Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[The Sheriff]

Wifey has had her megane for four years now and done over 40000 miles in it. During her long summer holidays it will need a service, brakes all round and four new tyres. It has never let her down but........I am wondering whether, rather than spending the best part of a grand on it, I would be better chopping it in for a newer car.
I have no problems with her keeping it. Despite the derogatory comments about French cars, it has been very reliable (20000 service intervals too). But it may be getting to the stage where it will want money spending on it. The car buying service have quoted £4200 for it online, I doubt I would get that, but even £3700 would be good. If I leave it another year I might get SFA.
Another (small to me, big to her) problem is that it has all the toys. Tom Tom sat nav, auto lights and washers, keyless entry etc., and she would want the same, making the choice a bit limited.

 

[The Sheriff]

Also, her commute involves lots of high speed stretches and roundabouts, complete with 'nutters in a hurry'. So it would have to get away from the roundabouts quickly, unlike my weakling of an astra.

[05omegav6]

Only one car for it...

A 3.2 Omega with uprated brakes

Next... 

[The Sheriff]

Only one car for it...

A 3.2 Omega with uprated brakes

Next... 

Of course. Silly me.

[EMD]

If its been reliable i would just get what needs done and keep it  At least you know its been looked after and will continue to be a good motor 

[Kevin Wood]

4 years old and 40k and you're baulking at throwing a few consumables at it?

I'd be getting a bit more value out of it before chopping it in, myself.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

4 years old and 40k and you're baulking at throwing a few consumables at it?

I'd be getting a bit more value out of it before chopping it in, myself.

Agreed. It's in the prime of it's life.......unlike yourself.

I would say that the parts you listed come in at closer to £500 than £1000.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Wifey has had her megane for four years now and done over 40000 miles in it. During her long summer holidays it will need a service, brakes all round and four new tyres. It has never let her down but........I am wondering whether, rather than spending the best part of a grand on it, I would be better chopping it in for a newer car.
I have no problems with her keeping it. Despite the derogatory comments about French cars, it has been very reliable (20000 service intervals too). But it may be getting to the stage where it will want money spending on it. The car buying service have quoted £4200 for it online, I doubt I would get that, but even £3700 would be good. If I leave it another year I might get SFA.
Another (small to me, big to her) problem is that it has all the toys. Tom Tom sat nav, auto lights and washers, keyless entry etc., and she would want the same, making the choice a bit limited.

 

This is the point that poor people such as myself buy them.

[Bigron]

May I suggest that you shorten the service intervals from 20k to at most 10k, especially oil changes? The 20k figure is not realistic and only there to impress fleet managers, who expect to replace them after 2 years so it doesn't matter to them - but YOU want a longer lifetime from yours.....

Ron.

[Kevin Wood]

May I suggest that you shorten the service intervals from 20k to at most 10k, especially oil changes? The 20k figure is not realistic and only there to impress fleet managers, who expect to replace them after 2 years so it doesn't matter to them - but YOU want a longer lifetime from yours.....

Ron.

.. then again, if he's going to chop it in after only 4 years...

 

[The Sheriff]

I hear what you are all saying, and it makes perfect sense.

But....there is, of course, another side to it. Other people at work may give it a sideways glance and say it was about time the headteacher had a new car. Human nature, but we all have to adhere to it.

[deviator]

Looks at title....
Seems like a fair swap.

[Kevin Wood]

I hear what you are all saying, and it makes perfect sense.

But....there is, of course, another side to it. Other people at work may give it a sideways glance and say it was about time the headteacher had a new car. Human nature, but we all have to adhere to it.

People who should mind their own ******* business, you mean?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I hear what you are all saying, and it makes perfect sense.

But....there is, of course, another side to it. Other people at work may give it a sideways glance and say it was about time the headteacher had a new car. Human nature, but we all have to adhere to it.

I'll correct that for you.

Headmistress.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I hear what you are all saying, and it makes perfect sense.

But....there is, of course, another side to it. Other people at work may give it a sideways glance and say it was about time the headteacher had a new car. Human nature, but we all have to adhere to it.

People who should mind their own ******* business, you mean?

Yes. As Kevin says. Boll*cks to them.