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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Mikester on 10 March 2009, 15:15
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Would you say that mk4's have done there big hit of the depriation with the realese of the mk6, and the mk6 gti coming out soon? The prices are coming down, being able to get a 1.8t for 4k but the R32 is staying 10k+ even thought people are getting poorer?
Thoughts?
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how much is the average of a mk5?
It all depends on state and milage tho.
i bought mine for 4.5k, a year ago
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i suppose my question is, if i buy into a mk4 now do i still stand to loose a lot % wise.
As if you bought a mk5 now, i would say you would loose a lot year on year on year that you pay off buying it.
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well when i bought mine 3 yrs ago it was £10,500 1 owner fsh 23k on the clock in immaculate condition
and others with higher milleage etc were the same price if not more,
now you can pick a tidy one up for 4/5k bit annoying but only one yr left on finance wouldnt want to guess what mine is worth now :tongue:
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Think that answers my question then, not bad, I dont like the way the look of the mk5 mk6 is going, so i think i would like to buy into a 53 / 54 plate mk4, as it still is a relativly new car and there are still good buys around.
Not sure what though, 1.8t / ani etc. Would have to look into it, just waiting for a phone call to say when i join the force now! haha then i can rape the banker manager into giving me a loan :cool:
Cheers
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i can rape the banker manager into giving me a loan :cool:
Which bank? I will warn them to expect you!! :grin: :grin:
oh and mk4 prices do seem to be falling fast at the mo (with mk3 prices being so low for the last couple of years..I guess the 4 had to follow as there was a big difference in values!)
I have seen several mk4 1.8t's at £1.5-2k recently which is a good 30% less than a year ago!! Will they fall more?? I guess by the end of the summer they'll be down to £1200-1500 starting price :shocked:
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03 (180bhp) MK4 GTI - Low mileage (7.8K a year) - £5500
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/VOLKSWAGEN+GOLF/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-20-25-240-4294966995-4294967159/advert.action?R=200908329003242&distance=17&postcode=cr0+7nj&channel=CARS&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=GOLF&min_pr=5000&max_pr=6000&max_mileage=&vehicleYearOfManufacture=2003&vehicleRegLetter=53
Plenty out there with low mileage that are 02+ for that sort of money.
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i can rape the banker manager into giving me a loan :cool:
Which bank? I will warn them to expect you!! :grin: :grin:
oh and mk4 prices do seem to be falling fast at the mo (with mk3 prices being so low for the last couple of years..I guess the 4 had to follow as there was a big difference in values!)
I have seen several mk4 1.8t's at £1.5-2k recently which is a good 30% less than a year ago!! Will they fall more?? I guess by the end of the summer they'll be down to £1200-1500 starting price :shocked:
There a few R32's with FVWSH and around 50k miles going for about 8.5k. In around september when i want to buy, this might be a more commen starting price. As on renewal these will be in my budget for insurance, getting a lot of companies quoting around £1100 on them, and i pay just a tad more than that on my mk3 8v with HIC who i havnt asked yet.
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Oooo R32 yum :cool: :cool: :laugh: :laugh:
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Oooo R32 yum :cool: :cool: :laugh: :laugh:
They are becoming more affordable! So why not. lol. Cant be on a reasonable wage, living at home, without a nice car... lol....
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Oooo R32 yum :cool: :cool: :laugh: :laugh:
They are becoming more affordable! So why not. lol. Cant be on a reasonable wage, living at home, without a nice car... lol....
Indeed Why not :laugh:
Can you take my for a spin please? :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Oooo R32 yum :cool: :cool: :laugh: :laugh:
They are becoming more affordable! So why not. lol. Cant be on a reasonable wage, living at home, without a nice car... lol....
Indeed Why not :laugh:
Can you take my for a spin please? :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Lol, heck why not!
> Join police
> buy R32
> 2 years later join traffic
> retire a happy man at the age of 51
> job done
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Oooo R32 yum :cool: :cool: :laugh: :laugh:
They are becoming more affordable! So why not. lol. Cant be on a reasonable wage, living at home, without a nice car... lol....
Indeed Why not :laugh:
Can you take my for a spin please? :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Lol, heck why not!
> Join police
> buy R32
> 2 years later join traffic
> retire a happy man at the age of 51
> job done
Sounds like a plan to me :afro:
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03 (180bhp) MK4 GTI - Low mileage (7.8K a year) - £5500
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/VOLKSWAGEN+GOLF/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-20-25-240-4294966995-4294967159/advert.action?R=200908329003242&distance=17&postcode=cr0+7nj&channel=CARS&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=GOLF&min_pr=5000&max_pr=6000&max_mileage=&vehicleYearOfManufacture=2003&vehicleRegLetter=53
Plenty out there with low mileage that are 02+ for that sort of money.
