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Im feeling a bit annoyed, its my own fault.
I spend a good whack of money on buying a newish car, ive still got plenty of savings but im just so annoyed ive spent that much rather than getting something a bit older and cheaper.
I dont like leaving it in car parks.
I dont like going on short journeys.
Im constantly waiting for any faults and every new noise that develops annoys me.
I dont want anyone to wash it but myself.
I dont want to let the car garage touch it but i have to so the warranty remains in tact.
Im partially tempted to just sell it and get something a bit older so i can worry less, but if i sell it now i will lose 2 grand straight away.
The thing is i dont even really do many miles so it just seems like a waste of money, cheer me up pistonheads.
I spend a good whack of money on buying a newish car, ive still got plenty of savings but im just so annoyed ive spent that much rather than getting something a bit older and cheaper.
I dont like leaving it in car parks.
I dont like going on short journeys.
Im constantly waiting for any faults and every new noise that develops annoys me.
I dont want anyone to wash it but myself.
I dont want to let the car garage touch it but i have to so the warranty remains in tact.
Im partially tempted to just sell it and get something a bit older so i can worry less, but if i sell it now i will lose 2 grand straight away.
The thing is i dont even really do many miles so it just seems like a waste of money, cheer me up pistonheads.
dieseluser07 said:
krisdelta said:
Unless Im mistaken you've not mentioned the car you're grousing about. If it's something dull, get rid!
Fiesta stdieseluser07 said:
Im feeling a bit annoyed, its my own fault.
I spend a good whack of money on buying a newish car, ive still got plenty of savings but im just so annoyed ive spent that much rather than getting something a bit older and cheaper.
I dont like leaving it in car parks. (Me neither)
I dont like going on short journeys. (Me Neither)
Im constantly waiting for any faults and every new noise that develops annoys me. (Me too but on my older cars I call it character)
I dont want anyone to wash it but myself. (Totally normal unless a trusted detailer.)
I dont want to let the car garage touch it but i have to so the warranty remains in tact. (I just don't like paying for that)
Im partially tempted to just sell it and get something a bit older so i can worry less, but if i sell it now i will lose 2 grand straight away.
The thing is i dont even really do many miles so it just seems like a waste of money, cheer me up pistonheads.
I've got all this with my newest car but it's wearing off. I suspect it will with you too as it gets more familiar and once you get past the first parking ding. It's a fun small car. Go out and rag it round some nice roads in the sun.I spend a good whack of money on buying a newish car, ive still got plenty of savings but im just so annoyed ive spent that much rather than getting something a bit older and cheaper.
I dont like leaving it in car parks. (Me neither)
I dont like going on short journeys. (Me Neither)
Im constantly waiting for any faults and every new noise that develops annoys me. (Me too but on my older cars I call it character)
I dont want anyone to wash it but myself. (Totally normal unless a trusted detailer.)
I dont want to let the car garage touch it but i have to so the warranty remains in tact. (I just don't like paying for that)
Im partially tempted to just sell it and get something a bit older so i can worry less, but if i sell it now i will lose 2 grand straight away.
The thing is i dont even really do many miles so it just seems like a waste of money, cheer me up pistonheads.
Oldandslow said:
It's a fun small car. Go out and rag it round some nice roads in the sun.
This.Mine is 2 years old next week and about to go back to the leasing company. It's been nothing but fun each and every time i get behind the wheel. It's not the quickest thing in a straight line BUT round some twisties not much can keep with it.
My dad has the same problem, spent a good portion of cash on a lovely car, he spends a good few hours every weekend detailing it and absolutely loves it to bits. As a consequence of such love he is reluctant to drive it if it happens to be overcast, or he has to park in a car park, or has to driver over a slightly gravely road.
Luckly for him he has a freeloading son who dumps half a scrapyard full of old wrecks on his driveway on a regular basis.
. He owns 50 grand worth of sportscar and drives my shagged £800 Jimny 90% of time.
