What would you do? Sell or Keep?

[Challo]

What would you do?

Keep a car that your getting bored off, but has cost you nothing in 3 years, realiable, cheap to run....or chop it in for something more exciting but older, potentially more expensive to run, and more likely to have bigger repair bills.

Car i have is a 05 mk H Astra Sportshatch 1.8. Not the most exciting to drive but looks quite nice with the extra kit, and extras inside. Owned for 3 years with 50k on the clock.

Commute is 10miles a day, total 9k per year most town driving?

[Uhura fighter]

Challo said:

What would you do?

Sell the Astra.

[Dracoro]

Is this a financial decision? If so, keep what you've got (until it starts breaking) will be the cheapest thing to do.

Or is it just wanting something different, well only you can answer that.

Me? I would never have bought a Vaux Astra in the first place

[BoRED S2upid]

Surley 10 miles a day should only be done in a convertible or a V8.

[mk1matt]

Sell. Always. Man maths states that:

Stuff you haven't got > Stuff you have got

If it turns out to be a bad choice, then the above equation still works, since you've no longer got your old car and therefore it must be better.

This is the exact reason why I've lost more money changing cars than I care to think about. Had fun though

[*Al*]

Are you mad? Sell it! If you can afford something more enjoyable then do it, life is too short so do it!

[vixen1700]

BoRED S2upid said:

Surley 10 miles a day should only be done in a convertible or a V8.

Yeah.

Or get yerself a nice XJ-S/XK8.

[rb5er]

*Al* said:

Are you mad? Sell it! If you can afford something more enjoyable then do it, life is too short so do it!

100%

[Crusoe]

Not cost anything in three years so might be some bigger bills coming, get rid before then and get soemthing more interesting

[RenesisEvo]

rb5er said:

*Al* said:

Are you mad? Sell it! If you can afford something more enjoyable then do it, life is too short so do it!

100%

Absolutely this - I'm in the same position, boring but good car. And I've decided I'm moving it on when I find something I like. Only because I may regret higher running costs etc. but I know I'd regret not doing it much much more. There's plenty of time later in life to have a boring car, if the opportunity is there to have something interesting go for it. If your commute is only 10 miles, get a push-bike and you can easily justify something very interesting indeed. And you'll be more fit, and have less need for gym membership - saving more money.

I'll add that if you have any loan/debts/credit cards to pay off, do that first. There's having fun, and there's being stupid.

[RobCrezz]

My girlfriend currently has the same one but a 57 model. Nice enough cars, look nice etc, but they aren't fun to drive. Sell it, get something else!

[5charlie46]

I'd change it, you only live once and the less time spent in an astra the better

[Challo]

So the running theme is most people are not liking Vauxhall or an Astra.

If I was to change then it wouldn't be for financial benefits...more to do with the potential big bills round the corner? When does the cambelt need doing on these?

I have been looking at the Alfa GTV/Spiders, Z3, E36 Vert as an alternative.

[RobM77]

This is Pistonheads. We all know which cars are super cheap to run, reliable and hassle free (Micra, Yaris, Jazz etc), but we ignore them because we enjoy cars and enjoy driving.

HTH

PS - that's "sell the Astra now and enjoy yourself" if you didn't guess already

[mrtwisty]

But this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3313647.htm

[toon10]

I sold mine. I bought a 2004 Honda Accord 2.4 Exec, leather, sat nav, etc. It did everything I needed and was nice to drive, fun for a bigger car and I loved the engine. I bought it outright so had no car loan and in 4 years absolutely nothing went wrong with it. I sold it with about 80k on the clock after 4 years just because I wanted a change. I had no other reason to sell at all. I now have a car loan. I've never kept a car more than 3 or 4 years. If I could afford to, I'd change every year.

[craigb84]

rb5er said:

100%

This. Life is way too short for Astras.

[Challo]

mrtwisty said:

But this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3313647.htm

I love the Alfa interior...those seats look damn good

[300bhp/ton]

Challo said:

What would you do?

Keep a car that your getting bored off, but has cost you nothing in 3 years, realiable, cheap to run....or chop it in for something more exciting but older, potentially more expensive to run, and more likely to have bigger repair bills.

Car i have is a 05 mk H Astra Sportshatch 1.8. Not the most exciting to drive but looks quite nice with the extra kit, and extras inside. Owned for 3 years with 50k on the clock.

Commute is 10miles a day, total 9k per year most town driving?

erm.... does this need answering?

Well on reflection, as you actually bought such a car anyhow, then maybe. But seriously, driving something like that means you view your car as more of a utensil, a bit like a white goods item such as a dish washer.

And frankly, it's no wonder you are bored senseless, it truly is towards the pinnacle of motoring dullness.

Sure, it's a good car to get from A to B and as you say, hasn't cost you much.

But if you want something more fun and more interesting, then there are so many better offerings available. 10 miles a day is nothing.

What cars did you have in mind?

[anonymous-user]

Challo said:

mrtwisty said:

But this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3313647.htm

I love the Alfa interior...those seats look damn good

That's like my old GTV only mine had the Aero kit and unsilenced quad pipes. Awesome cars, still miss mine. Go for it