By all means if he wants a new car then he can just get on with it, I don't see the point of having to put up with the worst engine in the range for the sake of saving less than £100 a year on tax.
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By all means if he wants a new car then he can just get on with it, I don't see the point of having to put up with the worst engine in the range for the sake of saving less than £100 a year on tax.
You have a degree and are clearly not James07, so listen to some advice
How do you suppose you are going to get on the housing ladder after those few years of 'not anytime soon' have finished ? Start thinking about saving for a deposit, even spending £4k-£5k on very respectable car allows you to save plenty more for a depsoit and not pay back more interest to the bank. Also,do you actually need a new car or replacement car at all, or is it just a 'want', because the Astra does the job perfectly well and gets you too and from work just like a boring little new fiesta would.
If you were talking about something to have fun in then we could understand your logic in upgrading an Astra, and also using this more fun hooning car as your everyday. But from an Astra to a new fiesta, honestly you seem to be acting like those clueless numpties buying new cars for the sake of having new.
Spending £10k on a car and then worrying about tax is daft. Why not spend, say, £6k -£7k on something decent and then you'll be able to afford the increased running costs.
Better yet, why not spend £1k on a Mondeo and go on holiday or something?
Better yet, why not spend £1k on a Mondeo and go on holiday or something?
Toyota iQ? Can't really beat it for running costs over 3 years. Possibly worth a closer look. I'm looking forward to getting mine anyway
I wouldn't be, how much you spent on that??
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Irrelevant. He won't be able to afford a house in 3 years. Buy the car IMHO.
Spending £10k on a car and then worrying about tax is daft. Why not spend, say, £6k -£7k on something decent and then you'll be able to afford the increased running costs.
Better yet, why not spend £1k on a Mondeo and go on holiday or something?
Exactly this, £10k is a fair bit of wonga to spend on a car, if I was spending this tax is the last thing I would be worrying about! As above get something around the £5k - £7k and just enjoy driving it
£150 / month IIRC
Why wont he be able to afford a house in 3 years? I say buy a cheaper car and put money towards bricks and mortar.
Ok... would you be happy driving an R-reg Astra when you can afford something better?
The Astra has an MOT due in August/September which if anything like last year is not going to be worth doing, it costs £185 ****ing quid a year in road tax which is robbery and I only get 60-70 miles for £10 worth of petrol which I'm fed up of.
It's also a hunk of absolute ****. The bushings are shot and bent which will soon result in game over car. The wing mirror is held on with duck tape. The steering alignment is off and I've recently had to fit a new starter motor, battery and fuel line. This car is the old horse with a broken leg that needs taken out back and shot.
So yes sir, thanks for your comments on my status but I would like to drive a car that didn't cost me £250 and isn't a pile of *****.
For all interested I think I'll go for the nearly new Focus or similar route. Maybe a Mini but might be a bit small for my other needs.
Why do spec me a car threads on here always turn out into "why don't you go to the scrappy and do up a M-reg corsa for £50 LOL then spend the rest of the money of a motor boat with VTEC yo!?!?
Jesus.
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Because he's 24. Don't you know that FTBs are priced out of the market? If houses are cheap in Aberdeen then he might be able to though.
Now you decide to tell us it's a heap of ****, before you only stated:
But you only have a 10mile commute each day.
Plus the tax over x3 years is £555. You might only pay £105 over the same 3 years with this new Fiesta or whatever, but it costs an extra £10,000 (+ interest) to get that £450 saving. Great success in saving there
I drive around in a Sunny SR and can afford an E46 M3, but does that mean I am going to buy an M3 (or a brand new fiesta) just for the odd bit of driving around and a short commute each day ?
Why go for such a new car when you could get exactly what you need for a lot less. Our time will come to get a nice car, but what will it achieve now ?
I'm nigh on 24 and saving like hell and will be able to afford a house within 18-24months from now. Granted not everyone is on the same salary, but with some dedication and prioritisation it can be done. Plus I have a pretty active social life in London anyway, so I'm not some recloosy moose
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Everyone in this thread is speaking sense. Why do people come on to this forum, ask for advice, completely disregard it, and then whinge at us because we're being "rude" or "stuck up" or whatever. If you already know what you want, why make the thread in the first place 
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Hmm how about a clio....
Just less than £5k over 3 years, after which they can have it back.
I nearly bought an Alfa 156 Sportwagon. I also nearly bought a Saab 9-5 Hot Aero. Then I realised that anything like that would cost me a significant sum on top of £5k over three years, and I really don't need such a big car anymore, or even a quick one. I like the iQ, I think it's cute and fun and something a bit different, and it's the perfect contrast to my Caterham for now. The point is it's a credible alternative to a new Fiesta or similar, if it floats your boat, and it wasn't something I had even heard of until I saw one drive past and didn't know what it was.
Sure, I could've just bought an old Mondeo, or something equally as dull and depressing to live with. But I didn't want to. I hope the OP ends up with something he wants and can enjoy (without being seen to by a dubious finance company), and I hope other people can start presenting some different ideas and alternatives to try and be helpful.
There's a lot of self-righteousness, a lot of meddling and a lot of 'I can run your life better than you can' in this forum. Why is that?
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With the scrappage scheme you can get your £2000 negotiated PLUS your £2k scrappage allowance.
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Let me post what OP wants to hear!
Thats great, you have it all mapped out, your choice of car is sublime. I cant do any better. Saving that small amount on tax totally offsets the MASSIVE amount you are paying to buy a new car.
Go on, buy the fiesta, its perfect for you...
Thats great, you have it all mapped out, your choice of car is sublime. I cant do any better. Saving that small amount on tax totally offsets the MASSIVE amount you are paying to buy a new car.
Go on, buy the fiesta, its perfect for you...
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Agreed.