I'm like a moth to a flame!!!!!!!!

[JKiF]

 

was it the cd player that sold it?

 

 

hired one of them the other month not bad indeed

 

 

 

[GHA EFM]

There's a spare silver Pug 206, CD player and all, lying in a car recovery depot somewhere outside of Lille, France.

 

Need a look at the radiator but other than that, good as new!

[Claire!]

Quote:

JillKingIsFit said:

was it the cd player that sold it?

LOL!!!!! How did you know that?!!!!!! Yes, it was partly the CD player, but i love the style of the car, and well, it's just gorgeous!!!!!!!

[SteveP]

Are you getting a new one or second hand?

[Claire!]

Second hand i think - bit cheaper!!!!!!!

 

Requirements =

 

5 Gears,

CD PLayer,

Prefably Silver

Under 30,000 miles, and

2000 or 2001 make

 

Electric windows and air con is not necessary but always a bonus.

 

Budget to spend £5,000

[SteveP]

Here's what I found on http://www.gtccar.co.uk/

 

Peugeot 206 1.1 Style 3 Dr Hatch £ 4,999

Year: 2001 '51'

15,135 mls

Colour: Silver

Fuel: Petrol

Gearbox: Manual

Extras: Airbags (driver & passenger), Central Locking, Power-Steering, Radio-Cassette

 

You can thank me later!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

She'll turn it down because it doesn't have the CD player. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

Claire - why don't you just buy a portable CD player for about £30 and plug it into the cassette player??

 

 

[Claire!]

but i want a cd player in it as well!!!!!!!!!!

 

The car does look very sexy though doesn't it?!!!!!!!!!!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Told you.

 

 

[Claire!]

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Zealster EFM UK said:
She'll turn it down because it doesn't have the CD player. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Claire - why don't you just buy a portable CD player for about £30 and plug it into the cassette player??

But when I'm going to spend that amount of money on a new(ish) car, i want what i want in there as well!!!!!!!!!

[SteveP]

I suppose telling her it just has 15k on the clock would have no bearing? Or that a CD player is only an extra £100 or so? There were others on there but the main bit is the car was in very good nick by the look of things.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

I'm no expert at buying cars Claire, but I'd suggest that £5,000 for that car is a pretty good price, regardless of what in-vehicle entertainment there is.

 

Surely you should be looking at miles on the clock, and miles to the gallon, that sort of thing??

 

 

[SteveP]

Claire, maybe you should budget £4500 for the car and £500 for extra's like alloys or CD player, also, if it's such a deal breaker try haggling a bit with the seller.

 

But for the money that 206 is very good. How about this as an alternative?

 

Renault Clio 1.2 Sport 3 Dr Hatch £ 4,599

Year: 2001 'Y'

Mileage: 34,062 mls

Colour: Pacific Blue

Fuel: Petrol

Gearbox: Manual

Extras: Airbags (driver & passenger), 14" Alloy wheels, Central Locking, Electric Windows (front), Power-Steering, Radio-Cassette, Sunroof

 

 

Then there's plenty of extra budget for your CD player. I'd also remind you that Motor Manufacturer's CD players vary wildy, the best one I ever had came standard with a Nissan Micra, the one I had in my BMW was really disappointing, if you get your own one fitted you know you'll be getting exactly what you want.

 

 

[Claire!]

I do want a good millage (under 30,000) so i am making that a priority, but a cd player (because i have to drive long distances everyday) is also a priority to me as well.

 

I would keep back a little extra for the cd player to be put in if needs be, but not for alloy wheels!!!!! Come on!!!!! I live in Markyate!!!!!! They'd be knicked before long!!!!! PLus they put extra on the insurance!!!!!!!!!!

 

It is an excellent car SteveP, but i wouldn't travel into London on my own to look at it. My mum won't come with me, and i have no other people to come with me, to help me out, and all these salescar people always see me as an easy target!!!!!!!

[SteveP]

Ok, well the Great Trade Centre is a car supermarket. It is not in the middle of town, it's just off the A40 and not too bad to get to, but they are not really that pushy, because if you don't want to buy what they have on offer there's plenty who will.

 

But if you want to look locally check out http://www.autotrader.co.uk

 

How are you buying the car? Part ex and cash or finance?

 

For finance check out:

 

http://www.lombarddirect.com/?LoanKF.html

 

or

 

http://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/

 

Hope this helps

[Claire!]

Well i'm gonna part exchange my current car and use that as a diposit as it wouldn't fetch much money if i sold it privately, so this is probably the better solution. I shall then be finding a loan from somewhere to pay off my existing loan, and credit cards so i have one big loan, and then i shall be cutting up all my credit cards and start saving some cash each month instead of the cash i have to repay the credit cards back!!!!!

 

This money that i shall be saving will then go towards a deposit for a mortgage. I shall then be sensible with my money and if i have no money to go out, then i don't go out!!!!!!!!

[Claire!]

Question - when it says on the loans thing, are you over 22 years old, do i count as that? I am 22 and really next month i will be 22 and a half!!!!!!! So do i couldnt as over 22 or do i have to wait until i'm 23?

[gertcha EFM]

The Great Trade Centre is right near Thornsy's work, so you could get him to go with you. Just don't listen to him when he says he knows the way.

 

I got my car there, and I know a couple of other people who have to. I would recommend it.

[SteveP]

Look at the loan calculators and see what you can afford, don't go rushing in to a new car if you can't afford it, it will seriously fk your finances up if you over stretch yourself. The sainsbury loan is very good though and used it to defer a £4500 loan for 3 months, after which I paid the whole lot off!

 

Figure out how much you owe

 

Get a realistic trade in value for your car

 

Find out how much you can borrow

 

Then you'll know if you can actually afford it.

[Claire!]

How do i find out a realistic trade value for my car? I wont know what it should be unless the traders tell me, and they could fob me off with anything!

 

Loandirect had the best repayment value, sainsbury's was a little too high, but am i classes as over 22?