Ordered a viper green scirocco!

cheers, some people on here suffering from the green monster themselves no doubt, thanks to all those that were level headed enough to say they disagreed in a polite manner.
I'm done here
 
Really ?? You must be easily amused.

I don't tend to agree with a lot said in this part of the forum. But one thing that always sticks in my mind is the fact that you should really check what you can afford, not go for the usual salespersons pitch and ask around for advice so you dont end up getting shafted in the ***.

Im glad I put a smile on your face. :p

I do get fed up with some of the constant car bashing, but a lot of the guys do have very valid points and after all, they are trying to help.
 
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cheers, some people on here suffering from the green monster themselves no doubt, thanks to all those that were level headed enough to say they disagreed in a polite manner.
I'm done here
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Will you let us know how you get on mate, either with the new one or sorting out not going ahead with it and looking at the used one?
 
Not really, its the usual depreciation and finance crowd, that will tell you that you simply cannot afford the depreciation or the interest rate on a brand new car unless you're minted, mixed in with a few people who clearly believe that to spend a lot of money on a car it must be fast.
 
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I hope i'm not in the same league as the clio guy, I read that entire thread
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this did it for me, not only did you screw up in a massive way, you also read a thread about a guy also screwing up, so you have had fair warning before hand.

going to by a 12k car and leaving with a 22k car that you dont own is a big difference, you really shouldnt have done this
 
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I really do hate it when people roll out statements like these.

I'm willing to wager that not a single person in this thread is "Jealous" or will "envy" your car, quite possibly due to the fact that most of us could walk into a VW dealership tomorrow and walk out with a near identical "deals" if we really, really wanted to rent a slow hatchback painted in a garish colour sitting on unnecessarily large wheels.
 
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I really do hate it when people roll out statements like these.

I'm willing to wager that not a single person in this thread is "Jealous" or will "envy" your car, quite possibly due to the fact that most of us could walk into a VW dealership tomorrow and walk out with a near identical "deals" if we really, really wanted to rent a slow hatchback painted in a garish colour sitting on unnecessarily large wheels.
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I don't either, I paid 12k for my car, which I currently own, and will continue to own when I've paid the last repayment, which is no hideously large final repayment.
 
there's a simple bit of advice for new OCUK motors posters.. DONT BUY A BRAND NEW CAR.


you will be eaten
then suspended
and then permabanned
once back with your new nickname you will be remembered and banned again :O
 
Lol, you think people would avoid posting stuff like this on OcUK!

Go to a friendlier forum!

Taken how you spend your money etc, which I don't care for to be honest this is your choice to take in life and if you wanted help on it you would have asked, away I like them.

You did get the wrong engine though :p
 
Gosh I go away for one day to understeer some Astras around Thruxton and the thread goes nuclear! Doubt there is much point adding any further opinion as it seems to have gone the usual way.

I'm sure its still all my fault though :D
 
OP,

While some continue to use 'honesty' as an excuse to be rude, they do have a point...

I don't subscribe to the merits of 'owning' a car, but it is important to keep one eye on the future, and cars that depreciate faster than the repayments are rarely a sensible idea imo.

The reason the GAP insurance makes sense is because you lose so much money right away when buying such a new car. If you get 12 months into paying £275 a month, and start to feel like the stretch (your words) wasn't worth it, you won't be able to get out of the agreement without handing over thousands...

There are better cars available, but if you're a VW man, and want something a little more flash than a golf, what about an early EOS (plenty of manual 2.0 Sports for sub £13k)? They've already done the bulk of the depreciation, so if you were to get a loan (£13k minus your £4k deposit leaves £9k to borrow which should be circa £280 a month for 3 years, with NO balloon payment!) then if you change your mind in future you could sell and cancel the loan without penalty.

The 'rocco' will still be the same car in 3 years time. You could use the value in the EOS as a deposit on a 2.0 GT and have the engine / spec you really want, but can't quite afford just yet...

I'm all for living for the moment, but be wary of falling into a trap that could compromise your future... :)

Good luck... :)
 
In the little preview where it gives you the first few words of the thread title it says : "Ordered a viper green...".

Most disappointing thread ever tbh. How much for a 1.4 that won't even be yours at the end of it? :o
 
OP dont go away...

Why dont some of you with better knowledge of these cons, sorry deals, try and help him out? He even said he was thinking about cancelling...

How long does he have? Would there be a penalty?

What would people recommend to the guy instead? (well t.b.h anything is better than a slime green Scirocco with a lawmower engine!)

OP dont go away, take a deep breath and think carefully about what you want to do..

Bank loan on a 2nd hand motor, then sell up with a chunk of asset to use in a new purchase sounds like how most people operate.

Why not do the same?

THe only time I would purchase anything from a dealer would be if I was at gun point. Even then I'd still ask the gun man to shoot me.
 
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