when to give up having a nice car?
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when do you throw in the towel on having a decent car?
i have a 3 month old baby and my missis brings in to next to no money although i earn a decent amount and car save money i feel like i am wasting money running my mazda 6 mps just to get baby sick on it and kicked to death when im the one holding all the costs and with its poor mpg and high tax. its a brilliant car but juicy and although i only do 100 miles a week tops i am starts to resent paying for a expensive car. don't get me wrong i can afford it but part of me is thinking that cars just aren't worth it anymore.
cars are my pretty much only hobby at the moment as my shoulder injury has stopped my body building for the last year and not time to enjoy free time anymore i feel my car is the last bit of anything i enjoy but i feel almost guilty and put off by having a nice car now.
anyone else had this?
should i just think f
k it more and speand my money on what i like or buy a 1.1 corsa and lose my last thing i class mine?
i have a 3 month old baby and my missis brings in to next to no money although i earn a decent amount and car save money i feel like i am wasting money running my mazda 6 mps just to get baby sick on it and kicked to death when im the one holding all the costs and with its poor mpg and high tax. its a brilliant car but juicy and although i only do 100 miles a week tops i am starts to resent paying for a expensive car. don't get me wrong i can afford it but part of me is thinking that cars just aren't worth it anymore.
cars are my pretty much only hobby at the moment as my shoulder injury has stopped my body building for the last year and not time to enjoy free time anymore i feel my car is the last bit of anything i enjoy but i feel almost guilty and put off by having a nice car now.
anyone else had this?
should i just think f
k it more and speand my money on what i like or buy a 1.1 corsa and lose my last thing i class mine?
I have a Saab 9-3 Aero, similar enough to the MPS in terms of running costs,I can afford it but it is annoying how much it costs for the miles I do, bear in mind how much you may have to spend to get a more economical car, my brother in law lost about ten grand on a V8 discovery over a year because he sold it due to the economy then spent 17 grand on a brand new Golf diesel, then tells us how much he is saving doing 40 odd mpg.
I do occasionally think about geting something small like a Smart car as to be honest I dont get much out of the Saab despite it being fairly quick, plus I do tiny milage so I may as well but it would irk me to have to sell it cheap and then spend more money on something I dont really want, when I should be going the other way.
The MX5 suggestion is a good one, they are much more fun than fast saloons like yours or mine, despite being slower.
I do occasionally think about geting something small like a Smart car as to be honest I dont get much out of the Saab despite it being fairly quick, plus I do tiny milage so I may as well but it would irk me to have to sell it cheap and then spend more money on something I dont really want, when I should be going the other way.
The MX5 suggestion is a good one, they are much more fun than fast saloons like yours or mine, despite being slower.
I have gone from a car that never did less than 45mpg and often over 60, to one that does 25 in town and 35-40 on a run and I feel much happier.
The car is more powerful, comfortable, better equipped and has no chance of hurting me with depreciation. It doesn't excite me but it does mean that with any luck later this year I can run a second car alongside it.
The car is more powerful, comfortable, better equipped and has no chance of hurting me with depreciation. It doesn't excite me but it does mean that with any luck later this year I can run a second car alongside it.
V similar position at the moment. 5 month old son, wifey not back at work until June so no 2nd income until then.
Nice CLK is going back end of March, she will have her Citroen C2 until November when the lease expires. In the meantime I will be using Mk2 Golf 16v.
She wants to get a Qashqai in November, I will pootle round in the Golf quite happily.
Nice CLK is going back end of March, she will have her Citroen C2 until November when the lease expires. In the meantime I will be using Mk2 Golf 16v.
She wants to get a Qashqai in November, I will pootle round in the Golf quite happily.
No sprog here, but I've had a similar issue regarding what do I run as a daily.
I recently came to the conclusion that running my MX5 everyday was not the best thing to do as I'm only getting 30mpg, I'm running the miles up on it, it's always getting dirty and most of all it feels nothing special going for a weekend drive.
So, I have bought a £800 Astra diesel for daily duties, does 60mpg and is comfy and practical.
I drove my MX5 for the first time in a few days yesterday, and loved every minute
I recently came to the conclusion that running my MX5 everyday was not the best thing to do as I'm only getting 30mpg, I'm running the miles up on it, it's always getting dirty and most of all it feels nothing special going for a weekend drive.
So, I have bought a £800 Astra diesel for daily duties, does 60mpg and is comfy and practical.
I drove my MX5 for the first time in a few days yesterday, and loved every minute
5,000 miles a year just won't make it economical to trade in what you have. 30mpg vs 50mpg, so you'll 67 gallons of fuel, which at the £6 a gallon it'll probably be is only £400, plus a couple of hundred on tax. So it's about £12 a week extra to run a car you love.
If your other half is begrudging you spending that much money if you aren't a bit tight on money, she needs to take a long look at herself.
If your other half is begrudging you spending that much money if you aren't a bit tight on money, she needs to take a long look at herself.
I hear this 'I can't have a nice car because I have kids' (or, worse, 'because I'm a grown-up now') quite a lot. OK, maybe I'm being hypocritical as I don't have kids yet, but it strikes me that there are 'nice' cars of every kind except MPVs.
Just resist an MPV at all costs. You could get a cheaper, lighter hot hatch/saloon that's fun to drive but not as 'precious' I suppose, but MPVs are something I'll always resist regardless, along with magnolia home furnishings, crap romcoms and James Blunt albums.
Just resist an MPV at all costs. You could get a cheaper, lighter hot hatch/saloon that's fun to drive but not as 'precious' I suppose, but MPVs are something I'll always resist regardless, along with magnolia home furnishings, crap romcoms and James Blunt albums.
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