what age is a good one to buy
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What about all the suggestions in your other threads??
Just buy a car.. Give it a full service - all filters, maybe glow plugs, oil, timing belt and water pump and you're good to go! Budget all that work into what you want to pay for the car.
If anything else goes it's just bad luck. A clutch could go at 40k or 140k depending on how it's driven.
Keep at least £500 a side for repairs.
Or buy a cheaper car.
Just buy a car.. Give it a full service - all filters, maybe glow plugs, oil, timing belt and water pump and you're good to go! Budget all that work into what you want to pay for the car.
If anything else goes it's just bad luck. A clutch could go at 40k or 140k depending on how it's driven.
Keep at least £500 a side for repairs.
Or buy a cheaper car.
ks and post 2003 with a manual box.
philmots said:
What about all the suggestions in your other threads??
Just buy a car.. Give it a full service - all filters, maybe glow plugs, oil, timing belt and water pump and you're good to go! Budget all that work into what you want to pay for the car.
If anything else goes it's just bad luck. A clutch could go at 40k or 140k depending on how it's driven.
Keep at least £500 a side for repairs.
Or buy a cheaper car.
Im looking at one of the PD130 or PD100 cars but just dont know what age and mileage to buy at because im trying to keep under 5 grand and the PD130 are coming up as newest 07, im not too clued up on cars and dont know if things tend to go wrong more often after so many years or mileage, i know its not a given but i mean i dont want to buy the car and then very likely have to replace something because its at a certain ageJust buy a car.. Give it a full service - all filters, maybe glow plugs, oil, timing belt and water pump and you're good to go! Budget all that work into what you want to pay for the car.
If anything else goes it's just bad luck. A clutch could go at 40k or 140k depending on how it's driven.
Keep at least £500 a side for repairs.
Or buy a cheaper car.
Not sure how many more threads will be started...
You do realise failures aren't necessarily so black and white. You could get a low mileage car that will plague you for the entire ownership, likewise a high miler that needs nothing more than servicing.
You've got a Clio yes? Why not just keep that and stay on top of the maintenance. Fairly simple with little to go wrong and you've not spent anything on a new car, nor any additional finance to your name.
You do realise failures aren't necessarily so black and white. You could get a low mileage car that will plague you for the entire ownership, likewise a high miler that needs nothing more than servicing.
You've got a Clio yes? Why not just keep that and stay on top of the maintenance. Fairly simple with little to go wrong and you've not spent anything on a new car, nor any additional finance to your name.
GuyWMD said:
Not sure how many more threads will be started...
You do realise failures aren't necessarily so black and white. You could get a low mileage car that will plague you for the entire ownership, likewise a high miler that needs nothing more than servicing.
You've got a Clio yes? Why not just keep that and stay on top of the maintenance. Fairly simple with little to go wrong and you've not spent anything on a new car, nor any additional finance to your name.
Im finding it hard to decide whether i should get a different car or not, the clio is fine and in perfect condition with no miles on it and id have to take money out my savings to UPGRADE to a older car, im finding it hard to be sensible with money for my mortgage but at the same time think im young and should get a better car while i can.You do realise failures aren't necessarily so black and white. You could get a low mileage car that will plague you for the entire ownership, likewise a high miler that needs nothing more than servicing.
You've got a Clio yes? Why not just keep that and stay on top of the maintenance. Fairly simple with little to go wrong and you've not spent anything on a new car, nor any additional finance to your name.
No point changing just for the sake of it. Also, if you did buy the TDI Golf you're unlikely to look back fondly as being a car of your youth. Wait until you have a family, then buy the Golf. Lastly, my best cars are the ones I owned in my 30's. I had the most money, the most spare time and least commitments. Don't worry about not having the best cars when you're young, that wasn't the case for me either.
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