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£5k for a second car "runaround"

  • 12-09-2017 2:35pm
    #1
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭


    Moving house shortly, that will make having a second car near enough to a necessity. The car would be used for a ~20mile round trip for commuting, 5 days a week. Wouldn't even be used all 5 days (good days would mean a cycle in as its 8 miles).

    I live in the UK. Thinking of a Fiesta or Focus or something of that ilk. Is there anything out there I should consider that might come out of leftfield?

    I should add too, by default I've been looking at >5 years, am I excluding some decent options by doing this?


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  • #2
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    10 miles. Get a taxi.


  • #3
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    It's Edinburgh, it would be cheaper to buy a car.


  • #4
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,639 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    razorblunt wrote: »
    Moving house shortly, that will make having a second car near enough to a necessity. The car would be used for a ~20mile round trip for commuting, 5 days a week. Wouldn't even be used all 5 days (good days would mean a cycle in as its 8 miles).

    I live in the UK. Thinking of a Fiesta or Focus or something of that ilk. Is there anything out there I should consider that might come out of leftfield?

    I should add too, by default I've been looking at >5 years, am I excluding some decent options by doing this?

    You could get a nice e39 6cylinder 530i, or a busso 156 for that, in the UK the tax is not as punitive as it is here.


  • #5
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    ELM327 wrote: »
    You could get a nice e39 6cylinder 530i, or a busso 156 for that, in the UK the tax is not as punitive as it is here.

    About £200 for the AF, £250 for the 5series I think.
    You'd be talking as low as £30 for the smaller cars.


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