My car Finally on order

simon1 · 27th March 2008, 17:40

Well, I finally have it all sorted. The order is confirmed for my SE 2.2 with leather interior. Only downer is that I had a choice of only one car for a very special deal on the contract hire price so I can't get my beloved tangerine orange that I really wanted. I'm stuck with 'safe' alabaster silver. Oh well, it was worth giving up the orange to get the leather!! Now it's done, I can't wait!!

harleyfatboy · 27th March 2008, 17:47

Simon1... Into every life a little rain must fall man.... now the GOOD news you have a SILVER spaceship ...ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

HappyMan · 27th March 2008, 19:14

Great News! When do you get it?

simon1 · 28th March 2008, 09:58

It's actually available now but my old car's contract runs out mid may so they've let me hold on (since it's paid for) and they will arrange delivery and payment then.

TTDegs · 28th March 2008, 10:58

arrrrgh! the weeks are sooooooooooo going to drag now!

It'll be worth it though

simon1 · 28th March 2008, 12:49

I used to try and spot an orange one on the road (never did) then I started looking for galaxy grey models as I almost ended up with that, now I'm looking out for silver ones all the time. I'm just glad the wheeling and dealing is over and I can look forward to receiving it. Must say though, I love my current car and I'll be sorry to see it go but the Civic does look rather special.

harleyfatboy · 28th March 2008, 17:02

Simon1 ..You will not see too many SILVER one's .....Arn't we lucky ...... but there are loads of RED and BLACK out there man ...not quite as exclusive as our's....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

simon1 · 28th March 2008, 17:28

True - black looks great but everyone has one and they are hell to keep clean. At least with the silver, the paint chips won't show up as badly!

Dimplyred · 28th March 2008, 17:46

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Originally Posted by harleyfatboy

Simon1 ..You will not see too many SILVER one's .....Arn't we lucky ...... but there are loads of RED and BLACK out there man ...not quite as exclusive as our's....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

By 'exclusive' I think you mean 'popular'!!!

simon1 · 28th March 2008, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Dimplyred

By 'exclusive' I think you mean 'popular'!!!

Nah - he meant exclusive!!

illegalhunter · 29th March 2008, 06:37

Red is the fastest colour , orange is for Focus ST

robbo51 · 29th March 2008, 07:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

By 'exclusive' I think you mean 'popular'!!!

Nice one

Quote:

Exclusive:
..refers to products that are only available from select distributors or retailers, and have never been released before, or only at a particular event.

Silver is popular but IMO its not as good looking as red..But I'm biased!!

Good luck with the car

Munro · 29th March 2008, 07:50

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Originally Posted by robbo51

Silver is popular but IMO its not as good looking as red..But I'm biased!!

Good luck with the car

Silver is probably the most popular colour for a car , but strangely it is very rare for the CTR - most people go for red or black.

The Honda orange makes a nice change from the usual range of colours, and the orange car certainly stood out at the yorkshire meet.

simon1 · 29th March 2008, 11:07

I really wish I could have had the orange. One nice thing about the silver is that it tends to flow thru to the very front because the Civic doesn't have the traditional grill. Instead, all that silver lighting and glass gives it a sweeping look that continues from the silver on the bonnet.

LNT · 30th March 2008, 21:05

Hmm...the "Special" deal wouldn't have anything to do with the end of the month would it?

You should have held your nerve and started to walk out. You'd have got your orange Civic.

simon1 · 30th March 2008, 22:50

I'm not buying, I'm doing a contract hire. Yes it has to do with cars registered by the end of the month, but given that I could end up paying £40 or more per month for the same car next week, I'm not going to care what colour I get.

LNT · 31st March 2008, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon1

I'm not buying, I'm doing a contract hire. Yes it has to do with cars registered by the end of the month, but given that I could end up paying £40 or more per month for the same car next week, I'm not going to care what colour I get.

So they tell you... They're there to sell a car, not give you a good deal. They'll tell you anything to make the sale!

TTDegs · 1st April 2008, 04:45

but not to burst your bubble or anything!

You will love your Silver one

And the £40 per month you've saved could go towards, say, ohhhh...
a Civinfo sticker for starters

simon1 · 1st April 2008, 09:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNT

So they tell you... They're there to sell a car, not give you a good deal. They'll tell you anything to make the sale!

