Do I put a private reg plate on my 12 plate Mercedes?!

[Negus]

2thumbs said:

Or888t said:

Well done for being so successful at 19! Amazing it's insurable for you tbh.
And a quality plate.

Bang on

There's no shame in the lad being proud of his new ride & wanting to talk about it on a motoring forum.

Well done OP, I look forward to the pics

Thanks. I'll bump this thread up in 2 weeks with pics.

[Benbay001]

Im still truely baffled by the ops decision process.
Cayman - one of the most desirable (if not the most) cars on the road.
Deisel slk -slow, expensive, dynamically uninspiring, and ive never heard a nice sounding 4 cyl deisel, so i wouldnt want to drop the roof.
I really couldnt give a dam whether it has a 12 or 10 plate, as its the wrong car!
Deisel convertibles make no sense.

[Negus]

Benbay001 said:

Im still truely baffled by the ops decision process.
Cayman - one of the most desirable (if not the most) cars on the road.

Insurance on the Cayman for a 19 year old is too expensive compared to the SLK, as the cayman has a bigger engine. They are the same insurance group though..

[Tyrewrecker]

Negus said:

Insurance on the Cayman for a 19 year old is too expensive compared to the SLK, as the cayman has a bigger engine. They are the same insurance group though..

YOU HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW CAR, YES!?

[Negus]

Tyrewrecker said:

Negus said:

Insurance on the Cayman for a 19 year old is too expensive compared to the SLK, as the cayman has a bigger engine. They are the same insurance group though..

YOU HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW CAR, YES!?

Yeah. The guy above me just asked why I picked the SLK over the Cayman so I explained.

[YeahYeahWhatever]

Negus said:

I'm picking the car up in 2 weeks, I wanted red bengal leather as the interior so they had to manufacturer fit it in. So picks will be soon.

And It thought about leasing it, but the in the long run it will be more expensive. So I'm buying it out right.

Also bearing in mind I someone who is 20, so opinions may differ across the ages.

I am also 19.

I was starting to wonder whether it was past your bedtime

[Robb F]

Negus said:

Yeah. The guy above me just asked why I picked the SLK over the Cayman so I explained.

Just ignore them mate, not worth the time.

[Negus]

YeahYeahWhatever said:

Negus said:

I'm picking the car up in 2 weeks, I wanted red bengal leather as the interior so they had to manufacturer fit it in. So picks will be soon.

And It thought about leasing it, but the in the long run it will be more expensive. So I'm buying it out right.

Also bearing in mind I someone who is 20, so opinions may differ across the ages.

I am also 19.

I was starting to wonder whether it was past your bedtime

How's the 2nd marriage going with your wife? If it doesn't work out for you, you can always re marry her again. Third time lucky and all that LOL

(and yes I searched your threads)

[SWoll]

Robb F said:

Negus said:

Yeah. The guy above me just asked why I picked the SLK over the Cayman so I explained.

Just ignore them mate, not worth the time.

This.

Your car, you're paying for it, you're driving it. Who gives a st what some bloke on a forum thinks.

Enjoy!

Loved this BTW

"Cayman - one of the most desirable (if not the most) cars on the road."

[Rostfritt]

Ask them to leave the stickers on the windows, the packing foam on the door edges and the wheel protectors on. Then everyone will know it is brand new. This may sound ridiculous, but this is what people do in Korea.

[YeahYeahWhatever]

SWoll said:

This.

Your car, you're paying for it, you're driving it. Who gives a st what some bloke on a forum thinks.

Enjoy!

Unfortunately PH seems to attract more than it's share of children & dreamers.

[Tyrewrecker]

Negus said:

Yeah. The guy above me just asked why I picked the SLK over the Cayman so I explained.

I need to spell it out? You bought a brand new car which will loose a fortune, not to mention VAT immediately. A 1 year old cayman would of allowed you to offset insurance...I guess you know all this since you are in that position to buy...?

[SWoll]

YeahYeahWhatever said:

SWoll said:

This.

Your car, you're paying for it, you're driving it. Who gives a st what some bloke on a forum thinks.

Enjoy!

Unfortunately PH seems to attract more than it's share of children & dreamers.

So what? How are they possibly doing any harm even if they are? Let them have their fun AFAIAK, just gives me more interesting threads to post on.

Tyrewrecker said:

I need to spell it out? You bought a brand new car which will loose a fortune, not to mention VAT immediately. A 1 year old cayman would of allowed you to offset insurance...I guess you know all this since you are in that position to buy...?

Give it a rest, he's clearly not interested in your "expert" advice and has made his decision. Good for him.

And it's "lose" BTW

Edited by SWoll on Tuesday 20th March 20:18

[Fox-]

Tyrewrecker said:

YOU HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW CAR, YES!?

No, he's just hiring somebody elses for 2-3 years.

Merc were banging them out at a pretty decent rate this month, about £300ish a month I think. Therefore quite easily affordable to pretty much anyone with.. well, £300 a month spare which will be most 19 year olds who chose to go into work from school rather than Uni. Really odd thread, seems like a blatant 'look at me' thread however much he pretends it isn't.

Why else would we find out he has an expensive plate, a Mercedes, a brand new car and is 19 all in the first page?

[Benbay001]

SWoll said:

"Cayman - one of the most desirable (if not the most) cars on the road."

I was meant to add the word sports, honest

[SWoll]

Benbay001 said:

SWoll said:

"Cayman - one of the most desirable (if not the most) cars on the road."

I was meant to add the word sports, honest

Stll even with the addition.

Nice car, but a long way down the 'desirable' list IMO. Each to their own though.

[Tyrewrecker]

Fox- said:

No, he's just hiring somebody elses for 2-3 years.

Merc were banging them out at a pretty decent rate this month, about £300ish a month I think. Therefore quite easily affordable to pretty much anyone with.. well, £300 a month spare which will be most 19 year olds who chose to go into work from school rather than Uni. Really odd thread, seems like a blatant 'look at me' thread however much he pretends it isn't.

Why else would we find out he has an expensive plate, a Mercedes, a brand new car and is 19 all in the first page?

Not sure. Plenty of muppets about.

[YeahYeahWhatever]

This should have been posted on the 'what car have you been obsessing about today' thread.

I trust that child the SLK will be supplying the custard

[SWoll]

Tyrewrecker said:

Fox- said:

No, he's just hiring somebody elses for 2-3 years.

Merc were banging them out at a pretty decent rate this month, about £300ish a month I think. Therefore quite easily affordable to pretty much anyone with.. well, £300 a month spare which will be most 19 year olds who chose to go into work from school rather than Uni. Really odd thread, seems like a blatant 'look at me' thread however much he pretends it isn't.

Why else would we find out he has an expensive plate, a Mercedes, a brand new car and is 19 all in the first page?

Not sure. Plenty of muppets about.

There certainly are, aren't there.

Oh the irony...

I'm also fairly sure that the OP confirmed earlier in the thread that he had bought the car rather than leasing it as it's a better deal?

YeahYeahWhatever said:

This should have been posted on the 'what car have you been obsessing about today' thread.

I trust that child the SLK will be supplying the custard

Here we go again. And you're calling the OP childish?

Edited by SWoll on Tuesday 20th March 20:25

[Tyrewrecker]

SWoll said:

There certainly are, aren't there.

Oh the irony...

I'm also fairly sure that the OP confirmed earlier in the thread that he had bought the car rather than leasing it as it's a better deal?

I think you forgot the question mark above.