michael.joseph
Active member
So...
A few months ago the wife's w204 c-class estate was wacked by a taxi. Insurance company decided to write it off. Trying to find a replacement was a mission to say the least. Firstly, we got that car at a bargain price and still had plenty of M/plan left on it with super low milage. Secondly, it had a whole bunch of convenient features which the wife had come to love...
Needless to say- she soon became a "merc" person... to her beemers would always be "B-Grade" in comparison.
So trying to stay within budget and find another low milage Benz with space and convenience proved to be more than a challenge.
Eventually, we agreed to find a cheapie (i10/picanto) that I'd use as a daily while she'd "make-do" with my e90.
At about the same time that we amended our car search, i had sent my car in to have the rear bumper repair due to a careless driver rear ending me... my rental just so happened to be an i10.
Now while they aren't bad cars, i couldn't see myself in this forever. She could see it as well and said that we should get something that we'd be happy with. I still maintained that it needed to be something that we didn't need to pay off over 5 years.
Now i remember seeing this X5 that Nick posted a little while back. I remember it looking good and that the milage was low... too low in fact. To me- how in earth could an 04 model have 85000km. Anyhow, i went back to the ad and thought maybe its worth a look. The dealership is literally up the road from me.
We get there and check it out- yeah she's old but still in pretty good condition. I like it and so does the wife.
Next day Francois and John run a few checks and this car checks out to be legit... i also get another mechanical check done at the 357 and apart from a few minor things- she's still "fresh".
The deal gets concluded a few days later and she finally arrives home
A few months ago the wife's w204 c-class estate was wacked by a taxi. Insurance company decided to write it off. Trying to find a replacement was a mission to say the least. Firstly, we got that car at a bargain price and still had plenty of M/plan left on it with super low milage. Secondly, it had a whole bunch of convenient features which the wife had come to love...
Needless to say- she soon became a "merc" person... to her beemers would always be "B-Grade" in comparison.
So trying to stay within budget and find another low milage Benz with space and convenience proved to be more than a challenge.
Eventually, we agreed to find a cheapie (i10/picanto) that I'd use as a daily while she'd "make-do" with my e90.
At about the same time that we amended our car search, i had sent my car in to have the rear bumper repair due to a careless driver rear ending me... my rental just so happened to be an i10.
Now while they aren't bad cars, i couldn't see myself in this forever. She could see it as well and said that we should get something that we'd be happy with. I still maintained that it needed to be something that we didn't need to pay off over 5 years.
Now i remember seeing this X5 that Nick posted a little while back. I remember it looking good and that the milage was low... too low in fact. To me- how in earth could an 04 model have 85000km. Anyhow, i went back to the ad and thought maybe its worth a look. The dealership is literally up the road from me.
We get there and check it out- yeah she's old but still in pretty good condition. I like it and so does the wife.
Next day Francois and John run a few checks and this car checks out to be legit... i also get another mechanical check done at the 357 and apart from a few minor things- she's still "fresh".
The deal gets concluded a few days later and she finally arrives home
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