Interestingly, We buy any car value this vehicle at £550 , thats without inspection . Draw your own conclusion on this.

I'm no mechanic, but looking at that list of advisories, the only thing I'd be concerned that it might cost a bit to fix (I don't know) is the power steering leak.

Nothing else (IMO) should cost very much to deal with.

skidpan is quite correct that it is a crazy price to pay for a 20 year old Hyundai. But these are crazy times when it comes to used car prices. If there is nothing to indicate imminent failure due to rust under the car, and you are happy enough with everything else about it then you might aswell.

Nothing complicated about these mechanically, the only real concern I'd have would be rust.

Quite right - if a car is structurally sound and the items to be repaired are wear and tear ones, especially where any 'expensive' items have lasted a long time and still can be found/fitted without too much difficulty, then most often its worth putting that money in the car.

The cost of a new car would likely never be recovered through higher mpg / lower VED, and thus the only alternative would be to buy an older second hand car, which would be a risk given it won't have much of a warranty, if at all (only when bought through a dealer, and even then many aren't worth the paper they're written on), and because you don't know its ownership history, at best it might have a documented service history.

Sometimes the 'devil you know' can be the better option - if you like the car. Whether that's the case for the OP and a Hyundai Amica is something only they can answer - Hyundai (and sister firm KIA) have come a long way since then in terms of engineering quality/reliability and the driving experience.

My Mazda3 is 17 years old and at some point within the next few years will need new front spring/dampers and a new power steering pump. That's likely to set me back in the region of £2k for a car probably worth (at present) £500 less than that (maybe even just a Grand). But other than some rust around the wheel arches, it apparently is fine structurally. If my finances stay tight for the time being, I'll stick with it.

<< It's why I've suggested always keeping an eye on the market generally (including the quality of local second hand dealers) >>

In the price range the OP has mentioned, second-hand dealers are probably a worse bet than a private sale, where you can at least hope to learn something about a car's history and avoid paying a dealer's putative profit.

I assume this is a private sale ? In any case have a look at this car as it's not far away and judge for yourself. Is there any history with it ?

The car is being sold by a dealer in Glasgow (with very good reviews), there is no mention of service history though.

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While I understand the negative comments, I also understand the positives aspects of the car. It is very compact, just under 3.5m long and just under 1.5m wide, but very spacious for its size. It wouldn't be at home on the open road, but would excel as an urban runabout, nipping through gaps and fitting in spaces few other cars could.

There is also the familiarity aspect. Some years ago an elderly customer of mine had to get rid of her long term owned MK6 Fiesta because it wasn't worth spending the money for what it needed doing. Despite the fact that by this time the MK6 Fiesta had been out of production for a decade, she replaced it with another MK6, because she was used to it knew where everything was!

Edited by badbusdriver on 21/02/2023 at 17:34