Regretting new car purchase

unforeseen

DanS1 said:

chrisw said:

DanS1 said:

I also work from home, so won't even be using it on a day to day basis and will have to take it for a run round the block every night. 

Eh?? It's not a dog that has to go walkies every night.

If I don't take it out at least once a day for an 8 mile round the block it will break down, especially with it being diesel and the colder weather coming. A man from the AA advised me of that the last time I owned a similar car.

AA talking bulls**t again
During Covid I was shielding. My diesel vehicle sat for a month at a time without moving and has had no I'll effects

Sea_Shell

unforeseen said:

DanS1 said:

chrisw said:

DanS1 said:

I also work from home, so won't even be using it on a day to day basis and will have to take it for a run round the block every night. 

Eh?? It's not a dog that has to go walkies every night.

If I don't take it out at least once a day for an 8 mile round the block it will break down, especially with it being diesel and the colder weather coming. A man from the AA advised me of that the last time I owned a similar car.

AA talking bulls**t again
During Covid I was shielding. My diesel vehicle sat for a month at a time without moving and has had no I'll effects

I would have thought not using a diesel at all, is much better for it than "going round the block" everyday, from a DPF perspective.

Would a car that old even have a DPF??

sheramber

It is 8 miles to go 'round the block'?

DanS1

Sea_Shell said:

unforeseen said:

DanS1 said:

chrisw said:

DanS1 said:

I also work from home, so won't even be using it on a day to day basis and will have to take it for a run round the block every night. 

Eh?? It's not a dog that has to go walkies every night.

If I don't take it out at least once a day for an 8 mile round the block it will break down, especially with it being diesel and the colder weather coming. A man from the AA advised me of that the last time I owned a similar car.

AA talking bulls**t again
During Covid I was shielding. My diesel vehicle sat for a month at a time without moving and has had no I'll effects

I would have thought not using a diesel at all, is much better for it than "going round the block" everyday, from a DPF perspective.

Would a car that old even have a DPF??

Don't think mine does its only been a requirement since 2009.

DanS1

unforeseen said:

DanS1 said:

chrisw said:

DanS1 said:

I also work from home, so won't even be using it on a day to day basis and will have to take it for a run round the block every night. 

Eh?? It's not a dog that has to go walkies every night.

If I don't take it out at least once a day for an 8 mile round the block it will break down, especially with it being diesel and the colder weather coming. A man from the AA advised me of that the last time I owned a similar car.

AA talking bulls**t again
During Covid I was shielding. My diesel vehicle sat for a month at a time without moving and has had no I'll effects

In my last diesel if I left it alone for one day it wouldn't start. I expect to be the same in this one. AA advised you must drive it everyday especially in cold weather. £200 a year membership so I expect they know what they're talking about.

DanS1

sheramber said:

It is 8 miles to go 'round the block'?

Ok not quite round the block. I will just drive 4 miles one way (trying to include 40mph roads if possible) then drive the opposite way back. Problem is I don't finish work until 5:30pm so will more than likely be driving in the dark, thus affecting my black box insurance scores. 

TadleyBaggie

DanS1 said:

Moving house and buying a car are the 2 most stressful events in life, both of which I've now gone through in the last month.

Not even in the top 10, death of spouse, parents, children etc trump buying a car.

Car_54

DanS1 said:

unforeseen said:

DanS1 said:

chrisw said:

DanS1 said:

I also work from home, so won't even be using it on a day to day basis and will have to take it for a run round the block every night. 

Eh?? It's not a dog that has to go walkies every night.

If I don't take it out at least once a day for an 8 mile round the block it will break down, especially with it being diesel and the colder weather coming. A man from the AA advised me of that the last time I owned a similar car.

AA talking bulls**t again
During Covid I was shielding. My diesel vehicle sat for a month at a time without moving and has had no I'll effects

In my last diesel if I left it alone for one day it wouldn't start. I expect to be the same in this one. AA advised you must drive it everyday especially in cold weather. £200 a year membership so I expect they know what they're talking about.

The AA man's advice was complete rubbish. He may well have been pulling your leg.

Anyway, if you really want bad advice you can get it on the internet for free.

sheramber

£200 is for breakdown cover not for advice about driving a diesel car.

Our diesel could sometimes sit for a week not being used.

But then it would be driven about 40 miles- we lived in a rural area and shopped in town once a week.

Didn't have any problems with it.

TadleyBaggie

Starting a diesel car and running around the block is a good way to run down the battery, the battery power needed to turn over the engine will take more than a quick run round to recover.