New Car! :)

iaind · 8 Dec 2010 at 20:51

OMG typical BMW obsessed vauxhall hating OCUK!!!!

The car looks smart and if you preferred it after doing the research then it's cool, sounds like a decent enough deal

Chives · 8 Dec 2010 at 20:53

Chives said:
I'm going to go run a quote on me being 22 to insure a 530i, i'm interested to see the result. My postcode isn't to bad..

Hmm, not bad at all. Seeing as I live in a high risk area! Looks like i'll be able to insure something decent in my early 20's after all

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iaind · 8 Dec 2010 at 20:55

Chives said:
Hmm, not bad at all. Seeing as I live in a high risk area! Looks like i'll be able to insure something decent in my early 20's after all .

That's like 6 years away, we'll all be flying helium powered cars to our offices on the moon by then, and a pint of milk will cost £65

NickXX · 8 Dec 2010 at 21:45

MissChief said:
I've found with this forum, and having been here less than 6 months that ALWAYS someone will poo-poo your choice of car, WITHOUT FAIL.

No-one pooed on mine?

233 · 8 Dec 2010 at 21:49

looks a not too bad buy

only a few things i'd look to change

slightly bigger engine running a different fuel.
2 extra doors
and maybe slightly bigger perhaps insignia sized but not quite as new

looks a good car though, now more importantly is it on finance and did you buy from car craft?

Stuff · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:02

Foxtrot26 said:
looks a not too bad buy

only a few things i'd look to change

slightly bigger engine running a different fuel.
2 extra doors
and maybe slightly bigger perhaps insignia sized but not quite as new

looks a good car though, now more importantly is it on finance and did you buy from car craft?

Well as I'm a 21 year old, 3-doors suit me as I prefer the sportier style and don't really have a regular need for 5 doors. The engine was pretty much as big I could afford, insurance-wise. And I didn't want any bigger tbh.

This was my previous car, so any bigger would have probably been a bit too much to handle when considering my driving experience

InvaderGIR · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:07

Camelpaw said:
Well as I'm a 21 year old, 3-doors suit me as I prefer the sportier style and don't really have a regular need for 5 doors. The engine was pretty much as big I could afford, insurance-wise. And I didn't want any bigger tbh.

At 21 I had a 2.8l engined BMW costing me £800 for a year fully comp. :/

Mind you, the car cost ~1/5 yours.

[TW]Fox · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:11

Camelpaw said:
Well as I'm a 21 year old, 3-doors suit me as I prefer the sportier style

Sportier style, but it has a 1.6 litre engine in it. Wouldnt you prefer something actually sporty at 21 rather than an ordinary car made to look sporty?

turbotoaster · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:16

at 21 i had a bmw e30 325i sport, at 22 i had a skyline gtr and a nissan 300zx twin turbo manual, 23 i had a sapphire cosworth. at 18/19 i had 205 gti, rs turbo, r5 turbo, mk1 mr2.

Dont think ive ever paid over 850 for my insurance on anything like that

im now 26 paying 470 fully comp on a mazda rx7 with 2ncb

Stuff · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:16

[TW]Fox;17960407 said:
Sportier style, but it has a 1.6 litre engine in it. Wouldnt you prefer something actually sporty at 21 rather than an ordinary car made to look sporty?

Nope

gord · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:17

MissChief said:
I've found with this forum, and having been here less than 6 months that ALWAYS someone will poo-poo your choice of car, WITHOUT FAIL. no one seems to realise that car ownership and picking one can be a very personal thing and some people take such criticism very seriously.

IMO any car that someone buys, unless it's a total rust bucket that someone has been ripped off by an unscrupulous dodgy back street dealer, should be met with a 'nice car' or 'Good choice'. just IMO!

I agree.

<posted from my pink cotton wool stuffed safe room underground nuclear fallout shelter of protection>

[TW]Fox · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:18

Camelpaw said:
Nope

Why not?

Stuff · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:22

[TW]Fox;17960454 said:
Why not?

Just image I guess. I've now got a sporty hot hatch that is a damn sight more powerful than my previous car, isn't crazy on insurance and I'm happy

I don't want a sports/race car, so this is halfway for me.

Also note: I didn't pass until just after my 20th birthday, hence why I need to consider insurance costs more-so than some others here.

[TW]Fox · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:23

Camelpaw said:
I've now got a sporty hot hatch

Err no, you absolutely have not.

That is about as far from a hot hatch as you can get whilst still remaining a hatch. I'm pleased you are happy (But then your last car was a Corsa 1.0, so you could have bought a Kia Rio and been happy) but it absolute is not a hot hatch.

cravin penut · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:24

I drove the 1.9l diesel to Scotland and back (from London), found it to be a little chunky but extremely comfortable, especially at motorway speeds!
Solid car mate!

Tute · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:25

AndyH_Lufc said:
What would you spend 6k on instead?

I'd save the extra for an ST. If I had to drop the £6K and no more, probably the previous gen ST170 or an ST220.

Stuff · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:37

[TW]Fox;17960490 said:
Err no, you absolutely have not.

That is about as far from a hot hatch as you can get whilst still remaining a hatch. I'm pleased you are happy (But then your last car was a Corsa 1.0, so you could have bought a Kia Rio and been happy) but it absolute is not a hot hatch.

Ok... I dunno if you noticed, but I'm not as up on cars as you, so sorry if I used the wrong terminology... Don't need to be so hostile about it.

[TW]Fox · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:43

What a co-incidence you should use the wrong terminology that makes said car sound so great, did the salesman use it as well?

Freefaller · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:46

Enjoy your new toy - certainly from what you've come from it's a definite upgrade.

Not bad price for a relatively new car.

Stuff · 8 Dec 2010 at 22:47

[TW]Fox;17960616 said:
What a co-incidence you should use the wrong terminology that makes said car sound so great, did the salesman use it as well?

Adding the word 'hot' makes it 'sound so great'?

Are you by any chance a fan of... hot dogs?!

Also, there was no salesman, it was a private deal

But if you want to be pedantic (and I'm sure you do!), he was a man that made a sale on a car, so yes, there as a salesman. But no, he didn't say it...

/breathes