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One of the resons I got bob all done Sunday (the only day it didn't rain last week) was I went out car buying with my sister in law. Anyway, saw some modern tat, and some of it is pretty narsty, but we ended up in the Mazda dealer and she ended up buying one of those new Mazda 3 thingies. And I have to say I do rather like it. When she'd done with it in 4 years time it might well have to be Mrs Akku's new car. I could never bring myself to spend that kind of wedge on a depreciating asset but it was a nice little car and not as claustrophobic as most stuff like the Focus etc are. Especially in the back.  I kinda dig that "hatchback/estate/breadvan" styling. Needless to say I would have happily taken an RX8 out of there too, so long as it was no more than a straight swap for our 626... Think I uspset the salesman when he overheard me say to Em, "yeah, I'm definitely going to have one of these.... ...in 15 years time when I can bag one for a grand" |
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Jul 24, 2007 10:10:08 GMT
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Think I uspset the salesman when he overheard me say to Em, "yeah, I'm definitely going to have one of these.... ...in 15 years time when I can bag one for a grand" CLASSIC! LOL! Sounds like a good idea. Go out now and test drive the stuff when its new, then 15 years down the line pick one up for peanuts ;D Quite fancy one of those BMW 335 Ci (V8 twin turbo jobbies)....... when I am 45 in 2028. Pick one up for a few grand  |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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phatphord
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Scorpilow
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Jul 24, 2007 10:15:02 GMT
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Whilst the exterior styling is pleasant enough, when my missus was looking at one before she bought her A4, the interior was just so cheap feeling and bland. I think the interior is just as important as the exterior, after all thats where you spend your time after you've spent your money!
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1994 Ford Scorpio Lowrider
um...and some bikes...
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Jul 24, 2007 10:22:29 GMT
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interior on these is way nicer than the Focus etc. Having now been and looked round all the moderns I feel qualified to make such comments for a change. LOL.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Jul 24, 2007 11:34:38 GMT
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Out of all the family hatchbacks, the Astra is the nicest for me. I've always thought the interior of the Mazda was quiite bland.
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tux
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Fat Bloke
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Jul 24, 2007 12:23:18 GMT
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I had a rented Mazda 3 as a company car for about 6 months a couple of years back and must admit I was very impressed. Very comfortable even on 300 mile plus journeys. Surprisingly poky for a 1.6 diesel too.
Deffo one to watch out for in another 10 years!
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richy
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Flatheads forever....
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Jul 24, 2007 12:57:14 GMT
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Just don't rely on the MPS derivative's headlights if you drive a lot at night in the country!
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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Jul 24, 2007 13:11:12 GMT
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Urgh! I had one on one of them '3 day test drives' things, just to see what it was like... I was genuinely glad to get back into my Cav at the end of it all... Mind you, it was a CDi Cav.... lol Out of all the family hatchbacks, the Astra is the nicest for me. I've always thought the interior of the Mazda was quiite bland. |
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jdmini
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Jul 24, 2007 16:34:20 GMT
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my sisters having a baby in a few weeks and wants a bigger 4 door car and she's getting a mazda 3. sounds like she chose reasonably well then.
you say it's better than a focus, but i'm sure i read somewhere it's the same as a new focus underneath, is that not true?
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Jul 24, 2007 17:02:56 GMT
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no idea. However the Focus feels cheap and claustrohobic, especially in the back. The Mazda feels like you are riding in the back of a much larger car. Plenty of space and light, much better standard of interiror fitment and trim too.
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Jul 24, 2007 17:08:27 GMT
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On the subject of modern cars, there's a new car selling thing in the shopping centre called "Buycars.com" or something like that, basically a sort of stall with photos of various 53 plate dullmobiles and a few folks approaching people to see if they can get them on a finance plan for an ex-rep Vectra, etc.
I keep walking past in the hope one will approach me and ask me what sort of vehicle I'm interested in, so I can waste their time asking if they have any Toyota Tercels or Mazda Montroses.
Sadly, they seem to be onto my game and give me a wide berth, probably because of my horrible taste in ties or something.
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Jul 24, 2007 17:11:13 GMT
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the mazda and focus share the same floorpan
ALSO QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY ALLYK ;D
but id be thinking the same thing
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Jul 24, 2007 17:15:36 GMT
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the mazda and focus share the same floorpan Aye, but the Focus is a steamlined shape with huge rear pillars and the Mazda is almost estate like and has an extra sqaure foot or so of glass in each rear quarter. Makes a heck of a difference! |
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Jul 24, 2007 17:21:05 GMT
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Latest Focus is a vile creation.
Quality of the materials and the way they are put together is non-existant.
Plus the petrol one's I've had from work have been gutless tosh.
Lad at work has a Mazda 3. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
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Jul 24, 2007 17:49:52 GMT
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Quite fancy one of those BMW 335 Ci (V8 twin turbo jobbies)....... when I am 45 in 2028. Pick one up for a few grand You'll struggle to buy one, it's a twin-turbo straight-six 3.0l actually. BMW 3-series are even more rubbish since they lost the 'wrap-around' dashboard. |
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Jul 24, 2007 18:40:51 GMT
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Quite fancy one of those BMW 335 Ci (V8 twin turbo jobbies)....... when I am 45 in 2028. Pick one up for a few grand You'll struggle to buy one, it's a twin-turbo straight-six 3.0l actually. BMW 3-series are even more rubbish since they lost the 'wrap-around' dashboard. Ooops really should check my facts (but I was excited soooo) but yeah twin turbo straight six all the way!!!!!!!!!! |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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bstardchild
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Jul 24, 2007 18:59:22 GMT
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I had a work associate comment the other day that
WA "You must be on far more money than me"
I unfortunately took the bait
BC "So why is that then"
WA "you can afford a BMW 7 series - I can't afford one of them"
I laughed
BC "yeah right NOT!!! It was probably well over a third of the price of your 07 Plated Focus so how does that work?"
WA "That doesn't count it's on finance - 5 years I've got to pay for it"
BC "Oh right then - I must be!!!"
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Jul 24, 2007 20:49:53 GMT
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^ coolio. i hope to get that same experience when i start rockin' the 525, whilst on minimum wage |
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dugong
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One Of Us Will Live To Rue The Day We Met Each Other (Wire : 2008)
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May I be the first to post an 'anti' post.
My dad has just bought a 525d.
The IDrive has had a fit, and now nothing works.
Today I finally decided to investigate why my 20,000 mile C4 shimmies to the left and right under braking from the back.
It was.... you guessed it, a warped brake disc. ON A TWENTY THOUSAND MILE CAR.
Shitroen garage confirmed this. Said they'd never seen the problem before and that they'd press Slough for a free replacement (not covered by gHey warranty).
They bloody well should pay for it. That is disgraceful - new discs at 20K. curse word's sake.....
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My Rover 416GSi warped its discs at 20K. Non-warranty sir, a consumable. Try not to drive it so hard... tossers.
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