My car is up for sale...But I'm thinking why??!!!

[Toady1]

I've had my car up for sale for a week now from peer pressure from the mrs wanting a bigger family fun car than the selfish 2 seater Tuscan that she never gets to go in! But after having a couple of calls and no-one serious, then giving it a REALLY good polish making it look so damn good, I'm thinking sod it! I want to keep it! Took a guy out for a test drive about 15 miles through all types of road, through Wallingford town with the exhaust burbling off the townhouses in the street at low speed and I thought to myself....what am I doing!!!!! If its not gone by next weekend I think I'm pulling my add and enjoying another years use in it!!!

Love these cars!!!!!

[ShiDevil]

Periodically wake up in the night screaming every day for a week, shouting no no, the wife asks why, just reply nothing, then a sob, just dreaming about selling the car. Its ok love, back to sleep...

If you can get a doctors note to say this will continue to happen and if you sell the car, it might mean you start wetting the bed, even better!

Suddenly, she will be begging you to keep it

[Toady1]

ha ha ha! There is always the 'compromise' and swapping it for a Cerb!!

[wongthecorrupter]

Buy a big cheap family hack and keep the tuscsan.

[Toady1]

wongthecorrupter said:

Buy a big cheap family hack and keep the tuscan.

That's what I'm thinking. We both have Focus' as our daily cars so need 'one' bigger one.

[cuzzaluva]

Don't do it

Wallingford has some great roads

Go with your gut

Looked what happened to Chevy Chase and his Lampoons station wagon

[jayemm89]

"Claaaaaark!"

[Pursyluv]

I've looked at your car numerous times in the classifieds and wondered would I regret selling the Tam?

[QBee]

Toady1 said:

wongthecorrupter said:

Buy a big cheap family hack and keep the tuscan.

That's what I'm thinking. We both have Focus' as our daily cars so need 'one' bigger one.

My kids have an XC90 2.9 T6 converted to LPG. Daughter (4 ft 11) adores it and drives it like she drove her first car, a Fiesta, as it has really light steering, but loads of power and space. They will be driving back from Merseyside tomorrow with their two kids and a friend and her two kids, ie 7 up. Even we the grandparents have travelled 100 miles in the rear two seats. Awesome car for families. And on LPG, not too expensive to run.

[TV8]

One of the callers was serious... My lad has already asked if I can get the new Chim painted Reflex Purple and he hasn't even seen it yet!

Edited by TV8 on Friday 2nd August 22:58

[Toady1]

TV8 said:

One of the callers was serious... My lad has already asked if I can get the new Chim painted Reflex Purple and he hasn't even seen it yet!

Edited by TV8 on Friday 2nd August 22:58

Ha ha hi Graham. Good luck with the chim! Sounds a beast!

[robsco]

It is a difficult decision Toady... I have written a draft copy of an ad for mine with the intention of going back to a Cerb, but haven't had the heart to put it up yet. Don't sell unless the replacement is another Tiv, that is the only rule.

[m4tti]

QBee said:

My kids have an XC90 2.9 T6 converted to LPG. Daughter (4 ft 11) adores it and drives it like she drove her first car, a Fiesta, as it has really light steering, but loads of power and space. They will be driving back from Merseyside tomorrow with their two kids and a friend and her two kids, ie 7 up. Even we the grandparents have travelled 100 miles in the rear two seats. Awesome car for families. And on LPG, not too expensive to run.

According to this that's a bad idea and valve recession won't be far away Oman xc90
http://www.amrautos.co.uk/database_problem_cars.pd...

[QBee]

m4tti said:

QBee said:

My kids have an XC90 2.9 T6 converted to LPG. Daughter (4 ft 11) adores it and drives it like she drove her first car, a Fiesta, as it has really light steering, but loads of power and space. They will be driving back from Merseyside tomorrow with their two kids and a friend and her two kids, ie 7 up. Even we the grandparents have travelled 100 miles in the rear two seats. Awesome car for families. And on LPG, not too expensive to run.

According to this that's a bad idea and valve recession won't be far away Oman xc90
http://www.amrautos.co.uk/database_problem_cars.pd...

Thanks Matti. I have given that list close inspection and it seems to refer to a 2.5 turbo, not our 2.9 turbo (which has done 160,000 km by the way), but I am not complacent and will have it compression tested. Our only issue with the car is the size of the LPG tank, which is a donut type and only holds 200 miles worth of fuel. If it's any comfort, we have a three year warranty on the car which still has two years left. Having said all that, the XC90 running on petrol/LPG drives far better than the somewhat sedate D5 diesel, and makes the car a nice drive for such a flexible and capable vehicle. It gives the kids a great view of what's going on during their journey and of course protects those things that are precious to you (as well as the wife and the kids).

[wongthecorrupter]

Toady1 said:

That's what I'm thinking. We both have Focus' as our daily cars so need 'one' bigger one.

mondeo estate maybe

[QBee]

wongthecorrupter said:

Toady1 said:

That's what I'm thinking. We both have Focus' as our daily cars so need 'one' bigger one.

mondeo estate maybe

Smart thinking. Lots of car for your money, drives well, takes all the junk you can throw at it.

My kids only went for the Volvo because of the 7 seats and the protection it offered for their two and five year old offspring.. Grandparents get tagged along quite frequently!

[Toady1]

I was thinking a Saab 9-3 estate?

[QBee]

Petrol or diesel?

[wongthecorrupter]

Toady1 said:

I was thinking a Saab 9-3 estate?

Nice looking car mate,keep the Tuscan.i will be heartbroken for you if you let it go

[Toady1]

QBee said:

Petrol or diesel?

Don't know or mind, though the 150bhp vector sports seems good.