New car time :) - Page 2

Desmo · 14-02-2011, 10:56

Finally, I can start to look at dumping the 206

To be fair, it's been an OK car over it's life time. Yes, it's had more than it's fair share of niggles, mainly in the electrical department with failing central locking and a couple of other things, but mechanically it's just thundered right on which is pretty good considering I treat it like **** and don't look after it.

So, what am I replacing it with? A 330i M-Sport hopefully.

I started to look at newer 5 series but after looking at the budget and seeing what I could get, I started to struggle. The more I thought about it the more I realised I didn't really need a 5 series so started looking at the 3's.

And then I came across this...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...0048?logcode=p

It ticks all the right boxes for me. The mileage is a little higher than I wanted but that is made up by the impressive spec list. It's got almost everything you can have chucked on it.

It's a fair distance away which would be a pain in the backside for checking it out and picking it up so I've been given the name of a fairly local place that does vehicle inspections. Not knowing a huge amount about the mechanics of a car, it's something I'd probably have done anyway but at least this way it means that when I travel to see the car, I 99% know I'm going to buy it rather than turning up to see a lemon.

Only thing to do now is check the insurance premium change and see what happens. But fingers crossed, it should be OK

14-02-2011, 10:56	#1
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	New car time :) Finally, I can start to look at dumping the 206 To be fair, it's been an OK car over it's life time. Yes, it's had more than it's fair share of niggles, mainly in the electrical department with failing central locking and a couple of other things, but mechanically it's just thundered right on which is pretty good considering I treat it like **** and don't look after it. So, what am I replacing it with? A 330i M-Sport hopefully. I started to look at newer 5 series but after looking at the budget and seeing what I could get, I started to struggle. The more I thought about it the more I realised I didn't really need a 5 series so started looking at the 3's. And then I came across this... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...0048?logcode=p It ticks all the right boxes for me. The mileage is a little higher than I wanted but that is made up by the impressive spec list. It's got almost everything you can have chucked on it. It's a fair distance away which would be a pain in the backside for checking it out and picking it up so I've been given the name of a fairly local place that does vehicle inspections. Not knowing a huge amount about the mechanics of a car, it's something I'd probably have done anyway but at least this way it means that when I travel to see the car, I 99% know I'm going to buy it rather than turning up to see a lemon. Only thing to do now is check the insurance premium change and see what happens. But fingers crossed, it should be OK __________________