Getting a bit desperate now

[Doctor Gollum]

Basically you're looking for an excuse to get rid of it.

My point is that you really don't need to spend £10k to do so unless you want to. And actually £10k can buy a significantly more interesting car should you want it.

[Doctor Gollum]

And, as for outliving my astra....no. I haven't spent a penny on it.....ever, so it's in need of a bit of tlc.
I could buy a car for a few grand and lose money when I come to sell it. But I don't think I'll bother 

Don't then

[STEMO]

Basically you're looking for an excuse to get rid of it.

My point is that you really don't need to spend £10k to do so unless you want to. And actually £10k can buy a significantly more interesting car should you want it.

Yes, I am. Sometimes.
Because I am under the impression that, for more money than my car is worth, I will get more car. But that's not necessarily true.

[Doctor Gollum]

Basically you're looking for an excuse to get rid of it.

My point is that you really don't need to spend £10k to do so unless you want to. And actually £10k can buy a significantly more interesting car should you want it.

Yes, I am. Sometimes.
Because I am under the impression that, for more money than my car is worth, I will get more car. But that's not necessarily true.

Depends how you define more...

[STEMO]

Basically you're looking for an excuse to get rid of it.

My point is that you really don't need to spend £10k to do so unless you want to. And actually £10k can buy a significantly more interesting car should you want it.

Yes, I am. Sometimes.
Because I am under the impression that, for more money than my car is worth, I will get more car. But that's not necessarily true.

Depends how you define more...

Yeah. Subjective, innit?

[Doctor Gollum]

Newer isn't more because it's a constantly diminishing measure.

And more expensive doesn't mean anything either, either in terms of maintenance, running costs or purchase price.

You could buy a 3 year old Astra for £10k and spend nothing on it for the next three years and have it be worth £2k then, a net loss of £8k...

Or... You could buy a £1.5k car with a fresh MoT every year and spend nothing on it. After the same 3 years, you would be £3.5k ahead of the Astra. You would actually be much further ahead because you would only replace the car if it required spending on, so it could potentially last the full 3 years.