RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Aye he showed me when the car was raised a bit, 1 was defo balding, the other was "close" to the marker. It was fermers in Paisley and they do take the piss sometimes, not in my experience but others I know have had problems with them. Got a voucher for National tyres buy 1 tyre get 1 free, if the brand is Avon or Barum. Looked them up they seem really good makes. Looking at £100 for the pair fitted.Anything to do with tyres freaks me out so I'd rather get them sorted. 3mm is the legal limit, part worn place in Paisley can fit them £20 per tyre or £70 for the set and they are between 5-6 mm. Sounds good but again I think I'd rather go brand new. You're allowed one third of your tyre to be bald, if its at one edge, and the other two thirds is legal. An MOT garage would pass a tyre like this, as its legal, while a tyre garage would tell you it needs replaced. Both are correct in their own way. I'm sure Farmers do MOTs, so they're likely just hunting for business by criticising another garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Right I've looked in my works car leasing scheme for a decent wee hatchback and my options are as follows - Audi A1. I drove one of these on hire a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it, excellent wee car. It's £242.44/month, 3 door diesel. - Ford Fiesta. Gets good reviews, good to drive and decent value. £249.45/month, 3 door diesel. - Mini Cooper. Meets all my specifications but I've never really fancied them. £248.50/months, 5 door diesel. - Seat Ibiza Coupe. Gets good reviews and is apparently very good to drive. £236.89/month, 3 door diesel. - Citreon DS3. Good engine, value but apparently doesn't drive as well as some of the others. £220.03/month. What do P&B think? I'd probably like the A1 but I think my wife thinks I just want to be an Audi driver They are cracking wee cars though. All are good cars, sort of depends what you need it for. The Audi is clearly the best on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 New tyre place might just be trying to punt tyres. Have you checked them yourself? I think 3mm is the legal limit. The legal limit is 1.6mm. There is a tyre tread depth indicator on all tyres. Once the tread is flush with that, youre on the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 There's a company lease2buy that are good but they do finance over 3 years so it costs a little more pm depending on your deposit. We just got a 11plate Astra for 750deposit and 260pm over 30months with a 450 final payment. You should give them a try £260 per month is more than I was thinking of paying. I was looking at around £150 per month. I've got money in the bank, but it's all going on a deposit for a new house, so I'm looking at sticking £2k down and paying off about £4-£5k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Right I've looked in my works car leasing scheme for a decent wee hatchback and my options are as follows - Audi A1. I drove one of these on hire a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it, excellent wee car. It's £242.44/month, 3 door diesel. - Ford Fiesta. Gets good reviews, good to drive and decent value. £249.45/month, 3 door diesel. - Mini Cooper. Meets all my specifications but I've never really fancied them. £248.50/months, 5 door diesel. - Seat Ibiza Coupe. Gets good reviews and is apparently very good to drive. £236.89/month, 3 door diesel. - Citreon DS3. Good engine, value but apparently doesn't drive as well as some of the others. £220.03/month. What do P&B think? I'd probably like the A1 but I think my wife thinks I just want to be an Audi driver They are cracking wee cars though. With regards to the Audi have you not looked at the VW Polo, essentially the same car with a slightly less fancy skirt on! At A1 level you're essentially buying the badge and do you do the miles and journey length to justify a diesel? If you do it might make more sense, comfort wise, to step up to the likes of a Golf, A3, A Class or Focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 There's a comparison tool on What Car (think it was that site) for deciding whether it's worth choosing a diesel over petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I changed to petrol this year over diesel, The price difference is too great now and unless you do a shit load of miles it just aint worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Right I've looked in my works car leasing scheme for a decent wee hatchback and my options are as follows - Audi A1. I drove one of these on hire a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it, excellent wee car. It's £242.44/month, 3 door diesel. - Ford Fiesta. Gets good reviews, good to drive and decent value. £249.45/month, 3 door diesel. - Mini Cooper. Meets all my specifications but I've never really fancied them. £248.50/months, 5 door diesel. - Seat Ibiza Coupe. Gets good reviews and is apparently very good to drive. £236.89/month, 3 door diesel. - Citreon DS3. Good engine, value but apparently doesn't drive as well as some of the others. £220.03/month. What do P&B think? I'd probably like the A1 but I think my wife thinks I just want to be an Audi driver They are cracking wee cars though. Unless your transporting James Foley around in the back id avoid an A1. There's no room in the bleeding things, id go for the Seat for comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 a fiesta tends to do the job very good to drive avoid citreon as they break easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The Fiesta is probably not a bad lease car. Is there anything else on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Unless your transporting James Foley around in the back id avoid an A1. There's no room in the bleeding things, id go for the Seat for comfort. I don't have any kids so it'd just be me and wife in the car most of the time. I hired an A1 a few weeks ago to drive up to Inverness and really enjoyed it. I'm not really fussed about having a big car and you get an excellent interior with the A1 and it's nippy and good to drive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I find the new Fiestas quite "cheap" inside, nice looking but its pure plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I find the new Fiestas quite "cheap" inside, nice looking but its pure plastic We looked at quite a few small cars last month and ended up buying a 62 plate Yaris with 9k miles on the clock and it is a great car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Car leasing is a strange business. You can lease cars for £4,000/month with a £10,000 deposit - why? If you can afford a one-off payment of £14,000, why not just buy a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 As part of my mission to turn P&B into Top Gear.com I've started to think that just getting a car loan and buying a second hand motor would be the best thing to do. If I lease a car for three years on the rates above it'll cost me around £8-9000. I can get a car loan for that, pay back less a month and after three or hour years own the car. Risk being that I'd have to buy second hand and I know feck all about cars. I've seen an Alfa Romeo 159 for sale, it looks very nice. Unsure if 'because it looks cool' is a valid reason to buy a car though. What questions should you ask re: a used car? I know to check if the timing belt has been done, when the last service was, if it has a service history. What warranties can you get from second hand car places, are they worth the charges. Here's the Alfa I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Alfa's are great cars and I have had a few,the timing belt on an Alfa is a must to get done as they can cost up to£1200 to get done properly.Also take it for a good run and find all the bumps you can to check the suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's eight years old, 52,000 miles on the clock. I'm pretty sure my wife is going to divorce me if I spend all our money on this car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 At 8 years old the timing belt will be due to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 At 8 years old the timing belt will be due to be done. It says in the advert that the t-belt has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It says in the advert that the t-belt has been done. It should in the Service history then and have invoices to prove it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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