New car time!
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I am also looking for a new car, as my daily commute back and forward to work has increased from 12miles a day to 50 miles!!! so now im spending £45 a week on petrol and the fiesta ST is not the best car for motorway journeys....
So my annual mileage is now going to be around the 16-18k mark. So i think its going to have to be a diesel... Also i will need a bigger car now than a fiesta
I am interested in a a type s 2.2 cdti, been a passenger in one and loved it. 0-60 in 9secs and 50+ mpg you cant complain.
I am on the lookout for a 07-08 model but they hold their value so well your still looking at £11-12k with 30-40k on the clock! So i knocked the idea on the head and sticking with my car for the time being.... but didnt know you could get such a good deal on one from new.... i might have to phone my local honda dealer.
Or do i go for my other plan that i have and spend £8-9k ish on an Audi A3 2.0 TDi sportback quatro sport or hopefully S-line for not much more. 4-5 years old with 60-80k miles on the clock with the major service and cambelt change done out of the way. And hope that the car lasts me another 100k / 6 years with hardly any trouble free motoring.... what do you guys think?
So my annual mileage is now going to be around the 16-18k mark. So i think its going to have to be a diesel... Also i will need a bigger car now than a fiesta
I am interested in a a type s 2.2 cdti, been a passenger in one and loved it. 0-60 in 9secs and 50+ mpg you cant complain.
I am on the lookout for a 07-08 model but they hold their value so well your still looking at £11-12k with 30-40k on the clock! So i knocked the idea on the head and sticking with my car for the time being.... but didnt know you could get such a good deal on one from new.... i might have to phone my local honda dealer.
Or do i go for my other plan that i have and spend £8-9k ish on an Audi A3 2.0 TDi sportback quatro sport or hopefully S-line for not much more. 4-5 years old with 60-80k miles on the clock with the major service and cambelt change done out of the way. And hope that the car lasts me another 100k / 6 years with hardly any trouble free motoring.... what do you guys think?
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I think you should have started your own thread, rather than dumping in this guys?
Yeah, it's specs look really epic. 138BHP from a 2.2 litre turbo diesel, 340NM torque, 54MPG combined cycle?
That's a whole truckload worse than for example the 320d. 2 litre, 184BHP, 380NM torque, and 60MPG.
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How much is a 320d (from new) and what sort of discounts can be had?
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I've driven an earlier version of that car as a hire car, I thought it was really nice 
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It also happens to be a whole truckload more expensive, £10k infact so you would expect slightly better performance.
yep. the honda unit has always had a great reception.
not always about powah... and 60mpg, cmon, no one takes the stats seriously.
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The guy is happy with his car. Can't you just say 'Nice car' rather than tell him how crap it is compared to a BMW?
A friend of mine has had 3 brand new Civics in the last 3 years, a 1.4 petrol, a type-R and back to a 1.4 petrol again.
He also got 1/4 off the purchase price (even more on the CTR afaik) on them, but he did pay by finance, so I guess they get some of the money back through interest. And by trading it in after 1 year they probably make money too.
I was very surprised by the lack of quality of the interior especially in the type-R, it was pretty much identical as the 1.4 , and for an "expensive" car it was really poor.
He also got 1/4 off the purchase price (even more on the CTR afaik) on them, but he did pay by finance, so I guess they get some of the money back through interest. And by trading it in after 1 year they probably make money too.
I was very surprised by the lack of quality of the interior especially in the type-R, it was pretty much identical as the 1.4 , and for an "expensive" car it was really poor.
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A 3 Series is comparable to a Civic... how exactly?
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I feel sorry for the OP. If you want to have a debate about which brand/model is best than take it out of his thread please.
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I don't mind, as I said before I don't care for BMWs. Plus I like that I get let out in traffic
If I wanted to hear how awesome the car is I would have gone to a Honda forum so they could tell me what I already knew.
My fantastic bargaining skills haha. No, I just timed it right at the end of the month and quarter and they said they hadn't hit their targets so got a good deal.