Where are the good deals to be found?

Sure, an Audi or BMW will cost a bit to maintain, that said, I doubt it'll be anything like as much as the cost of the Vauxhall after you have considered the depreciation, not to mention , as Fox says, the VXR will not be a cheap prospect to run whilst it depreciates like a stone off a cliff!

I'd be looking at £13 - £15k BMW's etc and put the £5k change into the servicing & "Just in case" fund.

To pour your money down the drain on the VXR because you worry about high servicing costs of far better cars is frankly nuts!
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I'd be looking at £13 - £15k BMW's etc and put the £5k change into the servicing & "Just in case" fund.
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Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.
 
[TW]Fox;17578973 said:
Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.
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I can see that this chap is intent on spending this bit of money, so with that in mind, what would you get?
 
For £20k? See MrLOL's post. All available as manuals.

For whatever? I'd spend £10-13k on something like a Focus ST, Golf GTI or similar. I'd then use the rest of the money to increase my available cashflow so that I didnt find myself in credit card debt again, and to ensure that I could go to Canada again next year as well.
 
[TW]Fox;17578973 said:
Honestly? I wouldn't. I don't think thats the right route for him either. It introduces faff into the equation.

I think he just needs to rethink what the best thing to do with a unique opportunity is.
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Faff? I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.... Crap? for £13-£15k? surely you don't mean that?

My thinking is he's worried about spending lots on servicing yet seemingly not bothered about losing in depreciation.

My thought was something of a compromise, for his pocket more than anything else.....
 
I love cars, I really do.

However if I wasn't capable of saving £20k or at least borrowing it at a sensible rate and I had recieved a £20k payout - I would be INVESTING.
 
Maz said:
I love cars, I really do.

However if I wasn't capable of saving £20k or at least borrowing it at a sensible rate and I had recieved a £20k payout - I would be INVESTING.
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Each to their own :)
I was just wondering where to look for the best price insignia VXR :)

Will probably be buying in 3 weeks - a month :)
 
I'm not as bad as it looks on here.
I know I have a misses/kid/mortgage & I wouldn't just blow everything I have on the car I want and not keep anything for a rainy day/misses being made redundant etc. I do have some shares I could call on if I really needed to (only worth a 5th of what they were so I'd rather them go back up first). However yes, the plans I have do use the whole payout which some would see as bad...
 
no_1_dave said:
I'm not as bad as it looks on here.
I know I have a misses/kid/mortgage & I wouldn't just blow everything I have on the car I want and not keep anything for a rainy day/misses being made redundant etc. I do have some shares I could call on if I really needed to (only worth a 5th of what they were so I'd rather them go back up first). However yes, the plans I have do use the whole payout which some would see as bad...
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I suppose it's money you didn't have, and wouldn't miss because it's a circumstancial payout.

Ie: Not earned.
 
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