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    That is incredibly cheap @WeeTam - I would worry how much that was going to go up when you actually went for the deal. Or is it restricted to 15 miles per month? :snorky:
     
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    I had similar problems with an old Ford Granada without power steering, parking was a nightmare having to use both hands on one side of the steering wheel to heave it round. :heehee:
     
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    Aye, it makes you wonder some times how we ever coped with the old motors, let alone the fact that we invariably loved the things!

    I still get all misty eyed about many of the older cars I have had or driven, yet if I was to actually drive one now, I would probably be as disappointed as hell.
     
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      I used to work for a company that delivered Army trucks (Bedford). They were always a challenge.
      We also delivered cars, using 9 and 11 car carriers, and some articulated 7 cars (nightmare).
      I was a transport manager, but I am going back many moons. I sometimes wish I still did that job.
       
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        @Sheal , did not realise you were still on the IOM . Is it not cheaper to buy a car on the mainland ?
         
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        Yes, I'm still stuck here, my house has been on the market a year and no sign of selling. After a complete standstill in property sales the bottom is now falling out of the market and prices are dropping rapidly. :doh:

        I don't think so Harry but I haven't bought one on the mainland for 23 years. :) What we often gain here are vehicles with half the mileage on the clock that they have across.

        http://manxmotortrader.com/
         
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            Wee Tam, that is only a leasing situation. You don't own the car at the end :scratch: :noidea:
             
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              i agree with shiney leasing is a money pit with nothing to show at the end.
              Volvo XC 60 for six years great car
              Regds Alex
               
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                Different strokes for different folks I guess.

                Volvo XC 60 a fine car indeed. Lets say for example the base model new price is £31110
                http://www.volvoebrochures.co.uk/xc60/

                Depreciation over a 6 year period would be in the region of c.£17,500 :wow:
                http://www.usedcarexpert.co.uk/cars/volvo/xc60/price-guide/

                Plus if buying you have to pay for all repairs from year 3, maintenance issues, roadside rescue and your driving a progressively older looking car.

                This might cost you either many hundreds if your lucky or many thousands if your unlucky.

                Either way it costs you.
                 
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                There's also the penalty under the conditions/clauses of the lease where any damage can be claimed back by the Leasing Company......a Sword of Damocles over your head.:hate-shocked::heehee:
                 
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                Plus other considerations. Mileage limitations, initial 'rental', service charge, and you show a depreciation over six years on a price that I wouldn't pay. :)

                The lease is for two years and if you keep that car or get another vehicle from them the monthly charge would be much higher. Also, I can usually negotiate at least a 15% discount (my current car was listed at just over £31,000 and I got it at £26,700 plus £1,500 of extra equipment). It took a lot of shopping around and the car came from a main dealer 200 miles away - they drove it down and driver went back by train.

                To be fair, I usually find that the depreciation on my cars works out at about £2,000 p.a. but I drive a bigger car (S80) and keep it for 10 years. At the end of that period the car still feels, and drives, like a new car. I've had this one eight years, it costs me less than £200 a year for servicing and MOT (local garage) and never had to change anything but tyres - and an occasional light bulb that the garage always do free of charge.
                 
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                  what's everybody's opinion on the VAUXHALL ZAFIRA...reliable?
                   
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                  They have an alarming tendency to burst into flames.
                   
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