Mine had 24k on when I got it, T reg, and I paid £5k!!
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Bought mine just over 3 years ago on 52 Plate with 40 k on the clock for £12,000 GT TDI PD150 finance finishes in Aug. Doesnt bother me what it's worth now as i will never sell it :) :cool:
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Paid £8200 for mine 3 years ago with 56K on the clock
Like Kerrse I don't really care what its worth now as i'll run it into the ground and continue to spend money on it
i think they've now seen the biggest hit of depriciation and thus whatever you buy shouldn't lose you too much money but then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
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then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
And who can say how long this is, so i guess depriation is all a lie!
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then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
And who can say how long this is, so i guess depriation is all a lie!
lol just don't buy new cars like a bloke who i work with likes to do
2 years ago he buys a Jeep Cherokee, chops it in 4 months later and loses £5000 on it for an Audi A3 Sline sportback which he has now traded in for an A4 S-Line
He paid £22,000 for the A3 and traded it in for £12,000. The new A4 has cost him £25,000..........
Stupid doesn't come close to describing it really......
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then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
And who can say how long this is, so i guess depriation is all a lie!
lol just don't buy new cars like a bloke who i work with likes to do
2 years ago he buys a Jeep Cherokee, chops it in 4 months later and loses £5000 on it for an Audi A3 Sline sportback which he has now traded in for an A4 S-Line
He paid £22,000 for the A3 and traded it in for £12,000. The new A4 has cost him £25,000..........
Stupid doesn't come close to describing it really......
Would love to be his bank manager. lol
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Would you say that mk4's have done there big hit of the depriation with the realese of the mk6, and the mk6 gti coming out soon? The prices are coming down, being able to get a 1.8t for 4k but the R32 is staying 10k+ even thought people are getting poorer?
Thoughts?
Mk4 R32's are going for around £8k, these days!! :o 8)
Have you also considered a Mk1 S3? 210/225 bhp standard, 4WD & easily re-mapped to ~265 bhp for around £265. 8)
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it gets better
his missus doesn't like him speeding so (apparently) he never did more than 90 in the A3
he lives 1/2 mile from work and complained that he barely got 250 miles from a tank despite everyone telling him that he's driving too and from home 'on the choke'
when driving one of the works vans he commented that it had 'too much power' Most powerful van we got is a 115bhp Nissan Primastar DCI
oh and he sh!t himself when he picked up his new car as he planted his foot in 3rd and the traction control light flashed
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then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
And who can say how long this is, so i guess depriation is all a lie!
lol just don't buy new cars like a bloke who i work with likes to do
2 years ago he buys a Jeep Cherokee, chops it in 4 months later and loses £5000 on it for an Audi A3 Sline sportback which he has now traded in for an A4 S-Line
He paid £22,000 for the A3 and traded it in for £12,000. The new A4 has cost him £25,000..........
Stupid doesn't come close to describing it really......
Craziness!!!
Give it 6 months, & I bet that A4 will be chopped in for £15k for something else. ;)
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then i gues it depends how long you plan on keeping the car
And who can say how long this is, so i guess depriation is all a lie!
lol just don't buy new cars like a bloke who i work with likes to do
2 years ago he buys a Jeep Cherokee, chops it in 4 months later and loses £5000 on it for an Audi A3 Sline sportback which he has now traded in for an A4 S-Line
He paid £22,000 for the A3 and traded it in for £12,000. The new A4 has cost him £25,000..........
Stupid doesn't come close to describing it really......
Craziness!!!
Give it 6 months, & I bet that A4 will be chopped in for £15k for something else. ;)
For a bmw 3 series i reckon ;)
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mmmm 335D coupe :cool: :cool: :cool:
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it gets better
his missus doesn't like him speeding so (apparently) he never did more than 90 in the A3
he lives 1/2 mile from work and complained that he barely got 250 miles from a tank despite everyone telling him that he's driving too and from home 'on the choke'
when driving one of the works vans he commented that it had 'too much power' Most powerful van we got is a 115bhp Nissan Primastar DCI
oh and he sh!t himself when he picked up his new car as he planted his foot in 3rd and the traction control light flashed
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/lmao.gif)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/gayfight2.gif) ??
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it gets better
his missus doesn't like him speeding so (apparently) he never did more than 90 in the A3
he lives 1/2 mile from work and complained that he barely got 250 miles from a tank despite everyone telling him that he's driving too and from home 'on the choke'
when driving one of the works vans he commented that it had 'too much power' Most powerful van we got is a 115bhp Nissan Primastar DCI
oh and he sh!t himself when he picked up his new car as he planted his foot in 3rd and the traction control light flashed
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/lmao.gif)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/gayfight2.gif) ?????
its all true - ask Dai - he'll back me up on how stupid the bloke is
he thought my derv was quick BEFORE i had it mapped!
