Where are the good deals to be found?

[Scania]

Sure, an Audi or BMW will cost a bit to maintain, that said, I doubt it'll be anything like as much as the cost of the Vauxhall after you have considered the depreciation, not to mention , as Fox says, the VXR will not be a cheap prospect to run whilst it depreciates like a stone off a cliff!

I'd be looking at £13 - £15k BMW's etc and put the £5k change into the servicing & "Just in case" fund.

To pour your money down the drain on the VXR because you worry about high servicing costs of far better cars is frankly nuts!

 

[PMKeates]

Lol this thread is funny.

My advice is don't get a Vectra VXR, however much money you do or don't have

 

[[TW]Fox]

I'd be looking at £13 - £15k BMW's etc and put the £5k change into the servicing & "Just in case" fund.

Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.

 

[DM]

Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.

I can see that this chap is intent on spending this bit of money, so with that in mind, what would you get?

 

[[TW]Fox]

For £20k? See MrLOL's post. All available as manuals.

For whatever? I'd spend £10-13k on something like a Focus ST, Golf GTI or similar. I'd then use the rest of the money to increase my available cashflow so that I didnt find myself in credit card debt again, and to ensure that I could go to Canada again next year as well.

 

[Lashout_UK]

Heh, a few brokers are selling the 2.8 4x4 VXR's for upwards of £7,500 off the list price. Think that says it all about the demand for them

 

[Fr0dders]

the VXRs are about 10k off list price :/

 

[Scania]

Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.

Faff? I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.... Crap? for £13-£15k? surely you don't mean that?

My thinking is he's worried about spending lots on servicing yet seemingly not bothered about losing in depreciation.

My thought was something of a compromise, for his pocket more than anything else.....

 

[[TW]Fox]

Faff as in hassle. He will be buying 5+ year old out of warranty stuff.

 

[Scania]

^^

True enough, then again, thats what I was thinking he could use the depreciation for, swap depreciation for a just in case fund.... Oh well, it was just a thought.

 

[Maz]

I love cars, I really do.

However if I wasn't capable of saving £20k or at least borrowing it at a sensible rate and I had recieved a £20k payout - I would be INVESTING.

 

[no_1_dave]

I love cars, I really do.

However if I wasn't capable of saving £20k or at least borrowing it at a sensible rate and I had recieved a £20k payout - I would be INVESTING.

Each to their own
I was just wondering where to look for the best price insignia VXR

Will probably be buying in 3 weeks - a month

 

[Maz]

Each to their own
I was just wondering where to look for the best price insignia VXR

Will probably be buying in 3 weeks - a month

Exactly that each to their own, good luck and I hope you get a good deal!

Don't forget pics!!

 

[no_1_dave]

I'm not as bad as it looks on here.
I know I have a misses/kid/mortgage & I wouldn't just blow everything I have on the car I want and not keep anything for a rainy day/misses being made redundant etc. I do have some shares I could call on if I really needed to (only worth a 5th of what they were so I'd rather them go back up first). However yes, the plans I have do use the whole payout which some would see as bad...

 

[Maz]

I'm not as bad as it looks on here.
I know I have a misses/kid/mortgage & I wouldn't just blow everything I have on the car I want and not keep anything for a rainy day/misses being made redundant etc. I do have some shares I could call on if I really needed to (only worth a 5th of what they were so I'd rather them go back up first). However yes, the plans I have do use the whole payout which some would see as bad...

I suppose it's money you didn't have, and wouldn't miss because it's a circumstancial payout.

Ie: Not earned.

 

[no_1_dave]

I suppose it's money you didn't have, and wouldn't miss because it's a circumstancial payout.

Ie: Not earned.

Bingo, i've lived as if I wasnt going to receive it. I've never counted on it so it's an extra

 

[[TW]Fox]

An opportunity flushed down the toilet then.

In 5 years time it will be as if you never had it.

 

[no_1_dave]

An opportunity flushed down the toilet then.

In 5 years time it will be as if you never had it.

No modern car is an investment, they will all cost you money, then down the road it is like you never had it