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Mar 3rd, 2024, 21:00 | #11 | |
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I don't do anywhere near that mileage. No doubt a newer car will have problems too, but I've always said cars have a running cost... they all cost money somewhere down the line. Unsure whether to invest in mine or get something newer, but petrol. The Volvo petrol's are too thirsty (the ones in my budget anyway). That's why I was looking at euro 5 diesel's, but that could be just opening a can of worms. Although, it could be okay if I give it a regular motorway drive like I do with my car?
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Mar 3rd, 2024, 21:34 | #12 |
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'Kev0607', I wouldn't get too hung up over fuel consumption if I were you. When I was doing 20, 30 sometimes 40 thousand miles per year for business, it was a significant part of my total motoring expenditure.
Now that I am retired, I do maybe 2,500 in my V70. At 29.5 MPG, that is 85 gallons or about £500. If I had a car that averaged 50, it would cost me £300. I feel that the comfort and safety that my Volvo affords is worth a premium equivalent to the cost of a weekly pint. The saving in depreciation over a newer car more than compensates for the additional cost Just another way of looking at things if you don't mind driving an older car. I quite like the warm feeling that that gives me, but you must do what is right for you! Regards, John.
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I do like my Volvo, it has been a very good car. Yes, its not the most economical in the world, but its a big car with a 5 cylinder engine… its not going to be. I like the “understated luxury”. No it hasn’t got a big Mercedes badge on the front of it or an Audi sign, but its just as equipped as a same year/similar model in their line up, with the added safety of it being a Volvo. I also have some local Volvo specialists near me that can fix things that are beyond what I can do, but that may not be the case if I bought another car. There’s a lot to take into account. Around town, which is mostly the miles I do, the D5 doesn’t do too well. At a push, maybe 28mpg. Newer cars do much more than that, some as much as 10mpg more… that adds up at the pump, but like you/others say, there’s the depreciation of the newer car and the cost to buy it. Its worth noting, I’m not looking at “new” as such. The cars I’m looking at are around 2011/2012 plates… the bulk of their value is gone.
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Yes, that's also true.
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Its like my car now... if I was to sell it, I know its in good condition for its age and has been very well looked after. I couldn't guarantee nothing would go wrong with it in future, of course... naturally things will. However, I'd be confident that whoever did buy it (if I was to sell) has a good car for goodness knows how many miles if they maintain it. It would be "sold as seen though", as I can't offer a warranty or any guarantees.
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No, not always - trick is sifting through the ones that are to find the good ones!
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Mar 4th, 2024, 21:16 | #19 | |
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Some seller's hide the number plates on their cars, I avoid those. Surprisingly enough, I've found quite a few registrations that don't exist when you type them into the MOT checker, and that's double checking what I'm inputting in to the search. Very odd.
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Mar 5th, 2024, 07:50 | #20 |
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Just a note to say I generally hide the number plate on any for sale advert photos when I’m selling a car if it’s advertised on a public website. There are legitimate reasons for this, mine being that when selling a VW van once someone used the reg from my advert and cloned a plate onto a stolen vehicle of the same make, model and colour. They then used the vehicle to pick up speeding fines, parking tickets and steal caravans and trailers! Tickets for which all came to me and took a while to dispute, also delaying my sale and calling into question to potential buyers whether my vehicle was legitimate.
This also happened to my brother in law selling a BMW. On that basis, I don’t discount cars advertised with obscured number plates but just enquire with the seller or ask for photos emailed with the plate shown. Thanks, Stu
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