car wanted

[lester]

hi have just signed up , am now looking for suitable vehicle 2004/5 se saloon up to 6,500gbp why thanks lester.

[stevemiller]

Good luck you should have a good choice given the current valuation of cars out there.

[AndyG]

Welcome. :)

You are in the right place.

[John Newey]

Hi Lester and welcome to The Two-Sixties. I've got two for sale at the moment. A very rare 2004 04 Mk II in Monogram Chromescent Poseidon with 41k mls at £7900 and a 2005 05 Mk I in X-Power Grey with 43k mls at £6900. Both cars have pictures under "The For Sale" section. If you're interested, then I'm at work tomorrow 11-4pm (01384 259555)

[colintf]

Hi and welcome Lester.

Whereabouts are you?

:cool:

[lester]

hi i am in east grinstead , can anyone tell me whether i should buy S.E. or nonS.E. , i guess the sat nav part of that spec is out of date or can you buy upgrades or discs. any pitfalls ,id like to hear about them . thanks

[2V8s]

personally, id go for an SE. No real reason not too IMO.

Lester - you're not the same Lester thats an ex (or current?) Corvette C3 owner on the CCCUK?

[colintf]

personally I went for an SE as I wanted the sunroof, cruise etc etc.

The non SE's are good cars as well though, and will be lighter as a result of not having the SE goodies!

:cool:

[tonybubble]

hi i am in east grinstead , can anyone tell me whether i should buy S.E. or nonS.E. , i guess the sat nav part of that spec is out of date or can you buy upgrades or discs. any pitfalls ,id like to hear about them . thanks

Lester, If you are free next Sunday, perhaps a trip to Brooklands MG day, as there will be 50-60 V8s on show. :)

[colintf]

Lester, If you are free next Sunday, perhaps a trip to Brooklands MG day, as there will be 50-60 V8s on show. :)

now thats a good idea :thumb
Why didn't I think of that? :ash

[Coasting]

personally I went for an SE as I wanted the sunroof, cruise etc etc.

The non SE's are good cars as well though, and will be lighter as a result of not having the SE goodies!

:cool:

A lot of non SEs (especially MKIIs) have sunroofs as extras anyway, and if you want lighter this is where most of the weight is.


I used to a own a non SE and it was great I loved the simplicity but now I have an SE and love the toys...

I think however, most look for an SE.

Point to note is the tax so cars registered after 23/03/06 are in the new tax banding and thus it is approx £200 more to tax

[Coasting]

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=82036

This is good for the money, but remember the higher tax and this is a non SE if you want to go down that route, but with a sunroof :o

[stevemiller]

On the tax issue just remember that the £200 or so difference is marginal if you do anywhere near average mileage. Its only going to get you an additional two tank fills a year so I would not let that put me off a particular car.

[Coasting]

Its a grand over 5 years that you wont get back!

[StephenL]

Its a grand over 5 years that you wont get back!

Exactly - work out a car's total running costs for 5 years and as mister bountyfull said, £1000 will seem pretty marginal :D

[lester]

hi , i could be , c4 1990 owner bright red black wheels H3 USA

[dbdee]

Lester,you have a PM

Dave

[Herman]

hi i am in east grinstead , can anyone tell me whether i should buy S.E. or nonS.E. , i guess the sat nav part of that spec is out of date or can you buy upgrades or discs. any pitfalls ,id like to hear about them . thanks

MKI SE would be my choice. SatNav disc can be updated and I can live without postcode entry and speedcam warnings (never drive too fast anyway)

Sunroof, electric/heated seats, auto dimming mirror and the absense of traction control.
You can still open the boot with a flat battery or remote gone.

Main thing is, get a 260 :D