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Pow-Lo

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Wow, I wish I’d mentioned something similar in a previous post when I got a load of money I didn’t expect when chopping in my last BM. I bet andyBeaker wishes he’d written a post about it, too.

Oh, hang on a minute……….
 
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derek kelly

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Think you’ll find I was the first when I posted that I got almost as much as I paid for the duster, incidentally look out for the new Dusters, designed by the guy who has just left designing Aston Martins & I believe some Dacias will have the same engine as some Mercs.
 

Me!

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Think you’ll find I was the first when I posted that I got almost as much as I paid for the duster, incidentally look out for the new Dusters, designed by the guy who has just left designing Aston Martins & I believe some Dacias will have the same engine as some Mercs.
The thread is about cars not scrap merchandise Dacia Dirk!
 

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Think you’ll find I was the first when I posted that I got almost as much as I paid for the duster, incidentally look out for the new Dusters, designed by the guy who has just left designing Aston Martins & I believe some Dacias will have the same engine as some Mercs.
As it is National Pedantic Day……..No you weren’t, not by a long way.
 

Lee337

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Been offered £1300 more for my 2010 Volvo XC60 than I paid for it 3 months ago by a dealer. Problem is I'd then need to buy another car at probably an even more inflated price.

It's all relative.
 

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Been offered £1300 more for my 2010 Volvo XC60 than I paid for it 3 months ago by a dealer. Problem is I'd then need to buy another car at probably an even more inflated price.

It's all relative.
You are so right. I have thought about chopping mine in for silly money and getting a cheap hack to run around in until normality returns. Which it will.

Nah….
 

Pow-Lo

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As it is National Pedantic Day……..No you weren’t, not by a long way.
For about the third time, I agree with you. I changed my car before Dezza changed his Dishcloth for a Toyota. Or Mazda, whatever it is. Probably a BM but he’ll never admit it.
 

Pow-Lo

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You are so right. I have thought about chopping mine in for silly money and getting a cheap hack to run around in until normality returns. Which it will.

Nah….
You could always buy a Dishcloth for 6p to tide you over the weekend until you need another one.
 

Jaws

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Saw a 2017 Smart fortwo Passion today up for £10750 !!
That is more than I paid for my 2017 Forfour Passion nearly three years ago !
 

Stevebrooke

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You mean the Aston Martin designed Dacia with the Merc engine?
You will find it's actually a Renault engine that Merc use - or used to use - in some of their cheaper lower-down-the range A Class cars. I believe also that the Smart engines are shared with the Twingo.
 

Pow-Lo

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You will find it's actually a Renault engine that Merc use - or used to use - in some of their cheaper lower-down-the range A Class cars. I believe also that the Smart engines are shared with the Twingo.
One of the boys in the gym where I used to live has a classic Alfa, V6 3 litre jobbie. He has a Land Rover of some sort for daily use and his burd has (or had) an A Class Merc. He was telling me that the A Class shit itself one day and he rang his trusted mechanic that does his work on the Alfa and he point blank refused to touch the A Class, branding them "more trouble than they're worth."

I guess that explains why Merc stopped using those shitty engines then.
 

Squag1

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Been offered £1300 more for my 2010 Volvo XC60 than I paid for it 3 months ago by a dealer. Problem is I'd then need to buy another car at probably an even more inflated price.

It's all relative.
Depending on who your relatives are!!
 

Jaws

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You will find it's actually a Renault engine that Merc use - or used to use - in some of their cheaper lower-down-the range A Class cars. I believe also that the Smart engines are shared with the Twingo.
And the C1 and several others
 

Pow-Lo

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Think you’ll find I was the first when I posted that I got almost as much as I paid for the duster, incidentally look out for the new Dusters, designed by the guy who has just left designing Aston Martins & I believe some Dacias will have the same engine as some Mercs.
Almost missed an opportunity here……

You’re wrong again. Fact!

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