I don't want to say that you don't really know what you are talking about....but you really don't know what you are talking about. Contract hire is unlike buying a car from any dealer or off a website. Only certain cars qualify because of the VAT element which is discarded in the purchase of the car by the finance company. Therefore, a deal such as this one which was organised by one particular supplier only had cars available in one certain spec and a few colours. I was lucky enough to be able to get the only car available with a leather pack and therefore the colour choice was silver. I checked with a number of different brokers, all of whom independently came back with the same answer on the SAME car and similar prices on this one car. It was clearly the only one available on the deal.

Having looked into CH'ing a Civic since last November, I am probably an authority on the monthly outlay for said car and I know that I have been offered a fantastic deal on the car, so good that in fact it's cheaper for me to hire it for three years and hand it back than it would be to buy it and then sell it with the sort of high mileage that I will put on it.

LNT · 1st April 2008, 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon1

Having looked into CH'ing a Civic since last November, I am probably an authority on the monthly outlay for said car and I know that I have been offered a fantastic deal on the car, so good that in fact it's cheaper for me to hire it for three years and hand it back than it would be to buy it and then sell it with the sort of high mileage that I will put on it.

I've surely read this wrong because that reads as though you're happy to walk away with nothing having paid 3 years worth of payments? That doesn't make sense. In that instance you might as well lease a car, or even go on a long term pure hire scenario in which case you get a brand new car every 3 months.

But like I say, I must have read it wrong, but I haven't seen the actual maths, so that's possibly why.

27th March 2008, 17:40	#1 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Finally on order Well, I finally have it all sorted. The order is confirmed for my SE 2.2 with leather interior. Only downer is that I had a choice of only one car for a very special deal on the contract hire price so I can't get my beloved tangerine orange that I really wanted. I'm stuck with 'safe' alabaster silver. Oh well, it was worth giving up the orange to get the leather!! Now it's done, I can't wait!!

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27th March 2008, 17:47	#2 (permalink)
harleyfatboy Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 24th November 2007 Location: london Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Simon1... Into every life a little rain must fall man.... now the GOOD news you have a SILVER spaceship ...ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

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HappyMan Super Moderator Rocketship door handle Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts	Great News! When do you get it?

28th March 2008, 09:58	#4 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's actually available now but my old car's contract runs out mid may so they've let me hold on (since it's paid for) and they will arrange delivery and payment then.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	arrrrgh! the weeks are sooooooooooo going to drag now! It'll be worth it though

28th March 2008, 12:49	#6 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I used to try and spot an orange one on the road (never did) then I started looking for galaxy grey models as I almost ended up with that, now I'm looking out for silver ones all the time. I'm just glad the wheeling and dealing is over and I can look forward to receiving it. Must say though, I love my current car and I'll be sorry to see it go but the Civic does look rather special.

28th March 2008, 17:02	#7 (permalink)
harleyfatboy Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 24th November 2007 Location: london Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Simon1 ..You will not see too many SILVER one's .....Arn't we lucky ...... but there are loads of RED and BLACK out there man ...not quite as exclusive as our's....ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE

28th March 2008, 17:28	#8 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	True - black looks great but everyone has one and they are hell to keep clean. At least with the silver, the paint chips won't show up as badly!

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illegalhunter Supporter Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 2 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Red is the fastest colour , orange is for Focus ST

29th March 2008, 11:07	#14 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I really wish I could have had the orange. One nice thing about the silver is that it tends to flow thru to the very front because the Civic doesn't have the traditional grill. Instead, all that silver lighting and glass gives it a sweeping look that continues from the silver on the bonnet.

30th March 2008, 21:05	#15 (permalink)
LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 207 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hmm...the "Special" deal wouldn't have anything to do with the end of the month would it? You should have held your nerve and started to walk out. You'd have got your orange Civic.

30th March 2008, 22:50	#16 (permalink)
simon1 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th December 2007 Location: UK Posts: 224 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm not buying, I'm doing a contract hire. Yes it has to do with cars registered by the end of the month, but given that I could end up paying £40 or more per month for the same car next week, I'm not going to care what colour I get.

1st April 2008, 04:45	#18 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	but not to burst your bubble or anything! You will love your Silver one And the £40 per month you've saved could go towards, say, ohhhh... a Civinfo sticker for starters