help with car purchase
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Originally Posted by Polemicist' timestamp='1329732608' post='21431099
Do you want to go mainstream or left-field...
I'm just about to offer this to the great -unwashed for £4,250:
'58 plate, 19K miles, FMSH, £30 year road tax, climate control, etc., etc., etc.. And the all important Alpine hi-fi upgrade with iPod interface...
I'm just about to offer this to the great -unwashed for £4,250:
'58 plate, 19K miles, FMSH, £30 year road tax, climate control, etc., etc., etc.. And the all important Alpine hi-fi upgrade with iPod interface...
This one has the mid-mounted, 660 cc twelve valve, turbocharged three cylinder engine. It also has a four speed automatic gearbox. Not many around; IIRC there were only 240 - 250 imported by Mitsubishi and they were all the same specification.
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Originally Posted by jellyfishfield' timestamp='1329764479' post='21432330
If you're looking at an Aygo it might be worth looking at the Citroen and Peugeot equivalents.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
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From: Hertford
Originally Posted by Trailerparktrev' timestamp='1329816661' post='21434528
[quote name='jellyfishfield' timestamp='1329764479' post='21432330']
If you're looking at an Aygo it might be worth looking at the Citroen and Peugeot equivalents.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
If you're looking at an Aygo it might be worth looking at the Citroen and Peugeot equivalents.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
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Now that the European Soviet Socialist Republic has ended subsidising small cars, the Czech plant which makes the Aygo clones is in deep shit. You ought to be able to beat any dealer up on price. I don't know which version is the most identical though.
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Originally Posted by jellyfishfield' timestamp='1329848829' post='21435936
[quote name='Trailerparktrev' timestamp='1329816661' post='21434528']
[quote name='jellyfishfield' timestamp='1329764479' post='21432330']
If you're looking at an Aygo it might be worth looking at the Citroen and Peugeot equivalents.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
[quote name='jellyfishfield' timestamp='1329764479' post='21432330']
If you're looking at an Aygo it might be worth looking at the Citroen and Peugeot equivalents.
Drive the Deal are doing nearly £3K off the Citroen at the moment, makes it around the £6.5K mark, no idea about the difference in spec though.
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Now that the European Soviet Socialist Republic has ended subsidising small cars, the Czech plant which makes the Aygo clones is in deep shit. You ought to be able to beat any dealer up on price. I don't know which version is the most identical though.
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My daughter just passed her test a couple of weeks ago so we're going through the same kind of thought process.
Was going to get something older and cheap but with the price you can buy these things for I can't help wonder if it might be the cheaper option in the long run.
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From: The Beautiful South
When looking for a car my 17 year old son could learn in / drive once he passed his test, I was struck by just how few cars sit in the very lowest insurance group and how even going up to cars in the 2nd lowest group had a dramatic impact on premiums. Insurance for girls used to be a fair bit cheaper than boys, but I believe someone has put paid to this on the grounds of sex discrimination. Never mind that 17 year old boys are on average more bonkers than girls!
As for differences between the AygoC101.....really just interior/exterior trim. Drivetrain, chassis, even dash are identical from model to model.
As for differences between the AygoC101.....really just interior/exterior trim. Drivetrain, chassis, even dash are identical from model to model.
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I am off to look at a Hyundi i10 this morning.
For £7,420 you get air-con, 4 doors, metallic paint, 5 year warranty and breakdown cover though you have to pay for the services (£299 for 3 years).
For £7,420 you get air-con, 4 doors, metallic paint, 5 year warranty and breakdown cover though you have to pay for the services (£299 for 3 years).
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