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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
Hi,
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21st May 2012 8:33am |
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Bellini Member Since: 11 Jan 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2261 |
Hello,
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21st May 2012 8:44am |
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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
I know re warranty - i had to have a new gearbox last xmas in my D2 so I am veryt wary of the horror stories of high mileage L322s... but the 'we have a £500 limit per item' warranty seem to be the favourite - which is no a lot of use when the bill is £2k...
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21st May 2012 9:09am |
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TheAllSeeingPie Member Since: 18 Apr 2012 Location: Leeds Posts: 848 |
When I bought mine I actually took a look at quite a few that had better bodywork and more looked after interiors but were far more expensive than the marginally tatty but FLSH one I bought. I do 20k miles a year so I know I am going to be the worst factor in it's depreciation and also I know that I'd prefer to have one with lots of options and be a bit tatty (but sortable) than mint and lower spec but higher priced.
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21st May 2012 9:17am |
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Stephen.125 Member Since: 25 Jun 2009 Location: Frodsham Posts: 1513 |
Paging Dr. Gazellio! |
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21st May 2012 10:26am |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6409 |
Just setup searches on autotrader/pistonheads/ebay.
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21st May 2012 11:03am |
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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
I know - hindsight is wonderful - we had only just started looking and it was so far away ... I hadn't been on the board that long.. cheers Rich |
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21st May 2012 11:08am |
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Lloyd Barnes Member Since: 21 Apr 2011 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 181 |
We had the same experience, took around 3-4 months to find the right one. Many we looked at just seemed tired somehow. They do come along though.
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21st May 2012 11:37am |
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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
Cheers Lloyd, i think we thought it would be fairly easy... cheers
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21st May 2012 12:44pm |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
Nothing around that budget I am afraid |
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21st May 2012 12:49pm |
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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
Is that a realistic budget? or do I need to be lucky to find a nice one at that price (or lower ) cheers Rich |
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21st May 2012 12:52pm |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
Depends on your mileage requirements. I would go 11-12 and get a low mileage good'n |
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21st May 2012 12:53pm |
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Rykard Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Leicester Posts: 74 |
it will only do 4-5000 a year, but would prefer a reasonably low mileage one ( after hearing the stories about gearboxes going on them when they have a few miles on them)
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21st May 2012 1:21pm |
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burriana Member Since: 17 May 2012 Location: Harrogate Posts: 48 |
There are quite a few to be honest if you are not fussy on colour or tip top spec. How about this? 4.4 V8 vogue (2002) - 71k miles - Java Black with grey leather - £10,989 so you may get it for £10k. J9 Motors in Surrey
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21st May 2012 6:07pm |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
That is a 2002 and its at SAXTONS not J9 Motors ... |
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21st May 2012 6:23pm |
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