Mom's Boyfriend is looking at this today

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 07/08/2014 at 13:27 • Filed to: None

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They live in the Netherlands, NPOCP? Haha. (edit: currently drives a '10-ish Mondeo).

http://www.autotrack.nl/tweedehands/pe…

For Sweden > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 13:31

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More like Mom's ex-boyfriend, amirite?

Get it?

Because men who drive Peugeots are unattractive.

dinobot666 > For Sweden 07/08/2014 at 13:32

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That's true. I was riding my Peugeot road bike a few years ago and got ran over by a car. Haven't looked as good since. :(

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > For Sweden 07/08/2014 at 13:33

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Haha, he currently drives a fairly recent Mondeo (2010-ish), I think if I were him I might stick with that...

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > For Sweden 07/08/2014 at 13:33

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Kinda looks like a more boring Maxima

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 13:42

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If he just wants an economical hatch/sedan the Laguna is pretty good value. My grandad picked up a 2011 2 litre diesel 150hp laguna for £7'000 (about 8800 euros) and it's been great so far. Quick enough for most purposes gets 40mpg with a lead foot and could easily get 50mpg with careful driving. All the gadgets (nav cd changer dual zone climate control) and is pretty comfortable.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 13:46

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keep the Mondeo

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/08/2014 at 13:56

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I dont think he is particularly looking for economical. He's owned a slew of Rover's in the past and got the Mondeo after his 75.

I don't think he drives enough to justify a diesel.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:13

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Fair enough, speaking from experience with a fair few french cars this size. They're comfortable cruisers and decent value but build quality has been a concern on every single french car I've come across, although this car could be different. They're also not very engaging to drive but I assume that isn't an issue at all. Overall it's a fair choice and should make a good DD for someone who values comfort. Personally I'd prefer to buy a newer Mondeo or Mazda 6 but it really depends what you want from the car.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/08/2014 at 14:17

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Yeah, and I think he's definitely interested in those two as well.

I dont think reliability is a huge concern as he tends to buy cars before warranties are up, I mean, he's owned 3 or 4 Rovers, hahaha.

Mikeado > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:21

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It's decent as an interesting alternative, notably better than the 407 it replaced. I kinda like it, although I've not driven one.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:21

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Yeah I think anything would be a step up reliability wise in that case haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Mikeado 07/08/2014 at 14:22

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Yeah, I think I actually prefer the looks of the Wagon on this one. But it looks decent as a sedan as well.

Cé hé sin > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:44

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Yes, that would make sense. There's no sense in buying a new car of this size as the depreciation is huge.

Or he should buy a Golf. It's what Clarkson always advises those not into cars.

Cé hé sin > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:47

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He could just buy an Avensis. Even more boring than the 507 but dead reliable.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Cé hé sin 07/08/2014 at 14:48

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Haha, but he is into cars, just not like someone on Oppo is into cars. He cares mostly what it looks like, as far as power it just needs to be fast enough to drive comfortably.

Cé hé sin > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 07/08/2014 at 14:50

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Golf it is then.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Cé hé sin 07/08/2014 at 15:16

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But those aren't interesting enough to him.