Bangernomics

Joshy said:
No, it doesn't.

Just because you choose to drive cheap cars doesn't mean that you automatically accept less from your cars.
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agreed. my golf cost me £950, i expect the world from that car and it delivers. sure ive put money into it keeping it in good nick

maybe the point is you cant get good motoring for "nothing" because cars will always cost you money
 
[TW]Fox;16279316 said:
Yes, it does.

If you wish to keep a £1250 528i 'mint' and 'fully functioning' over the space of a year or two it will turn into a £3000 528i very quickly. You need to ignore stuff like the suspension being baggy, the rear window motor having failed, etc etc because if you spend money sorting it, it is no longer cheap motoring.
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A £3,000 528i (if such a thing exists) will be a completely different car with potentially a host of different faults, whilst you'll already know the £1,250 528i you've gradually fixed, you'll know exactly what you've replaced and have a rough idea of what may need replacing.

Sure, you can ignore issues but the point I'm trying to make is that
To try and put a direct link between the Price of the car and a owner's mindset is silly in my opinion, as someone who sees the two completely sides of the coin everyday. I've seen countless noticeable, serious faults ignored by owners of Bentleys worth many thousands of pounds. Likewise I know of cheap car owners who will obsess when the slightest fault occurs.
 
All the banger bashing seems to be a way of people justifying spending/wasting a small fortune on a car to make themselves feel better and get respect from others.

As for the safety card - I'd rather be in a 15 year old golf than a 2 year old 1007 in a crash any day.
 
So you'd rather be in a 15 year old Golf rather than an NCAP 5 star car?

Really?

You do realise that you'd be more likely to both survive a crash (and survive uninjured too) in the 1007?
 
How does the NCAP actually work?

I presume my dads Discovery 4 is a 4/5 Star NCAP.

A Renault Clio is 5 star.

I know which one I'd rather be sitting in :o
 
mr tommo said:
How does the NCAP actually work?

I presume my dads Discovery 4 is a 4/5 Star NCAP.

A Renault Clio is 5 star.

I know which one I'd rather be sitting in :o
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Again, it's misleading to presume that because something looks more solid/bigger that it's going to be safer.

It's not about how big it is, it's how it behaves in a crash which is important. And how a car behaves in a crash is governed by how it is designed and built more than how large it is and how much it weighs.

NCAP comments on the Discovery:

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/n...r=Discovery 3:2006&publicationDate=2006-07-01

"In the frontal impact structures in the dashboard presented a potential risk to the knees of both driver and passenger."

Same report for a Clio:

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/n...odelYear=Clio:2005&publicationDate=2005-06-01

*shrugs*
 
[TW]Fox;16279108 said:
If your only reason for a car is to transport your family would you not rather transport them in something that wont fold like a paper bag and cause them serious harm in the event of a non-fault accident?
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How do you know my car will fold like a paper bag?...maybe i should get one of these?...just to be on the safe side.
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