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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Windrunner on September 29, 2006, 04:06:30 am
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I bought my self a car yesterday and I can say i am really satsified with the purchase. Its an Audi A4 2000 modell, one owner and it has only been driven 80 000 km :)
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Meep meep!
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Costs? And cost to run :) :confused:
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When the thread title is about cars, I expect to see pictures!
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it costed me about 8 000 euros. Mine is the same collor as the one on the picture.
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Nice, TDI?
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Nice :D
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8000, Eur, thats about 5425 in ££.
Not a bad price :) Is it a guzzler though, And insurance MOT etc...how m,uch you paying?
^^apologies for accountant brain kicking in<<
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Nice, TDI?
Nah its regular leadfree 95. The tax for diesel cars here in sweden is skyhigh.
8000, Eur, thats about 5425 in ££.
Not a bad price :) Is it a guzzler though, And insurance MOT etc...how m,uch you paying?
^^apologies for accountant brain kicking in<<
yeah i got a good deal from the cardealer. I also got a brand new CD player, 4 new tires and some other stuff. And i also got thee months paid insurance . The price for the inscurance varys from company to company but i guess it will cost med about 350-450 euros per year for full coverage
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Plus petrol, it works out very well........ :D
Congrats,
My mate steve bought a Fort GT V8 becuase he's stupid and young, The (22) insurance is more than i care to mention. But he's one of these posh toffs whos dad owns an estate, fre job position etc. But he's a good bloke. (thick but good)
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That's a nice find mate, good car and stupidly cheap considering.
I still potter around in one of these: (http://www.whatcar.com/car/Ford/Fiesta-Used/FordFiesta-Used1937200315109.jpg)
It can't really get past 95mph but the fuel economy isn't bad and she has bit of pace when needed. Not exactly an Audi but considering it's my first, I'm not complaining.
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Nothing wrong with that at all :)
(http://www.njeengineering.co.uk/images/jpgs/cossiethumb01.jpg)
^Not my actual first, (my first was black :p) but near enough to my four year old biatch that, Ummm.................yeah we'll leave that story for when i post drunk..........
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Assuming I ever learn to drive, and assuming I ever pass the test, I suspect I'll end up driving something like a box on four wheels with the cheapest diesel engine I can get.
I just can't be arsed spending money on what is, basically, a means of moving stuff from A to B, especially with the costs of fuel these days. That said, I can understand why other people would spend money on it; I'm overdrawn after three years of chasing the Holy Grail of a Cutting-Edge Computer.
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Funny that Descenterace as my car is porbably the main reason why I didn't buy a new PC
Most recent picture:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m101/E555KHY/355.jpg)
;)
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sweet man! congratulations..
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(http://sectorgame.com/aldo/aw/polo.jpg)
Mine :)
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Ahh very nice purchase. I've been eyeing cars for a while now. I've held off for quite a while and alot of my friends already have their own car so I figure its time for me to do it. I've gone whole hog and researched the whole thing. I think cars are neat things...I find them a little more interesting than just the A-B thing but rather the experience of driving. I want to make sure I have an affordable, useful, fuel efficient, environmentally friendly (as much as possible at the present time) vehicle that still is worth driving and is safe. Its quite doable...there's quite a few new cars on the market that fit my criteria.
Right on with the Audi purchase. Its used but it sounds like it has decent amount of mileage on it. The A4 is supposed to be a pretty good product overall and any of the bugs have likely been worked out. Seems like a good purchase. Well done!
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bit sedate though (for my tastes).....
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Ahh very nice purchase. I've been eyeing cars for a while now. I've held off for quite a while and alot of my friends already have their own car so I figure its time for me to do it. I've gone whole hog and researched the whole thing. I think cars are neat things...I find them a little more interesting than just the A-B thing but rather the experience of driving. I want to make sure I have an affordable, useful, fuel efficient, environmentally friendly (as much as possible at the present time) vehicle that still is worth driving and is safe. Its quite doable...there's quite a few new cars on the market that fit my criteria.
Right on with the Audi purchase. Its used but it sounds like it has decent amount of mileage on it. The A4 is supposed to be a pretty good product overall and any of the bugs have likely been worked out. Seems like a good purchase. Well done!
choosing the right car is hard, especially when buying a used one. the one that i bought fulfilled all the criterias that i wanted. advise to you ice is that you stick to two modells and compare them. if you look at too many other modells you will just have a hard time descide.
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Not to worry...its probably going to be a 07 Mazda 3...but I'm going to look at the 07 VW Rabbit (Golf in the US and formerly in Canada) and the 07 Dodge Calibre. The Mazda basically has me sold but I want to be sure and I want to do a bit of test driving to see where the other cars are at. Just incase I find something I like better.
On paper...I'm ready :)
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Not to worry...its probably going to be a 07 Mazda 3...but I'm going to look at the 07 VW Rabbit (Golf in the US and formerly in Canada) and the 07 Dodge Calibre. The Mazda basically has me sold but I want to be sure and I want to do a bit of test driving to see where the other cars are at. Just incase I find something I like better.
On paper...I'm ready :)
I'd advise against buying a new car as you loose a fortune in depreciation. If you want something fresh buy something a few months old so you still get a decent wedge of the warranty and someone else takes the hit cost wise.
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Not to worry...its probably going to be a 07 Mazda 3...but I'm going to look at the 07 VW Rabbit (Golf in the US and formerly in Canada) and the 07 Dodge Calibre. The Mazda basically has me sold but I want to be sure and I want to do a bit of test driving to see where the other cars are at. Just incase I find something I like better.
