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Old 19-07-08, 01:45 PM   #7
AlanB
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Hi Booty,

If it is really that cheap, just think of what else you might get for the money...... Nothing appealing?.... then go for it!

Petrol car prices (especially bigger/turbo engined cars) are in freefall at the moment, so take advantage if you can. I watched Quentin Wilson (ex Top Gear?) t'other night talking about 4x4 prices dropping £600 ....... PER MONTH!

I am not afraid of indicated mileage; both of my 200s had "reasonable" mileages showing when bought, but having been inside the instruments of both, they have evidently been tampered with...... the saloon on at least three different occasions!

My Avant is still showing 240.000 miles, and is OK...... I guess it has done much more; Service history stated it had done over 90.000 in the first three years.I bought it almost a decade later with allegedly 120,000 on it........ I suspect MUCH more!

My Astra van for work covered 360.000 miles in eight years, and only got parked 'cos it was hit in the side.......

If it looks OK and drives OK, it probably IS ok.

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