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Abarth is no more, bring on ze Germans.
- Thread starter lbrench
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I dont not like finance if that was aimed at me, and yes i do own my car outright. But thats what, £6k thats mine. Not bad when hes paying £9k.
Ive always wanted to do it on something like a GTR etc.
But when i think about it, if you do this for 9 years, so 3 of these deals. Thats £27k you've paid out and got nothing to show. Thats just the way my brain works
When I used to finance a couple of cars I saw it like a service I was paying for. Or like rent I suppose. Pay x amount a month for my warranted transport, you have nothing at the end however with the present you have a car that you dont have to worry about, anything goes wrong its covered etc.
It depends I suppose on your lifestyle/financial situation. What worked for me back then, wouldnt really suit me now hence just getting the clio out right!
Think we will be going down the PCP route at some pont this year...
Fancy a new RS Megane when they up the power. Some good deals on them at the moment though, like £300/month over 3 years...
It must be nice to have a "no worries, new car" every few years.
Fancy a new RS Megane when they up the power. Some good deals on them at the moment though, like £300/month over 3 years...
It must be nice to have a "no worries, new car" every few years.
build quality have you been over to the a1 forum ? :lolup:
the vw group are sneaky they do give you nice bits of trim at the expense of other things if you have a good poke around your spot the where they have cut costs like heated mirrors you only get them if you buy the folding mirrors i
i dont mind the a1 in a decent colour
the vw group are sneaky they do give you nice bits of trim at the expense of other things if you have a good poke around your spot the where they have cut costs like heated mirrors you only get them if you buy the folding mirrors i
i dont mind the a1 in a decent colour
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ph1 track weapon
A nightmare?
Went into look at the A3 black edition the other day. was with the guy about an hour, after the test drive came to talk figures and straight off he gave me £2k discount! you obviously seem to be going to the wrong audi dealer!
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Maths FTW.
they dont like discounting the a1 it seems from my research they are offering £750.00 off at the moment
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Turbos.
Alright Billy big b****cks... they are just about the replace the A3, whereas the A1 is brand new in demand! Completely different.
They are nice cars, but i just read a review of the A1 versus warm hatches and the standard 500 Abarth beat it. Top was the Swift, followed by the Twingo 133 (then the Abarth). They said the A1 and Seat Ibiza were dull as fcuk, basically.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Swift Sport is great car. We very nearly bought one but I thought the 133 was more fun and it was £500 cheaper at the time.
DSG - there have been alot of problems with it in the 1.4 VAG's
They dsg only and 25k
Dsg is odd it's great pottering around in d paddle shifting just doesn't feel right it will still override you if you hold a gear to long I found I'm changing at 1.5-2k as the engine sounds in distress at higher revs
Alot of people seem to love it
I'm not convinced
That's why I'm looking at swift sports and 500 abarths
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BMW F21 125d
I like the A1, but I'd have it in a different colour.
PCP is each to their own. Alot of people (including me tbh) see it as dead money, renting a car etc and never owning it.
Alot of other people see a car as a depreciating asset, why would you want to own it? Like Gally said alot of rich people do it.
The question has to be though, what are the 3 year values on these, would it lose more than the 9k paid in PCP over 3 years, if so, then PCP is the way to go.
Simple maths.
The more I look at these deals, the more attractive they seem, however, I do try and buy cars that have lost most of their money before I get them, so depreciation although apparent is a lot slower than it used to be.
PCP is each to their own. Alot of people (including me tbh) see it as dead money, renting a car etc and never owning it.
Alot of other people see a car as a depreciating asset, why would you want to own it? Like Gally said alot of rich people do it.
The question has to be though, what are the 3 year values on these, would it lose more than the 9k paid in PCP over 3 years, if so, then PCP is the way to go.
Simple maths.
The more I look at these deals, the more attractive they seem, however, I do try and buy cars that have lost most of their money before I get them, so depreciation although apparent is a lot slower than it used to be.
My GF has an 11 plate Ibiza Cupra, for those that don't know it comes under the Polo, Fabia etc umbrella. It's the 1.4 TFSI 180 odd bhp with DSG. When we specced her's up (pretty much top spec) the A1 came in over £7K more expensive! The Polo was over £4K more and you couldn't even spec things like leather.
IMO buying an A1 because you don't get to drive your car properly/usually just pootle about and then not speccing the DSG box is utter madness. Yes it's not quite as good as a proper manual but the trade off is that it's great when you want to be lazy. Plant your foot and the speaker (yes speaker, not exhaust) gives a roar and you tear off down the road. The speaker also tricks you into changing a lot further down the rev range as it sounds mental higher up. Very bizarre thing.
The A1 is a nice place to be IMO, but I just don't think they are worth the cash. Toyota 86 or decent spec A1....
Hope you don't get a dodgy one, Google 1.4 tfsi problems...
IMO buying an A1 because you don't get to drive your car properly/usually just pootle about and then not speccing the DSG box is utter madness. Yes it's not quite as good as a proper manual but the trade off is that it's great when you want to be lazy. Plant your foot and the speaker (yes speaker, not exhaust) gives a roar and you tear off down the road. The speaker also tricks you into changing a lot further down the rev range as it sounds mental higher up. Very bizarre thing.
The A1 is a nice place to be IMO, but I just don't think they are worth the cash. Toyota 86 or decent spec A1....
Hope you don't get a dodgy one, Google 1.4 tfsi problems...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=935546
Read the paragraphs to the left of the picture titled "Lovely twin pipe action"
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Nice replacement. Although I must say I was very impressed with the abarths that were at oulton park last Friday.
No thanks.
Lol
Its not alot of money for a nice new car, but you definatly should have got something more fun...
10000% you will get bored of this within 6 months.
I did when I did the same
Why didnt you get another 200, thats more fun and is a nice place to sit?
My a3 is less than an abarth to insure for me, No idea why but it's a couple of hundred less for me.
Mone comes with the DSG box which is very good in my opinion. I wouldn't have specced if if I'd have bought the car new but it's a nice extra. I'm not a massive fan of the flappy paddle's though but that's just me.
Mone comes with the DSG box which is very good in my opinion. I wouldn't have specced if if I'd have bought the car new but it's a nice extra. I'm not a massive fan of the flappy paddle's though but that's just me.
+1, polo, same car, miles cheaper, better resale value.
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