What should I do with my car?

With cars you either don't spend anything so when it does go wrong it doesn't matter or spend well £5k and then maintain well and it *should* last 10 years.

Bought a £500 106 diesel which lasted me a year and sold on for £300 and then lasted another 2 years. Not bad.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Id get rid of it for whatever I could get then buy an old banger for 5-600 squid,but make sure it was a reliable car.

Agree with this, you see loads with the for sale signs on at the side of the road for 5-600 quid, check a few of them out.

I've had a series of motors that were not quite bangers but definitely not good'uns. It's always a dilemma when to stop throwing good money at it and when to cut and run. I did the former on a Ford Puma 4 months ago and after spending about half it's resale value on it, the electonic timing for the ignition went and it basically imploded two weeks after paying the bill.

TBH I'd get the serious stuff done then selling it without declaring everything.
Your call. I've a mate who runs a Garage about 40 mins from you. Have pm'd you his details he might be able to save you a bob or two.

[Fallout]

Thanks for the PM mate, but going to sell as-is. Time to cut my losses I think. I bloody hate this car! I think losing money on it in the sale won't be a big deal when I finally get to see the piece of shizzle finally drive off.

Just some food for thought , vauxhall now sell a blanking plate for the egr valve for pennys , with the cam or crank sensor , if the car doesn't start its the crank sensor , if it starts an runs like a burst sofa its the cam , and finally a bottle of K seal will sort the head gasket long enough to sell it with a clear mind . ps never ever buy a car off a mechanic .

One of the house I lived in when I was student, you would leave car there within a few days the local kids had stripped it and burnt it out, want to know where it is? My car got left alone, I knew the kids in the area...

[Fallout]

Gahhh, I forgot about k-seal. I even have a small bottle somewhere which I bought for a knackered old bike. The car drives fine though at the moment. The only engine symptom is you need to give it a bit of throttle when you start it if it's already warm (apart from the gunk under the oil cap). If it degrades more before sale, I may well pour that in and see what happens.

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by thefallenangel

With cars you either don't spend anything so when it does go wrong it doesn't matter or spend well £5k and then maintain well and it *should* last 10 years.

Bought a £500 106 diesel which lasted me a year and sold on for £300 and then lasted another 2 years. Not bad.

There is a lot of money to be saved if you can put up with "banger motoring". Unfortunately I have a pathetic car allowance and part of the terms are that I must have a "reasonable" car just in case I have to go to a customer site. My ten year old Astra will have to go this year even though there is nothing wrong with it and will probably last many more years. I know a lot of people hate them but mine has been reliable, fairly comfy and sits on the motorway on my 30 mile-each-way commute with no problems. The Cavalier I had for ten years before that was just the same.

Good luck Fallout.

[Fallout]

Thanks mate. Yes, the astra does the job fine. I've just always had performance cars and I prefer jap! Will report back to this thread when I finally sell it. I may need to recruit some org members to make my house look rough in case I upset the buyer though.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

We've come to the conclusion we'll have to bite the bullet, get it repaired and keep it, no chance of new car now.

And who would have expected it to be unreliable...

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/