Trainshed Terry
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I am in a bit of a dilemma about my car, it is 13 years old the question is do I get it repaired or do I spend money buying a newer car, as I feel if the cost of the repairs is greater than the current value of the car is it worth doing. I cannot make my mind up.
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I'm very much a "better the devil you know" car owner, so I'd take it to the next MoT at least. Aircon regas is maybe 60 quid, that doesn't pay for much depreciation on something newer. I've spent close to the value of a car on it for 2-3 years in succession, still less than the depreciation on something newer. The tricky bit is of course knowing when to finally pull the plug!
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It sounds like this Kia is wearing out too soon. My last MX-5 was 13 years old at 104,000 miles when it needed its first repair - a new radiator. I had the work done but bought a new car three months later; funny thing is I decided I really wanted air con, which the old car didn't have. I would leave the air con broken and have a look at 3 to 4 year old s/h cars. (Edit: I'm guessing some of your "bills" are not routine service items).
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