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Could I?
#879562
10/08/2009 12:46
10/08/2009 12:46
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DanDan
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DanDan
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Just got a fresh 12 months MOT, 6 months tax, inc a new cat as it failed on emissions first time, new tires, backbox, and lots of other minor bits. £700 is the bill for the coupe this month and i have only just been paid  Spent well over 2.5k on it in the last year of owning it too. When the car is in such good working order with fresh MOT it makes it so tempting to sell it, but as i know from experience, i'll never get that money back and i will just be back for another one. The coupe is a bit of an addiction, having them for 3 years, first one when i was 18 iv not found anything that could ever replace it. It's so tempting to just settle for something cheaper so i have no financial worries, but i can't kick the addiction  Especially now my insurance has halved from £1500 to £760 when i turned 21, i think the positives just about outweigh the benefits. I know you will all advise me to keep the car, its a Coupe forum after all, its just nice knowing i'm not on my own with all these big expenses just to keep an "old fiat" on the road.
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Re: Could i?
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#879568
10/08/2009 12:53
10/08/2009 12:53
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Marco20valveT
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Marco20valveT
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good times!
ive got this to come lol
i fear the MOT time is coming soon!!
tax is at the end on next month!
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Re: Could i?
[Re: Submariner]
#879634
10/08/2009 14:30
10/08/2009 14:30
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DanDan
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DanDan
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thats more like it Submariner. I'd be more than happy with that  I agree Sam, I've just gotten into the car too soon at a young and expensive age, it becomes so normal when you have had them for 3 years, you forget its a 220bhp sports car, and thats got to come with a steep cost. If I wasn't commuting 60 miles a day using it everyday it wouldn't be as obviously expensive to keep.
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Re: Could i?
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#879663
10/08/2009 15:24
10/08/2009 15:24
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coupedave
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coupedave
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i got rid of mine earlier this year and have regretted it ever since!
i tried to buy it back but it had gone, so ended up after spending shed loads on my old coupe, getting rid for next to nothing only to end up getting another one that isn't even on the road!!
keep it and enjoy it, at least you know what bits you have replaced and probably have an idea of what needs fixing, rather than getting a bag of new trouble
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Re: Could i?
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#879669
10/08/2009 15:31
10/08/2009 15:31
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DaveM
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DaveM
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Makes no sense to spend money getting it right then sell it so someone else can benefit.
If you think you've got a lemon that will never be right I could understand it but chances are you've done the big jobs and you'll get a few years of fairly steady motoring from it now (until the modification bug bites of course :p).
The only reason I'd sell in your position would be if I was bored of the car and wanted something different.
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Re: Could i?
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#879701
10/08/2009 16:32
10/08/2009 16:32
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DanDan
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DanDan
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I have these weird moments where i'm having second thoughts. Thanks for the reply's! Im going to clean and polish her tonight and then hopefully my head will be clear 
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Re: Could i?
[Re: samsite999]
#879890
10/08/2009 22:06
10/08/2009 22:06
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MattyB
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My job on the forum
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DanDan remember what happened the last time you sold the coop..... You've been there done that and erm regretted it alot. DONT BE SO SILLY  A good cosy meet (next week) and a drive round Lincolnshire will soon clear your head...
Ex Coupe Owner - Unfortunate Peugeot driver!
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#879997
11/08/2009 08:56
11/08/2009 08:56
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I know you will all advise me to keep the car,
Sell it! I had 3 20VT's over 6 years and don't regret getting rid of my last one. The final straw for me was blown Turbo seals followed less than a month later by a failed Crank sensor  It just felt like I was throwing money at it and then waiting for the next huge bill to come along
 ......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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Re: Could I?
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#880077
11/08/2009 10:38
11/08/2009 10:38
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DanDan
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DanDan
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I think the only time I would sell it, is if someone on here wanted to look after it for mabye a year or 2 and then I can get it back off them after that time, when I'm in a better position to run one
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#880173
11/08/2009 12:21
11/08/2009 12:21
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symonh2000
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symonh2000
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I don't regreat selling mine. I had some good times with my Coupe, but it was time to move on.
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Re: Could I?
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#880343
11/08/2009 16:22
11/08/2009 16:22
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Tommy_Coop23
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My life on the forum
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Just got a fresh 12 months MOT, 6 months tax, inc a new cat as it failed on emissions first time, new tires, backbox, and lots of other minor bits. £700 is the bill for the coupe this month and i have only just been paid Spent well over 2.5k on it in the last year of owning it too. When the car is in such good working order with fresh MOT it makes it so tempting to sell it, but as i know from experience, i'll never get that money back and i will just be back for another one. The coupe is a bit of an addiction, having them for 3 years, first one when i was 18 iv not found anything that could ever replace it. It's so tempting to just settle for something cheaper so i have no financial worries, but i can't kick the addiction Especially now my insurance has halved from £1500 to £760 when i turned 21, i think the positives just about outweigh the benefits. I know you will all advise me to keep the car, its a Coupe forum after all, its just nice knowing i'm not on my own with all these big expenses just to keep an "old fiat" on the road. I know exactly where you're coming from dan, sometimes i think should i just sell it as once you've fixed one thing, something else crops up lol (bit of a headache) and theyre cheap to buy but flamin expensive to run! If it wasnt for the looks, noise, spec as standard, thumbs up from other drivers, this club, the feeling it gives you when driv.....oh so thats why ive still got one???? lol What would you rather have: Empty Bank Balance and waking up to this each morning: http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/duc/car/private/3845585.jpgOr Healthy Bank balance and wake up to this: http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/107-toyota-corolla.jpgonly you can decide that one?
I'll be back Alor Blue Seat Leon FR 180 atm
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Re: Could I?
[Re: Tommy_Coop23]
#910269
02/10/2009 11:33
02/10/2009 11:33
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DanDan
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DanDan
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To end this thread. It is now forsale on here, and i have bought a Volvo v40 diesel, but i WILL be back, when things are better for me.
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#910270
02/10/2009 11:33
02/10/2009 11:33
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DanDan
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DanDan
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Can someone save me a nice coupe for a few years time please? Thanks in advance
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Re: Could I?
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#910285
02/10/2009 12:13
02/10/2009 12:13
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doody
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doody
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my coupe stands me at about £8,000 including the price and thats in about a 18months and i still need a turbo and the rad looks like it may need doing soon.
i pay around £750 for my insurance and thats for my coupe and my croma and i'm 34 in a couple of months, so i'm with you on the cost of running the car mate.
i've only done 3000 miles in the coupe in the whole time i've had it.
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