Has our friend got his new focus yet?

joegriffinjnr

That time of the year again folks. I was wondering has our friend in Laois picked up his new 2015 focus yet?

Jomcc

And it's 151 LS 4 he's got this year.16166228712_f60864a298_z.jpg Sorry but Flash blocked out No plate.

Jomcc wrote: »

It's that time of year again.......Happy new year to everyone. Little quiz to start it off. Spot the difference. He's changed again.....







Seem to have lost my 2011 pic but it was also a red one........



Either someone was late getting up this morning or 141 LS 1 was already booked.

Jomcc

joegriffinjnr wrote: »

That time of the year again folks. I was wondering has our friend in Laois picked up his new 2015 focus yet?

Sorry for delay in posting this year😀😀😀😀

YbFocus

Jesus what a boring life!!

Bpmull

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus what a boring life!!

I don't get it either whatever about changing your car for the same model for a different spec, colour, engine but this guy is the exact same thing identical bar the plate and odometer reading how would you get a buzz out of that. Just my opinion he obviously thinks it's a good idea and the cost is worth it to him.

bazz26

Would not do it myself but different strokes for different folks. His money, his choice.

dgt

Horay! New years day is complete

Thanks Jomcc! :cool:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

dgt wrote: »

Horay! New years day is complete

Thanks Jomcc! :cool:

I too am delighted.
In a roundabout way, new years day would have been diffrent without our resident "new ford" thread!

corglass

How much do you think this costs the guy each year?

YbFocus

6 or 7k I'd reckon?

mickdw

I'm sure it doesn't cost him a fortune to keep it up to date. Why not change it? I would be inclined to at least change the colour though.

dgt

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I too am delighted.
In a roundabout way, new years day would have been diffrent without our resident "new ford" thread!

It comes full circle at the start of every year its as if yer man is welded to buying the same car every year, I know I couldn't do it!

Knine

It costs me 3k every second year to change mine. I have the PMC though.

corglass

Knine wrote: »

It costs me 3k every second year to change mine. I have the PMC though.

PMc?

Knine

corglass wrote: »

PMc?

Primary Medical.Cert

corglass

Cool. Why do you need to change your car so frequently Knine?

Hachiko

that car probably doesn't even have climate control, what a waste of money. I find it quite sad tbh.

Jomcc

Just wondering what's the the story with the number. I assume this is not registered until 1 Jan. Does this mean that 3 other cars were registered before this today? Were a number of people hoping to get LS 1? Why else would people not wait til tomorrow?

Knine

corglass wrote: »

Cool. Why do you need to change your car so frequently Knine?

I don't have to but that way it remains under warranty, only have to worry about getting it serviced. Also means I have a car with decent value should my child's needs change, which they probably will.

Can be a pain in the arse though because people are generally not very careful with other peoples property & keeping them in good nick is hard!

MuppetCheck

He might have the Ford discount scheme too meaning he's probably not losing money at all, or as said the PMC which of you work right will also break even at the least.

If he likes the car best of luck to him.

bazz26

Jomcc wrote: »

Just wondering what's the the story with the number. I assume this is not registered until 1 Jan. Does this mean that 3 other cars were registered before this today? Were a number of people hoping to get LS 1? Why else would people not wait til tomorrow?

Dealers can do the registration on-line these days so it and other new cars were probably registered by dealers today if they were open.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

dgt wrote: »

It comes full circle at the start of every year its as if yer man is welded to buying the same car every year, I know I couldn't do it!

At least his somewhat diffrent activity of buying a new focus every year is propping up the local dealer's business on the first of January! Unfortunate that he got shafted on the reg plate!!

Noccy_Mondy

I wonder if that's the facelifted focus. I think it's out now.

Maybe not, looking on carzone, I can't see any.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I think its a good idea to keep the car up to date every year

Everything new, probably doesnt spend any money on up keep of car and when it comes to resell he probably is better off , with the benifit of having a good relationship with his local dealer.

But if it were me i wouldn't keep getting a focus over again.

Noccy_Mondy

Lord almighty wouldn't you think he'd change something, colour, wheels, spec. Guaranteed barely anyone will notice. Sure all that's different is 2 numbers on the back and about 4 numbers on the speedo. If I was in the fortunate position to be able to buy a new car every year, I'd definitely have a different type each year, within a similar price. But each to their own.

Topper Harley

I'd assume he has a PCP finance deal whereby he paid a deposit and then just keeps paying the same monthly payments while changing the car every year. It's always under warranty, he never has to worry about services, new tires/lightbulbs/wiper blades etc or depreciation.

Even if he just buys them and trades them in every year, he still gets those benefits and probably gets a good deal for such regular business. And if he likes red cars (everyone knows they're the fastest) then why get anything else.

colm_mcm

Dealer may well have a customer who buys yer mans 1 year old car every year too.
I often did annual deals like that where you'd have the trade in sold before you got it. You get to know the customer after a while and know what condition the car will be in.

Casati

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I think its a good idea to keep the car up to date every year

Everything new, probably doesnt spend any money on up keep of car and when it comes to resell he probably is better off , with the benifit of having a good relationship with his local dealer.

But if it were me i wouldn't keep getting a focus over again.

If he changed makes every year it would certainly cost him a lot more - trading in his Focus for a new one is probably not as expensive as you think. Although it might seem like a waste of money, my guess is that its not costing him more than 60/70 quid a week to upgrade, plus by buying the Focus he is getting what is generally considered to be one of best cars in that class so why change? They are very fuel efficient, low tax, cheap insurance etc.

Plus he probably never spends another penny on the car, if his miles are low he will never service it, buy tyres, pay for any repairs, nor have to deal with the hassle of car giving trouble - if anything goes wrong its at the garages issue to fix it

dr.fuzzenstein

Knine wrote: »

I don't have to but that way it remains under warranty, only have to worry about getting it serviced. Also means I have a car with decent value should my child's needs change, which they probably will.

