Hello!
I could do with some advice I'm likely to ignore. Lol
I've got an old 2005 Saab 93. It's MOT is due on the 23rd of October. And it will fail on multiple things, mostly suspension (most definitely needs 2 new front shocks, and 2 rear springs. Yay pot holes!), plus possibly front tires, brakes, and then wild card things that I don't know about. So quite a lot. At least £300 worth.
Plus a few other issues that aren't MOT failures, but need sorting (like my intermittent EML coming on and going in to limp mode. Lol)
The car isn't worth very much, maybe £400-500 private sale, if that. Or £200 trade in/scrap.
Other than that. It's a nice car! Lol
I like driving it, when it works. And it's reliably gotten us to London several times. It only seems to like breaking down in garden centres or on the way to work.
I've already spent quite a bit on it, new alternator, battery, thermostat, cambelt and water pump kit.
So I've been trying to find a new car to replace it for £2000~, with no luck.
(Looking for a nice smallish automatic petrol, at least a 2008, that's not French or Italian. Lol)
Now, my girlfriend wants to learn to drive, and hates my Saab (it's too big, and too broken). So she offered another £1000 if I get a ...wait for it...
A Mini, In black, with a white roof, that's automatic and petrol, and at least a 2008, in good condition, from non-smoker, with low miles, that's not stolen or written off.
Basically they don't exist at that price range.
Anyhoo. Advice time.
Do I;
A) See how much passing the MOT will be, then decide to fix or scrap?
B) Just scrap it/trade for any suitable-ish car ASAP. (I do enjoy fobbing off dead cars to dodgy dealers!)
C) Just scrap it until I find a new car, and cycle to work.
D) Hold out for the magical unicorn mini that's drastically underpriced, but not stolen written off. Lol
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
I could do with some advice I'm likely to ignore. Lol
I've got an old 2005 Saab 93. It's MOT is due on the 23rd of October. And it will fail on multiple things, mostly suspension (most definitely needs 2 new front shocks, and 2 rear springs. Yay pot holes!), plus possibly front tires, brakes, and then wild card things that I don't know about. So quite a lot. At least £300 worth.
Plus a few other issues that aren't MOT failures, but need sorting (like my intermittent EML coming on and going in to limp mode. Lol)
The car isn't worth very much, maybe £400-500 private sale, if that. Or £200 trade in/scrap.
Other than that. It's a nice car! Lol
I like driving it, when it works. And it's reliably gotten us to London several times. It only seems to like breaking down in garden centres or on the way to work.
I've already spent quite a bit on it, new alternator, battery, thermostat, cambelt and water pump kit.
So I've been trying to find a new car to replace it for £2000~, with no luck.
(Looking for a nice smallish automatic petrol, at least a 2008, that's not French or Italian. Lol)
Now, my girlfriend wants to learn to drive, and hates my Saab (it's too big, and too broken). So she offered another £1000 if I get a ...wait for it...
A Mini, In black, with a white roof, that's automatic and petrol, and at least a 2008, in good condition, from non-smoker, with low miles, that's not stolen or written off.
Basically they don't exist at that price range.
Anyhoo. Advice time.
Do I;
A) See how much passing the MOT will be, then decide to fix or scrap?
B) Just scrap it/trade for any suitable-ish car ASAP. (I do enjoy fobbing off dead cars to dodgy dealers!)
C) Just scrap it until I find a new car, and cycle to work.
D) Hold out for the magical unicorn mini that's drastically underpriced, but not stolen written off. Lol
CMDR Cosmic Spacehead