So yeah my suggestion, buy a beater for day to day work and save your pride & joy for the weekend.
Luckly for him he has a freeloading son who dumps half a scrapyard full of old wrecks on his driveway on a regular basis.
. He owns 50 grand worth of sportscar and drives my shagged £800 Jimny 90% of time.So yeah my suggestion, buy a beater for day to day work and save your pride & joy for the weekend.
manracer said:
Oldandslow said:
It's a fun small car. Go out and rag it round some nice roads in the sun.
This.Mine is 2 years old next week and about to go back to the leasing company. It's been nothing but fun each and every time i get behind the wheel. It's not the quickest thing in a straight line BUT round some twisties not much can keep with it.
I found leasing was good for being able to drive something new (also a Fiesta ST actually) but not have to stress too much in the knowledge it would be gone in less than 2 years - no obligation to keep the paint perfect for example, so £5 car washes weren't an issue.
Now I have a much more expensive car & on PCP - with a reasonable expectation that some value will be retained in 4 years time if it's in good condition (also I expect to keep it past the 4 years if possible). So now only I can wash it, worry about a door being opened into it, letting the engine warm etc.
Love the car, but at the same time I suspect I would have found the alternative of a Golf R lease easier to treat as more of an appliance.
Now I have a much more expensive car & on PCP - with a reasonable expectation that some value will be retained in 4 years time if it's in good condition (also I expect to keep it past the 4 years if possible). So now only I can wash it, worry about a door being opened into it, letting the engine warm etc.
Love the car, but at the same time I suspect I would have found the alternative of a Golf R lease easier to treat as more of an appliance.
So you bought a hot hatch, probably the best one available, yet don't live near good twisty roads, don't want to drive it there because you're scared you'll waste fuel (how much fuel can a 1.6 waste? It's not a Mustang ffs) and are scared to leave it anywhere, despite it being a ten-a-penny hot hatch. I can understand that you've saved up for it and it's your pride and joy but enjoy it. Why did you buy the car if you aren't going to use it as intended? Get a 1 litre fiesta or ropey old Polo if all you want to do is pootle to the shops and back.
eezeh said:
So why did you buy a hot hatch if you don't want to waste fuel as you put it?
This. Fill it up, then go and empty it. 40 miles to the twisties and back will use a gallon of fuel - £5.20ish. A 75 mile hoon around them will use possibly three gallons, maybe less - £15. £20 to go and enjoy your car? Is it not pennies compared money you've already spent?
My son has an ST coming this week, his face after the test drive (I stayed at the dealers) wa a picture, pound for pound the most fun car you can get it seems.
Life is too short to worry too much, if it breaks or gets damaged, fix it.
I was sat in my wife's Fiesta the other day and the door got banged, I politely asked the lady that did it to be careful and had her halfwit boyfriend wanting to fight me for daring to say anything, wouldn't mind but parked with loads of spare spaces but she decides to park dead close and then shuffle her fat arse out of the gap. He also then made a quip about it not being a Ferrari, no, it isn't but it's ours, bought and paid for, and immaculate unlike their heap of a Golf.
You can't win, have another and enjoy the benefits of not caring or get something decent and enjoy that, I reckon I would need to be pretty wealthy to have a new car and not care, my latefather in law managed it, used to tow wheelie bins in his brand new A6 estate with his arm out of the window, gritty plastic sanding down shiny paint, he dragged a garden centre trolley into his seven series and went "oh dear", just part exed at three years and didn't care, that's the way to be !
Life is too short to worry too much, if it breaks or gets damaged, fix it.
I was sat in my wife's Fiesta the other day and the door got banged, I politely asked the lady that did it to be careful and had her halfwit boyfriend wanting to fight me for daring to say anything, wouldn't mind but parked with loads of spare spaces but she decides to park dead close and then shuffle her fat arse out of the gap. He also then made a quip about it not being a Ferrari, no, it isn't but it's ours, bought and paid for, and immaculate unlike their heap of a Golf.
