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Well it was but not any more!
Now for sale and exceptional in every way.....
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Now for sale and exceptional in every way.....
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Just checked, it's got finance outstanding. Do I look like a monkey?
always thought it a bit of a ladies' car tbh
and I agree with crags, that is steep for a 7yo motor
and I agree with crags, that is steep for a 7yo motor
low mileage is a myth with modernish cars, they can do 250k miles no problem.
As long it is the rightside of an expensive service then mileage isnt really an issue, it was 20 years ago.
As long it is the rightside of an expensive service then mileage isnt really an issue, it was 20 years ago.
would suit crags down to the ground then .. if only he could afford it !
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A Google User
reviewed 3 years ago
Our last four cars have come from Philip Welch. A Jaguar XJ, a Jaguar XKR, a BMW Z3 and a Porsche 911. They have all been/are excellent cars and were prepared to the highest standard before they were put on sale. We can highly recommend this Specialist Used Car Dealer in York. Their after sales service has been unbeatable and we continue to have our cars serviced and mot'd by them. For friendly top quality service they are hard to beat.
Thanks
Philip Welch
A Google User
reviewed 3 years ago
Our last four cars have come from Philip Welch. A Jaguar XJ, a Jaguar XKR, a BMW Z3 and a Porsche 911. They have all been/are excellent cars and were prepared to the highest standard before they were put on sale. We can highly recommend this Specialist Used Car Dealer in York. Their after sales service has been unbeatable and we continue to have our cars serviced and mot'd by them. For friendly top quality service they are hard to beat.
Thanks
Philip Welch
If you are ever near to PW check out the stock.
You don't buy price, but quality.
All the cars are in the showroom and looking as new.
He only deals in the most flawless of vehicles as everything else goes out to the trade.
I bought the car from him with only 6.3k miles and it was one owner and only used for "high days and holidays".
In any case the car will no doubt be sold for below the asking price.
You don't buy price, but quality.
All the cars are in the showroom and looking as new.
He only deals in the most flawless of vehicles as everything else goes out to the trade.
I bought the car from him with only 6.3k miles and it was one owner and only used for "high days and holidays".
In any case the car will no doubt be sold for below the asking price.
It's all well and good saying modern cars can do a high mileage, but along the way you will be into some very
hefty maintenance bills, to the point that, unless you are lucky, it's cheaper to be running something from new, or nearly new!
It isn't just the mechanicals, but also the bodywork and interior are going to have seen better days.
hefty maintenance bills, to the point that, unless you are lucky, it's cheaper to be running something from new, or nearly new!
It isn't just the mechanicals, but also the bodywork and interior are going to have seen better days.
V True Aunty
always feels much safer to be driving a low mileage car
anything up to 40k is decent , once over 50k problems will become more frequent
Much prefer an nice Audi for 7k though , what i'm looking at buying next
always feels much safer to be driving a low mileage car
anything up to 40k is decent , once over 50k problems will become more frequent
Much prefer an nice Audi for 7k though , what i'm looking at buying next
Does your decision to sell mean you are past your mid-life crisis, Aunty? 
Remember that I only bought this as a toy as I still have my Type R-GT which I bought new (mistake) in September 09',
and it only has 11.4k miles on it as I've been driving the MX-5 more of the time.
I did put big miles on a few when I was working including a Peugeot D-Turbo, bought new in '95 and traded in about four years later.
I had to call the dealer for some reason and he said that the cam belt broke in the first week!
If I had kept it, it would have gone in one more day, as I was doing around 600 miles a week!
Jack, i'm too old to have a mid-life crisis......
and it only has 11.4k miles on it as I've been driving the MX-5 more of the time.
I did put big miles on a few when I was working including a Peugeot D-Turbo, bought new in '95 and traded in about four years later.
I had to call the dealer for some reason and he said that the cam belt broke in the first week!
If I had kept it, it would have gone in one more day, as I was doing around 600 miles a week!
Jack, i'm too old to have a mid-life crisis......
If you didn't see it this is my new toy....
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An Audi TT 3.2 Quatro DSG
Already been rubbished as another Hair dresser's car, so no need to do it all again as I don't give a toss!
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An Audi TT 3.2 Quatro DSG
Already been rubbished as another Hair dresser's car, so no need to do it all again as I don't give a toss!
