Resisting the urge.....

Hoof_Hearted

Does anyone else get this....

I have a thoroughly reliable, but boring, (57) car. Easy on petrol and plently of room for the dog in the boot. Still looks good, regularly serviced and probably worth abut £4,000.

Any sensible person would hang onto it, but I just fancy a change, which certainly isn't a good money saving idea. I may end up with a lemon which costs loads to sort out.

Anyone convince me that I'm an idiot or do others get the same urge?

Paradigm

Something "less boring" tends to be more expensive to run, what are you looking at?

I've been there & done it, seemed a good idea at the time

artbaron

I'll be doing the same next spring although my current car might not be everyone's idea of "sensible". The biggest issue is running costs. You can spend all your cash on the car then find the first year's maintenance is the same again. There are a number of low maintenance, reliable performance cars but without knowing your budget, age (for insurance) and circumstance it's probably not useful to suggest any.

Contessa

I get this too fairly regularly. If it's a particularly severe attack I find the best way to cure it is not to struggle against it. Just two weeks ago it was bad so I looked round some showrooms, had a test drive and the salesman told me the price and how much (i.e. little ) my car was worth in part exchange. Drastic treatment but the cure was instant!

cleggy.

Yes, I sold my car 6 months ago and have managed very well without one and my boozing has improved no end. But it keeps crossing my mind I should get another car. I was thinking about the new Ford Focus ST 247bhp, it's a 2 litre 4 cyl turbo rather than the older model which was a Volvo engined 2.5 5cyl turbo. I've got the cash, no problem, 21k seems a bargain too.

But I know it doesn't make sence so i come here and have a good read of all peoples woes with insurance, servicing, points on licence, parking issues, crashes, running costs and all the other subjects. It then puts me right off being a car owner again and I go off to the pub for a chat and a few drinks. That will last about 4 weeks till I have to come here to "top up" my common sence once again.

Anyway, off for a few pints in a minute so happy xmas.

anotherbaldrick

Where we live we are always getting women driving straight at us, one hand on the wheel the other texting their social contacts. I am changing my golf next week to something a lot bigger and tougher.

TrickyWicky

Well I did it the other way round. I was working miles away in one of the cities and my small and perfectly nice car was unreliable. Next one was worse so I thought what the hell and upgraded to something hugely big, expensive, high maintenance costs (but low actual maintenance as it needs doing so rarely) and I've never looked back.

Sure, it can guzzle petrol from the pump faster than most women can max a credit card and the insurance is just £stupid but it's been reliable, got me from A => B, has tons of toys and gizmos, is utterly comfy and I love it to bits. I only spent £1150 on it too.

So sure, if you're bored and fed up with your current car, go and change it for one you like. There are some damn nice reliable cars out there these days that are bullet proof unlike years ago where some of them would be lemons. Just do your research, read plenty of reviews etc.

Mobeer

I've done exactly what the OP suggested and it feels good. Probably makes no sense to a miser, but money does exist to be spent and I like driving my new (used) car a whole lot.

SCO

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

Where we live we are always getting women driving straight at us, one hand on the wheel the other texting their social contacts. I am changing my golf next week to something a lot bigger and tougher.

Wont stop them, the problem is they think the road is theirs.

TrickyWicky

SCO wrote: »

Wont stop them, the problem is they think the road is theirs.

and they're better than other drivers.

epninety

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Any sensible person would hang onto it, but I just fancy a change, which certainly isn't a good money saving idea.

Assuming you can really afford it - I mean buy/finance it, and run it, without big cuts elsewhere, then I think the thing to keep in mind is 'what are you moneysaving for?'.

If it's so the savings go towards the luxuries of life, then you just have to figure out if *you* think it's worthwhile, and if you want to commit the money.

I'm a petrolhead, I spend a couple of hours each day in my car, so why would I want to spend that time in something that's either horrible or (worse) just plain boring?