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Pulled the XJ6 out and gave her clean. I'm in two minds whether to sell her. Torn!
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Dav4 said:
Jag looks great such a classic looking motor. I didn't know they ever made a convertible version :eek:
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They didn't! She's 'post-op' :D ....which makes it quite rare too.

There happens to be one on ebay right now (link) ...£15k!! It's immaculate though - but only the 3.4l, meh :p
 
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acemastr said:
I fail to see why a luxury brand car should be motability
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It's just a lease. Instead of receiving your disability benefits as cash it is paid directly to the car seller as the monthly lease payment. The more expensive the car is the more upfront payment you have to make. So a 1.6 focus is no upfront cost whilst an A class Mercedes would require maybe £1500- £2000 upfront payment.
 
pepp77 said:
It's just a lease. Instead of receiving your disability benefits as cash it is paid directly to the car seller as the monthly lease payment. The more expensive the car is the more upfront payment you have to make. So a 1.6 focus is no upfront cost whilst an A class Mercedes would require maybe £1500- £2000 upfront payment.
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Oh I see, ta.
 
[TW]Fox;30105937 said:
Because you don't understand how Motability works.

The cost to the taxpayer is exactly the same whether the person takes no car, an automatic Corsa or a Mercedes.
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Although they did try a list price cap a short while ago.
 
Joe T said:
Although they did try a list price cap a short while ago.
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Yeah, I found out what happened with that.

The car companies were annoyed at the limit as it meant lower orders for their more expensive models, so they threatened to cut the heavy discounts they give on motability cars. That would have made even lower models very expensive deposit wise, so motability relented and lifted the limit.
 
robfosters said:
Yeah, I found out what happened with that.

The car companies were annoyed at the limit as it meant lower orders for their more expensive models, so they threatened to cut the heavy discounts they give on motability cars. That would have made even lower models very expensive deposit wise, so motability relented and lifted the limit.
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There should be a price cap on motability cars the whole system is probably more abused than any other benefit. Why does someone who is too disabled or sick to work need a 30k BMW or Audi or a sporty 25k low down hot hatch with rock hard suspension :confused:. My local BMW dealer have a massive banner strapped to the front of the dealership with "Motability" on which basically just cheapens the whole brand.
I know so many people who claim a car and treat it like crap because everything is paid for and younger people can get them to save paying massive insurance prices. I worked with a girl who quit her job to become a paid carer for her mum and Dad who both claimed disability despite being fine and they were driving a brand new Audi :eek: how can anyone afford to spend there benifits on them I don't get it.
The whole system is a joke
 
Dav4 said:
There should be a price cap on motability cars the whole system is probably more abused than any other benefit. Why does someone who is too disabled or sick to work need a 30k BMW or Audi or a sporty 25k low down hot hatch with rock hard suspension :confused:. My local BMW dealer have a massive banner strapped to the front of the dealership with "Motability" on which basically just cheapens the whole brand.
I know so many people who claim a car and treat it like crap because everything is paid for and younger people can get them to save paying massive insurance prices. I worked with a girl who quit her job to become a paid carer for her mum and Dad who both claimed disability despite being fine and they were driving a brand new Audi :eek: how can anyone afford to spend there benifits on them I don't get it.
The whole system is a joke
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Which part of 'the cost to the taxpayer is the same whether they take no car or a Corsa or a Mercedes' is it that you don't quite get?

It doesn't matter what they drive - it doesn't cost you or I any more than it would if they took the bus.
 
Can we just leave it now. This is a show us your motors thread, which I did. It's not the thread to be discussing the fairness of the welfare system. If you want to do that, make a post in GD or SC.
 
[TW]Fox;30106379 said:
Which part of 'the cost to the taxpayer is the same whether they take no car or a Corsa or a Mercedes' is it that you don't quite get?

It doesn't matter what they drive - it doesn't cost you or I any more than it would if they took the bus.
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I know it doesn't make any difference to the taxpayer if they get a car or not as it's the same amount but i don't get how someone on benifits can afford to just give up say £200 per month to have a brand new car how do they afford to live :confused:. The system was designed for the genuine people who have real disabilities and need certain forms of transport but the cars available on it are laughable and unsuitable for most genuine recipients.
People even claim them now for there naughty kids getting diagnosed with ADHD and for looking after there nan etc. It's abused beyond belief and I don't see why a chav on a council estate should be able to play the system claiming a bad back and get to drive a 30k car when most people pulling in 30k+ a year would struggle to afford one.
 
robfosters said:
Can we just leave it now. This is a show us your motors thread, which I did. It's not the thread to be discussing the fairness of the welfare system. If you want to do that, make a post in GD or SC.
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Sorry my rant wasnt aimed at you I just quoted your post to say in general about the motability scheme being badly abused by fake claiments. ;)
 
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