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Jarmo.Is.God
July 5, 2016, 2:11pm

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What car do you drive?
and would you recommend it?
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July 5, 2016, 2:19pm

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VW golf TDI 63 plate and yes I would definitely recommend a VW - excellent motor!


Grimsby and proud!
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Bmw (f21) 120d m sport, 8 speed auto. Cracking car. Plenty of power through the mid range and a decent return on fuel.

£30 tax per year too which is a bonus!
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Jaguar xf premium luxury
2.2d lovely looking car and knocks spots of my previous mercs 👍🏻
Not bad mpg, 33.7 round town
Approx 52.5 on a run
Highly recommend , not as common as bmw / audi / merc etc and i like to think a little more class
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Why are they classier than a bmw/Audi etc?
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62 plate 1.8l Mercedes C180 coupe. She's my pride and joy although I am considering upgrading to something with a bit more growl. Drives like a dream, I'd defintely recommend it though I'd probably go for a slightly bigger engine. Lots of choice with the C Class.
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July 5, 2016, 5:34pm
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Blimey. Didn't realise we had so many rich fans!  

Ford Focus TDCI Sport. Top spec. Almost 60 mpg. Looks good. Quick. Great drive. Big boot. Cheap to tax (£30), service and insure. Good, practical family car without making you look like you've given up on life.


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62    63 Plate ,

There is a lot of vintage cars on the road ,

I had a Nissan Terrano 4x4 while I was at work , travelled all over Europe with them ( I had 4 )

All new but not at the same time ,

At the moment I have got a Nissan Note a good little car seeing as I do not do a lot of mileage now,

I will change next year and go back up the range as finding the Note a little too small,

Thinking of changing a habit of  life time and going for a Vauxhall  Insignia  or a Astra,

Anybody got any views on them ?

Yours opinion will be appreciated .


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I got my VW for work Pete (1600 mile a month) it's a work horse & very economical, I would buy another VW next time without a doubt, you'll be seeing mine anyway when Harry & me come to pick you up for a game down your way this season😎   my mate has got a Vauxhall insignia Pete who also travels a lot of miles and he swears by it so I don't think you'd go far wrong with one of them mate especially if you want comfort at a reasonable price.


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Yellow 3 wheel reliant van😉
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My Insignia isn't too bad at all. Good economy (near enough 60mpg Grimsby to Coningsby), spacious and definitely not the worst looking car of it's class either. £0 (zero!) road tax on my ecoflex diesel too!

It's no Audi A3 like I had before speedwise though - which is a good thing because the filth caught me a few months ago.
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Quoted from cmackenzie4
VW golf TDI 63 plate and yes I would definitely recommend a VW - excellent motor!


Agreed. I had a VW before I had my license revoked for a year and had to sell it. When I got my license back I bought a brand new Fiat Grande Punto as I got a really good deal on it. Not the classiest of cars I admit but it does the job. I also bought a private number plate for it LE58 REC which cost me next to nothing as it doesn't mean anything to anyone else.


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I'm looking at a Merc C class, 220D CDI BlueEFFICIENCY SE Edition with Satnav

Wasn't 100% sure on it tho, 40k Miles, but i am going to be working in hull, so doing 100 mile round trip everyday
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A H reg lada.

Deal with it.


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Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God
I'm looking at a Merc C class, 220D CDI BlueEFFICIENCY SE Edition with Satnav

Wasn't 100% sure on it tho, 40k Miles, but i am going to be working in hull, so doing 100 mile round trip everyday


Got the sport model , Done 20k miles in last 12 months including touring europe + gtfc away games . you wont go wrong with it 40K? not even loosened up yet. ,best motor ive ever had.

Also got a tdi golf ,bombproof !

Bloody Germans :0
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Got the sport model , Done 20k miles in last 12 months including touring europe + gtfc away games . you wont go wrong with it 40K? not even loosened up yet. ,best motor ive ever had.

Also got a tdi golf ,bombproof !

Bloody Germans :0


I'm just about to change my 2.0 tdi Audi A4 for an S5, had the A4 for 8 years from it being a few years old and its just clocked 150k miles. Engine wise it's been fantastic, had to change the clutch (£600) but that's it. Suspension on it is fantastic, speed bumps are nothing and I barely noticed a flat tyre at motorway speed. It also gets 60 mpg.

if you want a car to last German is always a good shout. If you want a car to break down a lot buy an Italian one!


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I'm just about to change my 2.0 tdi Audi A4 for an S5, had the A4 for 8 years from it being a few years old and its just clocked 150k miles. Engine wise it's been fantastic, had to change the clutch (£600) but that's it. Suspension on it is fantastic, speed bumps are nothing and I barely noticed a flat tyre at motorway speed. It also gets 60 mpg.

if you want a car to last German is always a good shout. If you want a car to break down a lot buy an Italian one!



You'll soon be best mates with the fuel station!  
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July 6, 2016, 6:30pm

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You'll soon be best mates with the fuel station!  


Ha ha I know - luckily I'm moving closer to work so my mileage will come down by about 15,000 miles a year. Plus I'm going for the 3l rather than the 4.2 so it's not too bad.......


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63 plate citroen ds3 in black and white, sport edition. Love it
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any views on Insignia's or Mondeo's ?
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Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God
any views on Insignia's or Mondeo's ?


Sorry I haven't any experience of them - have had VWs for the past 5 years.  It's worth having a look on owner's forums for things like common faults and buyer's guides though.
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BMW 335D
Would not recommend it, very fun, very nice looking but had loads of problems with it, and the price of the car might come down but the price of repairing it doesn't lol. Trouble is I bought it when I travelled away for work and didn't need to drive it much, now I have a short daily commute which this is completely the wrong car for. Still got over a year of finance to pay though. Lots of lessons learnt overall for me haha
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Quoted from Marinerdan

if you want a car to last German is always a good shout. If you want a car to break down a lot buy an Italian one!


Indeed. I am very worried my Lamborghini Veneno is going to fail it's MOT cos of its ruddy faulty brake light and I am always having to patch up the wife's Ferrari F60...




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