New key - or new car?

[Turbocharger]

I've lost the keys to her car - 2000 Volvo S40 diesel with 200,000 miles on it, worth £500ish.

Mr Volvo wants c.£200 for a new key and immobiliser fob. I've spoken to specialists and this really is the cheapest way to get the car moving. We've had the car since 160,000 three years ago, and everything still works, its only taken tyres, brakes and an exhaust.

So, do I spend £200 on a 200k car, but which I know has nothing wrong with it at the moment, or do I accept that previous good history means it's probably about to break anyway and splash £1000 into a newer car and just weigh this one in?

[obob]

Keep it. You'll but something for a grand and it'll end up less reliable. I'm speaking from experience!

[chris1roll]

What he said.

But be aware that approximately one week after paying for the new set, you will find the old ones.....

[98elise]

I'd much rather keep a reliable car that spend more on an unknown.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Keep the car you have.

[Jacobyte]

Search harder; clearly you haven't looked in the last place yet, 'cos that's where they always are.

[E38Ross]

another vote to keep the car you have. this really is something i need to sort out. i've only got one key for my car, if i lose it i'm fked. to get another one though will cost £135 from bmw why are keys so bloody expensive

[Captain Muppet]

If you wanted to get rid of it then your options are spend £200 to sell it for £500, or scrap it and get £100. It's worth £200 more to you if you get the new keys.

[Downton Mini]

Keep the car as everyone else has said you could be buying a whole load of trouble

[Pints]

Buy a book by Paul McKenna (sp?)

He has all sorts of tricks to help you remember things.

[LuS1fer]

Bin it. It's a diesel and one less is good.

[sinizter]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Keep the car you have.

[vetrof]

A bird in the hand ......

[PaperCut]

Turbocharger said:

So, do I spend £200 on a 200k car

Presumably lots of things have cost you hundreds of pounds for the car - RFL, insuarance (possibly?), major services, etc. That's the whole point of running a car. I say get the key(s) and keep the car - you could probably put another 200k miles on it!

[gowmonster]

immob and key set from scrappies? or any volvo forum where someone might be stripping there's of parts? probably not a common car to strip though.

[E38Ross]

LuS1fer said:

Bin it. It's a diesel and one less is good.

useful

[anonymous-user]

Keep it, the cheapest car is the one you have, if you buy a £1000 snotter and bin the Ovlov the nordic gods will punish you with a £205 repair bill on the new car

[Laurel Green]

Keep it! Oh and, they're in that bush beside the drive.

[Pvapour]

can you bypass the ignition?? & fit a secret starter button, then visit scrappy for old barrel with keys for the drivers door, £50 fix + a bit of labour

[rallycross]

Safer bet is buy a new key or wait till the missing ones turn up again as high risk of buying a car with lots of hidden problems at this price range at which point the £200 key option will seem less painfull.