Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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OneLittleFish said:
I can kind of understand absolute basic spec if you're getting an Astra or an i30 or similar but not on a 3 Series or other nice car.
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).xRIEx said:
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).
Aye, in that instance but not on HP. It's more the attitude of "More things to go wrong, innit" that got me.OneLittleFish said:
xRIEx said:
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).
Aye, in that instance but not on HP. It's more the attitude of "More things to go wrong, innit" that got me.
OneLittleFish said:
xRIEx said:
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).
Aye, in that instance but not on HP. It's more the attitude of "More things to go wrong, innit" that got me.berlintaxi said:
OneLittleFish said:
xRIEx said:
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).
Aye, in that instance but not on HP. It's more the attitude of "More things to go wrong, innit" that got me.berlintaxi said:
OneLittleFish said:
xRIEx said:
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).
Aye, in that instance but not on HP. It's more the attitude of "More things to go wrong, innit" that got me.If it's brand new I'd assume those things that go wrong would be covered under warranty anyway. As ORD said, the guy's response was a little white lie to save manhood points when being confronted with "why did you buy the poor person's version of the car?"
xRIEx said:
OneLittleFish said:
I can kind of understand absolute basic spec if you're getting an Astra or an i30 or similar but not on a 3 Series or other nice car.
If they're leasing it then base spec is most likely the best value, options very quickly increase the monthly payment (I believe the option cost is often paid in full over the lease term).The last thing they want is a bunch of manual 316i ES models with cloth seats, no parking sensors and castors instead of wheels. (At the moment the cheapest 3-Series on lease is probably a 330d M Sport, which comes pretty well equipped - more to go wrong perhaps!).
That said, options do tend to be paid for in full over the lease even if they add value at the end.
CYMR0 said:
Usually the best lease deals are not on the pov-spec because these deals are driven by the need to create desirable approved used stock with low miles (that they can flog second time round with expensive finance, etc.)
The last thing they want is a bunch of manual 316i ES models with cloth seats, no parking sensors and castors instead of wheels. (At the moment the cheapest 3-Series on lease is probably a 330d M Sport, which comes pretty well equipped - more to go wrong perhaps!).
That said, options do tend to be paid for in full over the lease even if they add value at the end.
Sorry yes, your last paragraph is basically what I meant to say.The last thing they want is a bunch of manual 316i ES models with cloth seats, no parking sensors and castors instead of wheels. (At the moment the cheapest 3-Series on lease is probably a 330d M Sport, which comes pretty well equipped - more to go wrong perhaps!).
That said, options do tend to be paid for in full over the lease even if they add value at the end.
OneLittleFish said:
douglasb said:
There is a one word description for those people who stick their noses into other peoples' businesse and tell everyone else how to live - "Socialist".
Total aside to the thread but it amazes me how people misconstrue socialism. I vote socialist but it's because I think that the NHS and other public services shouldn't fall into private hands, that more affordable housing should be built and that the minimum wage should be a living wage.retrorider said:
Good luck with your socialist hopes, but please tell me how are we going to pay for it with a National debt of £1.5 trillion and rising ?
I'm not going to get into a political debate but if you think that the way to repair this country is to make the richest people richer as the austerity measures have then good luck to you.
OneLittleFish said:
retrorider said:
Good luck with your socialist hopes, but please tell me how are we going to pay for it with a National debt of £1.5 trillion and rising ?
I'm not going to get into a political debate but if you think that the way to repair this country is to make the richest people richer as the austerity measures have then good luck to you.TheLordJohn said:
Lol, I was going to post something similar but arguing politics with the average 'tax the rich, they're evil and deserve it' brigade is like arguing religion with a paedophile/catholic priest.
OT but one day someone is going to give me a reasonable explanation to me why higher earners pay a higher percentage of tax. Most who argue in favour of this system struggle to get their heads around the fact that higher earners are already paying more tax because 20% of a lot is more than 20% of a little.Jabosoc said:
OT but one day someone is going to give me a reasonable explanation to me why higher earners pay a higher percentage of tax. Most who argue in favour of this system struggle to get their heads around the fact that higher earners are already paying more tax because 20% of a lot is more than 20% of a little.
Because they can more easily afford it.Next!
tomjol said:
Jabosoc said:
OT but one day someone is going to give me a reasonable explanation to me why higher earners pay a higher percentage of tax. Most who argue in favour of this system struggle to get their heads around the fact that higher earners are already paying more tax because 20% of a lot is more than 20% of a little.
Because they can more easily afford it.Next!
Back on topic
My next door neighbour has one of those horrible Peugeot 306 covertibles
last weekedn she said
I dont like my car, it doesnt drive very nicely and the boot is too small, I think I might change it
foolishly, I asked if she had test driven it and what she might change it for
The answer
I never test drive cars its a waste of time. I think I'll probably get another one the same
My next door neighbour has one of those horrible Peugeot 306 covertibles
last weekedn she said
I dont like my car, it doesnt drive very nicely and the boot is too small, I think I might change it
foolishly, I asked if she had test driven it and what she might change it for
The answer
I never test drive cars its a waste of time. I think I'll probably get another one the same
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