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Suspect I probably agree with you Screwloose.
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What condition is the Ka in? Has the front crossmember started to go? If it has hints of rust sell it now while you can they are easy to sell as girls always want them, they don't care if it has a 3" hole in the floor.
If its in good knick keep it, they are very simple cars which are brilliant as spares.
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All three are in remarkably good condition relative to their ages and mileage. That is sort of the crux of the dilemma. They all have things to commend them. Hmm Z3 eh.....
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Remember when the answer to every thread was "Mondeo tdci" !!
I don't think thats the case here - just keep all 3 and wait till the decision is made for you!
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Probably right Bobby. I was within a stone's throw of you today by the way. In the Signum. 500 odd miles today. Must get a job, a proper job, one with an office and a lithe secretary type to bring me coffee......
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How close was the stone?
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M74 Nth - then turned right along M8 to Livingstonish. Well you know, came off just Nth of Hamilton to cut the corner and back the same way later.
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You were closer than you think then!
Lanarkshire is my roots, just off the next junction on the m8!
Were you visiting the new shopping cnetre in Livingston, the one that took several years to build and they have now named it ...... "The Centre" !
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Mind you, at least they spelt it correctly! hmm
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with an office and a lithe secretary type to bring me coffee......
Surely by this point the Lady B is no longer reading.....;)
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I've tried that office melarcy - coffee with semi skimmed, a secretary with personal problems and my PA who I'm sure, Kato like, is planning my demise. He wants a new car and looked at a Mondeo - says something about him, not sure what though.
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says something about him not sure what though.
From the little information I have, I would surmise, a put upon man without whom chaos and rot would.................. Automotively, a quiet man but of impeccable taste......
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OK - Soooo... The advice so far is -
Sell the Ka
Sell the Mondeo
Sell the Signum
Keep all three
Sell the Ka and the Mondeo
Buy a Westfield ( and some bungees )
Right .....well.....I'll.......um........
:-(
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Well, the marginal cost of keeping your two large cars is the insurance and RFL and MOT, plus the opportunity cost of the cash. Servicing is not a marginal cost, because at your sorts of mileages even at 20k each, the cars are serviced more than once a year anyway.
So, like wot Avant sez. If your car won't start one morning, you lose money. If what you would lose by your car not starting is greater than I guess £500 - the insurance (£300) and tax (£200) [oppportunity cost, interest at 2% net on £750 = nil] - then you should always run three cars. In any event, the cars are at the garage 5 days a year anyway, so you do need a spare somewhere; also you don't want to be looking for a new car at a moment's notice when somebody drives into you.
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How much would you accept for each motor?
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Sell the Signum, if you can! It will only go down in value, through both normal depreciation AND plunging secondhand car market. As long as the other two cars are reliable, hang on to them and hope that prices are much lower when you need to replace them.
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Sell both Ka & Mondeo and buy a new(ish) Hyundai i10 or something similar.
Advantages:
One big + one small car
One is within warranty
You have Signum, which you really like - since it is newest, if you sell, depreciation will be hardest
You got rid of high mileage car
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How much would you accept for each motor?
That's kind of the problem at the moment isn't it ? You could consult Parkers etc till the cows come home and they are all only worth what someone would pay on the day. You are right about the cost of being even temporarily without transport. The nature of my business is that sometimes I earn nothing for weeks or even months on end and then have days when I strike pay dirt. The cost of cancelling such a meeting could potentially run into thousands one day but equally cost nothing another. Given the low value of all the cars I just keep coming back to hanging on to them. Or not....
Edited by Humph Backbridge on 12/11/2008 at 13:14
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I know buy a Mondeo TDCI - oh you already did that :-(
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Eay peasy Humph, sell all 3 put SWMBO on bus and buy a Porsche! there u go sorted!
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That does have some merit as an alternative Stevie but the subsequent neutering without anaesthetic concerns me a bit......
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh good point Humph, they just dont understand us do they!
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Look what you've started...after reading this and a couple of other threads on here got me thinking about the great white elephant that is the Volvo S80 V8.
Cheapest list is £37k, available as a year old example with 10 to 15k on the clock for less than £16k for a 4.4 V8 4wd Q car with two years manufacturers warranty left to run.
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Wait another couple of months gmac and they will be paying you to take it away!
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You're right Stevie though I'd want maximum manufacturers warranty/backup for peace of mind with that 4wd system.
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I have just tried to explain to my wife that one of my imaginary friends has come up with the solution and that it involves a 4.4 litre V8 4x4. So far it's not working.......
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Drop the 4x4 thing.
Your good lady now has the picture of a LR Defender in her head.
Tell her it's a swoopy four door saloon with a big boot.
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Second thoughts with your mileage forget it.
20mpg if you're lucky and 40k miles a year that'll be about about £9k a year (at present levels) in fuel thank you very much.
Edited by gmac on 12/11/2008 at 20:55
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Yes that had passed through my mind too. GB'll be along shortly to say it makes sense if you gas convert mind.
No, I just have to make a decision. Daft thing is I make decisions every day which involve far greater sums of my own and other peoples money but this one has me stumped.
Edited by Humph Backbridge on 12/11/2008 at 21:01
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That Volvo make a lot of sense if you coverted to gas.;))
Do the lottery this week, with predictions like that you're a sure winner....
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Oh heck stop it you lot !
This was supposed to be about taking +/- a couple of grand off the drive and into the holiday/rainy day/beer/VAT/Income tax...... fund
Now I'm on Autoblinkintrader looking at XC70 Volvo estates at £13k + and thinking they look alright.....
Edited by Humph Backbridge on 12/11/2008 at 21:33
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