Daily Driver Help!
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Old Timer
Daily Driver Help!
Right then!
First of all dont laugh!!
I have own my daily for around 6 year and it has been amazingly good to me, never let me down at all in 90k
it's a Pug 307 HDI in Gold :lmao:
these cars are selling for 1k or less so pritty worthless
now my dilemma is this:
It is getting on a bit now 51 plate 120k and its getting very rough, the clutch is on it's way out, the cat is held together with a bean tin, an abs sensor has gone, needs a service, MOT in April
so do a spend abit of money on it to last another year, i reckon around 500 to 1k to fix all
do i fix the abs and sell it for cheap money and get another motor
or break it
also i'm flat out stink atm
what you lot reckon! :dontknow:
First of all dont laugh!!
I have own my daily for around 6 year and it has been amazingly good to me, never let me down at all in 90k
it's a Pug 307 HDI in Gold :lmao:
these cars are selling for 1k or less so pritty worthless
now my dilemma is this:
It is getting on a bit now 51 plate 120k and its getting very rough, the clutch is on it's way out, the cat is held together with a bean tin, an abs sensor has gone, needs a service, MOT in April
so do a spend abit of money on it to last another year, i reckon around 500 to 1k to fix all
do i fix the abs and sell it for cheap money and get another motor
or break it
also i'm flat out stink atm
what you lot reckon! :dontknow:
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Local Hero
If it was me I would prob fix the things, especially as its been so reliable for you.
But it also depends on how much you think it will set you back in the near future.
But it also depends on how much you think it will set you back in the near future.
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Old Timer
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Old Timer
Would it just be a case of now thou that you fix one thing then another will go, always been my luck Matt. Personally would try and recoup some money and get a new daily
Just me though :dontknow:
Just me though :dontknow:
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Old Timer
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Member 125 - 2005
Could you put the money into your fixing up the mk1 and use that daily ?
Mk1 2l TSR G60. .getting. There twice as fast
Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
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Moderator
If the pugs worth sub 1K and you need to spend £500-1K to get it fixed then its a no brainer? Sell the pug as spares/repair buy new motor. you could get a ok mk4 gti for 1K
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
I think swapping it for a £1k 10+ year old MK4 GTI would be out of frying pan into fire :dontknow: with extra insurance and less mpg.
As your original post, its either stick with it or start again with something a lot newer. If moneys tight is it a good idea to be spending £4000+ on a newish motor?
As your original post, its either stick with it or start again with something a lot newer. If moneys tight is it a good idea to be spending £4000+ on a newish motor?
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Local Hero
If it was me I'd get what I could for the Pug in its current state instead of spending that sort of money on it when it's 10-11 years old. Then use the Mk1 until you have more money to get a newer daily. Don't know the ins and outs, but can't your wife get used to driving the mk1…'like it or lump when times are tight' sort of thing (anything's better than walking everywhere)? :dontknow: Then technically, you'll have saved up to 1k on repairs, will maybe have one less insurance to pay, one less road tax to pay and will have some dosh from the sale…a few steps closer to buying a newer car later on?
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Local Hero
Run the Pug until April (or until clutch dies) then see if finances have eased for you. Buying any second hand car at the sub £1000 is probably going to be hiding a can of worms, at least you know the ills of the Pug and and I'm guessing you have no finance etc owing on it, so technically what one person pays in loan repayments for driving a new vehicle you pay less on repairs.
Cross your fingers the Pug keeps running and drive the mk1 diesel as much as you can for now.
Cross your fingers the Pug keeps running and drive the mk1 diesel as much as you can for now.
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Old Timer
i think your right gammy run the pug till it actually dies
the other issue is i thought you have to have another insurance policy to be able to have a classic? am i wrong
also how long do you no claims last if there not being used?
have be driving the MK1 diesel as much as i can and loving it tho
my mrs has only just passed her test so the mk1 is a big "NO"!!!! as she can't get insured on it
the other issue is i thought you have to have another insurance policy to be able to have a classic? am i wrong
also how long do you no claims last if there not being used?
have be driving the MK1 diesel as much as i can and loving it tho
my mrs has only just passed her test so the mk1 is a big "NO"!!!! as she can't get insured on it
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
Normally if you cancel an insurance policy or let it run out, you can re-use your NCB up to 2 years after then it goes back to 0.
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Local Hero
What about sticking with Peugeot, since they're pretty reliable? A Mk3 GTI will be a nightmare, how old are they now?
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Member 125 - 2005
Will be selling a mk2gtd soon , makes a great daily
Mk1 2l TSR G60. .getting. There twice as fast
Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
Mk1 lhd diesel…….getting. There for half the cost
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Old Timer
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Old Timer
sell me the the one then buy that of jim for daily job done
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