Thought I'd post this up due to recent anti finance posts and after a thread I started about looking for a little city car.
Picked up a Hyundai i10 run about for school / tesco run for missus to replace a knackered A Class. First impressions, it's a great fun little car to drive, nips around traffic, and even good fun on country lanes.
Sure it's small... and slow, but it feels quick and for the money has amazing level of quality / spec, you really don't feel your in such a cheap car (made in india no less)
Price, well £6995 for a mint 08 plater previously owned by a old lady. 2200 miles, auto box and 3 years hyundai warranty left.
This is the good bit, I didn't have a 'slush fund' of 7k just sitting in my bank account so bought on a below average finance deal... see, people buy motors on finance even if it's a not a car 'as a hobby', it's what most people do. (most newer cars you see on the road ARE on finance, it's a easy way to drive the car you want). Could I of paid for it with cash, yes... but I can think of more interesting things to spend wedge on, like nice holidays etc.
I know.... plenty of better buys for the money, but I wanted something nearly new for the missus without the power to scare her senseless, and she's over the moon with the little scamp
Will I be seen driving it, hell yeah... puts a grin on my face nipping about town and I couldn't give a monkeys what I look like in a OAP mobile.....
Picked up a Hyundai i10 run about for school / tesco run for missus to replace a knackered A Class. First impressions, it's a great fun little car to drive, nips around traffic, and even good fun on country lanes.
Sure it's small... and slow, but it feels quick and for the money has amazing level of quality / spec, you really don't feel your in such a cheap car (made in india no less)
Price, well £6995 for a mint 08 plater previously owned by a old lady. 2200 miles, auto box and 3 years hyundai warranty left.
This is the good bit, I didn't have a 'slush fund' of 7k just sitting in my bank account so bought on a below average finance deal... see, people buy motors on finance even if it's a not a car 'as a hobby', it's what most people do. (most newer cars you see on the road ARE on finance, it's a easy way to drive the car you want). Could I of paid for it with cash, yes... but I can think of more interesting things to spend wedge on, like nice holidays etc.
I know.... plenty of better buys for the money, but I wanted something nearly new for the missus without the power to scare her senseless, and she's over the moon with the little scamp
Will I be seen driving it, hell yeah... puts a grin on my face nipping about town and I couldn't give a monkeys what I look like in a OAP mobile.....
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, and 2200 miles is nearly new in my book 
