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Hilly30si

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 By the M6 Toll Rd Staffordshire
Got the Wifey a new Golf GT tdi which came yesterday, I really am took with this new 2017 model which as loads of std kit inc great in car infotainment Adaptive cruise control and Park Pilot to name just a few. She is made up with it plus it will keep the mileage down on the Discovery. :thumbsup:

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To be honest it was a bit of a shock,it is very red, but wifey said it will be fine. It's the first red car we have had, in 40 years of being car owners :thumbsup:
 
Do like the look of the current generation of golfs :thumbsup:

How do you feel about buying a new Diesel now the government have decided they don't like them? Are you worried you'll have to pay a fee for driving into cities in the future. My GF needs a new daily soon and I'm really not sure which way to go petrol/diesel.
 
Last week at work there was a brand new Golf sitting right next to an 16 year old Golf and there was not that much difference in external looks.
Im interested in the reason for buying a brand new car to keep the miles down on another car.
Is this to minimise depreciation on the other car?
Surely buying a new car and the instant depreciation throws any savings out the window.
 
The Golf is Contract hire, and such a great deal it was to good to refuse. 24 month deal 2k down 23 months at £97+vat of which I can claim half of the VAT back it's a GT so loads of extra kit

I do not drive into cities we always catch the train. Buying modern diesels holds no fear for me, look at my other car Discovery 4

One reason for having the Golf is so I do not have to use the Disco every day and pile on the miles, the wife can do the shops in the Disco After all selling a Discovery and it not having silly mileage makes it a lot more desirable.
 
Not slating anybodys choice in owning loads of vehicles, its great if you can afford to do so. We have 2 cars and 2 bikes between us and would possibly have more if we had somewhere to put them.
The thing that I don't fully understand is when its to stop one cars depreciation but ends up costing more in the long run.
Basically if you didn't buy the golf, in 2 years you could take almost £4500 less for the discovery even before the 2 years depreciation it would suffer anyway.
 
My wife had a Fiat 500 which was to small when she picked both grandchildren up from school. The Fiat was also a car I would not drive,so now we have the Golf I will use it sometimes for site visits, hence keeping big mileage of the Disco. My business is doing well and the Golf will be paid for through that.
 
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