Just out of curiosity, has anyone bought a car in the recent cold spell?
I am sure there are bargain convertibles to be had at the moment, especially from private sellers with 'forced' sales.
Last Jan my 'forced sale' purchase was because the car was stuck at the bottom of a quarter mile icy drive, and the dealer had offered peanuts in p/ex so a replacement 4x4 was bought privately instead. I offered cashews and got the car!
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...I am sure there are bargain convertibles to be had at the moment...
There may be, but the days of convertible drivers facing miserable motoring in the winter are largely over.
The CC3 has a glass, heated, rear screen, heated front screen, heated seats, is draught and water proof, has a decent heater, and has a steel roof with proper headlining.
I can't think of any disadvantages to running one in winter which would knock its value.
Most modern convertibles will be the same.
I'm told even the ones with fabric hoods are quite cosy.
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i took a 2002 mx5 out last week in the snow and it was very warm and cosy and didnt mist up etc.
a bit slippy on the snow but still a pleasant drive
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Legacylad - to change the subject slightly, how are the running costs for your BMW comparing to your previous Legacy's?
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Been out with the Beast today - top down - and the only convertible we saw being used as it should be. We did wrap up pretty well though...
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corax
very similar at the moment. As we know the biggest cost of any car is depreciation, and I bought my 3 previous Legacys from family & friends at 3 years old. The BM was 6 yo when I bought it privately.
My Legacy's averaged 28/30 mpg, and the BM is averaging 30/33mpg. Nothing ever went wrong with the Legacys and an annual oil change cost me circa £40. When I bought the BM it needed a major service, and that, together with the fitting of a Westfalia detachable towbar, cost me £400 at an independent. And a 6'6" x 4' trailer cost me another £100!
Tyres, 225/40 ZR18 all round, will doubtless cost more, but the BM could well be sold next Spring before I need to change them.. hopefully with a small profit.
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Maybe this winter and those tyres will speed up that decision!
Thanks for answering. I've always hankered after a Legacy estate but the running costs put me off. OK I know my BMW averages around 28mpg but I can get everything pretty cheap parts wise. Subaru parts are eye watering.
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>> The CC3 is water proof>>
Are you sure about that? There are many that aren't, which is why it came bottom of the pile in a recent What Car? Reader Review survey.
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...> The CC3 is water proof>>Are you sure about that?...
No, I've lost the ability to tell wet from dry, but I can recognise a forum sniper when I see one.
What is it about that hood that people can't leave alone?
If someone posts their car has been reliable, they don't get a reply saying: "But some of them break down."
Yet every time I mention the fact my CC3 doesn't leak, there's a snidey post from someone to say: "Lots of them do, you know."
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SWMBO did a 60 mile daily commute in our old mk2 MX-5 through winter with no complaints. Snug, weatherproof hood and a cracking heater.
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...Snug, weatherproof hood and a cracking heater...
The CC3 heater does the job, no more than that.
The car is a diesel and they seem incapable of giving the same level of heat as a petrol.
If you put the heater of my old Cortina on max, it was uncomfortably hot if your foot was close to the footwell vent.
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>> The car is a diesel and they seem incapable of giving the same level of
>> heat as a petrol.
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Don't brand all diesels the same! My car is a only two litre diesel, yet with the controls set to their highest heat setting, the air coming from the vents is very, very hot indeed - and after only a couple of minutes operation, too.
It's so hot that you could use it to roast chestnuts! (OK, I am exaggerating, a bit...maybe)
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>> My car is a only two litre diesel, yet with the controls set to their highest heat setting, the air coming from the vents is very, very hot indeed
You've clearly chosen a well engineered machine Londoner, i'm not biased at all ;-) I know you're not that keen, and to be fair i understand your criticisms of it, but they are very nice machines all the same :-)
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>> The car is a diesel and they seem incapable of giving the same level of
>> heat as a petrol.
There is no appreciable difference between the two Golfs in terms of the output from their respective heaters once up to temperature, but the petrol engined car's heater gets there a heck of a lot quicker than the PD diesel's. The petrol engine will also warm up at idle in sub zero temperatures, whereas the diesel will not.
The diesel car's temperature gauge will actually fall from its "normal" 90°C to 75°C after 5 minutes idling on a cold day. It doesn't noticeably affect the heater though.
The price of greater thermal efficiency, I guess.
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>> a forum sniper when I see one.
What's one of them, then?
>> Yet every time I mention the fact my CC3 doesn't leak,
Come to that, what's a "CC3" - if you tell me, it'll save me having to look it up.
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...Come to that, what's a "CC3" - if you tell me, it'll save me having to look it up...
FT,
You know fine well what a CC3 is, and even of you didn't, the use of the term in the context of this thread would tell you.
So you are either stupid or being deliberately obtuse.
Tempted as I am to say it's the former, I reckon it's the latter.
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A CC3?
why everyone knows its
Colander Car model 3
3 is the number of litres that leaks in per hour.
Last edited by: Zero on Mon 13 Dec 10 at 12:45
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...3 is the number of litres that leaks in per hour...
Terrible thing, envy, it eats away at you.
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It never rains but it pours, when it comes to CC leaking jokes.
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Nice little runabout for sale on this site:
www.autoquake.com/vehicle/inspid=25122010
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...It never rains but it pours, when it comes to CC leaking jokes...
I don't mind so long as they remain jokes.
I would have a big sense of humour failure if the CC3 started to leak.
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BMW - Any bargains in the snow? - Iffy