You can't win, have another and enjoy the benefits of not caring or get something decent and enjoy that, I reckon I would need to be pretty wealthy to have a new car and not care, my latefather in law managed it, used to tow wheelie bins in his brand new A6 estate with his arm out of the window, gritty plastic sanding down shiny paint, he dragged a garden centre trolley into his seven series and went "oh dear", just part exed at three years and didn't care, that's the way to be !
I can see where you're coming from OP. My daily is a new hot hatch. Whilst it's not £100k worth of car, I do worry about it at supermarket car parks or when I'm at work as the standard of driving in the work car park is atrocious. Up until last month, I kept the car mostly in eco mode as I'm used to a good 40-50mpg and now getting 28 on average is quite a sore hit.
But then I realised, I bought a hot hatch because I wanted to drive it. So now it's constantly in sport mode and out and about. It's a piece of metal. A shiny, nice piece of metal, I'll give you that. But it's also a piece of metal that's costing a lot of money, so I'm going to enjoy it. Tactical parking in car parks (i.e. between two already parked cars, or avoiding the Zafira with kid blinds on the back windows) is still very much a game I play.
Perhaps you're similar to me; in that the grass is always greener. I had an absolute HEAP of a corsa last year. Brilliant little car though. I kerbed it, bashed it, scraped it, it got dinged at carparks and scratched at car washes and I didn't give a hoot. But I wanted something fast and new with all the modcons. Then I got fast and new, I then missed having something I didn't care about.
Now, 6 months into ownership, the "wrap it in cotton wool" phase has worn off me, but I still very much look after the car. But at the end of the day, if you're trying to force yourself to enjoy the car, or you're constantly watching the MPG, a hot hatch is maybe the wrong choice. Take it out on a few back roads for a blast, you'll probably re-discover why you bought the car.
But then I realised, I bought a hot hatch because I wanted to drive it. So now it's constantly in sport mode and out and about. It's a piece of metal. A shiny, nice piece of metal, I'll give you that. But it's also a piece of metal that's costing a lot of money, so I'm going to enjoy it. Tactical parking in car parks (i.e. between two already parked cars, or avoiding the Zafira with kid blinds on the back windows) is still very much a game I play.
Perhaps you're similar to me; in that the grass is always greener. I had an absolute HEAP of a corsa last year. Brilliant little car though. I kerbed it, bashed it, scraped it, it got dinged at carparks and scratched at car washes and I didn't give a hoot. But I wanted something fast and new with all the modcons. Then I got fast and new, I then missed having something I didn't care about.
Now, 6 months into ownership, the "wrap it in cotton wool" phase has worn off me, but I still very much look after the car. But at the end of the day, if you're trying to force yourself to enjoy the car, or you're constantly watching the MPG, a hot hatch is maybe the wrong choice. Take it out on a few back roads for a blast, you'll probably re-discover why you bought the car.
Kinda fell in to that trap too but on a lesser outlay.
Replaced a dependable but capable old Volvo estate that was stood on, abused, left in car parks etc and bought something newer and shinier which is great because it's something to stand back and be proud off... it's bigger, newer, faster but I'm also reluctant to leave it in the work car park, paranoid about the wheels, don't like stop start driving but it's brilliant at all other times.
I've resolved this by keeping my old estate, owes me nothing and costs £40 a month to tax and insure... it's currently still parked in town somewhere following a night out on Saturday and just gets used to run to work and back.
Replaced a dependable but capable old Volvo estate that was stood on, abused, left in car parks etc and bought something newer and shinier which is great because it's something to stand back and be proud off... it's bigger, newer, faster but I'm also reluctant to leave it in the work car park, paranoid about the wheels, don't like stop start driving but it's brilliant at all other times.
I've resolved this by keeping my old estate, owes me nothing and costs £40 a month to tax and insure... it's currently still parked in town somewhere following a night out on Saturday and just gets used to run to work and back.
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