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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
[Re: Jim_Clennell]
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26/01/2017 11:18
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I would say that for your ease it should be Petrol. It's all too easy to put unleaded in a Diesel, but not easy to get diesel into a petrol due to the smaller filler. I would also suggest that it should be Automatic. There are a lot of people who only have an automatic licence and I would guess that your job may bring you into contact with these folks. So.... ideas... A Mini.... A Fiesta.... A Focus? A Grande Punto? There is also the Fusion, Panda, Nissan Note or an older larger car.
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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26/01/2017 13:08
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It's all too easy to put unleaded in a Diesel, but not easy to get diesel into a petrol due to the smaller filler Oh I don't know, my wife has managed to do both (diesel car filled with petrol twice, petrol car filled with diesel once)
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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26/01/2017 18:39
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I may be wrong, but I think automatic will put off more people than it attracts. The only automatics I've repaired have been high end cars where the customer has other vehicle options and wouldn't need a courtesy car. But a point worth considering.
I wouldn't have thought that someone using a courtesy car for a day or so would be that bothered whether it has an autobox or not. I'm guessing that you will aim to complete any repairs within the same day anyway. But, as Bob suggests, those most likely to need small dents and scrapes removed may not have manual licences, in which case a manual courtesy car would not be a lot of use. Something reliable and cheap for you to run which all your customers can drive seems to be the main consideration I doubt if many customers will be petrolheads.
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
[Re: Jim_Clennell]
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27/01/2017 14:14
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Ideal would be something that transcends class - not easy in this day and age when image seems so important. The original Mini was such a car though. I would be happy with a small car that was not cramped and not too old - maybe a Panda ...
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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28/01/2017 19:35
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Ideal would be something that transcends class - not easy in this day and age when image seems so important. The original Mini was such a car though. I would be happy with a small car that was not cramped and not too old - maybe a Panda ... This was my thinking, Neil, which led me in the direction of the VW contenders, as to me they have a (general public in the UK) image of reliability and classless quality. However, I think Theresa was right in saying I could be over thinking the whole thing...
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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31/01/2017 10:59
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[quote=neil_r]I think Theresa was right in saying I could be over thinking the whole thing... Car people probably do analyse these things too much. Most important is that it looks clean, straight and safe. No basic town car will please everybody.
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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11/03/2017 17:42
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Today we bought the next vehicle in the ChipsAway fleet! Slightly over budget at £2999, but only 40K on the clock, FSH (mainly Fiat), cambelt done 18 months ago, very clean and seemingly not bad value compared with other similarly-priced cars. Thanks as always to all FCCUK brains trust members above. Here she is:
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Re: Forum Powah! What courtesy car?
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11/03/2017 17:51
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Those Bravo's are daft cheap now. I've been tempted by a T-Jet Sport as a runaround. Nice one Jim.
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