I've always fancied a TT myself tbh & are quite affordable nowadays some very nice ones about , nice wheels but i wouldn't buy a soft top
Cool little runaround though , how are they for guzzling petrol
Cool little runaround though , how are they for guzzling petrol
You don't buy cars like this, thinking about fuel consumption, and high tax bands etc.
This is a 3.2 V6 with very similar performance to my last four cars, but each achieved in a different way.
At the end of the day you can't have this level of performance without burning fuel.
The official figures look way over generous to me, and I would be surprised if it does much over 25ish to the gallon,
driven carefully but, if used for a thrill a minute it's going to be closer to 20 mpg I reckon!
Will report back on that later.....
This is a 3.2 V6 with very similar performance to my last four cars, but each achieved in a different way.
At the end of the day you can't have this level of performance without burning fuel.
The official figures look way over generous to me, and I would be surprised if it does much over 25ish to the gallon,
driven carefully but, if used for a thrill a minute it's going to be closer to 20 mpg I reckon!
Will report back on that later.....
Strange isn't it B-B, that I saw you had responded, and knew your post would be insulting before I read it!
now come on I could have said worse. No it's just that we had a black car a few years ago and it was the most horrible thing to try and keep clean, the bodywork showed up every tiny mark going.
My last cars since 2002....Black, black, black, black, silver, black, and now this for a refreshing change!
our new one is silver and that is brilliant for not showing up muck, you must like car polishing.
Ok, slight overlap of posts but this is a refreshing change! I asked Gem if she thought it was a bit "feminine",
and said that her mum would have loved it.
When you buy a new car you can dictate every detail you want!
When you buy a used car, if you don't have some flexibility you will never, ever, find what you want!
As it happens I like it and the whole thing is exceptional.
If you restrict your search to say 30 miles you will sometimes be lucky to find only one in your ideal configuration.
I have known of PW for years, and frankly wish I never bought four new cars on the trot, when I could have been driving super luxury for zilch!
and said that her mum would have loved it.
When you buy a new car you can dictate every detail you want!
When you buy a used car, if you don't have some flexibility you will never, ever, find what you want!
As it happens I like it and the whole thing is exceptional.
If you restrict your search to say 30 miles you will sometimes be lucky to find only one in your ideal configuration.
I have known of PW for years, and frankly wish I never bought four new cars on the trot, when I could have been driving super luxury for zilch!
Mrs CMAT car is silver, and as Burt says, it doesn't show dirt.
The recent Sahara winds that dumped sand in the UK - it took me 2 hours to clean my car.
The wife's car didn't need cleaning.
Birds crap on my car, while her car is parked 6 feet away, and never gets crap on it.
Passing cats p1ss on my tyres, but they don't go near her car.
Do I get the hump over it?
Too facking right I do.
The recent Sahara winds that dumped sand in the UK - it took me 2 hours to clean my car.
The wife's car didn't need cleaning.
Birds crap on my car, while her car is parked 6 feet away, and never gets crap on it.
Passing cats p1ss on my tyres, but they don't go near her car.
Do I get the hump over it?
Too facking right I do.
I wanted the wife to have a convertible but she is a bit paranoid about it being damaged, her sister had a DB7 and someone slashed the roof, as you can imagine the insurance company were not best pleased.
Aunty Post
18 May 14 16:49
When you buy a new car you can dictate every detail you want!
I want a nice plain Bentley Continental, but I'm never going to get one.
18 May 14 16:49
When you buy a new car you can dictate every detail you want!
I want a nice plain Bentley Continental, but I'm never going to get one.
When are you going to buy a mans car? Soft tops are for puffs.
And hairdressers.
And hairdressers.
I had a TR-6 back in '71/2.
I can state with total honesty that I never saw one driven by a woman.
Same goes for pretty much every convertible car I can think of.
The only woman I have seen driving a TVR was my lady director who has two TVR Tuscans!
I can state with total honesty that I never saw one driven by a woman.
Same goes for pretty much every convertible car I can think of.
The only woman I have seen driving a TVR was my lady director who has two TVR Tuscans!
our new one is silver and that is brilliant for not showing up muck, you must like car polishing.
My Type-R is silver and your comment is absolutely correct.
