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Originally Posted by Daniel

Running costs of a Merc will be astronomical though.

I think buying a new car only works if you're going to keep it forever, otherwise you're merely paying the depreciation so someone else can have a nice car.

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Really? I have recently got rid of my CLK Rag Top. The one I quoted does 40+ combined and from personal experience, apart from servicing, I paid for one headlamp bulb in 3 years.

About £3 if I remember. RIPOFF!!!!!!!!

Lots of Jaguars this week. This is a good thing.

Jags are crap though.

Good episode so far :)

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Jags are crap though.

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on to the ignore list.

My last Merc C class 220 d,cost me apart from servicing which I did myself,£9 for a lower ball joint,£112 for 4 tyres,and wiper blades (3) at £5 ,in 15 years of use from new in 95 to selling two months ago,over 35K miles.Don't call that expensive at all

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Originally Posted by driveace

My last Merc C class 220 d,cost me apart from servicing which I did myself,£9 for a lower ball joint,£112 for 4 tyres,and wiper blades (3) at £5 ,in 15 years of use from new in 95 to selling two months ago,over 35K miles.Don't call that expensive at all

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You only replaced your wiper blades 3 times in 15 years? Do you live in a desert with no insects in the air?

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Originally Posted by driveace

My last Merc C class 220 d,cost me apart from servicing which I did myself,£9 for a lower ball joint,£112 for 4 tyres,and wiper blades (3) at £5 ,in 15 years of use from new in 95 to selling two months ago,over 35K miles.Don't call that expensive at all

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I'm staggered at how few miles cars in the UK seem to accumulate.

Rowan Atkinson did not disappoint, both as a guest and with his lap time.

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Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1

Popped down to see what was going on with Filming today. Just a GTR going around with Stiggy and Rowan Atkinson doing SiaRPC bit. Might be interesting to see that actually because Rowan has a bit of experience. We had his GT350 in in the Workshop for a couple of years but it might be slightly different in the Kia.

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What did everyone think of the GTR? It really was rapid during testing.

Nice lap by Mr bean. So controlled and a lesson in how to drive a tight track correctly. (My mistake about the GT. It was a Falcon now I remember it in Pastle blue. Toooo many cars.)

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Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1

What did everyone think of the GTR? It really was rapid during testing.

Nice lap by Mr bean. So controlled and a lesson in how to drive a tight track correctly. (My mistake about the GT. It was a Falcon now I remember it in Pastle blue. Toooo many cars.)

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I liked it, they'd be one of the first cars I'd buy if I somehow won the Euromillions
Rowan Atkinson was one of the best guests they've had in a while

I'd buy the XKR everytime over the GTR.