From: GT on
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:88h45lFs88U24(a)mid.individual.net...
> "GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
>
>> A 10 year 1.6 litre BMW for �2100, but my 8 year old 2 litre Alfa only
>> gets �835? What is the world coming to!
>
> Reality...?
>
> Parkers says
> 01/X 316i - �1950 px
> 02/02 156 JTS Turismo - �1190 px
>
> So it sounds like a decent price for the BMW, but a bit low for the Alfa.
> Not a great surprise, since it'll be far easier to sucker the typical
> CarCraft muppet customer into some loopy finance rate with the 3 than the
> Alfa.

Well all I can say is I know which I would buy - and it would be a bargain
(answer is kinda obvious!).


From: Adrian on
"GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

>>> A 10 year 1.6 litre BMW for £2100, but my 8 year old 2 litre Alfa only
>>> gets £835? What is the world coming to!

>> Reality...?
>>
>> Parkers says
>> 01/X 316i - £1950 px
>> 02/02 156 JTS Turismo - £1190 px
>>
>> So it sounds like a decent price for the BMW, but a bit low for the
>> Alfa. Not a great surprise, since it'll be far easier to sucker the
>> typical CarCraft muppet customer into some loopy finance rate with the
>> 3 than the Alfa.

> Well all I can say is I know which I would buy - and it would be a
> bargain (answer is kinda obvious!).

I had two E36 318i and a 155 16v TS as company cars back in the day.

No comparison. I also had a 75 v6.

But I know I'm not Carcraft's target market, and I'll credit you with the
gumption not to be, either.