On 30/09/2015 18:53, MM wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:31:35 +0000 (UTC), Adrian
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:08:55 +0100, MM wrote:

It has to have _something_ in its favour...

It has a heck of a lot more than just fuel economy to offer. First, it's
cheap. The OTR price in March was £5999. Plus, the dealer gave me £3000
for my old Alto (three years old). For my purposes it's all I need as a
runabout. I'm retired so I don't drive much.

So why on earth buy a new car? What did your last one have on it - 20k
miles?

Peace of mind. New cars tend not to go wrong. That's been my
experience, anyway. And I've been driving since 1963.

20k? You're joking! As I recall it had about 12,000 miles on it.
Probably why the dealer gave me a good part-exchange deal.

By the way, the previous Alto (with the slightly higher emissions and
£20 RFL after the first year) delivered 67 mpg on a long trip.

What other car could you buy brand-new at that price that is better
value?

You can't!

That doesn't make it actually any good, y'know.

What's wrong with it? Unless you can cite hard evidence, I'll assume
you're just a wind-up merchant.

MM


You have one.