Can be a pain in the arse though because people are generally not very careful with other peoples property & keeping them in good nick is hard!

Maybe not even that. It should be possible to buy, drive for a year, not even open the bonnet and just get another one.
That would save him on servicing and tires, all he does is throw petrol in it.
Still, a bit extreme to get around running costs...:cool:

PS:
151 LS 4 is not on cartell. Also, shouldn't he upgrade every 6 months now?

Sam Russell

I heard of a person who worked for a major importer and got a new car every year with a staff discount. At the end of the year, it was sold for cost + road tax + insurance with low mileage privately and immaculate - no bother. Free motoring for that person.

Perhaps yer man has a similar deal.

Voodoomelon

I suppose as you get older, servicing, NCTs, tyres etc gets much more of a hassle. I can see why an older person might do the above. As mentioned i'd say he has a fixed monthly payment, or at most costs him €2k-€3k a year.

For Forks Sake

Just seen

151-LS-7. A silver Avensis

and

151-OY-32. A red Nissan Note.

Judging by the massive amount of cars waiting to be plated in the local Toyota dealer, the seconhand market is going to be a very very dull place in future years.

dr.fuzzenstein

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I suppose as you get older, servicing, NCTs, tyres etc gets much more of a hassle. I can see why an older person might do the above. As mentioned i'd say he has a fixed monthly payment, or at most costs him €2k-€3k a year.

I can see the appeal, alright. My CMax is slowly turning into an aging money pit, with timing belt, clutch, DMF, all shocks, front springs, rear wheel bearings a few suspension bits done and this year I will slowly consider the possibility that the turbo might need looking at, because it's whining quite loudly at this stage.
But such are the joys of driving a 9 year old car with 315k km on the clock.

Gael23

joegriffinjnr wrote: »

That time of the year again folks. I was wondering has our friend in Laois picked up his new 2015 focus yet?

Did he skip 11?
I'd say it costs him 3-4k every year. Some people just put aside the money during the year and then do what he does.

R.O.R

ryanf1 wrote: »

Did he skip 11?
I'd say it costs him 3-4k every year. Some people just put aside the money during the year and then do what he does.

I'd say he works / worked for Ford at some point, and can buy Ford's at the employee rate. I've seen those prices - if he can buy a car at that price, he probably makes money (or it costs nothing) to change every year.

Would beg the question as to why he doesn't buy one every 6 months though.

Gael23

R.O.R wrote: »

I'd say he works / worked for Ford at some point, and can buy Ford's at the employee rate. I've seen those prices - if he can buy a car at that price, he probably makes money (or it costs nothing) to change every year.
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Possibly. But some people just like having a brand new car every year, I've seen it more with single people or couples that either have no kids or grown up family when the money is easier to come by.

Henry Ford III

R.O.R wrote: »

I'd say he works / worked for Ford at some point, and can buy Ford's at the employee rate. I've seen those prices - if he can buy a car at that price, he probably makes money (or it costs nothing) to change every year.

Would beg the question as to why he doesn't buy one every 6 months though.

I have that benefit, but it still costs a bit to change. My 141 Focus is up for sale now - it's keenly priced with a great spec. and low mileage, but I'm still not getting any calls.

Beaner1

What a strange person. He's also paying a grand a year for a personal plate number.

YbFocus

Beaner1 wrote: »

What a strange person. He's also paying a grand a year for a personal plate number.

How?

Kenny Logins

YbFocus wrote: »

How?

..assuming the number is reserved.

Beaner1

I believe the early numbers are only reserved.

Henry Ford III

He's be mad to buy a new one just yet. Ford can't confirm the spec. Dealers haven't got brochures, and the Ford website allows you to configure a car but won't give full details of the spec.

Ireland is a tiny market I suppose.

Gael23

Beaner1 wrote: »

I believe the early numbers are only reserved.

They used to be but not sure are they anymore?

Beaner1

ryanf1 wrote: »

They used to be but not sure are they anymore?

Might be the case as the 2010 started at 201 which would have been the first non reserved number. Looks to have changed after that

Gael23

Beaner1 wrote: »

Might be the case as the 2010 started at 201 which would have been the first non reserved number. Looks to have changed after that

I think it changed in 2012 but I'm open to correction on that

Muahahaha

ryanf1 wrote: »

Possibly. But some people just like having a brand new car every year, I've seen it more with single people or couples that either have no kids or grown up family when the money is easier to come by.

Goes on all the time. My guess is that over 65s with no mortgages left to pay are the biggest candidates. There's plenty of public servants, former teachers, etc out there who have their house well paid for and have a good pension paying them €30-40k per year in their retirement. They pay their bills and buy their food and that barely scratches off €15k of it. They still have a good €20-30k left over per year after the necessities are paid for so spending €5k per year to upgrade their car to another new one really isn't that big of a deal for them. Its like a treat if anything.

I know of two people who fit the above description. One of them gets a brand new car every year and the dealer loves to see him coming because he knows the trade in car will be spotless and have less than 4000km on the clock.

MuppetCheck

Wonder does he realise he's an annual talking point:D

JohnBoy26

Would of got it in blue or white at least. Red doesn't suite those cars at all imo.

Noccy_Mondy

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Would of got it in blue or white at least. Red doesn't suite those cars at all imo.

It can't pull off white unless in the Titanium spec, looks crap otherwise, I think anyway.

swarlb

Why do you assume he buys a new car every year ??

Noccy_Mondy

swarlb wrote: »

Why do you assume he buys a new car every year ??

.....because he has a picture... of the car.... outside the mans house.... and sees him driving it around for the year...