Octavia VRS Estate - sell or keep?

[AndrewGP]

We've owned our Octavia VRS TDi Estate now for almost 7 years now (outright, it's not on any form of finance) and have reached a crossroads on whether to buy a new car or keep it. We've owned it from new, it's a Jan 2011 car and is on just 36k miles. I'm very OCD on the maintenance and everything gets done if required. It's in great condition and rarely gets used on short journeys, most of it's use is on the motorway at weekends on trips to see family and friends or to visit somewhere with the kids/bikes etc. As such, we've never had the DPF light on and it's been faultless in the time we've had it.

So, am I being paranoid that keeping it could lead it to be a ticking timebomb with DPF, Dual Mass Flywheel or some other issue? What with diesels becoming less pouplar and more heavily taxed should I chop it in or man up and keep it?

[wibblebrain]

It's ticking time bomb just waiting to blow up in your face and ruin your life.

I'll take it off your hands for a small consideration because I'm so altruistic and want to help out a fellow PHer.

[daemon]

AndrewGP said:

We've owned our Octavia VRS TDi Estate now for almost 7 years now (outright, it's not on any form of finance) and have reached a crossroads on whether to buy a new car or keep it. We've owned it from new, it's a Jan 2011 car and is on just 36k miles. I'm very OCD on the maintenance and everything gets done if required. It's in great condition and rarely gets used on short journeys, most of it's use is on the motorway at weekends on trips to see family and friends or to visit somewhere with the kids/bikes etc. As such, we've never had the DPF light on and it's been faultless in the time we've had it.

So, am I being paranoid that keeping it could lead it to be a ticking timebomb with DPF, Dual Mass Flywheel or some other issue? What with diesels becoming less pouplar and more heavily taxed should I chop it in or man up and keep it?

Without a doubt, keep it.

Diesels arent any less popular, its just people are currently jumpy about buying new, given the governments lack of clarity on taxation and the risk of local councils imposing punitive charges.

Any small risk of DPF / DMF failure in the near future will be greatly outweighed by the massive depreciation you'll suffer on any (mainstream) new car.

[ZX10R NIN]

Of course you keep it, far better the devil you know & with so few miles on the clock you'd be mad to sell.

[AndrewGP]

Thanks fellas, I kind of knew the answer if I'm honest, but thought I'd ask anyway (especially as a bit of me wants to justify a new car )

[Ahbefive]

Get rid of it. Yucky diesel snoozemobile. Life is too short.

[nobrakes]

Keep it until the wheels fall off.