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agreed, do whatever you can to run away from this deal, I don't know your personal circumstances but I can have a pretty good guess at them given the car choice/price, finance option, monthly insurance etc... all that screams out that you have a limited disposable income, which is precisely what you don't want if you purchase a high mileage 5 series.
heed this, do whatever you can to get out of the deal, if you manage it then breath a sigh of relief and buy a sensible car, 10k will get you a lot of motor.
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Wes I assumed you'd take it out on finance and didn't really want to bring it up incase of the backlash you got. I know these ****ers can be harsh ****s!!! 
This car is going to cost you a fortune.
This car is going to cost you a fortune.
I understand what you say. But like I say, the deal is done, the finance had gone ahead, how can I back out. I'm in 2 minds about it now. The only way I see I can back out is if the car is not fit for purpose. Theres no cooling off period so I have no protection. Could be an expensive lesson!
I still love the car, and I won't be disappointed. It's gorgeous. Maybe I haven't researched enough on it and realised how much things cost when they go wrong. I suppose I followed my heart And not my head, and chances are, it will be fine, but it might not be.
I still love the car, and I won't be disappointed. It's gorgeous. Maybe I haven't researched enough on it and realised how much things cost when they go wrong. I suppose I followed my heart And not my head, and chances are, it will be fine, but it might not be.
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Don't all finance agreements have to have a 14 day cooling off period or have I made that up?
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It might get him out of the finance deal but he'll still have to pay for the car somehow.
And I take it he's already put down a cash deposit?
And I take it he's already put down a cash deposit?
**** all wrong with ******
My apologies, with every other topic floating around in this thread I felt it was lacking a little racism.
This is what I thought but I think there is some issue if you agree there and then in the showroom or something - you don't get the cooling off notice.
I don't see the point in buying a BMW these days if its assume that over a certain age and mileage its nothing more than financial suicide. If thats the case I'm quite happy to continue buying american and japanese rubbish.
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No, only if the agreement is signed away from the dealers usual place of business.
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If you're happy with the car, then ignore all the negative comments. People on here do tend to have a habit of picking fault with what anyone has bought from my experience of reading this forum 
If you're happy with the car, then ignore all the negative comments. People on here do tend to have a habit of picking fault with what anyone has bought from my experience of reading this forum
It's not that people in here actively look for fault with people's purchases. It's usually that people come in here asking for advice which is then ignored or they come in here without asking for any advice but without any knowledge either.
The difference with OCUK Motors and most other forums is that if you buy a lemon or get a rough deal, people here are prepared to tell you what a tit you've been.
It's never personal (unless it's MikeHiow
).If you're happy with the car, then ignore all the negative comments. People on here do tend to have a habit of picking fault with what anyone has bought from my experience of reading this forum
It's called speaking from experience, we don't try to polish turds here or pat each other on the back when clearly words in shells are required.
If I want a genuine opinion I'll post here, if I want people to make me feel good about myself and my potentially misguided car choice I'll post on an owners forum
What car should he have bought then? (didn't see the previous threads)
A new mondeo with loads of lovely warranty and peace of mind
Well some of the suggestions in this thread were another (newer) Mondeo or a Volvo S60 which both seem like reasonable suggestions.
To be honest, my comment wasn't necessary a case of 'buy x instead of y' it was more a case of 'have you really thought this through, are you sure it's the best idea' kind of thing.
It's happened more than once on these boards; someone comes in asking about a car, everyone says it's a bad idea, they buy it anyway, a few months later they come back posting about something going wrong or how they have to sell it because they can't afford to repair/run/keep it. Seeing it happen time and again doesn't really improve the feeling of sympathy for the latest case. (Without trying to sound like too much of a ****).
*edit* I think the other thing in this instance is that Wez asked for suggestions at 20:00 on Wednesday and then went out and bought the E60 on Thursday despite everyone telling him it was a bad idea. That's got to be a record even for OCUK!
WE WANT TO HELP HIM!
WE DO NOT WANT THIS PERSON TO MAKE A BAD CHOICE THAT WIL COST HIM MONEY AND HEARTACHE!!
He asks for advice, we dont give it to feel big, we give it so that he doesnt make the same mistakes we have all made in the past.