Bangeromics or New?

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My taxi guys buy circa 3 to 5 year old Honda / Toyota 4 door saloons and run them until about 150k miles and then dispose of them. I guess they know a thing or two about it.

mikey72

NicChanna wrote: »

I used to do bangernomics, but last year I changed job and have to work all across Scotland now, driving all over the place. This morning my car died totally on the way to a rural office.

Now I'm without a car, have had to rearrange things and inconvenience people at very short notice. Also I feel pressure because I haven't researched cars but have about a week and 2 days until I really need to have a new one up and running.

No more bangernomics for me, my job can't handle the unreliability.

Any car can do that,

The difference is with a banger you spend the money on a new car, whereas with a decent car you'll spend a similar amount getting it fixed rather than write the car off.

benham3160

Buy something like a Mondeo (big petrol one) if you're not doing the miles, you will get a cracking deal (nobody wants big petrol saloons anymore), lots of high quality car, and drive it. £2000 will get you something very presentable and as you're not doing many miles 30mpg will easily be overcome by saving £3000.

Take it out once a month and thrash it to within an inch of its life for ten miles with no mercy for it (but get the engine warm first.)

Keep the oil clean, and it'll keep going.

I once owned a Vauxhall Cavalier that I paid £50 I drove for a year fault-free.....

The odometer read 320,000 when I sold it. If what you've got works and you're not swayed desperately to change it, keep it. It could be "out of the frying pan in to the fire."

Regards,
Andy

Hintza

benham3160 wrote: »

Buy something like a Mondeo (big petrol one)

I agree with your sentiments for a bloke or a family but not so sure it is great idea for the fairer sex.