So who's buying a new car in 2015?

Comhrá

Just wondering whom among the Boardsie Motoring community are getting new cars in 2015?

Make, model, spec. etc.

I'd be interested to hear who's getting what.

blingrhino

Golf "R " 5 door , cadiz blue, dsg auto, can`t wait !

Foreign Sports

Golf GTI, 5 door, Manual, Carbon Grey, Keyless, Free Technology Pack (Sat Nav, Reversing Camera, Dynamic Light Assist & Media In) & 3 Free services.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

^^^ How much are the monthly mortgage repayments on those two lovelies?

Moneymaker

I'll be getting some souless 3 cylinder rattly daysullllllll with no air con and keep fit windows in the back.

Can't forget those hubcaps and a bit of poke either! And that chape tax lad.

I hope they take my 6 cylinder, rear wheel drive silky smooth petrol with full leather, heated seats, Cruise control and alloy wheels that I paid €500 for as a trade in.

Truckermal

blingrhino wrote: »

Golf "R " 5 door , cadiz blue, dsg auto, can`t wait !

I know another man getting one too they are great value too..

I have a new car ordered too..

MuppetCheck

The begrudgers are out I see!

Those are two nice Golf's, fair play and well wear.

ba_barabus

Truckermal wrote: »

I have a new car ordered too..

What have you ordered Mal? Glad to see you're well on the way up again

Moneymaker

MuppetCheck wrote: »

The begrudgers are out I see!

Those are two nice Golf's, fair play and well wear.

Ah here it was tongue in cheek. :pac:

Clearly they are two sweet motors and as far from poverty spec as it gets.

quadrifoglio verde

MuppetCheck wrote: »

The begrudgers are out I see!

Those are two nice Golf's, fair play and well wear.

Oh no, I'm delighted that someone will be buying a new car and suffering the depreciation on it because they wany te new car smell and a 151 plate.
I can't and never will see the sense of it but I'm glad some do.
The 750 that Sobańek both would have bought you a house in dublin back in 99....guess what, the 750 is worth what 4k maybe, the house in dublin is worth probably 250k.
The latter makes much more sense.

MuppetCheck

A golf is probably a fifth of the cost of a new top of the line 7er, a lot less to lose. And people have lost a hell of a lot more on houses than that car has too.

The thing is though it's usually the people scoffing at people buying new cars, sighting depreciation etc are the same people giving out about the lack of secondhand ones to their liking. Someone has to do it, if they can afford it best of luck to them.

If someone came on here saying all old cars were horribly dated/unsafe/less reliable/full of someone else's snot for example (I'm not saying that mind although maybe on the snot:pac:) there would be similar uproar from the other side.

Spark Plug

Audi A3 Saloon, 2.0TDI S-line

Bpmull

MuppetCheck wrote: »

A golf is probably a fifth of the cost of a new top of the line 7er, a lot less to lose. And people have lost a hell of a lot more on houses than that car has too.

The thing is though it's usually the people scoffing at people buying new cars, sighting depreciation etc are the same people giving out about the lack of secondhand ones to their liking. Someone has to do it, if they can afford it best of luck to them.

If someone came on here saying all old cars were horribly dated/unsafe/less reliable/full of someone else's snot for example (I'm not saying that mind although maybe on the snot:pac:) there would be similar uproar from the other side.

I'd agree with this I've never owned a new car yet. But from my parents buying them there is just something about a new car that feeling that you don't get of any secondhand car 7 series or not. Tbh life is a bit too short to be going around just buying 10 year old cars because your afraid of loosing a few bob in deprecation specially when your into cars. Also cars arent loosing as much at all these days. Based On the trade in values my mother recently got on her octavia that nearly 3 years old she is loosing so little on it.

Then when I look at what I paid for my 7 year old golf and what my dad paid for a new one last week I got the worst end of the stick. Decent well minded cars hold their value well in general.

quadrifoglio verde

MuppetCheck wrote: »

A golf is probably a fifth of the cost of a new top of the line 7er, a lot less to lose. And people have lost a hell of a lot more on houses than that car has too.

The thing is though it's usually the people scoffing at people buying new cars, sighting depreciation etc are the same people giving out about the lack of secondhand ones to their liking. Someone has to do it, if they can afford it best of luck to them.

If someone came on here saying all old cars were horribly dated/unsafe/less reliable/full of someone else's snot for example (I'm not saying that mind although maybe on the snot:pac:) there would be similar uproar from the other side.

True the golf wouldn't buy you a gaff in dublin today, but itd go a long way towards a deposit on one, or buy some dodgy three bed in Longford.
Also very few houses of any depreciated by 90+%.
Anyway I'm totally off topic, fair decks to you if you can stomach the depreciation, I just prefer spending for appreciation

Noccy_Mondy

I won't say new, but there is the slight possibility of a 2-4 year old arrival later in the year.....

braddun

I have to buy 25 for my company

noelf

braddun wrote: »

I have to buy 25 for my company

What car do you have in mind to buy ?

quadrifoglio verde

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

....guess what, the 750 is worth.

What he paid for it, I hope not 4k.

Wailin

blingrhino wrote: »

Golf "R " 5 door , cadiz blue, dsg auto, can`t wait !

