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It's an Aero 2.0T 210bhp auto from December 06 so has the newer interior without a big mess of buttons all over the dash. I'm not gone on 08 model either, but much preferred the interior from it so I got the best of both.
You basically have the best spec then
I find the English ones have so much more to them. Mine and a family friends were both imports and find they had better spec that the Irish versions, which were hard enough to find. I'm 90% sure my next one will be an import too.
Love the interior alright. It's modern but simple. I like the front end of mine (08), but feel like there's parts of the old model I'd love. I'm hooked on them. I want to have owned at least one of every model. And it seems like they're becoming really popular0 -
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My mistake B. Apologies.
I'd say insurance is the main thing with the older stuff, followed by the general and recent enough Irish thing with "going up the numbers" with reg plates, to keep up with the neighbours. Fear of "shure it'll fail the NCT" another common enough concern. Older cars = death traps, yet another(which has been recently promoted across Irish media). SIMI and the government pushing new car sales to rev up the economy, or make it look revved up. Add in the PCP finance bubble, too many(IMHO) are buying into. Which means old cars are a market that is majorly compromised here. Hence the sometimes crazy low prices for some cars in Ireland. Great for those in the know. If you have a few quid in cash, you can get a lot of car for that cash.
No apology needed
Completely agree with you, just look at the luxobarge thread. Some metal you can get in there simply cause the government fleeces anyone brave enough to go near anything over a 1.3
The sad reality is that those cars will and in a few years time we will be screwed on choice which is a thank you to the green party.
Shame really.
Bad enough the tax being extortionate but couple that with idiotic insurance companies and you're done for.0 -
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Keeping with the imported Saab theme...
Not mine, but my brother picked this up during the week. TiD on the books, TiDs in reality (same engine as the 159 JTDm). Apart from some fairly soft brakes, everything was in order. All the bells & whistles.
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When it happens I'll hire, no way would I go PCP. I'd rather walk TBH.
Why? PCP is not a bad thing. Its like any other financial commitment that people jump into without really thinking if they can afford it. Tonnes of people end up paying thousands for a new iphone on contract that really they can't afford. A poor workman blames his tools.
Especially if you get 0% obviously some deals are better than others. But i could pay off my car now a few months after getting it, but why would I?
Msrp for the car is something like 14,850 and im paying 500e in interest over 3 years.
So for 3 years, my finances haven't been devastated by a new car purchase. Instead it costs 100e a month and then with another 3 years of savings built up, the balance is paid.
If I sold my car for worst case scenario 7k, even though it should be worth more like 9k+ the cost of the car would end up being around 7k.
PCP can be great if you're ontop of your personal finances.0 -
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IMH PCP is a bit of a "scam". A great deal for the manufacturers and banks, a bad deal for the customer. Unless you want to tied to a new car every three years. And on top of that I can see many being stung down the line. Never mind the credit bubble as a wider effect. If Boards is around in a few years, I'd be willing to bet I'm more right than wrong on this.
Just as an example, let's say you intend to buy a new car. You have the option of a 0% PCP deal and as a result you get to put down a deposit of your choosing (up to the ~30% mark depending on make/model etc...) then pay a monthly installment for 36 months and then pay the balloon payment at the end. There you go, the car is yours, paid for.
Or, you lump down the full cost at the beginning, pay nothing more and own it.
I know which one I'd rather do.
In fairness a lot of the people that seem to specifically hate on PCP, are the type of people that would also admit to the fact "I'd never buy a new car, depreciation is a mugs game". So realistically of course it looks bad to them before they even look into it, but they're not the target market or the type of person to drop €40k on a car anyway, if it was in one go or over 3/5 years etc...0 -
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Love that colour! And the car looks spotless (minus the dirtKeeping with the imported Saab theme...
Not mine, but my brother picked this up during the week. TiD on the books, TiDs in reality (same engine as the 159 JTDm). Apart from some fairly soft brakes, everything was in order. All the bells & whistles.
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Reventon93 wrote: »Love that colour! And the car looks spotless (minus the dirt)
Yeah, he did well now. Very light scratch on the passenger door and in desperate need of a good scrub, but that's about it. I agree, the colour is lovely. It'll really pop with a good polish & wax.
How did Saab go bust again? They're wonderful cars.0 -
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Gave the car a going over last week ahead of the Limerick VW show, snow foam, tar X , then a going over with a DA and some HD wax to top it off along with a few other goodies from detailing shed, it's the cleanest it's been since i bought it.
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