I'm changing the car soon - lease or buy...

[Obi wan bissaka]

TBH cant beat these cars. Proper old school and very enjoyable ride

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Lovely jubbley

 

[Obi wan bissaka]

Depends what car it is ..need a little enjoyment occasionally..

100% get behind the wheel of a BMW M3 on a wet day and tell me you can't have fun lol

 

[stuss]

TBH cant beat these cars. Proper old school and very enjoyable ride

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Definitely missing somthing

A wheel

 

[basejumper]

Tempted to go electric as well.

 

[stuss]

100% get behind the wheel of a BMW M3 on a wet day and tell me you can't have fun lol

I couldnt get carons 1 series off the drive in the snow cppl years ago.. never mind trying to drive a M3

 

[Obi wan bissaka]

I couldnt get carons 1 series off the drive in the snow cppl years ago.. never mind trying to drive a M3

Hahaa Yeah they ent the best in the snow I must admit.

 

[stuss]

Hahaa Yeah they ent the best in the snow I must admit.

Yet daughters fiat 500 drove everywehere

 

[rapidwrinkly]

Tempted to go electric as well.

I know what you mean there, it's just the odd time when you need to do a bit of millage.

 

[grog68]

Tempted to go electric as well.

I've got a self charge hybrid on order, collection has been put back now a few months, as due in June/July time because of the specs I chose apparently but now end of August. I was tempted to go electric as most of the time we just drive local, but my folks live 170 miles away, and normally I just go down for the day so not there long enough to charge enough to do the trip back and not sure I want to sit in services for an hour to charge it.

Was going to get plugin hybrid but once the battery is discharged, ie on a long journey then you're carrying a dead weight of a battery.

Once they have affordable elecctric cars that can do a good mileage and are not so small you can't swing a cat then I will be interested

 

[basejumper]

I know what you mean there, it's just the odd time when you need to do a bit of mileage.

I've got a self charge hybrid on order, collection has been put back now a few months, as due in June/July time because of the specs I chose apparently but now end of August. I was tempted to go electric as most of the time we just drive local, but my folks live 170 miles away, and normally I just go down for the day so not there long enough to charge enough to do the trip back and not sure I want to sit in services for an hour to charge it.
Was going to get plugin hybrid but once the battery is discharged, ie on a long journey then you're carrying a dead weight of a battery.
Once they have affordable elecctric cars that can do a good mileage and are not so small you can't swing a cat then I will be interested

Yes, you both make the same point. The current crop of hybrids just don't have enough mileage range to be considered as a main car. Alright as a second car or a city car. I think I would definitely lease one of those rather than buy one though.

 

[rapidwrinkly]

Yes, you both make the same point. The current crop of hybrids just don't have enough mileage range to be considered as a main car. Alright as a second car or a city car. I think I would definitely lease one of those rather than buy one though.

Also i'm told that the battery last about 10 years sounds okay until you want to sell it after 3 or 4.
You will get all sorts of tyre kickers with silly offers saying it'll need 5 grands worth of batterys.
On top gear years ago they were on about instead of charging you would go into somewhere like kwik fit and your batterys would slide out on a tray then just slide in a pre charged set similar to electric fork trucks. That is the only time i heard it once on top gear, I wonder why.

 

[basejumper]

Check out this Nissan GT-R that I have just found on #motorscouk

How long would I keep my driving license in that.

Can't see the point in renting a car for two years, it's just dead money.
Why not buy a 3-4 year old car for 5K, use it for two years and sell it for 3.5k

I drove around in old Fords for years and loved fixing them. I spent more money on Haines manuals and tins of car bodge than I did on the cars