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Edinburgh makes no sense, sky high rates, expensive staff. But then, handy for lobbying/enticing govt should indy ref 3/4/5/6 etc. produce the desired result (desired by the SNP, not me…).
Dundee makes more sense, already has lots of call centres, so a wealth of pre-trained staff, cheapest purchase/rental/rates for business in any major city in Scotland. Loads of tech companies setting up there too.
The available transport links pay no part, it is a help/admin/call centre, not a manufacturing/distribution hub. The main costs will be staff salaries followed by business premises and rates.
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I bought some. A Skoda Roomster, 6,000 mile 14mth old Motability return, run for 4 years and 40,000 miles by my wife. I also had my first C4 Grand Picasso, 3 yr old 10,000 mile car I then ran for another 5 years and 115,000 miles.
My first Motability car (another C4 GP) was sold at auction & exported overseas a week after handover. Wonder where it is now.
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Nissan has indeed switched to the new 1.7/ 1.8 (1749cc) 150hp diesel, but the auto option is still the “x-tronic” CVT unless you go for the petrol, when you get a DCT. The 0-60 times for the new engine are as bad as the old 1.5 DCT diesel, 12.7sec. So the CVT clearly struggles.
Renault will offer a facelifted Koleos with the same 1.8 150 engine (2wd only) from October & the 175 diesel is going up to 190. All will be CVT only (taken from Autoexpress article)
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I tried one when I was looking for my next car, very comfy seats, better built than the X-Trail and slightly wider. The engine is great unless you like to travel foot down everywhere. I’ve had CVT’s before, you soon adjust and this one has plenty of go, so you don’t need to always floor it like my wee Nissan of old.
Lots of reviews both UK and Australia. See Honest John’s long term test for a 6 month view. The car is built by Samsung in Korea ,so its a French version of a Japanese car built in Korea…lol.
Just got back from a month in NZ driving a 2.5 petrol CVT Rav4 (not the new hybrid), similar size & power, albeit petrol & it was no problem over 1700 miles.
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Aye Winston, Arnold Shark, where salesmen get sent when they are too bolshy/ignorant/feckless to work anywhere else.
My son wanted a Dacia Duster, his GF said “There’s an Arnold Clark Dacia dealer around the corner, why are you using one 40 miles away?” His Reply: “Dad would disown me f I bought a car at Arnold Clark”.
Too right. Bought there once, never, ever again.
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I sat in one in the showroom, played with the toys. Very nice. The salesman, however, was adamant it wasn’t on the scheme, I then sat in the Grand Scenic and he said it wasn’t on the scheme either….lol.
That was Renault out of the picture for me…but yes, cracking value & loads of kit. Honest John raves about the long term test car he had.
I will try it out again at my change if its still around… its a long way off, so who knows by then. I won’t have the S-Max again as they are being discontinued.
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Ford S-Max 180 Diesel Auto, Summer 44.5, winter 41.5. Average over 22,000 miles is 42mpg. Not driven carefully, sitting at 78 on the motorway (a real life 76 on GPS).
Olpk, I found sitting at 65 gave slightly worse consumption than sitting at 70, might be the car is just off the optimum torque??
And yes, easy to get better on a long run, 58mpg Aberdeen – Ashford.
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