keefysher
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- Joined
- May 4, 2007
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- W166 GLE350AMG Line 3.0 2017. BMW Z3 2.8 1998.
Thule do do some really nice kit. Very technically advanced, although as with everything you pay for what you get...
Indeed they still do. Been using Thule for decades.Have a pair of gutter fix roof bars from my first car, a Viva HB that saw some miles with a Kayak on the roof!!!
My point, that went 747, was that you don't have to pay. The VeloCompact RRP is £445. https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/bike-rack/towbar-bike-racks/thule-velocompact-927-_-927 However with some googling and use of voucher codes, you can get it for £300 over 12 months interest free So you gain in a couple of ways. Lower overall outlay, not in one payment, maintain a credit reference if you have no other borrowing.
Realised that second hand Thule sells well. Whilst clearing out the shed found a set of Thule Roof Bars for an X-Trail, sold for £70. They were on a 55 plate car and were part of the lease not handed back as the Lease Co didn't want accessories back.
A Back Up Box and Easybase went for £50 more than paid for 10 years ago, despite knocks and scrapes.
W211 Roof Bars went for £10 more than paid for in 2005.
Anyone want a set of roof bars for a MkII Astra GTE? Still in my shed.
So, we guys don't just hoard crap as the Mrs reckons, we collect and sell antiques at a future point to realise cash Unlike those wardrobes full of dresses that never see the light of day