Horney's "Oooops I bought a sensible car" thread.
May 21, 2017 16:44:26 GMT
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Post by Horney on May 21, 2017 16:44:26 GMT
Oh dear, I seem to have added car number 4 to my fleet.
I started a new job recently which, as per my last job, comes with a car allowance. At the old place I ran my MK3 MX5. The new place has no issue with the MX5 however I'm averaging 2.5K business miles a month which is considerably higher than my old role. While I get 18p per mile back, its still hurting my wallet due to the frequent visits to the pumps.
This got me thinking. We don't own a practicle and sensible car between myself and MrsHorneyMX5. Therefore something cheap to run and diesel with 5 seats and a boot might be a good idea.
After looking at what was available on the used market, with my past experience of buying sensible cars and then selling them because they're boring, I figured a Cooper D Clubman ticked all the boxes.
I set a budget and got looking. I'm not very good at this. Found plenty that fitted the bill but while browsing AUtotrader came across the one I have bought below. Twice the original budget. But look at that colour! And it was registered on my birthday so clearly it was meant to be. Went to view it this morning and drove it home from the dealer.
It's a Jan 2014 1.6 Cooper D with the JCW Chili pack and a few other options with 34,000 miles on the clock. It's pretty much like new with only a few tiny marks. The only bit that's really bad is the stripes have started to split so I'm going to try and source some replacements. Oh, and it needs the iPhone cable.
Really chuffed with it. It drives lovely for a diesel, corners like I would expect and, despite the run flats, is very comfy on a motorway cruise.
Did I mention I like the colour?
Anyway, I'll let the pics do the talking:
I started a new job recently which, as per my last job, comes with a car allowance. At the old place I ran my MK3 MX5. The new place has no issue with the MX5 however I'm averaging 2.5K business miles a month which is considerably higher than my old role. While I get 18p per mile back, its still hurting my wallet due to the frequent visits to the pumps.
This got me thinking. We don't own a practicle and sensible car between myself and MrsHorneyMX5. Therefore something cheap to run and diesel with 5 seats and a boot might be a good idea.
After looking at what was available on the used market, with my past experience of buying sensible cars and then selling them because they're boring, I figured a Cooper D Clubman ticked all the boxes.
I set a budget and got looking. I'm not very good at this. Found plenty that fitted the bill but while browsing AUtotrader came across the one I have bought below. Twice the original budget. But look at that colour! And it was registered on my birthday so clearly it was meant to be. Went to view it this morning and drove it home from the dealer.
It's a Jan 2014 1.6 Cooper D with the JCW Chili pack and a few other options with 34,000 miles on the clock. It's pretty much like new with only a few tiny marks. The only bit that's really bad is the stripes have started to split so I'm going to try and source some replacements. Oh, and it needs the iPhone cable.
Really chuffed with it. It drives lovely for a diesel, corners like I would expect and, despite the run flats, is very comfy on a motorway cruise.
Did I mention I like the colour?
Anyway, I'll let the pics do the talking:
le sigh