As it happens I do like polishing but rarely need to do it.
After the "Snow Foam" and power washing, I give a final wash with a "microfiber mitt" then rinse with a pure water filter and just leave to dry,
and with no streaks or spots.
Alternatively I dry using a large "microfiber towel".
My Type-R is silver and your comment is absolutely correct.
As it happens I do like polishing but rarely need to do it.
After the "Snow Foam" and power washing, I give a final wash with a "microfiber mitt" then rinse with a pure water filter and just leave to dry,
and with no streaks or spots.
Alternatively I dry using a large "microfiber towel".
"Same goes for pretty much every convertible car I can think of".
Actually not now true as a sweeping statement, because plenty women drive BMWs, Mercedes, Audi, Mazda etc.
So I guess it is different these days, as cars have become more user friendly,
and I was only meaning sports cars from way back.
I did however have a girl friend who drove a "Stag".
Actually not now true as a sweeping statement, because plenty women drive BMWs, Mercedes, Audi, Mazda etc.
So I guess it is different these days, as cars have become more user friendly,
and I was only meaning sports cars from way back.
I did however have a girl friend who drove a "Stag".
I did however have a girl friend who drove a "Stag".
Did you cut her hair for her
Did you cut her hair for her
anti I had a TR 6 what a ragged car that was wow!!! well decades ago
but I am disappointed coz I fort you had the proper MX5 - only us mazda snobs have Mk 1s - pop up headlights and all not a mk2 !!!
24 k on mine classic limited edition - not a scratch on it - lives in the garage and only comes out if the sun shines!!!
hairdresser cars are very hard to follow around a twisty lane though
try my MGB roadster and you will see why mazda captured the market - no comparison!!!
good luck
but I am disappointed coz I fort you had the proper MX5 - only us mazda snobs have Mk 1s - pop up headlights and all not a mk2 !!!
24 k on mine classic limited edition - not a scratch on it - lives in the garage and only comes out if the sun shines!!!
hairdresser cars are very hard to follow around a twisty lane though
try my MGB roadster and you will see why mazda captured the market - no comparison!!!
good luck
I was looking to buy an MGC GT...."British Racing Green" with black leather and white piping and wire wheels.
The first grumble was how the wind buffeted around inside the thing with a window open.
The next thing was I knew about the reputation for under steer but, my God, that was an understatement!
The car did not want to go around corners at all and I had to almost drag it round.
Inspection of the serious tyre wear was conclusive so forget MGCs.
The first grumble was how the wind buffeted around inside the thing with a window open.
The next thing was I knew about the reputation for under steer but, my God, that was an understatement!
The car did not want to go around corners at all and I had to almost drag it round.
Inspection of the serious tyre wear was conclusive so forget MGCs.
I have been so disappointed with english classics.
You can see why we lost so much trade - the design and build of them were so poor.
MORGANS !!?? V8 possibly but need a 2nd mortgage!!!
TR 4 possibly??
You can see why we lost so much trade - the design and build of them were so poor.
MORGANS !!?? V8 possibly but need a 2nd mortgage!!!
TR 4 possibly??
Moisok....the older ones are a treat to see when they have been lovingly cared for.
There is a 2001 model at Philip Welch's that is astonishing! Not a mk 1 but a treat to the eye and only done 21k miles.
There is a 2001 model at Philip Welch's that is astonishing! Not a mk 1 but a treat to the eye and only done 21k miles.
a nice car overall
sometimes I want to go for lots more power but then where can you use it except on a race track
you can go at 70 -80 in a little tin car these days!!
sometimes I want to go for lots more power but then where can you use it except on a race track
you can go at 70 -80 in a little tin car these days!!
Can't believe it....I just got another hairdresser comment from Linzy in Australia!
2 hairdresser's cars in a row Shocked
Please....to avoid me making the same mistake again, what are some other "hairdresser cars"?
Guess I would have been safer with a 350 Z!
2 hairdresser's cars in a row Shocked
Please....to avoid me making the same mistake again, what are some other "hairdresser cars"?
