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Offline kmpowell

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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #40 on: 07 March 2019, 09:20 »
Quote from: Jim_mk7.5 on 07 March 2019, 09:15
Quote from: dubber36 on 07 March 2019, 09:06
Quote from: charlie_cc on 07 March 2019, 08:33
But we do a house.

Who does? Maybe congratulations are in order if you sell your old one for good money when you thought no one would want to buy it.

I think traditionally people send a card to say congratulations on your new home.
dubber36 clearly woke up this morning and decided to go on a bit of a wind up...  :rolleyes:
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #41 on: 07 March 2019, 09:39 »
OK, maybe we do get cards when we move into a new house, but a car? I genuinely don't see what's been achieved to deserve congratulations.
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Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #42 on: 07 March 2019, 09:55 »
Agreed, don't think I've ever said congrats to any mates on their new car purchase. But if someone has picked one up and posts on here I'd always say Enjoy  :smiley:
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #43 on: 07 March 2019, 10:31 »
Someone buys a £30k car and you don’t think it’s worthy of congratulations?
And a car as iconic as the golf gti!
I blame low interest rates - cheap finance in recent years has made car buying a relatively trivial event.
I can remember my dad buying a new vw jetta in 1983, how my neighbours came round to enjoy the occasion.
The car stayed in the family for 18 years.
Ah well, times change.
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Offline ar899

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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #44 on: 07 March 2019, 10:45 »
Yusee - cheap credit and keeping up with the Jones' I guess, in general. I've only had 4 cars in 30 years with a combined mileage of about 500k - all from new/nearly new, all petrol and driven to destruction :)
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #45 on: 07 March 2019, 11:04 »
Quote from: Yusee on 07 March 2019, 10:31
Someone buys a £30k car and you don’t think it’s worthy of congratulations?

The mention of the price about sums the whole thing up.
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #46 on: 07 March 2019, 15:51 »
Perhaps people just want to be polite. I know it’s old fashioned but there you go.
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #47 on: 07 March 2019, 16:20 »
I don't think it's about politeness. Politeness is about saying please and thank you, or holding a door open for someone. Or perhaps I am being impolite by not understanding that many people these days need a 'like' for whatever they do.

I can be genuinely happy for someone who is excited about getting a new car. We've all had that new car feeling at some point, but I don't think it warrants congratulations. As I said earlier, they should be reserved for achievements.
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #48 on: 07 March 2019, 16:25 »
I would say I disagree. But that would be impolite.   :wink:
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Re: Brexit and possible 10% surcharge
« Reply #49 on: 07 March 2019, 16:35 »
It's not impolite to voice an opinion. Or it certainly didn't used to be.
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