Problems with 64 plate Corsa(Vauxhall)

d123

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

Just need to make sure it has rear brakes eh?

What about the model without rear brakes as standard?

JustinR1979

d123 wrote: »

What about the model without rear brakes as standard?

The DM BS edition?

arcon5

Howard_jills11 wrote: »

Well it doesn't have anything to do with me. But for the benefit of the OP in future he/she may find it works out cheaper to get a used car rather than one on finance

And if everybody did that, where will all our used cars come from since at some time in their life they have to be 'new'?

Go on everyone, buy loads of BMW 2 Series coupes, so in 10 years i'll have my nice new (to me) car .

arcon5

You sure the brakes aren't just bedding themselves in op?
Noise potentially just !!!! tyres?
What 'problems' exactly did the report specify?

Spicy_McHaggis

JustinR1979 wrote: »

The DM BS edition?

Is that the bog standard one but with some flash bits to keep in the shed?

Spicy_McHaggis

Howard_jills11 wrote: »

Hello, please be patient with me!

I have retired a few years ago and I'm looking for advise if I should change my existing car for a smaller, more economical one. Unfortunately my financial situation has not been great since retiring from work; I have had a recent divorce and a sizeable chunk of my money has gone to my ex. I have also recently had several other wallet damaging expenses and I'm starting to worry about my financial stability for the coming years. I receive a pretty healthy private pension and I'm still 8 years away from the state pension but I seriously need to think how I can support myself for the next 20 plus odd years of my life.

Regarding my motoring dilemma, I should start with some background about myself. I've been lucky to own several luxury comfortable cruisers over the course of my life, mainly BMW 5 series, an E class and a Lexus GS. I've never really considered myself as a 'petrol head' but I do appreciate comfort, quality and a big, heavy car for safety reasons. I do quite a bit of travelling up and down the country, around 12-15k per annum and due to my change of circumstances I'm assessing ways of cutting down on my expenses.

I currently drive a 2008 Honda Legend that I bought from the Honda dealers in 2010 when my financial situation was good. It's an amazing drive, very comfortable, excellent stability with its 4 wheel drive and has all the bells and whistles. What's starting to hurt is the £500 per annum road tax, relatively poor mpg (I get in the high 20's on a motorway cruise at 70-80), and expensive servicing bills. The car now has around 60k miles on the clock but its in excellent condition and was always serviced annually by Honda main dealers.

Having spoke to some friends and family, they suggested I should downsize to a diesel Golf or the like. I was looking at a 2010 Golf 1.6 TDI. Very low road tax, cheap on fuel, cheaper insurance and serving costs too. My budget is around £7.5k and I wouldn't mind a car with a maximum of 50k miles. I am also happy to consider a cheaper, older car for less than £7.5k as long as its cheap to run.

What do you guys think? Am I better off keeping my existing car? I don't mean to sound snobbish but what I fear is the huge downgrade in interior luxury, drive, comfort and power. Throughout my life I have always driven big engined 'premium' cars and I think I need time to prepare myself for a change in life style. I don't know what to do? Please help thanks.

I see he's now married the girl friend/sister/cousin got divorced, sold the A3 and had numerous luxury cars and is now divorced living in a flat. All in the last week and a bit.

You should be writing short stories.

Rowan1946

As stated in the 1st post., the car was bought brand new with 0% finance prob over 5 years which also comes with lifetime warranty .. Why wouldn't you, I did the week before them on an adam..

DUTR

Howard_jills11 wrote: »

I don't think that's a very fair comparison. Eating beans on toast everyday would cripple anyone's health over time. Driving a 5-10 year old banger rather than a brand new Vauxhall doesn't harm the drivers health.

Are you sure? baked beans – and other beans or pulses – are an important source of protein and fibre in the diet. Baked beans also provide calcium, potassium and some iron. And in what will be music to the ears of many a late-night eater: “The combination of beans and toast actually provides a good balance of amino acids (the building blocks of protein), so it’s a good option for vegetarians.”
There are 164 calories in a 1/2 cup serving of Heinz Baked Beans.



As for the Vauxhall, it appears to be harming the OP's mental health, the characteristics features of the car are not what one would expect , I do recall an article stating that Vauxhall were trying to re-market as a premium brand. The recent corsa's do come well specced.

OP is the heated windscreen the type with the wires running down the laminate or the oxidised type?