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20 May 2015, 02:43 PM
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20 May 2015, 03:32 PM
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leon cupra is 240bhp as standard, remap to 310 stage one, no transmission loss etc, and tbh handle quite well in the corners, so that's not an excuse either haha
20 May 2015, 03:50 PM
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How are young'uns who don't work affording to buy and insure cars like the above?
Stopped to fill up my 1.3CDTi Corsa yesterday, watched a C63AMG fresh off the dealer's forecourt pull in.
Driven by an Asian kid about 22. How??????????
20 May 2015, 04:02 PM
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There on the chucky!
Its because they all rent them, ahem i mean lease
21 May 2015, 09:43 AM
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How are young'uns who don't work affording to buy and insure cars like the above?
Stopped to fill up my 1.3CDTi Corsa yesterday, watched a C63AMG fresh off the dealer's forecourt pull in.
Driven by an Asian kid about 22. How??????????
Bank of Dad?
21 May 2015, 11:13 AM
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Bank of dealer, in this town..........
21 May 2015, 07:39 PM
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How are young'uns who don't work affording to buy and insure cars like the above?
Stopped to fill up my 1.3CDTi Corsa yesterday, watched a C63AMG fresh off the dealer's forecourt pull in.
Driven by an Asian kid about 22. How??????????
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21 May 2015, 07:46 PM
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Very few youngsters these days own a car out right
21 May 2015, 07:55 PM
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All financed round this way plenty of s3's, golf r's and other hot hatches ready to show you a clean pair of heels.
21 May 2015, 08:02 PM
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The amount of golf R's on the road is crazy!
21 May 2015, 08:10 PM
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Alot of leased cars now. C63 amg, golf r etc all can be had on lease. Use and abuse and send back after they nailed or 3years what ever comes first.
22 May 2015, 01:00 AM
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All financed round this way plenty of s3's, golf r's and other hot hatches ready to show you a clean pair of heels.
Dont even bother racing them.. The impreza looks better sounds better is rarer and turns more head anyway
22 May 2015, 06:02 AM
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Dont even bother racing them.. The impreza looks better sounds better is rarer and turns more head anyway
He's got a 550bhp Type R so I doubt they'll even see him again once he plants his right foot.
23 May 2015, 02:55 PM
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It's far more depressing when they buy older cars that deserve better...
Like an heavily worked on S14 or mint Subaru/Skyline....
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