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New engine, keep or get rid

Alanp · 2022-12-30 11:25:39

I’m picking my almost three year old car back from the dealers where it’s been for nearly three weeks, it went in initially for a noise in the engine bay, it sounded to me like a dry/noisy pulley, and indeed, it was diagnosed as such,( crankshaft pulley replaced), , the dealer ( ford) rang to say that this hadn’t cured it…

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CoastingHatbox Posts: 517 Forumite

30 December 2022 at 6:33PM edited 30 December 2022 at 6:33PM

In the time you have had the car, the prices of new cars have increased substantially.

In a few years time, things might look more settled in terms of transitioning away from ICE vehicles.

With the kind of mileage you are covering, you might be better placed financially to keep a car 5-10 years or even until it dies.

A dream is not reality, but who's to say which is which?
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