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[runnach]

That’s a bmw joke you changed to Subaru Ral.

Guess you drive a BMW

Bill, this was Ral when he got his first BMW, he was onto the support call centre.

 

[izwozral]

Get the lowest mileage Skoda Yeti 4x4, save yourself around £30k and you'll not regret it Bill. We thought Saab's were great but the Yeti is a notch above.

Subaru One Liners Jokes​

Q: What's the difference between a Subaru and a Porcupine? A: When it comes to a Subaru, the prick is on the inside.

Plenty where that came from Bill.

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[barryd]

I was looking at "used" cars till about 2:30am this morning (on the computer not skulking about outside)

I have come to the conclusion that I might just buy something boggy basic and tiny again that wont break down or blow up. Every hot hatch or anything that looks remotely interesting seems to have a legacy of problems, certainly on the more modern stuff.

I think ill get a Toyota Aygo and stick a Hayabusa engine in it.

 

[izwozral]

Bill, this was Ral when he got his first BMW, he was onto the support call centre.

Brilliant!

 

[mark61]

Forester is a pretty nice car, still got a boxer engine, don't know if it still has a boxer sound though.

 

[wildebus]

Just realised this car was registered on December 31 2024. I wondered why they did this. If I am reading things correctly it appears they may have done this to avoid the higher rate of road tax which applies to cars registered in 2025, but it’s advertised as £180, if this proves to be wrong it will be a deal breaker.

That is very likely. My car was a pre-reg, registered on 31st March 2017 and had road tax of £40. If it were registered on 1st April - one day later - the road tax would have been £140.

 

[Fisherman]

That is very likely. My car was a pre-reg, registered on 31st March 2017 and had road tax of £40. If it were registered on 1st April - one day later - the road tax would have been £140.

just found out road tax £590 for four years David. If I bought the sport version I would avoid this. A lot of thinking to be done. The list price of the sports is just below £40,000.

 

[r4dent]

So I am considering Subaru Forrester

You'll need to change your Avatar.

 

[wildebus]

just found out road tax £590 for four years David. If I bought the sport version I would avoid this. A lot of thinking to be done. The list price of the sports is just below £40,000.

is that £590 total or per year? If total, maybe the dealer would wear it?

 

[Fisherman]

is that £590 total or per year? If total, maybe the dealer would wear it?

First year it’s £180, 2-5 years there’s a luxury supplement of £410 on top of the normal road tax for that year. After five years it’s just the normal road tax.

 

[trevskoda]

just found out road tax £590 for four years David. If I bought the sport version I would avoid this. A lot of thinking to be done. The list price of the sports is just below £40,000.

40g . bonkers, as my g dad used to say, more money than sense.

 

[Wully]

Bill im not that far from you ill supply the car and chauffeur you for £40k.

 

[Fisherman]

40g . bonkers, as my g dad used to say, more money than sense.

Bill im not that far from you ill supply the car and chauffeur you for £40k.

Who said I’m spending £40K, that’s the list price, I never, ever pay the list price.

 

[trevskoda]

Who said I’m spending £40K, that’s the list price, I never, ever pay the list price.

Last car cost me £10 and ran for 15 years with little or no probs to the end, im not fussey as long as it goes from a to b.

 

[wildebus]

Who said I’m spending £40K, that’s the list price, I never, ever pay the list price.

BTW, I would strongly recommend you get GAP insurance. The last pricey car I bought I looked at and considered GAP. The car was stolen 18 months after I bought it.
Stolen from inside a locked workshop - GAP insurance is not just for careless drivers, a loss can happen to anyone.
I couldn't actually remember if I took it out or not but when I scoured my emails, turned out I did, thankfully. Got back what I paid for the car, saving me an approximate £9k loss, plus the GAP insurance also paid the excess, so the GAP cover even paid for itself in that respect.

Used a company called ALA - https://www.ala.co.uk/ - and found their service absolutely top notch. They are also a lot cheaper than any car dealers GAP insurance.
Paid out my claim with minimal delay and fuss. When I bought another car, I got another policy with them, and when I changed that car early, I took out another ALA GAP policy (I forgot about having the GAP insurance again!) and they called me to check if I changed cars or bought an additional one and as I had changed cars and no longer had the old one, refunded me the old policy cost pro-rata without any asking.

 

[Fisherman]

BTW, I would strongly recommend you get GAP insurance. The last pricey car I looked at it and considered it. The car was stolen 18 months after I bought it.
Stolen from inside a locked workshop - GAP insurance is not just for careless drivers, a loss can happen to anyone.
I couldn't actually remember if I took it out or not but when I scoured my emails, turned out I did, thankfully. Got back what I paid for the car, saving me an approximate £9k loss, plus the GAP insurance also paid the excess, so even the GAP cover paid for itself in that respect.

Used a company called ALA - https://www.ala.co.uk/ - and found their service absolutely top notch. They are also a lot cheaper than any car dealers GAP insurance.
Paid out my claim with minimal delay and fuss. When I bought another car, I got another policy with them, and when I changed that car early, I took out another ALA GAP policy (I forgot about having the GAP insurance again!) and they called me to check if I changed cars or bought an additional one and as I had changed cars and no longer had the old one, refunded me the old policy cost pre-rata without any asking.

I will look into that David cheers.

 

[Fisherman]

Last car cost me £10 and ran for 15 years with little or no probs to the end, im not fussey as long as it goes from a to b.

You were robbed blind Trev, did the salesman tie his horse up outside.

 

[wildebus]

Last car cost me £10 and ran for 15 years with little or no probs to the end, im not fussey as long as it goes from a to b.

Ok, trev ... here is a question and be honest ... how much was the Road Tax on this £10 car per year?

 

[trevskoda]

You were robbed blind Trev, did the salesman tie his horse up outside.

Just forked out £400 for a spair savvy to keep mine running, take me years to get over the shock.

 

[barryd]

Last car cost me £10 and ran for 15 years with little or no probs to the end, im not fussey as long as it goes from a to b.

I sold a car (slightly bashed) for two pints of lager and a packet of crisps (yes really) once in the pub. I think it might have still had an MOT on it. Well the new owner one of my neighbours (army) bought it for the lads up on the camp to mess about with and he drove it up there the next day.