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mmmm 335 D i coupe :cool: :cool: :cool:
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/whistle.gif)
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:grin: :grin: wouldn't want a petrol, costs too much to run :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
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it gets better
his missus doesn't like him speeding so (apparently) he never did more than 90 in the A3
he lives 1/2 mile from work and complained that he barely got 250 miles from a tank despite everyone telling him that he's driving too and from home 'on the choke'
when driving one of the works vans he commented that it had 'too much power' Most powerful van we got is a 115bhp Nissan Primastar DCI
oh and he sh!t himself when he picked up his new car as he planted his foot in 3rd and the traction control light flashed
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/lmao.gif)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/gayfight2.gif) ?????
its all true - ask Dai - he'll back me up on how stupid the bloke is
he thought my derv was quick BEFORE i had it mapped!
I'm not doubting you, mate - That's just pure hilarity!! :D
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it gets better
his missus doesn't like him speeding so (apparently) he never did more than 90 in the A3
he lives 1/2 mile from work and complained that he barely got 250 miles from a tank despite everyone telling him that he's driving too and from home 'on the choke'
when driving one of the works vans he commented that it had 'too much power' Most powerful van we got is a 115bhp Nissan Primastar DCI
oh and he sh!t himself when he picked up his new car as he planted his foot in 3rd and the traction control light flashed
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/lmao.gif)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Smileys/gayfight2.gif) ?????
its all true - ask Dai - he'll back me up on how stupid the bloke is
he thought my derv was quick BEFORE i had it mapped!
I'm not doubting you, mate - That's just pure hilarity!! :D
icing on the cake was today when he couldn't find the dipstick so spent 15 minutes on the phone to the dealer who then informed him it doesn't have one - its electronic like a beemer.
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icing on the cake was today when he couldn't find the dipstick so spent 15 minutes on the phone to the dealer who then informed him it doesn't have one - its electronic like a beemer.
:grin: :grin: he needs a slap
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[quote author=Rhyso link=topic=108932.msg943721#msg943721 date=1236719044
icing on the cake was today when he couldn't find the dipstick so spent 15 minutes on the phone to the dealer who then informed him it doesn't have one - its electronic like a beemer.
:grin: :grin: he needs a slap
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And a paycut, or a wife. lol
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[quote author=Rhyso link=topic=108932.msg943721#msg943721 date=1236719044
icing on the cake was today when he couldn't find the dipstick so spent 15 minutes on the phone to the dealer who then informed him it doesn't have one - its electronic like a beemer.
:grin: :grin: he needs a slap
And a paycut, or a wife. lol
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he's married with a kid! and he's the lowest paid member of our company..........you work it out!!
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[quote author=Rhyso link=topic=108932.msg943721#msg943721 date=1236719044
icing on the cake was today when he couldn't find the dipstick so spent 15 minutes on the phone to the dealer who then informed him it doesn't have one - its electronic like a beemer.
:grin: :grin: he needs a slap
And a paycut, or a wife. lol
he's married with a kid! and he's the lowest paid member of our company..........you work it out!!
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EITHER he is a secret agent... Or he's in debt, i think i will go with A
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I paid £4k for mine pre-credit crunch and thinks it's worth about £2800-3 now :(
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I paid £4k for mine pre-credit crunch and thinks it's worth about £2800-3 now :(
Not bad tbh is it.
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I bought mine in may last year about 6 weeks before the prices started dropping and I've lost about 2.5k ish :angry: I plan to keep mine another 2 years, by then it will have 150k+ on it and be worthless :cry:
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I ponder the same thing. Paid £5k for mine in February '08. I try not to think what it's worth now!!
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ill give £500 for it :wink:
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ill give £500 for it :wink:
I'll swap you? :)
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ill give £500 for it :wink:
I'll swap you? :)
swap wheels :undecided: :wink:
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ill give £500 for it :wink:
I'll swap you? :)
swap wheels :undecided: :wink:
Yeah sure, and I'll take the many Golf attached to yours too ;)
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I think we'll just swap wheels and tyres, like for like and all :grin:
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You're not using Falken's are you?
