Why is everybody selling up there cars????

[RedRobin]

I think it is because of one of several reasons.............

- Someone has got you by the short-n-curlies and wants to either build a nest with you.

NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING, STAYING SINGLE AND FREE TO DO WHAT I WANT.. 

....You say no chance of that happening but your mate called Willie says different!



You have to get to my age before you are 'safe' from getting seduced.

[Oli]

Not selling the Ed35, which is unusual for me, as we've had it 8 months now, which is two months longer than the average.  Just got it how I want it now (stage 2, NQSBBK etc), bar maybe coilovers.  My wifes loves it, so I am in a happy place 

[Tamiyoman]

I think it is because of one of several reasons.............

- Someone has got you by the short-n-curlies and wants to either build a nest with you.

NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING, STAYING SINGLE AND FREE TO DO WHAT I WANT.. 

....You say no chance of that happening but your mate called Willie says different!



You have to get to my age before you are 'safe' from getting seduced.

believe me when I say, my mates all believe I should settle down and have kids, but when I hear them constantly moaning about their "Other halves" it makes me break out a little wry smile 

Happy as I am thanks 

[RedRobin]

believe me when I say, my mates all believe I should settle down and have kids, but when I hear them constantly moaning about their "Other halves" it makes me break out a little wry smile 

Happy as I am thanks 

....I hate that 'other half' term - I'm not a half of a person!! It's very rare to find a lady where everything doesn't result in making a huge compromise. Been there, done that, and now it's meeee time 

Not everyone is cut out for marriage. I had 20 years of it and it was easily 10 years too long. The trouble is that I love ladies (as long as they are older than my daughter and under 40yo).

[Mk5 GTian]

I'm keeping mine because I am completely in love with it. It's only worth about 6 grand so it's not worth selling anyway. There's nothing I could buy for the money that would be anywhere near as much fun. I don't have any spare cash at the mo to put into it to get something else as I've not worked for 4 months, and I'm buying a work vehicle if I can ever find one.

My next car will be a long way off, but will be an Edition 30 resprayed in laser blue or a Golf R.

[dmac1969]

Funny this thread has just appeared, I was thinking about moving on from mine this week. Wont be planning on doing anything until around Nov/Dec as the loan agreement allows me to hand the car back then. It is by far and away the best car I've ever owned but there's a number of reasons I'm considering it -

The car is 8yrs old this year and is worth considerably less that is left on the finance.
I paid top whack for it in Apr 2011 so my finance payment is quite high, it's a costly second car at the moment.
It will be approaching 90k come Nov/Dec.
It's a 3dr and we have a 10mnth old now.
I also do a lot more running around than when I got it so an oil burner is looking like a more sensible option again, cheaper mpg, tax and insurance.
No matter what the car I always start to get itchy feet about two years into owning a car.

Saying this, I'm looking at getting my Monza's re-furbed in the next couple of months so no doubt I will fall in love with it all over again then.

How are you able to hand the car back if its on finance? Do they still have a clause where if youve paid 50% of it you can walk away? I feel your pain RE negative equity , mine is about £2500!

[Pirelli08]

Quite simply the 535d is the best car I have owned it was mapped by DMS and even driving it hard it always returned 30mpg I changed to a 335d and regretted it to the point I never drove the car for around 3 months just put it in the garage and wanted my 535d back even contacted the supplying dealer about reversing the deal but the loss made it non viable.   get a 535dand you won,t regret it  

[MAT ED30]

I keep looking at selling mine as I keep looking at old rs4/rs6 and m3 cs and Porsches and BMW 335i and even the derv  but I don't know 

[Poverty]

natural progression 

[neg]

Really like the 535d but just dont need anything that big - too much hassle with the knocking around I do with work trips, would be nice on occasion but not for the long haul.  I think you tend to notice them more too than the 335 version.

