More information before anyone can give an honest opinion.

What car is it, how long owned, type of servicing it recieves, what has needed doing over your ownership and what was done before if known.

What do you use the car for, estimated mileage and how long would you normally expect to keep it.

Any issues apart from the current ones, and what indeed needs fixing now.

VW Bora tdi

Owned 3 years

Serviced at independent VW expert using PD oil

Comutting to and from work round trip 32 miles,Seeing relatives 380 miles round trip on motorways say 3 times a year ,Leisure at weekends. Also used to go on camping holidays with 6 person tent and associated items.

Total annual mileage 10,000 to 12,000 miles.

Would expect to keep vehicle for 5 to 6 years has I had aimed to keep the current one for this length of time.

Mot due end of March, may need suspension work, alloy wheels leak air and vibration through brake pedal when braking firmly from 50mph or above.

Trust the above helps

With the wear & tear problems you describe (for that's all they are it seems..) & your budget for a replacement , I'd suggest it makes little sense to buy another car.

For £1500-2000 you could well be buying lots more problems - but your money's gone by then.

Or to put it another way - If I spent £2000 on a car & discovered it only had the current car's repair bill, I'd be pleased.

Result: reapir current car.

Thanks for all the responses.

Car is currently at garage waiting appraisal, just seems a lot of money to spend on repairing car, so will wait to I know what needs to be done and find the most economic way of doing this.

Let us know what they say, because from what you've described, some suspension work, leaking alloys and a vibration from the brake pedal doesn't sound like £1000 of work to me - unless all the shocks and top mounts and bushes need replacing maybe. You should be able to get parts for an old Bora pretty cheaply.