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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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That has reminded me that I actively made the decision to keep the car past its five year mark. It's only done 55k. Plan would be to keep it until it reaches 100k, 10 years or financiall unviable.
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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L'Atomo just tipped over 107k, but he did have a heart transplant a couple of years ago. The new fuel tank arrived today, so hopefully there'll be at least another 100k miles left in him.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am
Posts: 2967
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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My jeep's on 225k.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
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Location: IoW
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190K on my Passat, and I hope it keeps going - it's going to be quite a while before I can afford another car.
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ProfessorF
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The IROC's just ticked past 71k. 
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teamchelsea
Has a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:18 pm
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My little fiesta is on a '55 plate and has now done 33000 miles, I have done 21000 miles in 7 years, or about 3000 a year, my bike to work pushbike has done 3000 miles in 2 years and my posh plastic bike has now done 1000 miles since November last, so in some ways my belt is an awful lot tighter both literally and figuritvely than a couple of years ago!
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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The German government seems to be taxing old cars off the market. At some point, older, less environmentally sound cars become so expensive, it would be cheaper to buy a newer old car than to tax the old one again.
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l3v1ck
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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The British government is the same. Tax is based on CO2 emissions now. The tax on my nine year old 1.6 petrol car is huge. A new Diesel would be much less.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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Our old car had only done a measly 75K before we replaced it. The new car has just gone past the 20K mark
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm
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Location: on the naughty step
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not as tight as it could be but I didn't have a pay rise this year so need to be a bit careful.
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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I haven't had a rise since 2001. In the senior care industry, pay cuts or more hours per week for the same money seem to be routine at the moment. The local home has cut the Christmas bonus and holiday pay, reduced wages by 2% and increased hours by 5 hours a week!
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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We have been told we will get inflation so while I could grumble it could be a lot worse
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
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Location: on the naughty step
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The cafe in my office increased their prices by over 10% this year, but we're told we can't afford payrises for the staff, so that's effectively a paycut :S
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jonbwfc
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If you haven't had a pay rise, you've effectively had a pay cut anyway. Inflation is currently running at, what, 3%?
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tombolt
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Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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Officially. In actuality, I'd say it's higher than that.
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