Would you get an expensive car to run if it were a good deal

vl2588

Cars are either a(n evil) necessity or a passion. Decide which they are for you and act accordingly :T

bungle4by4

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Where did he say he'd sell it after a few months?

would you keep a car you dont like, just because its a money saver??

well only if your the kind to who would pick a tuppence out of a turd.

buy the car you want. and will enjoy. your a long time dead.

wallbash

bungle4by4 wrote: »

would you keep a car you dont like, just because its a money saver??

well only if your the kind to who would pick a tuppence out of a turd.

buy the car you want. and will enjoy. your a long time dead.

A wonderful honest and true posting , summed up the problem and gave the best answer

Gene_Hunt_2

wallbash wrote: »

A wonderful honest and true posting , summed up the problem and gave the best answer

He gave some good advice here too.

bungle4by4

are you my stalker??? or is it just wil 50+ posts a day average you never leave the house and think the internet is your friend?

TVR2

My parents own an Outback 2.5 and they love it. They tried a 3.0 (same engine as the Spec B I believe) and it was a real hoot, Dad was mighty tempted but finally rejected it as my Mum wasn't too fussed with the extra performance and he would rarely drive it. Shame though...

As for helpful points, it's been completely reliable over the two years they have owned it and the build is solid. It does drink a little (2.5, awd, and a 4 speed auto will see to that), but is an all-round good motor and has led to a couple of their friends moving to Subaru from Audi etc...

My Mum was a Volvo purest and it took a while to convince her to look at something else, but now she declares she'll never go back.

P.S. the Forester is far more rough and ready than the Legacy/Outback and has managed to go from looking rugged and almost handsome in its earliest days to just plain, well, plain. But styling is all subjective I guess. The interior has the feel of a typical Japanese car of the late 90s too (think a very well built Ford Sierra and you'll be close) whereas the Legacy/Outback post '03 is almost at a Germanic level of quality and aesthetic.

epz_2

KonkyWonky wrote: »

Doing a low amount of miles does not always help when it comes to parts wearing out. Certain parts will actually wear quicker the less the car is used ie exhaust system, battery, brake discs.

This is a money saving forum and buying the type of car you are suggesting will under no circumstances save you money. If you are looking for someone to tell you "what a great idea" then you might get more luck on a Subaru forum.

BTW, if you only do 4k miles a year then why on earth would you be considering spending this amount of cash on a car, again baring in mind this is a money saving forum?

My driving is a bit weird, its a mix of very short and a 90mile round trip every few weeks. It's not stop/start city driving so pretty low stress to the car, just the short driving means the engine never really gets heated up much so possibly a good shout on the exhaust but I believe its stainless steel.

Public transport is frankly a joke, to get back from my folks on Sunday which I do regularly by train takes 7hrs and costs the same as a car that takes 45mins. I can see train stations at both ends as well! I also regularly need to get weird places sometimes at odd times.

I realise this is MSE but i value my time/freedom as well, I know I could ride about in a 100k mile banger but you never know whats been done to it or what what will break next.

I am not really looking for justification to buy, mostly i am just wondering if anyone else has noticed this anomaly in pricing due to the tax changes and had an opinion on the pros/cons.


@TVR2, Given the choice I would probably get a outback if there were any at a good price but nobody is bloody selling them, there's 60 on autotrader under 40k miles nationwide. Now if only they made an outback with the spec b's gearbox :j

marlot

Subarus are some of the best engineered cars you can buy, but (except for the impreza) have little recognition in the UK, so prices are keen.

But ... spares can be eye-wateringly expensive, dealers widely spaced. If you can find a good independent specialist near you then you'll be doing well.

I drove a Subaru across most of Kenya. With some decent tyres on it was getting pretty well everywhere my Mitsubishi Shogun was getting. MPG was awful, but everything else about the car was A1.

Hammyman

If you go for the Subaru, join an owners club with a good forum. My wife has a Mitsubisho FTO. When it looked like the rear wheelbearing needed replacing, the part was only available from Mitsubishi for an eye watering £385. Owners club import them for £80 but they said to swap the front and rear wheels over because apparently due to the camber, the wear on the rear tyres happens in such a way that you end up with a failing bearing type rumble. End result, swapped tyres and no noise. Saving: £365 - she paid for membership of the owners club

cyclonebri1

wallbash wrote: »

A wonderful honest and true posting , summed up the problem and gave the best answer

But I think I got there 1st in posts#3 and #5