outlaw118 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Mate of mine is currently tooling about in a mark one-and-a-half Focus, on a 52 plate. It's a bit dog-eared, and it's been to the moon, mileage wise. He bought it for £not much at Chelmsford auctions, when he moved back to Essex from Manchester, and was relatively skint. However, he's more flush now, and someone his brother works with has a MG6 that he's selling, no other reason than he tends to change his cars just before the MoT becomes due. He's after £5000, he's been offered £4500 p/x but a better discount on the new purchase if he doesn't trade anything in. It's a 5 door hatch Turbo, in silver, with about 30k on it, and i know nowt more than that. I reckon it's a fair price, and as my mate intends to keep it for a while, the depreciation, while still scary, won't be that bad, Question is, is it a better car than a MK1.5 Focus?
Asimo Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 It might be a better car but it will be a worse investment.
outlaw118 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 Indeed, just having a look at the Wiki page, they were about £16k new, so thats lost 66%+ of it's value in a little over two years. Wonder if they did a finance deal with Guaranteed Future Value shittery attached? michael1703 1
Pillock Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 They're both equally as likely to feature some catastrophic failure so the only difference is losing hundreds, or thousands. Cavcraft 1
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Okay, if I could get one for £4,500 I'd be keen. It's a very cheap way into an attractive modern car on a very recent plate. Unfortunately the values have dived for a reason and I'd treat that £4,500 like I'd just dropped it on red. Tell him to buy it and post about it on MacDroitwich. Cavcraft 1
Split_Pin Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 It might be a better car but it will be a worse investment.This.
mercrocker Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 ^Thirded.....the newness will wear off quicker than a few microns on the Focus moving parts. I doubt it would be any better after that.
drum Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 What about an MG6-300FTW (Fastest in The World) ? http://www.chelfing.com/page38.htm Maybe should be MG6 -300 WTF NorfolkNWeigh 1
wackywacerwill Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Staying with the oval does sound sensible though boring. Change is fun and often expensive so the decision should be ruled by either heart of head, whatever floats your/his boat really.
Spiny Norman Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Imagine having a functioning but scruffy Focus plus £4,500 and ending up with an MG6. How mad would you have to be for that to happen? Twiggy, warren t claim, Skizzer and 2 others 5
RedSparrow Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 What about an MG6-300FTW (Fastest in The World) ?image.jpg http://www.chelfing.com/page38.htm Maybe should be MG6 -300 WTF What the frig? I would love to see if they actually cobble that together.What a pile of shite.
Felly Magic Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Most dealers wouldn't even offer that for a used 6. Last year many dealers said around £3500 for a 12 month old example, as they really would struggle to shift em. I think out of all the new cars on sale, they have just about the worst residuals going, and finding a dealer when it breaks, well, needle in a haystack as they only have around 35 countrywide
Cavcraft Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 'Only gamble what you can afford to lose.' If he can afford to spunk four and a half large on something pretty much unproven, then good luck to him.
CortinaDave Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I quite like them... and - feck it, its a 3 year old decently specced car for much less than you'd pay for anything equivalent. the general consensus is overall they are actually alright. yes its still going to depreciate faster than shares in the Dave Lee Travis fan club, but if you're keeping it long term then it might actually be cost effective. 2 years on when they are sub 2 grand I'll give one some serious thought!
