New Posts For Thread: How much did you pay for your car?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-carI’ve been driving a company car for the last 10 years and am now looking to buy a car as a basic runaround. Approx 10k miles a year. Wow didn’t realise that they were so expensive. £8.5k for a 7 year old Focus with 55k on the clock.Ah that explains why i remember it, i often gave them a "test drive" before i resprayed themhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558591241#558591241Ah that explains why i remember it, i often gave them a "test drive" before i resprayed themWed, 01 Jan 2020 06:10:57 -0600happy n y jm to you & yoursI only bought the sl because it was a cheap one owner car, I didn't have it more than a couple of weeks before I sold it, too small for my hoards of kids and dogs and i'm not allowed to escape smar tarse … yes, dog leg bohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558590493#558590493happy n y jm to you & yoursI only bought the sl because it was a cheap one owner car, I didn't have it more than a couple of weeks before I sold it, too small for my hoards of kids and dogs and i'm not allowed to escape smar tarse … yes, dog leg boWed, 01 Jan 2020 04:08:41 -0600Hi Elise, best wishes for 2020.What did you think of the SL500? And was it a recent-ish model? The best 500 I had was around 8 years old on a 2002 plate and is still comfortably the best car I’ve driven. As I said earlier, the 400s aren’t comparahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558588529#558588529Hi Elise, best wishes for 2020.What did you think of the SL500? And was it a recent-ish model? The best 500 I had was around 8 years old on a 2002 plate and is still comfortably the best car I’ve driven. As I said earlier, the 400s aren’t comparaTue, 31 Dec 2019 11:10:09 -0600elise 31 Dec 19 15:50in the last couple of years I've had a 500sl, alpina b10, fiat 500, alfa gtv and a fulvia (still have it until spring)Is the fulvia the one with 1st gear where 2nd is in most cars ? If it is then i remember doing a respray on onhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558588509#558588509elise 31 Dec 19 15:50in the last couple of years I've had a 500sl, alpina b10, fiat 500, alfa gtv and a fulvia (still have it until spring)Is the fulvia the one with 1st gear where 2nd is in most cars ? If it is then i remember doing a respray on onTue, 31 Dec 2019 11:04:19 -0600Paid 5 grand for a fabia estate I hate it why I bought I don't know swore I would never have another modern VW product after last time in 2003 I bought a 1.4 Golf it was 3 years old in 3 months the gearbox went and HGF fooking shed. This fooking thinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558588243#558588243Paid 5 grand for a fabia estate I hate it why I bought I don't know swore I would never have another modern VW product after last time in 2003 I bought a 1.4 Golf it was 3 years old in 3 months the gearbox went and HGF fooking shed. This fooking thinTue, 31 Dec 2019 10:05:30 -0600re the classic auctions from my experience, brightwells, brooklands, h&h, cca/silverstone, ACA are the better ones, barons is full of garbage, south west have some older bargain bangers but the quality is poorer than the likes of Brooklands, bonhamshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558588189#558588189re the classic auctions from my experience, brightwells, brooklands, h&h, cca/silverstone, ACA are the better ones, barons is full of garbage, south west have some older bargain bangers but the quality is poorer than the likes of Brooklands, bonhamsTue, 31 Dec 2019 09:50:49 -0600forget garages if you want a deal, for modern cars sign up (free) to bca and manheim auctions depending upon where you livetheir auction gradings are pretty good, i prefer bca, make sure the auction is direct (as in the trade have yet to get their hahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558588175#558588175forget garages if you want a deal, for modern cars sign up (free) to bca and manheim auctions depending upon where you livetheir auction gradings are pretty good, i prefer bca, make sure the auction is direct (as in the trade have yet to get their haTue, 31 Dec 2019 09:47:00 -0600Manoleeds, I had exactly the same with the car I bought. They would not budge!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558587731#558587731Manoleeds, I had exactly the same with the car I bought. They would not budge!Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:56:15 -0600coach- the old fella who sold me the car was my sisters next door neighbour was moving to life in spain and because he got on really well with my sister let me have very cheap i love the carhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558587601#558587601coach- the old fella who sold me the car was my sisters next door neighbour was moving to life in spain and because he got on really well with my sister let me have very cheap i love the carTue, 31 Dec 2019 07:13:20 -0600Internet?Has put information into the hands of the previously ignorant.People won't bother viewing if overpriced.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31605867/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-car?post_id=558586913#558586913Internet?Has put information into the hands of the previously ignorant.People won't bother viewing if overpriced.Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:47:06 -0600