How much can you spend on a not-that-nice car?

[horton]

anyone fancy spending 41.5 grand on an orange 2000cc 140 bhp automatic Ford Galaxy?

[Matthew_Eames]

jamiebae said:

Well if we're bringing our garlic munching neighbours into this then I'll see your 607 and raise you a €56,429 (£52,732) Renault Vel Satis

Edited by jamiebae on Wednesday 25th March 19:59

I concede dear fellow....

Though the VelSatis does at least have a certain Je ne sais quoi, some sort of french flair distinctly lacking in the 607.

[sassthathoopie]

Smart cabrio with more Brabus badges than you can shake a stick at, but equiped with a horrible diesel lump

[Futuramic]

This:

This is a two litre oil burner that looks like the result of an inflatable toy manufacturer designing a skip. And it's automatic.

[horton]

A girl I know has just bought one of these..not in this filthy colour though.

[fathomfive]

A lot to spend on a massively engined and very questionable car...

[XitUp]

I've got a BMW X6 xDrive30d for £68,935

Nearly £70k for a car with four seats that takes 8 seconds to get from zero to sixty.

[jamiebae]

Matthew_Eames said:

jamiebae said:

Well if we're bringing our garlic munching neighbours into this then I'll see your 607 and raise you a €56,429 (£52,732) Renault Vel Satis

Edited by jamiebae on Wednesday 25th March 19:59

I concede dear fellow....

Though the VelSatis does at least have a certain Je ne sais quoi, some sort of french flair distinctly lacking in the 607.

Agreed on the JNSQ of the Vel Satis, and the 607 is a real St Bernard of a car!

[ad551]

Quality thread

Anyone fancy one of these?

[mat205125]

My favourite thread this year

I love the fact that most of the "builds" seem to be diesel .... That'll appeal to my Dad's neighbour that replaces his car every 2 years for another brand new car (with his own money!), yet always gets a diesel "to save money on running costs" .... He's retired, and hasn't done more than 10k p.a. in the last decade.

Is there a prize for a snapshot of the glasses site showing how much "your" car will retain after 12 months and 12k miles?

[Kermit power]

Well they don't half make it bloody difficult to get the prices off the website, but I'm going with the following....

Subaru Tribeca 3.0 SE7 Auto - £33,479
Subaru LPG conversion - £4,135
Front parking sensors - £295
Rear parking sensors - £225
Rain Sensor - £210
Puddle lamps - £175
Auto dimming mirror - £175
Beige carpet mats - £75
Dog Guard - £280
Rear cargo tray - £40
Rear tailgate sun shade - £65
Rear door sun shades - £90.01
Rear quarterlight sun shades - £79.99
Rear cargo cover - £125
Plastic bonnet deflector - £80
Chrome side moulding kit - £80
Chrome tailgate moulding kit - £45
Chrome lower tailgate moulding - £50
Chrome window mouldings - £120
Chrome front grille assembly - £140
Chrome front grille assembly, LH side - £80
Chrome front grille assembly, RH side - £80
Moonroof air deflector - £75
Rear bumper cover, resin - £50
Rear bumper corner protectors - £27.50
Side visor set - £135
Sevic Max Twin DVD entertainment system - £349
Smartnav - £500
Subwoofer - £225
19" Alloys (with tyres) - £2,100
Splash guards - £69.95
Refrigerator/Warm box - £110
Towing electrics - £65
Detachable towbar - £365
Roof rack base - £195
Kayak carrier - £110
Roof box (long) - £395
Ski carrier - £95
Bike carrier - £95

Now £45,085.45 is a bargain for such a delightfully attractive vehicle, I hear you cry! Let me therefore add that only the price of the LPG conversion includes fitting. Everything else carries an unspecified additional dealer fitting cost!

[Dick_Phallus]

davel* said:

I've just managed to find a peach....

I give you the Ssangyong Rexton RLine at a whopping 29,995 pounds


What a heap

(Hi btw)

The winner, surely?

[Kermit power]

horton said:

anyone fancy spending 41.5 grand on an orange 2000cc 140 bhp automatic Ford Galaxy?

I call foul on this one. You seem to have added pretty much all the elements of the Ghia X pack as individual items as well.

[Conceited]

Surely an honourable mention goes to this:



£12K VW Fox. Crazy.

[jamiebae]

Conceited said:

Surely an honourable mention goes to this:



£12K VW Fox. Crazy.

Wow! I remember looking at them before we bought the 500 and thinking the £9k it would take to spec one up to the level we wanted was too much!

[johnnymaestro]

A special mention for the,

Lexus SC430



OTR: £53,875

It has no optional extras. (Why whould you want them)

54K for a polished turd? No thanks.

[eowen]

brickwall said:

Over £29k on a French MPV stbox

That is MENTAL

[Conceited]

Now, by all intents and purposes this isn't a bad car. What it is, however, is a £42,000 BMW 318i.



PS- This is rather good fun!

[sniff diesel]

euroboy said:

This will take some beating, had to cheat slightly as it is not sold in the UK anymore.

Fiat Croma 1.9JTD 150BHP auto: 47,126 EUR or near enough 45K GBP!

We have a winner.

[SarlechS]

bmw, audi and merc shouldn't be allowed in here in my opinion.