What? Another car thread?
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No. I'm fundamentally boring and sensible...coupled with unable to find anything with as good spec in it's category...multiplied by wanting to avoid plunging into big debt for a car....added to wanting to avoid buying something older, with higher mileage just to have a German badge.
I can get a very good spec Ford, brand new, for less money than a very good spec german type car with 10's of thousands of Km on it.
I can get a very good spec Ford, brand new, for less money than a very good spec german type car with 10's of thousands of Km on it.
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No. I'm fundamentally boring and sensible...coupled with unable to find anything with as good spec in it's category...multiplied by wanting to avoid plunging into big debt for a car....added to wanting to avoid buying something older, with higher mileage just to have a German badge.
I can get a very good spec Ford, brand new, for less money than a very good spec german type car with 10's of thousands of Km on it.
I can get a very good spec Ford, brand new, for less money than a very good spec german type car with 10's of thousands of Km on it.
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Yep, disappointing. IDENTICAL interior to the Durango....which was disappointing. All I had to do was sit in it and realise it wasn't worth suffering just to have a V8.
Did, insisted we look at the Fortuner or 2nd hand Prado's.
None are good I'm afraid. Doors made of paper and really poor quality inside. Function over pleasantry I found....until you get to the very, very expensive ones at the top of the Land Cruiser range.
I couldn't. I'd have bought it, I know it. Having driven the old man's F Type and had an XE as a hire car before.....I just knew it wouldn't be good to drive it and try to not walk out twirling it's keys.
None are good I'm afraid. Doors made of paper and really poor quality inside. Function over pleasantry I found....until you get to the very, very expensive ones at the top of the Land Cruiser range.
I couldn't. I'd have bought it, I know it. Having driven the old man's F Type and had an XE as a hire car before.....I just knew it wouldn't be good to drive it and try to not walk out twirling it's keys.
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175k for a 2 day a week motor. It ought to be something special. All that wedge just to drive sparingly what to every other Joe is a daily beater seems all the wrong way around. If it's a daily driver 100's of km a day then you need that simple no frills thrash it and trash it approach but for a weekendy motor it really should be much more of a bling mobile. So what if it needs work from time to time, some care and attention early on should minimise any risk and when it needs work, well there's a whole 5 days they get to do it in.
A good number of top end motors at even 8-10 years old can be every bit as good as a 2 year old cheapo
A good number of top end motors at even 8-10 years old can be every bit as good as a 2 year old cheapo
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175k for a 2 day a week motor. It ought to be something special. All that wedge just to drive sparingly what to every other Joe is a daily beater seems all the wrong way around. If it's a daily driver 100's of km a day then you need that simple no frills thrash it and trash it approach but for a weekendy motor it really should be much more of a bling mobile. So what if it needs work from time to time, some care and attention early on should minimise any risk and when it needs work, well there's a whole 5 days they get to do it in.
A good number of top end motors at even 8-10 years old can be every bit as good as a 2 year old cheapo
A good number of top end motors at even 8-10 years old can be every bit as good as a 2 year old cheapo
It will get used probably 6 days a week.
4 by her to go to work and back
1 by me to a site I visit.
1 by me to golf on a Saturday.
So call it a normal amount.
In fact. I think we do something around the 20,000km a year, based on what I've done in this one....but has come down since I've been walking to work...but still pretty much average.
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If when you park you car you don't look back as it as you're walking away, you're driving the wrong car. No one has ever looked back at their Explorer.
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Forget the Old Man Ford!
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Ok Scampi. For once I’ve read all of the posts and have something to say.
As you know, I drive pretty cool metal including my 9 YO XKR which I’ve owned since it came outta the factory. I have also had F brands in my garage.
When I bought the land cruiser Mrs Shed wanted something small and easy to drive so I bought the big guy.
I have driven Range rovers and other great utility vehicles and many other great cars, but the land cruiser (in our world) is a different level. It has every conceivable extra I can think of if you just want toys. I got it stuck up a dune up to its axles, presses a button, had a smoke and it was out and running again. I have driven it 800 Kma non stop and got out and went for dinner. Truly it’s an amazing vehicle. It’s a pile of dough but the deals now are stunning.
And now, the jag generally drives to the nursery because I bag the LC when in town. Why?
It’s blacked out and I can do virtually anything without getting a ticket.
I can park it (abandon it ) wherever I want without reprise. On sand, in car parks thanks to all round cameras, I could probably jus drive up the building and into the clients office and we’d be more comfortable than their Indian conference rooms.
It’s lost less than 20% of what I paid 19 months ago.
I can’t think of many countries where I could afford to insure it or put petrol in it. Carpe Diem. !!!
As you know, I drive pretty cool metal including my 9 YO XKR which I’ve owned since it came outta the factory. I have also had F brands in my garage.
When I bought the land cruiser Mrs Shed wanted something small and easy to drive so I bought the big guy.
I have driven Range rovers and other great utility vehicles and many other great cars, but the land cruiser (in our world) is a different level. It has every conceivable extra I can think of if you just want toys. I got it stuck up a dune up to its axles, presses a button, had a smoke and it was out and running again. I have driven it 800 Kma non stop and got out and went for dinner. Truly it’s an amazing vehicle. It’s a pile of dough but the deals now are stunning.
And now, the jag generally drives to the nursery because I bag the LC when in town. Why?
It’s blacked out and I can do virtually anything without getting a ticket.
I can park it (abandon it ) wherever I want without reprise. On sand, in car parks thanks to all round cameras, I could probably jus drive up the building and into the clients office and we’d be more comfortable than their Indian conference rooms.
It’s lost less than 20% of what I paid 19 months ago.
I can’t think of many countries where I could afford to insure it or put petrol in it. Carpe Diem. !!!