Dave - I recall you were not happy with the inability to get Xenon lights on any spec below S-Line and would not be entertaining purchasing the S-Line package to enable you to have the option to get Xenons. But for you (and for me) Xenon lights are essential.
Given you may be being tempted with a new one at the moment, how have you decided how to take this forward - I'd not heard Xenons were now available below the S-Line specification.
"I think if you removed everyone from this forum who has a company car, lease car etc.... it'd be a ghost town."
Maybe on this forum but certainly not on the 8L/B5/B6 ones which, lets be honest, is far more interesting than you lot bragging about how much debt you can accrue in the coming months. Should I go for the first aid kit or the front parking sensors? Ummmm rivetting stuff ladies.
I'll get my coat.........
"I think if you removed everyone from this forum who has a company car, lease car etc.... it'd be a ghost town."
Maybe on this forum but certainly not on the 8L/B5/B6 ones which, lets be honest, is far more interesting than you lot bragging about how much debt you can accrue in the coming months. Should I go for the first aid kit or the front parking sensors? Ummmm rivetting stuff ladies.
I'll get my coat.........
Another problem at the moment is that dealers only seem to have 140 common-rail diesels in S-Line with a manual gearbox. My own delaer has shopped around and that's all that seems to be in the UK at the moment. So perhaps I'll wait a while until someone can provide a 140 and/or 170 CR version with an S-tronic to try. There's no way I would order a new car without having driven the engine/gearbox setup that I want beforehand.
My wife currents has a 5 year old VW Polo and we have also looked at changing this. .
Surely it's your wife's turn for a new car Dave?
When we both retired about 18 months ago she said she was happy to run her current car for a couple of years and then perhaps we would go back to just having one car. But she has now changed her mind (a lady's privilege) and likes the idea of keeping her own car. I don't mind one way or the other.
So we are just about to order a new 1.4 Polo SE.
Personally, I've had company cars for 15 years and there's nothing more boring. I love actually owning a car now, far more enjoyable driving something you've worked hard for and is actually yours. Not for everyone I know, but I grew out of the need to have the latest & greatest shiny thing on the drive a long time ago. There's something a bit wierd about spending time & effort contributing to a forum like this one when you rent an Audi and everything is covered by the lease company.
Not sure I completely understand get the `depreciating asset` arguement.
Unless you invest every single penny you earn spend every penny and refrain from buying ANY luxury items then the reaoning isnt logical.
Most luxury items are deprieciating `assets`anyway.
Fancy motors, cameras, designer clothes, Hi-Fi, TVs etc...
Basically you buy them, enjoy then for a short time, and soon after they are worth a fraction of what you paid.
Whether you aquire a car via cash/Personal loan/PCP/PCH/HP etc, you are spending money, full stop.
Its all `spending`just dressed up differently.
"No pockets in a shroud" as my granny would say (shes dead now btw)
Yes, a women's privilege, lol..
Did you know there is a new shape Polo coming out soon.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080619.001/rendered-speculation-new-vw-polo-will-be-presented-next-year
Oh dear
Nothing more boring? its the same car? How can it be any less/more boring?!?!
More enjoyable driving something you own?
I've had 16 tyres, if I owned the car I'd be bankrupt, beleive me, someone else owning it is a godsend
And as for who contributes, I didn't know that, in order to sign up to this forum, I had to actually pay for the car myself, really sorry, obviously I am somehow a lower classed citizen
I've had 16 tyres, if I owned the car I'd be bankrupt, beleive me, someone else owning it is a godsend
16 tyres! - in how many miles?
I've only put 16 tyres in total on all 6 of my A3s with a total mileage of 169,821.
I suppose it depends on how much choice you get in which car you have. I can remember when the choice was very limited which is why I never wanted one but these does you do seem have have a much wider choice limited only by an amount of money.
So it looks like I will have to go back to halogen headlights and uprate the bulbs as I done in the past. It's a shame but I would much prefer halogen headlights to an S-line.
You could always retrofit xenons....
I know, I was only joking with you on the retrofitting - I know it's a bugbear of yours.
Anyway, there are some good uprated bulbs out there now. Have you seen Mikey's "Night Breaker" post? Those bulbs seem to be very impressive.
Personally, I've had company cars for 15 years and there's nothing more boring. I love actually owning a car now, far more enjoyable driving something you've worked hard for and is actually yours. Not for everyone I know, but I grew out of the need to have the latest & greatest shiny thing on the drive a long time ago. There's something a bit wierd about spending time & effort contributing to a forum like this one when you rent an Audi and everything is covered by the lease company.
Is this still going? Blimey you lot must be bored......
Is this still going? Blimey you lot must be bored......
Good luck with the new car Daivd When do you get it?
J.
The only holdup may be getting Jenny's personal plate put on retention and then getting the DVLA to register the new Polo with that number.
Incidentally, I saw my old A3 being driven through the village last week.
Going by the look the driver gave me, he recognised me as the previous owner, presumably by my private plate, which was still on the A3 for a while after I got rid of it.
I didn't have time to stop and offer my condolences.
I'm trying to avoid the next owner having this issue, 4 weeks with the oil light on now, still keeps going, its doing remarkably well
I've just discovered I seem to have put my V5 somehwere safe... Need it today at 4pm...
J.
That would be the wife removing my carefully placed important documents...