Foreign Sports wrote: »

Golf GTI, 5 door, Manual, Carbon Grey, Keyless, Free Technology Pack (Sat Nav, Reversing Camera, Dynamic Light Assist & Media In) & 3 Free services.

Lucky feckers!!

Golf highline 1.4TSI due in early Jan (well.....it's the wife's car really). Was trying to persuade her to go for the R-Line to make it stand out from the run of the mill Golfs but the highline is nice too. Stunning interior I have to say.

noelf

Wailin wrote: »

Lucky feckers!!

Golf highline 1.4TSI due in early Jan (well.....it's the wife's car really). Was trying to persuade her to go for the R-Line to make it stand out from the run of the mill Golfs but the highline is nice too. Stunning interior I have to say.

Had a look at the R-Line on friday much prefer the look of a highline although I like the spec of the edition 40 ..

Sobanek

Augeo wrote: »

What he paid for it, I hope not 4k.

I paid how much I believe it was worth

Truckermal

ba_barabus wrote: »

What have you ordered Mal? Glad to see you're well on the way up again

Thanks yeah things have really turned around lately, anyway I ordered a Highline Passat 2.0L with a sports pack, LED lights, laminated glass all round..

noelf

Truckermal wrote: »

Thanks yeah things have really turned around lately, anyway I ordered a Highline Passat 2.0L with a sports pack, LED lights, laminated glass all round..

My local dealer has sold 16 passats for the new year not bad for a small town

shannon82

Getting a 308, had the intention of getting a hyundai but went to puegeot after testing the i30 and thought it was a better spec car for less

Casati

Superb Combi 2.0 TDI arriving in Jan- Candy White, Sunset Glass and 18inch Antracite Alloys

Donegal77

I have an 05 1.9 high line Passat ( 284k miles) and my husband has an 02 Golf...definitely gonna replace my car next year but still pondering whether to get a new one or one that is 1 or 2 years old..will most likely stay with Volkswagen as they've been so good to us..any advice/ opinions would be appreciated as it's been a long time since we've done this!

http://youtu.be/uob5R38SP-I

Was never a fan of them but this is nice in a hooligan Kinda way.

AMKC

The Dad has ordered his new car for the new year. Is trading in his Ford C-Max and getting a Kia Sportage. He would have liked a new Ford but the revamped C-Max is not yet out and he looked at the Kuga but the Ford dealers lately are just terrible.
He got a great deal on the Sportage it will probably be his last new car anyway so he ain,t worried about residual value and its a local dealer too so supporting local jobs as well also less stress too.

degetme

Golf comfortline 5door tdi, midnight blue colour,orderd nearly two months ago.

vienne86

I'm trading in my Ford Grand C Max. Was offered a great trade in against another C Max, and realised there was a re-vamp on the way which I would just miss. Also mine is under powered - only 95 bhp, and while they could get me a 115 bhp from the UK, where that is the standard, I just went off it altogether. Tested a Mazda CX5 - loved it, but too bulky for me, Quashqai, which seemed poky, Kia Sportage, which I liked and ended up choosing a Kia Carens - very like the CMax, but slightly better use of space and 115 bhp. Looking forward to getting it. Colour choice is crap though - settled for boring silver.

corktina

Basic Focus is the plan to last for the rest of our days...I'm a bit concerned about he 1.o turbo engine though

hattoncracker

I'm buying a Peugeot 2008, allure model. Really lovely car to drive.


OH is buying a Peugeot 5008 allure spec... Exciting times! I've only owned VW so far!

AMKC

vienne86 wrote: »

I'm trading in my Ford Grand C Max. Was offered a great trade in against another C Max, and realised there was a re-vamp on the way which I would just miss. Also mine is under powered - only 95 bhp, and while they could get me a 115 bhp from the UK, where that is the standard, I just went off it altogether. Tested a Mazda CX5 - loved it, but too bulky for me, Quashqai, which seemed poky, Kia Sportage, which I liked and ended up choosing a Kia Carens - very like the CMax, but slightly better use of space and 115 bhp. Looking forward to getting it. Colour choice is crap though - settled for boring silver.

Well done on ordering your new Kia Carens I think they are a lovely car very stylish. Don,t know what is up with Ford in Ireland lately just gone very bad. They should have let you know about the revamp and not try and trick you into buying a pre revamp model. A pity as the C-Max is a lovely car.

AMKC

corktina wrote: »

Basic Focus is the plan to last for the rest of our days...I'm a bit concerned about he 1.o turbo engine though

Why buy the basic one. Go for a mid spec one its worth it and it will look that bit better surely it aint that much more.

Noccy_Mondy

corktina wrote:

Basic Focus is the plan to last for the rest of our days...I'm a bit concerned about he 1.o turbo engine though

Top spec mondeo and focus st's>>>> Bog spec new focus??

vienne86

AMKC wrote: »

Well done on ordering your new Kia Carens I think they are a lovely car very stylish. Don,t know what is up with Ford in Ireland lately just gone very bad. They should have let you know about the revamp and not try and trick you into buying a pre revamp model. A pity as the C-Max is a lovely car.

I figured about the revamp when I asked about a trade in against an SMax (which I didn't want), and it was worse by several thousand. Then I read it on this forum, which I would recommend anyone to read if looking at cars. I don't need 7 seats regularly, but like the space. And two-year service interval, 7 year waranty... Yes, Kia's have really upped their game in terms of style.