New Corsa dilema
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Like I said, a ROUGH example.
You seem to be thinking new car = the way to go, I was just trying to point out that for the less than the cost of a new car you could get a far better older car, and over X years it would still be a saving on plonking down £10k on a new car.
And you seem to want something that is "cheap to run", yet will happily throw £9500 at a new corsa. Yes, the Corsa will be cheap to run, but you've spent £9500 on it already! You could get a bigger / better car for less, and yes, it would cost more to run, but it would still be a saving over the course.
Did I say Corsa?! I was recommending used medium or family diesel car such as Skoda or Ford but 330D is way overkill for what he want! Not forgetting the BMW's parts and service costs!Yeah of course, obviously I didn't
40+ mpg, very comfortable care, easy to drive.
Or you could go in a rubbish little corsa, uncomfortable, noisy, not nearly as easy a drive, plus it may well be worth less than the 330 after X number of years.
He wanted a cheap to run, insure etc so 330D doesn't even fit in!
Subby, 0% is only available when buying a new car but again, you'll lose much more with depreciation than you would with 6% bank loan on a bigger & used diesel car. You have said that new corsa can't be any less comfortable but driving in bigger car such as focus, mondeo or Octavia is a world of difference in long journeys.
And as I pointed out, spending £11k on a Corsa because it is cheap to run and insure is a false economy!
You could have a far better used car which, although costing more to run and insure would STILL cost less over X number of years because it is cheaper to begin with, and you aren't losing 40% due to depreciation!
I try and avoid selectively quoting but to be honest just taking that part of what you said sums it up.
If you have £xxx you want to spend on running a car each month then the fact that another car that will cost say 40% more per month but overall cost you the same is irrelevant.
If you've got a set budget per month than that is what you spend. You can't just up it with the intention that you'll balance it out over three years when you sell it on
On the other hand I'm not saying that buying a brand new Corsa would be my choice in the OP's situation.
Again, did I recommend Corsa?
Did OP say he's planned to sell it in few years time which he might not be bothered to because with 120 miles a day, thats at least 31,000 miles a year, let alone some social outing! He'll get to 100K easily in 3 years time. He may as well to keep it to save the costs.
With 330D, it has a group 17 insurance, I doubt you have ever owned 330D to experience a fantastic running cost! (not!) Let alone running 31K a year on this car!
With 40 mpg vs focus's 55mpg, you're talking about nearly a thousand pound difference in a year, let alone insurance cost, servicing cost, the cost of big fat tyres that comes with 330D etc...
You obliviously have no idea what you're talking about!
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Again, did I recommend Corsa?
Did OP say he's planned to sell it in few years time which he might not be bothered to because with 120 miles a day, thats at least 31,000 miles a year, let alone some social outing! He'll get to 100K easily in 3 years time. He may as well to keep it to save the costs.
With 330D, it has a group 17 insurance, I doubt you have owned 330D to experience a fantastic running cost! (not!) Let alone running 31K a year on this car!
With 40 mpg vs focus's 55mpg, you're talking about nearly a thousand pound difference in a year, let alone insurance cost, servicing cost, the cost of big fat tyres that comes with 330D etc...
You obliviously have no idea what you're talking about!
Oh, please where's foxy to rescue this thread?
No, I haven't owned a 330D; however I do own a 4.2 V8 Audi A8, so I know a fair bit about running costs.
I was providing the 330d as an OPTION to the OP, to show him what he could have as an alternative to a Corsa for quite possibly the same cost over say 2-3 years. There are obviously a ton of other cars which fit the bill and maybe more suitable, however I think the point in a DISCUSSION forum is that people generally discuss things and may be open to other ideas. I'm sure the Focus may well fit the bill, but you seem to have missed the point that I was using the 330d as an example of what could be had. There are a lot of cars far nicer than a Focus that could be had for £11k.
And just to add to that, there is no way in hell I'd do 120 miles a day in a focus!
I try and avoid selectively quoting but to be honest just taking that part of what you said sums it up.
If you have £xxx you want to spend on running a car each month then the fact that another car that will cost say 40% more per month but overall cost you the same is irrelevant.
If you've got a set budget per month than that is what you spend. You can't just up it with the intention that you'll balance it out over three years when you sell it on
On the other hand I'm not saying that buying a brand new Corsa would be my choice in the OP's situation.
In that regard the 330d (which costs almost the same as a new Corsa is a bad example.
Say then, you look at something which is £6000, you could take out loan and be paying 55-60% per month of what you would on the Corsa. That gives you 40% of your Corsa monthly repayment left spare to cover running costs etc.
It still doesn't explains why you opt for 330d rather than a more suitable 320d!
If you want a much better car than say, focus then 320d would makes sense as it has much lower running costs. But you keep insisting on 330D, a car for OP who isn't even interested in 0-60 times!
From the little I've read of the 320d, it is somewhat lacking in low down power (and I don't mean in relation to 0-60, I mean simply for overtaking and the like). It may well suit the OP better though, again (again again again) the 330d was an example, simply because I'm more aware of it than the 320d.
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Would say just get a cheap Focus. Not sure what the diesel model is, but apparently they are cheap to run and an all round decent car. Spending 10K on a Corsa is just silly whereas you can spend half of that on something second hand and it will be much better in everyway.
C'mon Fox, back me up.
C'mon Fox, back me up.
Woman next door bought a brand new 07 Focus Diesel sport in black - looks very smart - for £10995. Personally I would (and did) buy almost new and get £2k off the price, but eiteer way theres better ways to spend it than on a corsa.