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nah Goodyear eagle F1's :cool:
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nah Goodyear eagle F1's :cool:
Yeah alright, I'll swap :grin:
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ok, may want to know theres only 1/2mm of tread left on the fronts and the lacquer is peeling aswell :cry: :angry: still want to swap?? can be at your Saturday morning :undecided:
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How can I refuse when you put it like that!! :P You'll love the ACE 112's! :grin:
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very nice :cool: how many are kurbed :undecided: :wink:
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very nice :cool: how many are kurbed :undecided: :wink:
All of them :)
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got mine last january for 6995 41k fvwsh two years left im not fussed now what i would get for it trading it for another vw :huh: i'l probs keep it after the two years anyway as i'm happy with it and it would still have a low mileage for its year prob around 70k's :smiley:
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Mike you can buy mine if you want a nice MK4 :cool:
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I paid £4k for mine pre-credit crunch and thinks it's worth about £2800-3 now :(
Not bad tbh is it.
I'v eonly had it a year. TBH though I'll keep it and trade it in in a year and halfs time fr something more shiny.
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Paid £7,900 for mine in May '05 with 31k on the clock. It's on about 77k now, so is probably only worth £2k tops with all the goodies stripped off. :cry:
Doesn't really bother me though, as I'm keeping it as a weekend/track toy & hopefully getting something nice & shiny in the summer! :P
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MK5s all round? :D
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MK4 R32 :drool:
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well as rhyso said im not selling mine just goign to run it into the ground so got some good years left in it yet, and when the engine finall is on its last legs then it would be either a case of look at something else of drop a new engine in to play with :grin:
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MK5s all round? :D
Lol..... If i could insure an Edition 30 for a reasonable price, i wouldnt say no....
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You should be able to. I managed to get mine insured at 21 although depends what you class as a decent price.
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You should be able to. I managed to get mine insured at 21 although depends what you class as a decent price.
£1500 or lower for a car that is worth a drive, the mk4 R32 is around 1.1k
How much do yo pay if im nosey?
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First year £1700 with 0NCB with Elephant. It was due for a renewal at the start of March and have changed companies and am now paying £997 with 1NCB :). Have you tried Greenlight?
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Mines £989 but I got a drink drive ban and points had a quote for an R32 and that was £1400 :cool:
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My car will go down to about £600 in June! really can't wait!
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Sainsbury's are good aswell :smiley:
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I might look into it, although buying a mk5 is more of a mission, i would have to borrow considerably more.
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DO IT :D
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DO IT :D
LOL. Will have to look into prices, again it may be like you, can only get that much credit from VW. Will see.....Hmmmmm
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why don't you keep the mk3 for a year build up a nice sum so you can get a deposit on something then get the rest on finance. You never know what's round the corner!
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yeah with that in mind once i get some NCB built up wount mind looking at a mkiv R32 but by that time it would be hard to find one htat has got good milleage etc :P
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See I'm thinknig about selling the mk4 in 18months time and when I get a full time job look at getting something newer.
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stink, how many ncb have you got?
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I cant get it until september, and by then i will be on a police startig wage of 23k. I would probably put down about 2k+mk3 sale price on an R32 which u buy for about 9k
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stink, how many ncb have you got?
right now 0 :tongue:
have had a few silly little bumps so yeah jack Sh*t mate :grin: should have my first one in nov at renewal *touch wood*
and Ill be 25 then as well so insurance should'nt be too bad :smiley:
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See I'm thinknig about selling the mk4 in 18months time and when I get a full time job look at getting something newer.
Getting the job will be the hard part
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See I'm thinknig about selling the mk4 in 18months time and when I get a full time job look at getting something newer.
Getting the job will be the hard part
Yeah got lots of option though!
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See I'm thinknig about selling the mk4 in 18months time and when I get a full time job look at getting something newer.
Getting the job will be the hard part
Yeah got lots of option though!
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Hit Man anything else? :grin:
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You are looking at 50k+ miles for £9k. Mint low mileage ones are still around £11-13K. They wont budge much as they are not going to be making more R32's so they will become classics. I cant honestly see them dropping more than £500 over the next year, most cars have leveled out as the new car market has dried up. A few cars have actually risen in value. I have not seen any cars move down since December, from November to December though i saw cars drop up to £1000, including the R32.
Mk4's shouldnt lose too much more as they are known for their good build and are still sought after. They have already taken heavy depreciation for high mileage ones, you can get ones for under £2000 quite easily
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/912498.htm
Thats saxo vts money, judging by the atrocities i see around london the low price hasnt gone unoticed by chavs either. Its rare to see standard ones and they are bing ruined quickly! You guys with mint standard ones with low miles will see a decent return in a few years!
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You can get them for under 2k but you will prob end up spending a s#it load more money on them. :smiley:
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You can get them for under 2k but you will prob end up spending a s#it load more money on them. :smiley:
Yeah they will be sh!tters or high mileage with lots of wear, same as the mk4 R32's for under £10k.