Weird car wants.

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Beany
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S350 sounds good, here's one thirty miles from you, off you pop to buy it, see you Saturday for No Specific Reason, aye?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 1145542970

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One of the very cars I've seen...
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It was literally the closest one to your town that I saw on Autotrader that I linked for the joke, don't take that as a recommendation or anything :lol:
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Zonda_ wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:17 pm
Rich B wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:01 pm You seem to be always changing cars to suit a new job/commute! Do you change jobs often or am I just getting old and time is passing quickly?

I can't work out if buying selling cars based on getting specific roles (rather than when you get bored of or want a new car) is a good thing or a bad thing.
This job has taken a long time to stsrt due to security clearance. I knew I was starting a long time ago.
yep, not so much about this occurrence, it's just an observation (and purely that, not a criticism in any way at all) that you post this same thing pretty much every year - "new job, need new car for commute."

I find the motives people have for swapping cars quite interesting - you clearly have no qualms in ditching a car quickly when circumstances change, whereas I'm the complete opposite and will carry on with a completely unsuitable car for years!
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nuttinnew wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:06 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:24 pm Do it ! I would. I probably will one day when I'm old enough for a Merc ;)
but...Bentley? :?
Are you talking age requirement or waftiness ? :)

It’s the 20mpg that’ll get boring if I have to start doing more miles.
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My old XE 3.5L diesel would post 50-55mpg. Still the best wafter I have owned.
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Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:20 am
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:06 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:24 pm Do it ! I would. I probably will one day when I'm old enough for a Merc ;)
but...Bentley? :?
Are you talking age requirement or waftiness ? :)

It’s the 20mpg that’ll get boring if I have to start doing more miles.
Age - ye cannae say ye're no' old enough for a Benz when ye've a Flying Spur :lol:
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nuttinnew wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:05 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:20 am
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:06 pm

but...Bentley? :?
Are you talking age requirement or waftiness ? :)

It’s the 20mpg that’ll get boring if I have to start doing more miles.
Age - ye cannae say ye're no' old enough for a Benz when ye've a Flying Spur :lol:
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I had a quick google but could only find average owner ages for Murca and a list that had everyone for everything at ~50 :roll:
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Zonda_ wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:49 pm If a Cayman could return sensible mpg I'd be getting one believe me! I often carry 4 passengers but they are always the other half's friends so u can use her car for that!
I don't do track days, but my 'heavy' usage gets 24mpg, normal is around 27 and on long steady runs 31mpg. Not bad for a 4 litre engine really, and it does make me smile when I open the garage door. :)
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Lovely looking (at least from the inside) Phaeton - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 433591851/
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Edit - it's also in Shotton Colliery so a quick drive up the A19 to see it.
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8-)
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£800 tax! :shock:
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The diesel Phaeton? I don't think it can be that much to tax.
How about not having a sig at all?
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Zonda_ wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:32 pm £800 tax! :shock:
£695 isn't it ?
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