Friend of mine always says the best all rounder car he had was a 5 series, was a 525d but lots of options and the BBS split rims in the dark blue - looked spot on.


lots of options out there nowadays and so many pros and cons of each -  Maybe there's a market for a new business, buy lots of second hand great cars and put them in a pool to share - everyone gets a few months in each. There are so many cars I would like to have but only for 3-6months or sos

[swgti]

Funny this thread has just appeared, I was thinking about moving on from mine this week. Wont be planning on doing anything until around Nov/Dec as the loan agreement allows me to hand the car back then. It is by far and away the best car I've ever owned but there's a number of reasons I'm considering it -

The car is 8yrs old this year and is worth considerably less that is left on the finance.
I paid top whack for it in Apr 2011 so my finance payment is quite high, it's a costly second car at the moment.
It will be approaching 90k come Nov/Dec.
It's a 3dr and we have a 10mnth old now.
I also do a lot more running around than when I got it so an oil burner is looking like a more sensible option again, cheaper mpg, tax and insurance.
No matter what the car I always start to get itchy feet about two years into owning a car.

Saying this, I'm looking at getting my Monza's re-furbed in the next couple of months so no doubt I will fall in love with it all over again then.

How are you able to hand the car back if its on finance? Do they still have a clause where if youve paid 50% of it you can walk away? I feel your pain RE negative equity , mine is about £2500!

Yeah that's basically it, 1/2 way through hand it back and walk away, in hindsight we messed up really getting it over too long a period and the car has depreciated a bit more than I thought it would, also the gap insurance runs out shortly after.
We didn't put a massive deposit into it so planning on ending it before we pay a load more then getting something else over a shorter period, by then I'm hoping to get a newer 5dr Gti or possibly another Leon FR diesel.

[dmac1969]

Funny this thread has just appeared, I was thinking about moving on from mine this week. Wont be planning on doing anything until around Nov/Dec as the loan agreement allows me to hand the car back then. It is by far and away the best car I've ever owned but there's a number of reasons I'm considering it -

The car is 8yrs old this year and is worth considerably less that is left on the finance.
I paid top whack for it in Apr 2011 so my finance payment is quite high, it's a costly second car at the moment.
It will be approaching 90k come Nov/Dec.
It's a 3dr and we have a 10mnth old now.
I also do a lot more running around than when I got it so an oil burner is looking like a more sensible option again, cheaper mpg, tax and insurance.
No matter what the car I always start to get itchy feet about two years into owning a car.

Saying this, I'm looking at getting my Monza's re-furbed in the next couple of months so no doubt I will fall in love with it all over again then.

How are you able to hand the car back if its on finance? Do they still have a clause where if youve paid 50% of it you can walk away? I feel your pain RE negative equity , mine is about £2500!

Yeah that's basically it, 1/2 way through hand it back and walk away, in hindsight we messed up really getting it over too long a period and the car has depreciated a bit more than I thought it would, also the gap insurance runs out shortly after.
We didn't put a massive deposit into it so planning on ending it before we pay a load more then getting something else over a shorter period, by then I'm hoping to get a newer 5dr Gti or possibly another Leon FR diesel.

Ive got mine over 5 years too , it will be worth about 10 grand less than I paid for it (less interest!) by the time its paid off! 

[Tamiyoman]

After several phone calls with my accountant yesterday and having paid my tax for the year (glad thats done now), I can start looking for a car to replace the Eddie, going looking at one tomorrow morning 

[Jay_bcfc]

I sold my edition 30 because I needed to save for a house deposit, due to it being on finance, the monthly payment could have been going straight into a savings account so I sold up, brought a cheaper car in full and I am saving hard. Once I have enough put away and sort a place then I will look at putting money towards one again after a few years. Miss that car so much 

[dan930]

I will be selling mine in the summer,will start to strip all the mods in the next few months to sell..gonna get a rs3 but if prices don't drop on them in the next 4-5months  I Be getting a mk6 golfR instead..