Have to buy a new car!

[grellboy]

Car failed MOT on 11 issues, so now have to go and spend 4 biggies minimum (the missus demands!) on a new one. Never drive the poxy things, so really annoyed, as may well disrupt my plans for my first carbon with ultegra. Grrrr! Rant over.

 

[Banjo]

Commiserations but so long as your bike fits in the back with just the front wheel removed then the money wont be completely wasted.

 

[Brandane]

I presume 4 biggies is £4000?
You can get a good car for less than that. Toyota. Corolla. Petrol. 1600cc. Post 2004 (earlier ones burn oil).
Do a search on Autotrader.
Edit to add... I can confirm that it meets @Banjo 's criteria, with a 58cm Specialized or Ridgeback frame - and without the need for any wheel removal!

 

[vickster]

Get her to pay

 

[MichaelW2]

£4k, that is almost the price of a pro grade bike. Outrageous amount to spend on a car.

 

[grellboy]

I presume 4 biggies is £4000?
You can get a good car for less than that. Toyota. Corolla. Petrol. 1600cc. Post 2004 (earlier ones burn oil).
Do a search on Autotrader.
Edit to add... I can confirm that it meets @Banjo 's criteria, with a 58cm Specialized or Ridgeback frame - and without the need for any wheel removal!

If I bought my missus a corolla I wouldn't even be alive to buy the bike!

 

[mythste]

If I bought my missus a corolla I wouldn't even be alive to buy the bike!

Win win?

 

[mr messy]

Only 11?? Pah! that's barely one page

Bet it's only 3 items at fault too.....

 

[Vapin' Joe]

£1500 max is all I spend on a car now and that's pushing it. My '99 Astra was bought for £1050 three years ago (One owner from new, FSH) and I've almost doubled the 63k on the clock, there are still eight months MoT left on it.

Look round and you can get some cracking motors for little money.

 

[dim]

get a good used Volvo S80 for a lot cheaper than your budget .... I have one and am well pleased .... no probs so far (touch wood), and I've had it for several years

 

[tyred]

Unless you've got serious rust issues, just fix it. It will cost a lot less than 4k and whatever you need to replace won't need replaced again for a while.

 

[vickster]

Let your missus choose and contribute if it's her car. I for one wouldn't let a man dictate the car I drive, any more than I would the bikes I ride

 

[Tommy2]

What did it fail on? what car is it?

 

[Biff600]

so long as your bike fits in the back with just the front wheel removed

Mine doesn't fit as the seats don't fold down

 

[Justinslow]

Put down a tiny deposit and buy brand new on a PCP deal, you too can have another £300 per month "mortgage" going out of your account and not own anything after 2 years, join the masses driving around in their flash motors looking errr flash, It's a no brainer surely