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Budget for Repairs on a New Vehicle

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  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 16,414 Forumite
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    Those are pretty small cars to be doing 30k miles a year in. And the 1.2 diesel might not be much fun on the motorway - take a long test drive if you can.
  • scaredofdebt
    scaredofdebt Posts: 1,663 Forumite
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    Herzlos wrote: »
    Those are pretty small cars to be doing 30k miles a year in. And the 1.2 diesel might not be much fun on the motorway - take a long test drive if you can.

    Can't be any worse than the 17 year old pug 306 I used to run.

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,080 Forumite
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    Over £400 a month? How does that spread across repairs and depreciation?

    A new car could depreciate that each month in its first year or two. And at 30k a year you maybe needing new tyres etc yearly or more depending on the car and tyre brand..

    If its a lease or new will that be main dealer servicing?
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