right..... this month looks like it's gonna be busy as all hell, i'm working all over the place, literally... 5 days in Glasgow, 2 weeks in oxford, 2 days near Falmouth, 2 days in Exeter, 2 days in London.....
the upshot of it all is that towards the tail end, probably around the 20th-21st i'm gonna need to GET a car.... coz it's either that or spend another bloody fortune on my much loved, but aged, and worn out Elite Estate...
well, I say worn out..... actually she's not THAT bad.... but i have to draw a line somewhere.... or i'll continue sinking more and more money into garage bills..
exhaust manifold gaskets, new front disks, pads all round, new rear bumper, a few rust spots.... the suspension is starting to feel a bit softer than it ought, the list goes on, none of them need necessarily be car killers on their own, but cumulatively, they add up to the cost of a lower mileage replacement.....
(to those of us without the tools, or physical robustness , or time, to spend a week crawling around in the cold & damp , then a week laid up in traction.... )
some of you may remember, i've already been in this position this year, in January, she had a new Exhaust, cam covers, cam cover gaskets, cam belt, and what not... totaling about £1500 in bills.
i'm determined not to be in the same boat again....
at the time, there was only one v6 Miggy elite estate for sale in the UK.... a green one , with a dodgy front end repair (no headlight washers fitted )
and so i blew the money fixing the current car up....
this time i'm absolutely determined not to end up in the same boat.
so.... current cash flow projection says i'll have maybe £2500 in cash, at the back end of the month..... spare (after allowing for paying all the bills this month, and shopping and so on)
While my dream car , currently at Josh's , is still out of my reach, if i don;t buy something i'm going to HAVE to blow it all on this one AGAIN... and gawd knows what else will break in another 3 weeks....
SO
what else is there, realistically, that falls in budget, with similar load carrying capacity, and comfort?? with decent reliability, and not astronomical servicing costs.
and if any one wants to play Spot the bargain Miggy, i'd be grateful.....
last month i spotted one, in autotrader, for about £1850, ... late plate, sub 100K miles, black elite estate..... with all relevant toys.
... but was about £500 short on being able to just go buy it.... and i will NOT get a loan out .... if i can;t pay cash, i ain t buying it...
