@ListerLawrence@socratesnewton I leased a new HSE Black Edition through work in 2021. List price was £82k. I sent it back after 18 months and it went through BCA for £31k+ fees with 25k on it
@ListerLawrence@Mattisamazing33 I think you’ve got off lightly with just that in an iPace Lawrence. I loved the lease car I had from new, fantastic car. I’d never be brave to buy one myself though!
Took me over 1 hour to get home from work tonight (after a 13 hour shift) because the planning of @sizewellc roadworks and road closures is shocking. Even just delaying overnight closures to 8pm instead of 7pm would help so many people get to and from Leiston at shift changeover
You've worked hard, you get a 10% pay rise from £100k to £110k. You get an extra £3.8k and the State gets £7.7k.
Inflation is 3%. So you end up with an extra £800, which just about covers the increase in your council tax.
Why bother.
Yesterday I posted about the Temu Range Rover, and a lot of you replied about issues you’ve been having with Jaecoo too.
So I took the liberty of reading the warranty document of Britain’s best selling car, as I'd heard they had a 7 year warranty. Prudent, since we will be covering them one day, well that day is sooner than I thought!
Whilst they do advertise a 7 year 100,000 mile warranty and some parts are covered under this, many parts are only warranted for 3 years or just 40,000 miles! These include:
• A/C Compressor.
• Alternator.
• Ball Joint(s).
• Brake Caliper.
• Catalytic Converter.
• Dashboard Upholstery and Trims (wear & tear).
• Infotainment Unit.
• Exhaust System.
• Fuel Injector(s).
• Fuel Pump.
• Oil Pump.
• Seat Upholstery (wear & tear).
• Shock Absorber(s).
• Starter Motor.
• Steering Wheel Upholstery (wear & tear).
• Timing Belt.
• Track Rod End.
• Water Pump.
• Wheel Bearing.
• Window Regulator.
Worse still, the remote control key is only covered for 1 year or 20,000 miles, and if you are using the car as an Uber, Taxi, Courier or Driving School the main warranty limits are reduced further.
It's been a long time since i've seen any manufacturer offer warranty cover only for the first 40,000 miles, in fact I can't remember any. I know these cars are cheap, but perhaps that is for a reason...?
Didn’t get a photo as I was driving, but I’ve just seen a 3.5t Sprinter Beavertail with a 1990s Swift motorhome on the back, going very slow 😆🙄 @LUDENClassics
Gonna have to block the caravan influencers now. My insta feed is being bombarded every few hours with shite about cleaning Cadacs, how to fit a pump to the aquaroll, forgetting stuff etc
It’s fucking painful.