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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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As above the girlfriends gonna buy one whilst i'm at work so are they any good, will they hold any sort of value, and generally are they a good car for £18k.

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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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AWESOME car
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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18K not a bit steep?

St3 on the road for £15443 at www.nationwide-cars.co.uk im told! cheepest I know of

http://www.nationwide-cars.co.uk/ind...2574&prev=1200
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by vroooom ptssssh
18K not a bit steep?

St3 on the road for £15443 at www.nationwide-cars.co.uk im told! cheepest I know of

http://www.nationwide-cars.co.uk/ind...2574&prev=1200
Thats what i thought, just got off the phone with her, the garage is full of shit , its a blue 55 reg built this year so its not brand new now....
will try somewhere else
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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How quick are they? dont know alot about them 0-60 etc
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Nationwide or the garage she was going to buy from originally?
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Its the local ford dealership in carlisle, but there no competition for them at all around here.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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order now and get one at X-mas!!
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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18k seems about the right price from a dealer there are a few aroud my way that price
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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ive had mine 4 months now and i think its superb,0-60 takes 6.5 secounds tho mines about 2 b bluefin superchiped this wk 2 255bhp so shud b quicker,noise from engine is amazing,u get a bit chatter from it as standard and the exhaust pops like fk wen its hot!!!only thing is the way im driving it returns barely 16mpg!!! would def reccomend 1!!!
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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excellent cars, would deffo have one.

Will they hold their vaule....probs not. not many new cars do.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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They are a great car, i know i drove one at work. A very good value car as to whether they will hold their value im not sure, they wont hold as much as the RS as they are not a limited run but maybe the orange ones will as they are a limited run. BTW i'd go for the orange one if i was getting one
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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orange 1s not a limited run anymore
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