View Full Version : Who had 3 months down then ?
Dan1971
10-03-10, 06:36 PM
My father in law has offered me a Met Grey 2008 "57" Ford focus Zetec "Climate" 115 TDCi which he literally doesn't use for £5K. (We buy any car valued it at £7250. Cheapest I can find private sale is £8K).
The condition is that I keep it for 2 years, so no, I can't take it and sell it.
After the exhaust gets done on Monday - the ZS will be for sale.
Not sure how I feel about it to be honest, but it's too good a deal and eminently sensible.
BORING, that is all:P youll miss it
Dan1971
10-03-10, 06:41 PM
BORING, that is all:P youll miss it
Yep ....
Zippy Saloon
10-03-10, 07:08 PM
Missus has a Focus company car pretty much the same spec. I like it a lot but prefer the ZS, the focus goes quite well considering its only a 1.6 diesel.
Jay-ZS+
10-03-10, 07:20 PM
Ah you will back in a ZS by June-July anyway :p
stamford
10-03-10, 08:09 PM
:yawn: that is all...........
How do you figure it's sensible lol?? It would be a bargain if you 'needed' a car but yer not. So you sell the ZS for the 4k odd but still have to put money to getting the focus which ye 'have' tae keep for 2 years, more than likely it will lose mair money or the same as the zs will over that period, then still have to put in the same money again to get another motor.......so how is it too good a deal to miss again, lost me:D
yeah not sure i would swap it imo.. if the guy doesn't use it, then he should sell it private for a lot more than he would be selling i to you, and then tell him to take a holiday on it or summit :)
i am honestly gobsmacked the rate you change your car - had mine for 6 years next month, and it is only my 3rd car!
Stephen
10-03-10, 09:05 PM
And i thought i was bad with seats! Keep the MG Mate, you know deep down thats what you want. You know what you will do in a few months again!
stamford
10-03-10, 10:34 PM
Stuck with a car for two years..............................place your bets people! :D
andys1981
10-03-10, 10:39 PM
its a ford!!!!!
Boot Hill Bandit
10-03-10, 10:41 PM
Stuck with a car for two
years..............................place your bets people! :D
:rofl:
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I don't see how that is a good deal either to be fair........pay more out for a car you won't like anywhere near as much and then hand it back after two years possibly?? what's the score if you can't get on with it after a few months and you've already sold your 'best ZS you've owned so far'........can't exactly get it back and you'd have to find another.
This is the ONLY reason I've held onto the Devil so long now........if I sold it I would regret it as it is the car I know very well. Nothing could replace it.
Good luck dude either way but I can see you regretting it not too far down the road.
Jim
scottforsyth
11-03-10, 12:15 AM
keep the zs m8 ur ones a very nice car
scottforsyth
11-03-10, 12:16 AM
70/30 ull be back in a zs by jan
stamford
11-03-10, 07:15 AM
If you have owned a car for a few years it is always 'better the devil you know', but in Dan's case that logic won't apply as he doesn't get close enough to 'know' them :laugh:
I'm sure you think you are doing it for the right reasons Dan, but in all honesty it isn't you is it! Afterall why did that nice ZT-T go?
Think again and ask yourself why change and what will it do for you, I really cannot see you sticking with a mudane car like that when you enjoy what a 180 gives. Two years is a long time to sit in a faceless car.
Dan1971
11-03-10, 07:32 AM
Bizarre - just deleted a huge post justifying my decision making.
Then thought to myself - don't have to really.
I don't get to know my cars. They are metal outside my door. If I see another one I fancy, I buy it. I've made some hasty decisions in the past. This isn't one of them. This is made purely on me being able to drive to work giving me an extra hour and a half at home without a huge fuel bill.
Strange as I went to bed last night disheartened that my cyber buddies think I'm foolish.
Every car change I've done has been made for reasons which at the time I felt were fully justifiable.
The ZT-T was a nice car but like driving around in a goldfish bowl with coolant issues. The Black Mk1 was a good car but when I fancied a Mk2 with alcantara which Archermav bought - I'd made my mind up that I'd get a Mk2 again. And the Focus - well - I've decided that time with my family and reduced costs so that I can spend more money on the boys and take my elsdest all over the country to play golf - is more important - than me having a V6 outside.
arwilson80
11-03-10, 08:48 AM
I can see your points, but... In all honesty i can't see you keeping the Focus for 2 years.
Dan1971
11-03-10, 09:32 AM
I can see your points, but... In all honesty i can't see you keeping the Focus for 2 years.
It's going to start off as a 2 year agreement. If I'm totally miserable and don't see the benefits of it - I'll end up annoying my family. That's what I've told him I'd do and for once I'm going to try my best. I'll not be on here so often. That's half my problem I think ! I come on here - find out people are looking and enjoy the whole buying and selling process.
It's already smashed my hopes of a V8 for my 40th but things happen which alter the way you see things panning out. Sometimes we need a reality check. I've had mine.
As you say you dont need to justify yourself to any-one, so good luck with the ford. It certainly will be cheaper to run than the 180 for schlepping to work, but no where near as fun i expect :)
You should have got a derv ZS, best of both worlds then ;)
peterzs
11-03-10, 12:53 PM
As you say you dont need to justify yourself to any-one, so good luck with the ford. It certainly will be cheaper to run than the 180 for schlepping to work, but no where near as fun i expect :)
You should have got a derv ZS, best of both worlds then
;)
Agree with all that, specially the derv bit.
