Hold strong Rc

[silverbullet]

Yes RC they're meant to be as close to bulletproof as you can get and that's why the get relatively big money secondhand.

Toyota have gone a bit posh too.The newer Camrys are closer to Lexus than ever before.I've driven a Jap import 2017 Prius and it was a lot quieter and softer on the road compared to my old Prius.Deffo a big upgrade.

My mate just bought a 2021 Prius [same type Octy drives] for 23K.

[Rat Catcher]

23k for a 4yo car... the world's gone mad, no doubt about it.

The erm and I were only laughing at 10+yo cars with price stickers in 5 figures at a Toyota stealership the week before last. Maybe we're stuck in a time warp?

[silverbullet]

23k for a 4yo car... the world's gone mad, no doubt about it.

The erm and I were only laughing at 10+yo cars with price stickers in 5 figures at a Toyota stealership the week before last. Maybe we're stuck in a time warp?

I bought a Carina for €1280 around 2003.

[mercenary for hire]

The only thing is you might drive something for 3/4 years and it could still be worth 8/10k when it's ten years old.

Everything is gone to silly money.Even the clean 90s Camrys are worth a lot more now as they get classic car status.

[Rat Catcher]

Could get a limo licence for one of them...

[silverbullet]

23k for a 4yo car... the world's gone mad, no doubt about it.

The erm and I were only laughing at 10+yo cars with price stickers in 5 figures at a Toyota stealership the week before last. Maybe we're stuck in a time warp?

The New/old Prius hasn't got a spare wheel, but has a wheel change kit. the mate got a space saver wheel, but there's no space to store it!

[Panel]

23k for a 4yo car... the world's gone mad, no doubt about it.

The erm and I were only laughing at 10+yo cars with price stickers in 5 figures at a Toyota stealership the week before last. Maybe we're stuck in a time warp?

I bought a Carina for €1280 around 2003.

[Belker]

I have another 16 months on the license and just 1 NCT to pass next year so I'll try nurse it through that. Ater that I never want to see a Toyota garage or hear the words DPF ever again !

PS. I should have mentioned the 2027 Octy I'm thinking of buying is an Automatic Petrol Hybrid.

Ken you love hardship.

Buy a Toyota hybrid for fuck sake, there’s a reason why every fellah who’s renting a gaff and a taxi on the road 18 hours a day are in a Prius or Toyota hybrid of some description.

Get rid of that shitbox while it’s worth something and put it off a Toyota hybrid.

It's not worth anything and Toyota know it Panel.

I had a peep at 2017 Avensis's on Carzone a few weeks ago, the cheapest was 14.5k and the dearest 19.5k.

With the car again in the Toyota DPF garage last month I noticed they had a 2023 Camry fer sale at 33k and enquired how much I would get fer my 2017 Avensis Taxi against the purchase of the Camry ?

My thinking being that I could put 20k with it if they offered me close to 13K fer my own ?

Fer mine they offered me 3k !!   

[Belker]

I suppose we haven't asked what sort of kilometreage you want to get out of the car nua, Ken?...


...... That said... buy the fuckin Toyota and reconsider how long you - as a man who doesn't want to get his hands dirty or use back street garages - ought to keep it!

Not sure of my weekly kilometreage but it's usually about 30 hours work per week.

The Corolla is just too small fer a Taxi.

[Belker]

Here is my logic .If you have a bit of coin saved up .Flog the present motor add what you get to what you have saved try buy a four or five year old low milage thing .Drive the wheels off of it .By the time its out of age limits .You will be 66 get old age pension and I dont know if you have a Private Pension .By keeping your funds under control you might get Rent allowance ,Medical Card .Winter Fuel allowance .Living alone allowances ..If you then Buy another Part work yoke fund it through the Credit union Loan offset the payments against Income as most of your allowances will be taken up by pension payments .And if you snuff it the Credit Union Loan dies with you .

This is not financial advice .

Problem there John m is the used cars are almost as expensive as the nua cars !

[mercenary for hire]

Unfortunately the reputation of your model Avensis isn't great Belker.Any car dealer taking one of them in would need to offer a few grand less to provide a warranty for the next poor bastard.Toyota themselves know those cars are a mess.I've spoken to passengers who had one and they gave it back to the dealer after multiple unfixable faults relating to the diesel engine.

[John m]

Ken SERIOUSLY .If you are not doing ten hour shifts .Why not Consider Electric .20K in grants new cars have great milage .Plenty of Fast Chargers splash and dash quarter full in 10 minutes  You could have a top of the range EV for under 25 .Run of the mill one for about 17K .New EV for second hand Diesel Money .

[Belker]

Ken SERIOUSLY .If you are not doing ten hour shifts .Why not Consider Electric .20K in grants new cars have great milage .Plenty of Fast Chargers splash and dash quarter full in 10 minutes  You could have a top of the range EV for under 25 .Run of the mill one for about 17K .New EV for second hand Diesel Money .

Put quite simply in crude terms, in my lifetime I have never or will never have sex with another male or own an EV !

[Jack Meoff]

Electric is the way to go if yer only doing 30 hours a week.
Prob cost you 30 bucks in leccie if home charging

[Belker]

Electric is the way to go if yer only doing 30 hours a week.
Prob cost you 30 bucks in leccie if home charging

If you were to give one quick Blowie a week down by Shandon boat club you would have free fuel fer the week Jack !