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Dick!!
A mate's going to (I think) swap his 07 9-5 (Edna) diesel tid auto est (vector sport) for an 05 c4 coupe 1.6 vtr, I said no way unless he gets money too but it's not my decision, SAABs a better well built car, the c4's good in its own way but isn't in the same league
He wants cheaper motoring ect, so I though put the q here...I think I know the answers though, but just to let him see them
A mate's going to (I think) swap his 07 9-5 (Edna) diesel tid auto est (vector sport) for an 05 c4 coupe 1.6 vtr, I said no way unless he gets money too but it's not my decision, SAABs a better well built car, the c4's good in its own way but isn't in the same league
He wants cheaper motoring ect, so I though put the q here...I think I know the answers though, but just to let him see them
GSX said:
Dick!!
A mate's going to (I think) swap his 07 9-5 (Edna) diesel tid auto est (vector sport) for an 05 c4 coupe 1.6 vtr, I said no way unless he gets money too but it's not my decision, SAABs a better well built car, the c4's good in its own way but isn't in the same league
He wants cheaper motoring ect, so I though put the q here...I think I know the answers though, but just to let him see them
He needs to drive the 1.6 - it'll be woefully under-torqued compared to the Diesel and with all the revving he'll have to do, he wont reduce any costs at all! A mate's going to (I think) swap his 07 9-5 (Edna) diesel tid auto est (vector sport) for an 05 c4 coupe 1.6 vtr, I said no way unless he gets money too but it's not my decision, SAABs a better well built car, the c4's good in its own way but isn't in the same league
He wants cheaper motoring ect, so I though put the q here...I think I know the answers though, but just to let him see them
A 2.0 VTS wouldn't be quite as bad but again, wouldn't 'reduce costs'
The wife bought an 05 plate one in 2007 as they are not a bad looking car inside an out in coupe form.
Nothing but headache after headache electrical wise from random opening windows & door locks to dash errors and complete dash failure.
Corse engine, that's doesn't excel or excite in anyway, ours averaged 36mpg. Whilst it never covered many miles pa it was always serviced yearly at an indie which kept costs down. That is the best I can say about it.
Cam belt snapped at speed eventually (64k milage) which made repair uneconomical coupled with the fact I hated the car. I have since removed all her car choosing privileges
Nothing but headache after headache electrical wise from random opening windows & door locks to dash errors and complete dash failure.
Corse engine, that's doesn't excel or excite in anyway, ours averaged 36mpg. Whilst it never covered many miles pa it was always serviced yearly at an indie which kept costs down. That is the best I can say about it.
Cam belt snapped at speed eventually (64k milage) which made repair uneconomical coupled with the fact I hated the car. I have since removed all her car choosing privileges
Can't multi quote or I can I don't know how..
J8....he did drive it, he won't be getting it for power....it would cheaper in most things ie tax, ins, most parts ect, just mpg won't be much better as it'll need to be revved a bit more (maybe, depending how he drives)
Dan....no but he sometimes does
Jack...both are in the same condition, saab's at 147, c4 at 110
Swanny....ditto
Ian....that's one thing he did point out, it's the only thing where I can see his point
Bob...I think there's about 3-500 of a deference but prices of the c4 coupe are all over the place...and yes the saab's a nice thing to sit in, c4 is ok to just different
Session....hence all that's been said above
J8....he did drive it, he won't be getting it for power....it would cheaper in most things ie tax, ins, most parts ect, just mpg won't be much better as it'll need to be revved a bit more (maybe, depending how he drives)
Dan....no but he sometimes does
Jack...both are in the same condition, saab's at 147, c4 at 110
Swanny....ditto
Ian....that's one thing he did point out, it's the only thing where I can see his point
Bob...I think there's about 3-500 of a deference but prices of the c4 coupe are all over the place...and yes the saab's a nice thing to sit in, c4 is ok to just different
Session....hence all that's been said above
Friend had a Citroen C4 of the same age and I'm really not kidding when I say about the number of electrical gremlins that thing had... I wouldn't go near one in a million years!
Rear wiper activating every time he locked the car was a personal favourite - like the car waving you goodbye
Rear wiper activating every time he locked the car was a personal favourite - like the car waving you goodbye
If you are the "car guy" who your mates go to for advice the right answer is often to stay out of it.
The chances are the Citreon will end up costing more as it will be unreliable, uneconomical, dreadful to drive and continue to depreciate until it's worth £1. So if you tell your mate to stick with the Saab everything will be fine until the next bill. Then all you will hear is "i shouldn't have listed to you and got the Citroen"
If he gets the Citroen and it proves to save no money and be a worse car you will be told "why didn't you tell me they were crap"
The chances are the Citreon will end up costing more as it will be unreliable, uneconomical, dreadful to drive and continue to depreciate until it's worth £1. So if you tell your mate to stick with the Saab everything will be fine until the next bill. Then all you will hear is "i shouldn't have listed to you and got the Citroen"
If he gets the Citroen and it proves to save no money and be a worse car you will be told "why didn't you tell me they were crap"
)aka_kerrly said:
If you are the "car guy" who your mates go to for advice the right answer is often to stay out of it.
The chances are the Citreon will end up costing more as it will be unreliable, uneconomical, dreadful to drive and continue to depreciate until it's worth £1. So if you tell your mate to stick with the Saab everything will be fine until the next bill. Then all you will hear is "i shouldn't have listed to you and got the Citroen"
If he gets the Citroen and it proves to save no money and be a worse car you will be told "why didn't you tell me they were crap"
Thats why this thread.The chances are the Citreon will end up costing more as it will be unreliable, uneconomical, dreadful to drive and continue to depreciate until it's worth £1. So if you tell your mate to stick with the Saab everything will be fine until the next bill. Then all you will hear is "i shouldn't have listed to you and got the Citroen"
If he gets the Citroen and it proves to save no money and be a worse car you will be told "why didn't you tell me they were crap"
We have all become a `friend` for a while.
Oh & dont get the car they are unreliable.
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