleaned it before they attempted to advertise it. Roof looks minging and there is bird poo on the bonnet?

hehe thanks for pointing that out, i will indeed use that to drop the price, got a m8 that can sort for peanuts thankfully. As for the bird poo, if bournemouth is anything like torquay, sea gulls are friggin everywhere!

thepharcyde · 10 Oct 2009 at 21:43

You seem to have your heart set on an ST but there are other alternatives. All between a £9k-£11k range

Have you considered the following, not necessarily the cars in these adverts but the cars in general? I'm sure others have suggestions too.

Audi A3 3.2

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1248789.htm

Mazda 3 MPS Quicker than the ST, same chassis, cheaper & better equipped with lower mileage

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...iceasc&anchor=advert200940342751317&logcode=p

Megane Sport F1

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1264359.htm

Deleted User 234324 · 23 Oct 2009 at 10:23

Got the car now, had it for 4 days and love it, in the end I paid 11.5 for the ST, but also had a major service done before sale, saving me ~300 quid and 4 brand new tyres which are ~100 a piece, so over all the car cost me about 10.5 when taking the value of the above off the price.

Not forgetting they gave me 4.5k for my old car which in all honesty I didnt expect at all, due to having a bad engine rattle and having had the engine replaced 2 years ago under warranty.

[TW]Fox · 23 Oct 2009 at 10:25

Which one did you get in the end?

Sukh · 23 Oct 2009 at 10:52

OcUK to the rescue successfully

I don't get why they didn't put a bench in the rear of the st3, stops a lot of people buying them.

Janesy B · 23 Oct 2009 at 10:57

Sukh said:
OcUK to the rescue successfully I don't get why they didn't put a bench in the rear of the st3, stops a lot of people buying them.

Bet it doesn't.

Sukh · 23 Oct 2009 at 11:03

I dunno, I know 2 people that went for the st2 instead, all I have got to go on.
And if I were to get one I would want the 5th seat for when I go to football/golf and have 4 other people to take.

[TW]Fox · 23 Oct 2009 at 12:33

Janesy B said:
Bet it doesn't.

Everyone I've known with an ST2 has always cited the rear seats as a reason for not getting the ST3. Of course they could be lying and the real reason was they couldnt afford one, but surely some of them are telling the truth

Janesy B · 23 Oct 2009 at 12:36

They couldn't afford it. Ford just provided them with a convenient excuse

Who regularly carries 4 passengers then buys a fast focus? The 'seat' in the middle is useless for anything except the very occasional passenger.

Overlag · 23 Oct 2009 at 16:03

MadMossy said:
People on an ST owners forum reckon like most high running cost hot hatches that are appealing, people buy it without realising the running costs, that could account for number of owners.

my mate is the same, only done 2000miles in his ST2 since buying it may 2008.

djcj · 23 Oct 2009 at 23:41

Well i am a weird exception. I have an ST-2 which has the cloth recaro sculpted seats........with just 2 seats in the back :eek:

So i have bought an ST-2 over an ST-3, but still only have the 2 seats in the back (and no leather seats either)

Lew · 24 Oct 2009 at 10:45

Any pictures?

Overlag · 25 Oct 2009 at 00:59

djcj said:
Well i am a weird exception. I have an ST-2 which has the cloth recaro sculpted seats........with just 2 seats in the back

So i have bought an ST-2 over an ST-3, but still only have the 2 seats in the back (and no leather seats either)

its the same in the fiesta's the middle seat isnt marked out to hug the passenger sitting in there, not sculpted at all. Only the main seats are sculpted. You have got 3 belts right?

Sukh · 25 Oct 2009 at 09:25

Janesy B said:
Who regularly carries 4 passengers then buys a fast focus? The 'seat' in the middle is useless for anything except the very occasional passenger.

Thing is there is no seat there, I believe they are only licensed to carry 4 people, which is a bit odd. I'm sure everyone has occasions where they need 5 seats.