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stamford
11-03-10, 12:56 PM
Dan1971 (http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/member.php?u=524)
I'm keeping this one !
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On the plus side you have liberated a few ZS's now, so we should still see them on our roads and this forum for many years to come, good luck with the change Dan.
Dan1971
14-03-10, 08:10 PM
Got to love the Mrs.
Had a great day today. Spoilt her with some mother's day bits and bobs and then tonight she says " You don't really want the Focus do you ?" "Ofcourse I don't", I said - "but it's the right thing to do".
Next minute she's on the phone to her dad. I'm watching the box and she comes back in later and says , "I've told dad that you're not selling the Zed - you'd never keep the bl00dy Focus anyway !" Then she puts a big grin on her face and says "So how big and loud is this exhaust gonna be that you're getting tomorrow ? .... "
All good.
stamford
14-03-10, 08:19 PM
Got to love the Mrs.
Had a great day today. Spoilt her with some mother's day bits and bobs and then tonight she says " You don't really want the Focus do you ?" "Ofcourse I don't", I said - "but it's the right thing to do".
Next minute she's on the phone to her dad. I'm watching the box and she comes back in later and says , "I've told dad that you're not selling the Zed - you'd never keep the bl00dy Focus anyway !" Then she puts a big grin on her face and says "So how big and loud is this exhaust gonna be that you're getting tomorrow ? .... "
All good.
PMSL! :laugh: attaboy! She derserves some Dan lurve! ;)
Scary beings females, they know us better than we do!
lol brilliant! i told tanya that im never selling my car im keeping it forever, n she said scary thing is i actually believe you lol
andys1981
14-03-10, 08:29 PM
well done mate,sounds like youve done well today,you know you prob would have regetted it anyway mate
Dan1971
14-03-10, 08:29 PM
lol brilliant! i told tanya that im never selling my car im keeping it forever, n she said scary thing is i actually believe you lol
Never say never....
il have something else as well, but unless it has an accident or summit il keep it:)
stamford
14-03-10, 08:51 PM
I have had mine 5 years next month, nearly came to selling it twice in that time but stopped myself. Now keeping it and having fun as it is a second car now.
Boot Hill Bandit
15-03-10, 08:09 AM
Got to love the Mrs.
Had a great day today. Spoilt her with some mother's day bits and bobs and then tonight she says " You don't really want the Focus do you ?" "Ofcourse I don't", I said - "but it's the right thing to do".
Next minute she's on the phone to her dad. I'm watching the box and she comes back in later and says , "I've told dad that you're not selling the Zed - you'd never keep the bl00dy Focus anyway !" Then she puts a big grin on her face and says "So how big and loud is this exhaust gonna be that you're getting tomorrow ? .... "
All good.
silly as this sounds...............that just choked me up! The sheer thought of losing my Devil would probably tip me over the edge...........for someone like Nikki and now it seems your Missus to understand your car makes you happy and you enjoy socialising in it as a family or just going to meets is a great thing.
You have a good wife dude..........and you should know that from a stranger as it makes it more important!!!!
Jim
congrats on being able to keep the car :)
My ZS will become a 2nd car when it is not economically viable to run every day - dont plan to sell it tho if i can help it!
talkingcars
15-03-10, 08:20 PM
congrats on being able to keep the car :)
My ZS will become a 2nd car when it is not economically viable to run every day - dont plan to sell it tho if i can help it!
Sounds like my dear lady, when we decided it was time to move on from the V6 espace my sister gave us I was going to get a safira but Mrs TC pointed me towards a cheap Range Rover, something I'd always wanted, when that went she found my ZS, now we are looking for a little F as a toy and realising my budget will buy crap suddnely she wants to invest as well, she's just spent 2 hours on line looking!
Boot Hill Bandit
16-03-10, 10:40 AM
Sounds like my dear lady, when we decided it was time to move on from the V6 espace my sister gave us I was going to get a safira but Mrs TC pointed me towards a cheap Range Rover, something I'd always wanted, when that went she found my ZS, now we are looking for a little F as a toy and realising my budget will buy crap suddnely she wants to invest as well, she's just spent 2 hours on line looking!
Brilliant stuff dude! :thumbsup: loads of parts and tuning stuff available for the F. Worth buying a dead car with fantastic bodywork to be fair if you want a project.
Was watching 'Wrecks to Riches' last night on TV..........a guy wanted a classic Capri but Dominic Littlewood bought a scrap written off F and had it pulled straight and all panels replaced........then had it reprayed in an 'Orange Grove' colour high metallic paint.......looked amazing but not for the price!!! guy had a budget of £7k and bought it for £6800 :look:
It is an unique motor though and I bet he loves it!
Jim
peterzs
16-03-10, 11:36 AM
Brilliant stuff dude! :thumbsup: loads of parts and tuning stuff available for the F. Worth buying a dead car with fantastic bodywork to be fair if you want a project.
Was watching 'Wrecks to Riches' last night on TV..........a guy wanted a classic Capri but Dominic Littlewood bought a scrap written off F and had it pulled straight and all panels replaced........then had it reprayed in an 'Orange Grove' colour high metallic paint.......looked amazing but not for the price!!! guy had a budget of £7k and bought it for £6800 :look:
It is an unique motor though and I bet he loves it!
Jim
Makes me laugh, all the mechanics time gets written off, if thats added in could add a lot to his finished price.
Saw him do a MX5, noisy altanator bearing seems a common fault and it sounds like the engine is going to fall out. Replaced that, new wing, new boot lock, bit of filler, spray up and looked like new.
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