Matty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 8 hours ago, maxxo said: i'll admit, i'm really really upset not devastated, worse, truly sad about this The cleverest thing to walk away though. Sad that it is, you've enjoyed it, you like cars and there's loads out there you haven't tried yet. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Matty said: The cleverest thing to walk away though. Sad that it is, you've enjoyed it, you like cars and there's loads out there you haven't tried yet. Best of luck yeah, about that i've put a deposit on another C5 this one has been so good, in fact, the perfect daily i've decided i need another mercedade, Matty, jamescarruthers and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Maybe get a manual one next. Dyslexic Viking and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Goodbye Rita it’s been wonderful Matty, SmokinWaffle, grogee and 10 others 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, maxxo said: yeah, about that i've put a deposit on another C5 this one has been so good, in fact, the perfect daily i've decided i need another Where's the harm? Despite popular belief, every car ever has been riddled with inbuilt faults, just some less than others (see how even w123 and 124 "granite mercs" rot like the preverbial). You've found a car you like and now know a shit more about them than you did. To paraphrase @djoptix above, use the knowledge and just buy a good one next 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Matty said: Where's the harm? Despite popular belief, every car ever has been riddled with inbuilt faults, just some less than others (see how even w123 and 124 "granite mercs" rot like the preverbial). You've found a car you like and now know a shit more about them than you did. To paraphrase @djoptix above, use the knowledge and just buy a good one next 😁 basically i really like them, they are literally the perfect car for my needs so why not, i like them, they're reliable, quirky and comfortable...perfect Jim Bell, myglaren and Matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Sad times, but the right call. Hope your new one delivers all you wish for! Matty and maxxo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poweredbyhopealone Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Sorry to hear about this mate! We have all seen how much effort you put into making this nice and I too know the pain of realising a car is too far gone (financially) to reasonably save. Good luck with the next one. tooSavvy, AnnoyingPentium and Matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 a new, exciting thread will be starting on tuesday as i've done something even more stupid than any purchase i've made before well i've paid for it already so stay tuned! it'll either be fantastic or awful sdkrc, privatewire, Jim Bell and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I remember at shitefest you explaining your magic formula for buying cars: * View ad * Send full £ amount without seeing car * ???? * Profit Best of luck with the new car man. You made the right call to send that C5 off to the scrapyard in the sky Kiltox, beko1987, Low Horatio gearbox and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, sdkrc said: I remember at shitefest you explaining your magic formula for buying cars: * View ad * Send full £ amount without seeing car * ???? * Profit Best of luck with the new car man. You made the right call to send that C5 off to the scrapyard in the sky Is there another formula that I’m unaware of? Low Horatio gearbox, chaseracer, Twiggy and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Rocket88 said: Is there another formula that I’m unaware of? For buying cars, no. For fleet management, yes. The ideal number of cars on fleet is n+1 chaseracer and Rust Collector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, sdkrc said: I remember at shitefest you explaining your magic formula for buying cars: * View ad * Send full £ amount without seeing car * ???? * Profit Best of luck with the new car man. You made the right call to send that C5 off to the scrapyard in the sky I’ve never actually test driven a car SiC, myglaren and sdkrc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 3:44 PM, maxxo said: I’ve never actually test driven a car Perhaps it's worth considering for the next purchase? Oh, hang on... AnnoyingPentium and maxxo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 3:44 PM, maxxo said: I’ve never actually test driven a car i never test drove the mondeo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Sad times 😿 Just avoid automatic Citroen's. Oh wait... maxxo, RoverFolkUs, Crackers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said: Sad times 😿 Just avoid automatic Citroen's. Oh wait... Laziness and the fact I’m a huge fan of the AL4 gearbox ive spent thousands of hours on the internet researching them with the issues this one had, I’m an expert now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 hours ago, maxxo said: ive spent thousands of hours on the internet researching them with the issues this one had, I’m an armchair expert now EFA maxxo, RoverFolkUs, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jazoli said: EFA Well, to be fair, I can’t be much of an expert as I’m going straight out and buying another unknown one haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH1TE Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 3:29 PM, Rocket88 said: Is there another formula that I’m unaware of? Look at car, pleading poverty after finding 90% of the faults. Wait for price to drop £800 as seller desperate not to pay next month's insurance. Plough as little of discount back into car as possible to rectify faults over several months Drive on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 29 minutes ago, SH1TE said: Look at car, pleading poverty after finding 90% of the faults. Wait for price to drop £800 as seller desperate not to pay next month's insurance. Plough as little of discount back into car as possible to rectify faults over several months Drive on Randomly think of a model of car I want join the owners club on facebook get drunk, put a post up saying you’re interested in one or see one advertised that looks nice “accidentally” message the seller turns out they’re hundreds of miles away accidentally transfer full asking price to their bank account go and pick car up get it home and realise it’s way worse than you thought pour thousands into it Jenson Velcro, AnnoyingPentium, RichardK and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 12/08/2022 at 15:44, maxxo said: I’ve never actually test driven a car I didn't test drive the duster and that was £22k AnnoyingPentium and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I did test drive the Xantia but that was £450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 minute ago, loserone said: I did test drive the Xantia but that was £450 Did you plead poverty once you found most of the faults? If not that’s where you went wrong clearly. yes oui si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 No I'd already paid for it. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 53 minutes ago, loserone said: I didn't test drive the duster and that was £22k Didn't test drive ours either, it was £11k. Don't think I've ever test driven a car. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 When I picked up SuziQ, only ever looked at it on his drive, in York... Didn't open bonnet! Returned with full asking price, 1k in cash, in Macdonald's bag 😱 Ate my sandwich lunch, parked on his drive... Fired her up, drove to local petrol station, set off down to Lincoln to buy 5x Mizzie alloys, drove home. Never missed a beat @75 l is madda than box-O-frogs 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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