New Posts For Thread: What car?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-carI have a budget of £15000, but would obviously prefer to spend less.Want something that doesn't need a lot of manteneance and packs a bit of an unexpected punch. Currently looking at Civic type R or Mazda 6 sport. Looking at 1-2 years old..What woulYou want 3 more seats and a steering wheel :)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963974#416963974You want 3 more seats and a steering wheel :)Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:04:13 -0600My mate knows his cars and he strongly recommended I should get a Golf. In the end, they were a little expensive, so I got a 2006 reg Seat for £4,100 (I need a hatchback to transport M&P, my springer spaniels, around).I picked up the Seat this lunchhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963966#416963966My mate knows his cars and he strongly recommended I should get a Golf. In the end, they were a little expensive, so I got a 2006 reg Seat for £4,100 (I need a hatchback to transport M&P, my springer spaniels, around).I picked up the Seat this lunchSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:49 -0600you could also consider leasingyou pay about £250 a month, get a brand new carhand it back in 3 years and get the keys to another new oneno real point in owning your car imohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963942#416963942you could also consider leasingyou pay about £250 a month, get a brand new carhand it back in 3 years and get the keys to another new oneno real point in owning your car imoSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:45:36 -0600me personallyan old VW golf or something like that (3/4 yrs oldcars just become a burden and you want something that doesn't let you downhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963934#416963934me personallyan old VW golf or something like that (3/4 yrs oldcars just become a burden and you want something that doesn't let you downSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:44:23 -0600Sounds sensible - so what car would you buy for £5k?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963926#416963926Sounds sensible - so what car would you buy for £5k?Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:42:59 -0600wouldnt spend more than £5k on a car maxthey just get you from A to Bi would spend the other 10K on something for the house like home cinema:)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963910#416963910wouldnt spend more than £5k on a car maxthey just get you from A to Bi would spend the other 10K on something for the house like home cinema:)Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:37:49 -0600Was on mine yes.The five years I had it, the average bill they wanted to throw at me was around £2khttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963906#416963906Was on mine yes.The five years I had it, the average bill they wanted to throw at me was around £2kSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:34:58 -0600i love that Alfa Brera and am considering one but reading some of this is worrying.Lets get this right - a service on an Audi TT is as much as 1,700 ???https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963742#416963742i love that Alfa Brera and am considering one but reading some of this is worrying.Lets get this right - a service on an Audi TT is as much as 1,700 ???Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:09:03 -0600GASHWAN - I just use a guy round the corner - small sole trader. I used to worry about the price impact of the official service history, but the size of the bills made my mind up for me.To give you an idea of the absurdity that was going on - Audi whttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963666#416963666GASHWAN - I just use a guy round the corner - small sole trader. I used to worry about the price impact of the official service history, but the size of the bills made my mind up for me.To give you an idea of the absurdity that was going on - Audi wSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:58:30 -0600Jim, you obviously don't have a Merc. Biggest rip off merchants around.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23403550/what-car?post_id=416963662#416963662Jim, you obviously don't have a Merc. Biggest rip off merchants around.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:33:34 -0600