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Tue 1 May 2007 14:43
is it worth buying another car - tonyrees68
hi all been reading for a while but never posted
some advice needed if you can spare some time
ive a mondeo 1999 v reg 1.8 ( old i know ) it cost me £2000 4 years ago ,a bargine i thought, its now done 83000 miles and just had a service and mot cost me £480 to put all right , spent nothing else on it since i bought it , is it worth buying another car now its quite old or do i run it for a bit longer i only do 4000 miles a year.
cheers tony
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Tue 1 May 2007 14:46
is it worth buying another car - bell boy
Have a full proffesional valet done on it in and out sit back and enjoy the ride
you have now got a new car
they always feel/drive better minted and a new ticket
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Tue 1 May 2007 14:50
is it worth buying another car - Falkirk Bairn
Just had a service and mot cost me £480 to put all right spent nothing else
on it since i bought it is it worth buying another car now its quite
old or do i run it for a bit longer i only do 4000 miles
a year.
cheers tony


Better the devil you know................

If the car has gone 4 yrs and only cost £500 in repairs it has been magic

You would have to spend quite a lot of money to buy a car say 4 year old and there is no gurantee that it would be better than your own car. Your Mondeo is worth very little - why not keep it as depreciation is now next to nil and repairs have been modest.

On the other hand if you have £10K spare - fancy a change for something fastier/sportier or just a newer car - go ahead and buy one.
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Tue 1 May 2007 14:58
is it worth buying another car - tonyrees68
thx bell boy and falkirk for rapid responce lol better than AA what you both say makes a lot of sence ill keep the car and try and make it go to 100000 miles
thx again tony
take care
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Tue 1 May 2007 15:05
is it worth buying another car - Dalglish
makes a lot of sence ill keep the car and try and make it go to 100000 miles


a friend of a friend has a 16 year old cavalier with over 100k on the clock, and if i remember correctly, he now does 3000 miles a year, it passes its mot every time with no faults, and he keeps it clean & tidy, although he services it at home every 3 years only !

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Tue 1 May 2007 15:08
is it worth buying another car - UncleR
Absolutely, keep the car. Cars like yours are worth next to nothing to a buyer but 'worth' more in real terms to the current owner (if that makes any sense).

Having recently sold a car I didn't want to sell (needed something bigger) I was left feeling like I sold it for too little and paid too much for the replacement (I doubt I'm alone in this feeling?). Better the devil you know is right, why get rid of something which is treating you pretty well?
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