scooters Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 If his ford snotter has given him good service and shows no sign if dying then I would hold into it. One thing you can totally guarantee about cars is that they will, at some point, break down. You need to minimise the risk and the rule should always be to ensure your daily driver s mechanical history is as well known by you as possible. Better the devil you know. My advice would be to keep the focus as a daily, take 1500 and buy an MX5 for a toy. That 4.5k mg could be a cash bucket, they are a relatively new design and issues will only be emerging now. Re old vs new....I'd class a mk1 focus as a modern car. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk Skizzer and ed5000 2
Micrashed Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Personally I would keep the Focus. But then I spunked £9000 on a Citroen C8 for the wife. Russian Roulette - Oh Yeah! Still - this keeps me amused http://garyc.me/bring/
NorfolkNWeigh Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 What about an MG6-300FTW (Fastest in The World) ? http://www.chelfing.com/page38.htmMaybe should be MG6 -300 WTFI'd forgotten Chelfing even existed, loving the fact that because of outlandish and ridiculous claims by MG that this could be real! drum 1
drum Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I'd forgotten Chelfing even existed, loving the fact that because of outlandish and ridiculous claims by MG that this could be real!In essence, we have two 150MPH cars bolted together, 2 x 150MPH = 300MPH can't argue with that science*
outlaw118 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Hmm, thanks for the input chaps, having spoken to chummy at some length in teh pub last night I formulated a list of "pros" and "cons", in favour/against both cars, taking into account the comments up to about ten pm last night (when he went home, barely able to speak, due in no uncertain terms to the amount of "Guest Ale 3 - 5.7%). Pro's for Focus. It's cheap, bought and paid for.It's been reliable so far, paid out for one part-worn tyre and about a litre of oil in a year.Pretty good on pez.Availabilty of parts, and any garage worth it's salt will be able to mend it.No problem parking it anywhere, not worried about a few more dings etc. Cons for Focus. It looks horrible, last owner had dog(s) and despite repeated attempts and magic trees, it smells.Possibility of impending bills.Started to drink/drop a bit of oil.MoT due March 15th.Paint is Pogweaseled all over, (although I have a mop that I seem to remember volunteering to lend). Pro's for MG6. Newer car, in fact newest thing he's ever owned.Rarity value.More toys, equipment etc.He'll be the 2nd owner, and knows it's been cared for, and it won't smell of 1000 dead billy-goats.For a (just about) 3 year old car, it's cheap. Cons for MG6. Rare - nobody will care it's an MG, and may well take the piss.Rare - dealer - wise, and unknown quantity re: parts etc.More toys - more to go wrong.It's cheap - yes, but it'll be worth scrap money in a couple of years, and only lunatics from a certain beige website will want to buy it off you.There's absolutely no way any chicks will want to do teh secks with you. (Although to be fair, he's a bit of an weird looking fucker, so a Porsche may not do the trick either) I reckon that just about sums it up; any more suggestions, please feel free to copy and paste!
DVee8 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Right tell him to get the MG,then get him on here so he can give us a running commentary of each and every breakdown and the costs and agro that go with them so we all can e-value the situation for 10 years time.. outlaw118 1
phil_lihp Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Surly a few quid spent on a professional valet or even a secondhand interior would sort the smell and paintwork. even money spent fixing an oil leak will be thousands less than the MG. Morgan84 and outlaw118 2
Craig the Princess Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Right tell him to get the MG,then get him on here so he can give us a running commentary of each and every breakdown and the costs and agro that go with them so we all can e-value the situation for 2 years time.. EFA DVee8 and outlaw118 2
Taff Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 ive been drinking cider since lunchtime, so please bear that in mind while reading this post. He's got £4500 and tatty focus? and has asked you if an MG is a good diea? Tell him to mug off the MG, get your local ukraniancarwash.com to valet the hell out of the ford (twice), buy a £3000 M3 or M5 for shit and giggles and spunk the rest on charlie and whores. Anyone else need a life coach? outlaw118 and Micrashed 2
Morgan84 Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 You can get plenty of variety these days for £4500; why spend it on a depreciation disaster when there are plenty better value for money more credible cars to have. Try a Saab 9-3 maybe, or why not a MG ZT/ Rover 75 as they are less money, for what is more or less a FWD BMW. As for the Focus they are a good car, and as has already been said nothing a proper inside out clean can't improve I'm sure; newer is not always better.
fred Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 ive been drinking cider since lunchtime, so please bear that in mind while reading this post. He's got £4500 and tatty focus? and has asked you if an MG is a good diea? Tell him to mug off the MG, get your local ukraniancarwash.com to valet the hell out of the ford (twice), buy a £3000 M3 or M5 for shit and giggles and spunk the rest on charlie and whores. Anyone else need a life coach? Sounds like good advice to me, aprt from the frosty jack dinner that is Taff 1
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