26-03-2013, 10:26 PM
(26-03-2013, 10:16 PM)Niall Wrote: Tom dont forget people want cars that cost 2-3k at the moment. A lot of people are being hit by this supposed recession we are having so instead of leasing a new car or spending 10k, they are buying much lower budget cars which is bad for the likes of you because dealers put their prices up, bad for us 6 owners because who the hell wants a 25mpg 2.0 petrol? Its only good for the dealers!
Yeah very true Niall. I just couldn't believe how much small, poverty spec cars with tiny engines that actually arent great on fuel either (~45mpg for ~60bhp is shit!) were up for. I actually did a huge spreadsheet (which I won't bore you with) working out the costs of loads of cars per year for myself and it turned out that the supposed 'Eco' cars only really saved in tax, fuel and insurance for the year was pretty much the same, and they have higher purchase prices as well. Doesn't make sense to why anyone would still be buying small petrols (why save £5 a month in tax and have to drive something horrible?) over diesels. The only reason I can think of is DPFs (which thankfully Vectra CDTi hatches dont have, a plus point over the mondeo!) and part costs which are higher for diesels than petrols often.
And as for big petrols, I could've done what my Dad does and buys big petrol engine cars for cheap (he currently drives a V6 Mondeo estate doing 20mpg average lol) but I know I'd never be able to sell on a big petrol as no-one wants them and the fuel bill would cripple me. I really did consider a £1000 GTi6 and spend the rest on fuel....but after working it out that wouldn't have been a wise choice lol. I do still hope to own a '6 one day, it certainly won't be as a daily though!