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Good time to upgrade my car?
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parking_question_chap said:For a balance I have a near on twenty year old petrol car and for the last six or seven years have only driven up to 2,000 miles a year almost exclusively to get me to the supermarket or football. Both of which are a few miles away and I have had no engine related problems. Engine damange is not caused by short journeys alone, it is caused by excessive revving before the engine has been warmed up or not bothering to keep the oil level sufficient.Assuming its petrol and a got a FSH then unless the previous owner of this 30,000 mile car was a wannabe Fernando Alonso it will most probably be fine.0
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You seem to be panicking over nothing...
Brakes are a consumable part and will need changing several times over the life of a car regardless of what car you own
Same thing for the cam chain it will need changing at some point , now that it's done it shouldn't need doing again as long as you service your car regularly, I can't see anywhere where you mention how you found out the cam chain needed replacing?
I would keep your car , it has fresh brakes and cam chain , the next car you buy won't1 -
Mumum said:AdrianC said:How has your French-built Yaris been? Just fine? No issues with build quality? It's got to 17yo, after all...
I'd buy one with higher mileage, and pay less for it in the process...
30k across 8 years is probably pootled to the shops and back, never got properly warm, never had a decent run.
The original will wear worse if oil changes are neglected.
Any replacement is only as good as the quality of parts fitted (OEM or pattern?) - and that's assuming all gears and tensioners are replaced, which they often aren't.What sort of mileage and age would you say is a happy medium?
I'd like to see 5-6k/year minimum, ideally more. People get unnecessarily scared by perfectly normal mileage, and pay way OTT for a car that's probably been abused. Cars benefit from use. Getting them properly up to temperature is good for them. Constant cold-engine short-journey use is not.
Looking at autobox Aygos on Autotrader, £5-5.5k...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?radius=1500&make=TOYOTA&model=AYGO&price-from=5000&price-to=5500&transmission=Automatic&exclude-writeoff-categories=on
and ignoring distance (since we don't know where you are!), I'd be starting off with the red 63-plate with 48k on it. It's been listed since Nov, so there might be some wiggle-room on the price.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011306623134
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As above, if its reliable and does what you need get your moneys worth out of the chain and brakes. Your car dealer will probably still offer you £500px for it in a years time. Unlike a 5k car there will be near zero depreciation on this one.
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Homer_home said:You seem to be panicking over nothing...
Brakes are a consumable part and will need changing several times over the life of a car regardless of what car you own
Same thing for the cam chain it will need changing at some point , now that it's done it shouldn't need doing again as long as you service your car regularly, I can't see anywhere where you mention how you found out the cam chain needed replacing?
I would keep your car , it has fresh brakes and cam chain , the next car you buy won't1 -
Norman_Castle said:As above, if its reliable and does what you need get your moneys worth out of the chain and brakes. Your car dealer will probably still offer you £500px for it in a years time. Unlike a 5k car there will be near zero depreciation on this one.0
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AdrianC said:Mumum said:AdrianC said:How has your French-built Yaris been? Just fine? No issues with build quality? It's got to 17yo, after all...
I'd buy one with higher mileage, and pay less for it in the process...
30k across 8 years is probably pootled to the shops and back, never got properly warm, never had a decent run.
The original will wear worse if oil changes are neglected.
Any replacement is only as good as the quality of parts fitted (OEM or pattern?) - and that's assuming all gears and tensioners are replaced, which they often aren't.What sort of mileage and age would you say is a happy medium?
I'd like to see 5-6k/year minimum, ideally more. People get unnecessarily scared by perfectly normal mileage, and pay way OTT for a car that's probably been abused. Cars benefit from use. Getting them properly up to temperature is good for them. Constant cold-engine short-journey use is not.
Looking at autobox Aygos on Autotrader, £5-5.5k...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?radius=1500&make=TOYOTA&model=AYGO&price-from=5000&price-to=5500&transmission=Automatic&exclude-writeoff-categories=on
and ignoring distance (since we don't know where you are!), I'd be starting off with the red 63-plate with 48k on it. It's been listed since Nov, so there might be some wiggle-room on the price.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2020113066231340 -
Mumum said:Homer_home said:You seem to be panicking over nothing...
Thanks for explaining your line of thought. That makes sense. I would much rather not have to buy another car but wanted to make sure I wasn't throwing good money after bad. The garage had suggested that it would last me about another year but I don't know if they were basing that on age or condition. Mind you, the fact that they would buy it from me for more than £500 suggests they dont believe that to be the case. I'm not sure why you think I'm panicking. I've been considering upgrading for a few months now so am trying to gather information to make an informed decision. Thanks for your input, it helps.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
jimjames said:Mumum said:Homer_home said:You seem to be panicking over nothing...
Thanks for explaining your line of thought. That makes sense. I would much rather not have to buy another car but wanted to make sure I wasn't throwing good money after bad. The garage had suggested that it would last me about another year but I don't know if they were basing that on age or condition. Mind you, the fact that they would buy it from me for more than £500 suggests they dont believe that to be the case. I'm not sure why you think I'm panicking. I've been considering upgrading for a few months now so am trying to gather information to make an informed decision. Thanks for your input, it helps.
If your current car keeps going then why change it...if however it's a desire to have a newer car rather than a need then that's your call to make.0 -
noclaf said:jimjames said:Mumum said:Homer_home said:You seem to be panicking over nothing...
Thanks for explaining your line of thought. That makes sense. I would much rather not have to buy another car but wanted to make sure I wasn't throwing good money after bad. The garage had suggested that it would last me about another year but I don't know if they were basing that on age or condition. Mind you, the fact that they would buy it from me for more than £500 suggests they dont believe that to be the case. I'm not sure why you think I'm panicking. I've been considering upgrading for a few months now so am trying to gather information to make an informed decision. Thanks for your input, it helps.
If your current car keeps going then why change it...if however it's a desire to have a newer car rather than a need then that's your call to make.0
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