Guess I would have been safer with a 350 Z!
as i have implied before
try following an mx5 down a twisty lane with your 350 horsepower mercedes
have you ever seen that clip of a mx5 racing against a boxster?
well not racing but doing times around a track
same with a cooper I have one of those too.
try following an mx5 down a twisty lane with your 350 horsepower mercedes
have you ever seen that clip of a mx5 racing against a boxster?
well not racing but doing times around a track
same with a cooper I have one of those too.
I haven't but I will look for it.
Have you any pics of yours?
Have you any pics of yours?
yes I do anti I will have to dig them out. If I cannot find them I will take some new ones
but I wouldn't like the camera flashing on the paintwork haaa
I know, I am mad. I don't like driving fast as the air wears the paintwork.
Plus all the sneers from the mercedes drivers upsets my little car and gives it an inferiority
complex and sulks in the garage.
Who needs a car with mental issues like that!!!!
but I wouldn't like the camera flashing on the paintwork haaa
I know, I am mad. I don't like driving fast as the air wears the paintwork.
Plus all the sneers from the mercedes drivers upsets my little car and gives it an inferiority
complex and sulks in the garage.
Who needs a car with mental issues like that!!!!
Almost bought an SLK when I got the Mazda, but was beaten to it and probably saved, as one of our helpful friends told me not
to get a manual one as I would be hammered come time to sell.
Anyway I'm sure that will be labelled another hairdressers car!
to get a manual one as I would be hammered come time to sell.
Anyway I'm sure that will be labelled another hairdressers car!
yes nice cars - folding metal roof (cunning germans!!) still possibly on my list - we will see - friends keep telling me why bother when I have such a super little car in the mazda and hardly likely to go cruising all over the country!!!
Aunty Post 19 May 14 06:21
I had a TR-6 back in '71/2.
I can state with total honesty that I never saw one driven by a woman.
Same goes for pretty much every convertible car I can think of.
When #yuppies# were the 'in thing', Essex was smothered in convertibles driven by young women.
Every car was white.
Every driver was blonde.
I had a TR-6 back in '71/2.
I can state with total honesty that I never saw one driven by a woman.
Same goes for pretty much every convertible car I can think of.
When #yuppies# were the 'in thing', Essex was smothered in convertibles driven by young women.
Every car was white.
Every driver was blonde.
think i'll be getting a TT for my next car , probably silver with similar wheels , have always fancied one , some of the newer versions look awesome in white , white always looks so much cleaner , lol
would like an A3 S3 in black but they cost a fair bit more so the TT is the value
would like an A3 S3 in black but they cost a fair bit more so the TT is the value
Just got some very bad news from my son, so need to get out of this car double quick!
Don't know what is the source but he tells me that Gok Wan has one.
Now seeing as how I detest this abomination of a man it has to go.
Just looking at the tw@ts stupid name and a very fitting anagram leaps out at me.
Solve it and the keys are yours!
Don't know what is the source but he tells me that Gok Wan has one.
Now seeing as how I detest this abomination of a man it has to go.
Just looking at the tw@ts stupid name and a very fitting anagram leaps out at me.
Solve it and the keys are yours!
Gosh TT, I never thought anyone would get it, and so fitting that it is you TT!
Aunty Post
19 May 14 14:39
Don't know what is the source but he tells me that Gok Wan has one.
Now seeing as how I detest this abomination of a man it has to go.
'Man' is overstating it.
Question: When your'e as ugly, and you also look gormless, how do you get any contact at all with women.
Answer: Be a poof. They know they're safe.
19 May 14 14:39
Don't know what is the source but he tells me that Gok Wan has one.
Now seeing as how I detest this abomination of a man it has to go.
'Man' is overstating it.
Question: When your'e as ugly, and you also look gormless, how do you get any contact at all with women.
Answer: Be a poof. They know they're safe.
Surprised you didn't get the link between you and TT!
Unfortunately, after some falling out here with the adjudicators, the ruling is that you are disqualified for having assistance!
No need to grieve, as it would be detrimental to your image as a publican, and there is sod all room in it
for the obligatory German Shepherd dog!
Stick with your Chrysler 300c (with dark tints)and you will be fine.
Unfortunately, after some falling out here with the adjudicators, the ruling is that you are disqualified for having assistance!
No need to grieve, as it would be detrimental to your image as a publican, and there is sod all room in it
for the obligatory German Shepherd dog!
Stick with your Chrysler 300c (with dark tints)and you will be fine.
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