On paper...I'm ready :)
I'd advise against buying a new car as you loose a fortune in depreciation. If you want something fresh buy something a few months old so you still get a decent wedge of the warranty and someone else takes the hit cost wise.
Buying used has a bunch of pitfalls as well....and used Mazda's over the last few years don't seem to depreciate. So much so that I only would be saving maybe a couple thousand on an older model thats been driven and lacks some of the new safety features. I'm pretty much dead set against used at this point. I'll be buying one when it makes financial sense and the intention is to hold onto it for quite a long time.
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(http://game-warden.com/raa/temp/RSX-S-sm.jpg)
In my driveway. :}
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(http://game-warden.com/raa/temp/RSX-S-sm.jpg)
In my driveway. :}
Hell, yeah! I gotta '04 Civic. I want one of those new Si's but I'll have to wait till I'm done paying off this car.
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Beautiful car Taristin! Thats a RSX right?
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O_o
Nice Integra... :D :yes:
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I must be one of the few dorks here who own a pickup
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Congrats.
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Not to worry...its probably going to be a 07 Mazda 3...but I'm going to look at the 07 VW Rabbit (Golf in the US and formerly in Canada) and the 07 Dodge Calibre. The Mazda basically has me sold but I want to be sure and I want to do a bit of test driving to see where the other cars are at. Just incase I find something I like better.
On paper...I'm ready :)
I'd advise against buying a new car as you loose a fortune in depreciation. If you want something fresh buy something a few months old so you still get a decent wedge of the warranty and someone else takes the hit cost wise.
Buying used has a bunch of pitfalls as well....and used Mazda's over the last few years don't seem to depreciate. So much so that I only would be saving maybe a couple thousand on an older model thats been driven and lacks some of the new safety features. I'm pretty much dead set against used at this point. I'll be buying one when it makes financial sense and the intention is to hold onto it for quite a long time.
My tuppence on buying a new car, in your case:
Skoda Fabia vRS
Skoda Superb
Kia Rio Zapp
Fiat Grande Punto (although repairs on Fiats can be costly)
Ford Focus TDCi
Ford Mondeo
Volvo S40
Not all may be available in your region, but they are both affordable and reasonable in the long term. The Kia I included because it's a much lower initial outlay, and you're less worried about resale value in the short term which is when most the most depreciation occurs in a Kia. Replace any diesel suggestions with their petrol alternatives if you find local tax too high; I prefer diesels for their mid-range power and rediculously good economy (esp the Fabia vRS).
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Beautiful car Taristin! Thats a RSX right?
In the US, yes. In Japan it's called a Honda Integra.
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Funny, I think it looks like an Acura TL series.
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Not to worry...its probably going to be a 07 Mazda 3...but I'm going to look at the 07 VW Rabbit (Golf in the US and formerly in Canada) and the 07 Dodge Calibre. The Mazda basically has me sold but I want to be sure and I want to do a bit of test driving to see where the other cars are at. Just incase I find something I like better.
On paper...I'm ready :)
I'd advise against buying a new car as you loose a fortune in depreciation. If you want something fresh buy something a few months old so you still get a decent wedge of the warranty and someone else takes the hit cost wise.
Buying used has a bunch of pitfalls as well....and used Mazda's over the last few years don't seem to depreciate. So much so that I only would be saving maybe a couple thousand on an older model thats been driven and lacks some of the new safety features. I'm pretty much dead set against used at this point. I'll be buying one when it makes financial sense and the intention is to hold onto it for quite a long time.
My tuppence on buying a new car, in your case:
Skoda Fabia vRS
Skoda Superb
Kia Rio Zapp
Fiat Grande Punto (although repairs on Fiats can be costly)
Ford Focus TDCi
Ford Mondeo
Volvo S40
Not all may be available in your region, but they are both affordable and reasonable in the long term. The Kia I included because it's a much lower initial outlay, and you're less worried about resale value in the short term which is when most the most depreciation occurs in a Kia. Replace any diesel suggestions with their petrol alternatives if you find local tax too high; I prefer diesels for their mid-range power and rediculously good economy (esp the Fabia vRS).
I think of that list only the Volvo is sold here. North America gets **** cars most of the time. The Ford Focus you've mentioned there is the Euro focus which is a good car based on the same platform as the Volvo C40 and the Mazda3. Here we've got a craptacular Focus that looks aweful and is rated by Consumer Reports to be worse. Getting a 4 door hatch is not the easiest thing...I sort of wish that we got Euro spec cars here. That'd be great..and disels are near impossible to find.
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Beautiful car Taristin! Thats a RSX right?
Thanks, Yep. '06 Acura RSX Type-S
Or, to Europe and Asia, the Honda Integra Type-S.
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not bad, not bad at all
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I traded in my old escape and got my wife a car that gets good MPG (about 35 - 40)
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2401000-2401999/2401128_8_full.jpg)
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Forgot the name of that one. Is it a Prius or a Vitz? :confused:
Meh, I'm no pro in cars myself (just an enthusiast :)) but I heard some rumour that the earlier ITR DC5 (the one with the more rounded headlights) is actually better than the current DC5... but I don't know if that's true or not...
Or am I confusing that rumour with the Evo IX? :lol:
As for Mazdas... after reading up some... unfavourable... topics on the RX-8 engine recall, I'm starting to think twice about Wankel power... :shaking:
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I am no speed junkie but i like the design on a car and that Integra fo yours looks damn sweet Taristin .