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      12-01-2012, 02:36 PM   #89
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All this positive grammmmer is like doing my head in.
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Right. You wicked boy. Come to my office after class and I'll deal with you.
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Hey the Kia stereo is great.....it drowns out that awful noise the engine makes.
The stereo in my rented astra is superb............. it actually makes my wifes voice sound pleasant.
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The stereo in my rented astra is superb............. it actually makes my wifes voice sound pleasant.

Only joking............ i dont think any sound system fitted to a modern car can be that bad.
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BTW - the superman looks stunning.

I assume the wait is almost forgotten now.
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Wait. What wait?

In all seriousnessism though, I learned a few lessons throughout the process and I shall take that experience with me in 2yrs when I get my next one
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Yeah, I'd second that The HK is streets ahead of what most people have probably even heard. It's way better than most home theatre systems and way better than your average pleb will have on their iPod dock or headphones. However, if you've got a few grand's worth of HiFi shizzle and you've set up your listening room correctly, nothing will come close. The HK will be no better than "very good" to an aficionado To everyone else it's OSSUM
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I'm sure it is but I can't let grammar like that go unpunished
In my defence I did not type "it's", Apple decided it knows best and auto corrected. It won't let you type "its".

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Guilty of that one!

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Yes they do, I have already seen the spec somewhere. Think it might be in the same catalogue that lists the M perfromance stuff.
If it is, that's great. I've got an electronic version of the M Performance catalogue but it's an early one and only has the performance bits in it. The hunt is on
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What did you learn Al?
He learned to place an order earlier....in fact I wouldn't be surprised if he has already ordered his next car on a nominated future delivery date
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I learned not to lease unless it is the only financially viable option. You're just too far removed from the process and have zero control over anything. Dealers are mostly crap and need nagging but you can't nag them when you're leasing and the lease company will never be a good enough avatar to do you justice.

So yeah, leasing has its downsides as well as its good
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I learned not to lease unless it is the only financially viable option. You're just too far removed from the process and have zero control over anything. Dealers are mostly crap and need nagging but you can't nag them when you're leasing and the lease company will never be a good enough avatar to do you justice.

So yeah, leasing has its downsides as well as its good
Trying to sell the 2yr 9 month 20k miles Merc C Class 350 CDI AMG Sport Blue Efficiency 7 Speed Auto, Sat Nav Command System etc etc. Book price secondhand £21k, dealer offered us £16k. Secondhand cars are worth beans. Very trying. At least the Mk6 GTI had a queue of interested buyers. I even got a nice fat deposit!
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Trying to sell the 2yr 9 month 20k miles Merc C Class 350 CDI AMG Sport Blue Efficiency 7 Speed Auto, Sat Nav Command System etc etc. Book price secondhand £21k, dealer offered us £16k. Secondhand cars are worth beans. Very trying. At least the Mk6 GTI had a queue of interested buyers. I even got a nice fat deposit!
Did you punt around, these dealers are real sharks.
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I learned not to lease unless it is the only financially viable option. You're just too far removed from the process and have zero control over anything. Dealers are mostly crap and need nagging but you can't nag them when you're leasing and the lease company will never be a good enough avatar to do you justice.

So yeah, leasing has its downsides as well as its good
I have always in the past bought direct from my local dealer and had an excellent service.

However, this time, due to a massive monthly saving that my dealer couldn't compete with I went via a lease company who used a different dealer I didn't know of.

So far I have called the dealer direct every other week and they always taken my calls and quoted the same delivery date of the 10/12

Buying from my normal dealer would have meant a 320d low spec against a high spec 330d from the lease company for the same monthly figures.

So far it's been a no-brainer and as long as I get my car this side of xmas I will be chuffed and will have been worth the wait.

Although the deal did appear to good to be true when I placed the order only time will tell.
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Not really. I've left that to the ex. I have no time due to work pressures. Neither does she. So if we lose a bit, so be it. Can't be bothered with all the hassle. She'll contact just 2 more and we'll leave it at that.
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Not really. I've left that to the ex. I have no time due to work pressures. Neither does she. So if we lose a bit, so be it. Can't be bothered with all the hassle. She'll contact just 2 more and we'll leave it at that.
YEA each to their own, as you say secondhand cars are getting cheaper and cheaper. There are so many on dealer forecourts I wonder how they ever sell them all.
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I learned not to lease unless it is the only financially viable option. You're just too far removed from the process and have zero control over anything. Dealers are mostly crap and need nagging but you can't nag them when you're leasing and the lease company will never be a good enough avatar to do you justice.

So yeah, leasing has its downsides as well as its good
I leased my 123d (2 cars ago) through BMW and the whole process was exactly the same as if I'd ordered on PCP (as I have this time). Even put my private plate on it. Monthly repayments were a lot lower as well. I'd have done the same this time as well, but I needed my settlement paying off for the 135i, which they did (was about £4k short) as part of the deal, as they had a lot more flexibility to discount and do a deal etc. on the PCP. I would definitely lease again though (through my business); with the monthly repayments being lower, and the value of the car at the end if you did want to buy it (sometimes they'll let you, though they're not contractually obliged to), will likely be about the same as the balloon payment on the PCP as well, so there's not much in it...
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