Should we be using winter tyres in the UK?

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Originally Posted by henners88

Haha really? Most Panda owners I've seen have been in their seventies and usually loading pot plants into its surprisingly spacious boot in the car parks of garden centres. I would say clothing of the grey and beige variety would be standard issue .. :p

PS: A trilby on the parcel shelf is also common as you tend to notice these things whilst following them at 10mph through Chipping Norton.. :eek:

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Very true. But the 4x4's don't tend to be driven by coffin dodgers like the 1.1's and 1.2's :p

Prime coffindodger stuff this ;)
http://cars.cozot.co.uk/coches/uk/2010/11/10/109478.jpg

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much is all I can say! :) We paid £202.36 and I'm sure we were offered less cover for about 3 times the price ;)

We'll probably never buy another new car again (unless a good deal comes along!) but I wouldn't dream of buying a new car without gap insurance.

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You paid around the same price as me when I purchased from a dealer in 2002 and third party in 2006. The price hadn't changed at all really in the 5 years between each time I bought it. You had me worried for a minute that I'd been completely ripped off. I never bothered asking Mr Ford how much it was when I bought the ST as I didn't take their finance. Sounds like a nice little earner for the sales person if thats how much it costs now. Did the £400 you saved pay for your winter tyres?. ;) :p :)

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

You paid around the same price as me when I purchased from a dealer in 2002 and third party in 2006. The price hadn't changed at all really in the 5 years between each time I bought it. You had me worried for a minute that I'd been completely ripped off. I never bothered asking Mr Ford how much it was when I bought the ST as I didn't take their finance. Sounds like a nice little earner for the sales person if thats how much it costs now. Did the £400 you saved pay for your winter tyres?. ;) :p :)

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More than paid for the winter tyres :D They were £208.80 :p

I think garages earn more from a gap insurance sale than they do from most car sales......