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Someone sort my head out..
- Thread starter Curley
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let me say something i might be a bit older (25) but after getting rid of my 172 for an astra vxr with the higher payments and greedy on fuel me and my fiancee now want a house but because i got a higher maintenance car i think it might just be out of reach because of it so coming from sum1 who made a mistake for the long run think about it
If you've just test driven a brand new car and it's not jumping out to you, then don't get it. It's not a pair of shoes that you can leave in the corner and wear one day if you feel like it, it's a lot of money.
To sell your car because chavs have them is crazy. Yours is a nice car, you don't have shitty wheels, massive exhausts and all the associated jazz.
Keep yours. Save the money. Put it towards a house.
To sell your car because chavs have them is crazy. Yours is a nice car, you don't have shitty wheels, massive exhausts and all the associated jazz.
Keep yours. Save the money. Put it towards a house.
It is jumping out at me, I wasn't going to sell the 182 for a couple of years but this is the only car i've actually thought 'Yeah, I'll buy it'.
I can afford the payments and if i do decide to buy a house I know i'll have that covered.. plus the Mrs would be going halfs
It'll be on PCP so wont cost that much more over 3 years than keeping and maintaining my 182.
Its just, do I prefer the rawness of the 182 over the refined 200?.. Argh!!
I can afford the payments and if i do decide to buy a house I know i'll have that covered.. plus the Mrs would be going halfs
It'll be on PCP so wont cost that much more over 3 years than keeping and maintaining my 182.
Its just, do I prefer the rawness of the 182 over the refined 200?.. Argh!!
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Yeah because the running costs of an S3/M3 are comparable to a Clio 200? :S He's 20 years old remember.
You reasons for changing are exactly the same as mine. I spent a fair old wedge on my 182 on a monthly basis which was a combination of modifying and maintaining it.
Those costs alone would more than cover the costs of a new car for me - and I wouldn't want/need to modify it nor worry about MOT's and repair bills every month.
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Stagecoach Ticket
dident realise you were 20! to get a 200 would be the worst mistake of your life buddy iam 21 and have a 1.2 Loads of my mates have stupid cars each one of them have regretted it each one said "they could handle the payments".
Example:
Mate 22 years old brought a focus rs mrk 1 for 10k
earns 28k a year as an engineer car bleeds him dry never has any money really lives at home
second freind female 20 brought a 16k cooper is starting to realize that £290 for the car £90 for the insurance £160 for fuel etc etc is getting pricey.
and at 20 mate your situation can change on a whim i wouldent tie yourself into s**t for the sake of some fresher paint and some fancy trim?
Example:
Mate 22 years old brought a focus rs mrk 1 for 10k
earns 28k a year as an engineer car bleeds him dry never has any money really lives at home
second freind female 20 brought a 16k cooper is starting to realize that £290 for the car £90 for the insurance £160 for fuel etc etc is getting pricey.
and at 20 mate your situation can change on a whim i wouldent tie yourself into s**t for the sake of some fresher paint and some fancy trim?
I dont really want to discuss my financial situation on a forum but from what I get for the 182 and the aftermarkets bits I'll have to sell i won't have to worry about car payments for a little while.
Like said, the money isn't what I'm looking for guidance in. It's my 182 how it stands vs. A new 200. Thanks for the heads up anyway.
Stagecoach Ticket
No worries mate just make sure u leave yourself allowence for lifes f**k ups lol
ever considerd going half way and upgrading to a 197?
ever considerd going half way and upgrading to a 197?
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lol at comparing a brand new car with a second hand one. Does that s3 come with 3 years warrenty? doest that s3 corner like a 200? (no)
What price ?
Anyone offering a car at "cost" price then including additional items for no additional costs is probably pulling a fast one !
Unless you are dealing with a close friend
What price ?
Anyone offering a car at "cost" price then including additional items for no additional costs is probably pulling a fast one !
Unless you are dealing with a close friend
Its a very reputable dealer on the Renault Sport forum, my local garage have done pretty well matching him up to now. might pop up in a bit and see if he'll throw in speedlines and a GT spoiler lol
hmm.. this is stunning IMO..
Not alot of people have gone for Albi either and I prefer blue on most cars.
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If I wasn't getting Speedlines I would have bought a spare set of 197/200 wheels and on the way back from picking the new car up I would of dropped the cup pack 200 wheels off to be powder coated black.
If I do decide to get the 200 it will look like the above but with a GT spoiler
If I do decide to get the 200 it will look like the above but with a GT spoiler
260% JCW
Me and the Mrs were going to buy one. Similar situation to you, had it all priced up with the options we wanted but the test drive left me a little dissapointed.
Yes it was a better built car and no doubt around a track it may handle better but for me the engine was'nt as zippy as my 172, it lacked the eagerness. It may be better when its loosen's up (the test drive car had 4k on it, mind), if thats the case il wait a year or two and get a 2nd hand one with some miles on it and some of its depreciation out of the way.
Yes it was a better built car and no doubt around a track it may handle better but for me the engine was'nt as zippy as my 172, it lacked the eagerness. It may be better when its loosen's up (the test drive car had 4k on it, mind), if thats the case il wait a year or two and get a 2nd hand one with some miles on it and some of its depreciation out of the way.
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
So your not actually buying it? How tied in are you with a pcp? I know you say youi can handle the unexpected, but by their nature the unexpected can't always be planned for.
Your going from a car you own, and if needs be could sell easily to raise funds, to a car that your tied into and couldn't use to raise capital.
Nothing wrong with borrowing to buy a car, but I've always gone down the personal loan route. The monthly is higher, but it's your car.
Your going from a car you own, and if needs be could sell easily to raise funds, to a car that your tied into and couldn't use to raise capital.
Nothing wrong with borrowing to buy a car, but I've always gone down the personal loan route. The monthly is higher, but it's your car.
Its a very low interest rate on PCP or Renault are doing 0% finance. I'll put my own money in to my bank account and let that build interest while making payments for the 200.
Like i've said a few times, everything has been worked out a million times, im happy with the figures etc etc but I dont know if i want a refined car over a quicker and probably more fun car.
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
If you're still enjoying the 182, I wouldn't. If you have issues you're not happy with, do it.
Boooooooooost! And not brand new, let someone else take the hit. 6 months/1yr old is as new as i'd go.
i love it looks so modern on the roads these days every other car u c is red or blue why not have something that sticks out and says hey look at me im a rs and im cool as fcuk!!!! but thats just me every1 thinks different!:rasp:
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
just buy it dude..
