Why are people so plate/age obsessed?

Justintime · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:32

So i go and check out my mums new possible purchase with her (60 reg 1.2S polo) and she goes to me "why don't you think of changing your old 06 plate (320D SE) to something new like this?" :rolleyes:

She did'nt even want to hear of getting a slightly older but cheaper car..

rypt · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:40

Did you point out to her that your car is still the latest generation of 3 series and that there is no point in getting a new one until 2012 and the F30?

fonzee · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:41

IDIDWELLFACTORZ, mainly.

Justintime · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:42

Well its one facelift behind i think but yea, that'd still fly over her head i think

rypt · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:43

Justintime said:
Well its one facelift behind i think but yea, that'd still fly over her head i think

A facelift yes, but not a generation

Justintime · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:44

Fair dos, i fell better about my banger now

Disco Boy · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:44

Tell her not to get a 1.2 polo... Woefully underpowered doesn't even cover it.

rypt · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:47

Disco Boy said:
Tell her not to get a 1.2 polo... Woefully underpowered doesn't even cover it.

Tell me about it, my mum has got one to replace her Yaris because apparently the Polo was "car of the year" ... which is great, but it sure as hell wasn't the car of the year with that uber low power engine in it.

I don't like the sound of the 3cyl much either

Berger · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:48

Does she know that the 11 plates are out now and her new car will therefore be old because a number on the plate is different?

Mine is 39 plate, beat that!

Justintime · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:50

OMG i hope she dosen't find that out! more money down the drain cause she will get an 11 plate. As for the power... shes moving up from an 08 1.2 Auto Micra, its gotta be faster!

Barks · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:51

Same reason why women buy sports cars when they generally have absolutely no interest in driving

(/jk?)

To project a sense of wealth and superiority. Basic human psychology.

On the reverse side many people buy private plates to hide the age of their car which is a similar sort of thing.

Sin_Chase · 17 Mar 2011 at 18:53

Same reason someone buys an iPhone 4 on release for no apparent reason other than they just can when they already owned a 3GS.

Mucky_Pup · 17 Mar 2011 at 19:23

I can't stand people who think car's will spontaneously explode after they become 3 years old, I know a lot of people will take their cars out over 3 years finance/lease and just jack it in rather than paying the final payment for the car, and end up getting a new one. But there's still plenty of time left in a 3 year old car before a massive repair bill ever rears its ugly head.

Saytan · 17 Mar 2011 at 20:14

there are a load of boggo new 320d's in my office car park as company cars. They're a horrible place to be, even compared to my aging E46. newer doesnt have to equal better

LizardKing · 17 Mar 2011 at 22:22

People like you mum means that we can pick up 2-3year old bargains.

If she can afford it then let her for our sake but at least point her to a better car!

[TW]Fox · 17 Mar 2011 at 22:26

Saytan said:
there are a load of boggo new 320d's in my office car park as company cars. They're a horrible place to be, even compared to my aging E46. newer doesnt have to equal better

Surely you should compare like with like? You have an E46 330Ci, right?

I can assure you an E92 330i M Sport is not a horrible place to be - it's superior to the E46, for sure. As you'd expect given its newer.

ganesh · 17 Mar 2011 at 22:32

Sin_Chase said:
Same reason someone buys an iPhone 4 on release for no apparent reason other than they just can when they already owned a 3GS.

Apart from the fact that it's way better perhaps?

Disco Boy · 17 Mar 2011 at 22:34

[TW]Fox;18693610 said:
Surely you should compare like with like? You have an E46 330Ci, right?

I can assure you an E92 330i M Sport is not a horrible place to be - it's superior to the E46, for sure. As you'd expect given its newer.

He is comparong like-for-like in terms of price rather than model. That's the point of the thread, another "old cars are cheaper than new cars so you get more for your money" regurgitation...

ahenners · 17 Mar 2011 at 22:43

The new polo doesn't even look that good either in my opinion. It looks rather bland and boring and that 1.2 engine is going to be slow. Tell her to get a fiesta

Saytan · 17 Mar 2011 at 23:07

[TW]Fox;18693610 said:
Surely you should compare like with like? You have an E46 330Ci, right?

I can assure you an E92 330i M Sport is not a horrible place to be - it's superior to the E46, for sure. As you'd expect given its newer.

what i was getting at is more that very old can still be better than new. FWIW, a mate has a 335i, and it is *lush*

really though it was more intended as a comment on the foulness of basic E9x 3's - but then that's somewhat moot as all low spec BMWs are pointless.