I'm not too concerned about the higher mileage as got a few years to go yet but the injectors are scary.
Don't worry too much, it's only a few folks who've had problems.
I'm not too concerned about the higher mileage as got a few years to go yet but the injectors are scary.
When i spent 7.5k on it ..
Don't worry too much, it's only a few folks who've had problems.
no one seems to be buying the new panda! Must look far too boring!
My personal take on this is that the 500 is a car better bought new than secondhand - the combination of sky-high residuals & a significant number of relatively expensive items that are likely to need replacing between 3-6 yrs mean folks buying a 3yr old car & trading in at 6yrs old could end up paying more in total than those buying new & trading in after 3.
It's an odds-on certainty that used car buyers keeping for 3yrs will have to fork out for a set of tyres, front pads & discs, an exhaust, a battery (expensive on a S/S car), top mounts, wishbones & rear dampers - all of which should make it through the first 3yr on a new car (well they have on mine ).
Ill wait and see .. Ive been down this route before with my 206 convertible and would hate a repeat!
maybe buying new is th best way to go after all
rach, taking JRKs argument and if the monthly outlay is affordable over 3 yrs plus final payment (and deposit) it could be worth passing your car back and getting a brand new one !!
Sensible points indeed, unless you have had the car since new and know what is coming up.
Probably a bit late in the day for Rach as she's fairly recently bought the car & would likely lose too much by trading it in at this point. But the economics might be useful to anyone else faced with a similar choice. You can buy a new 1.2 lounge for about £10500, which is around £3000 less than Rach paid for a 4yr old car. That's £750pa! - and a 4yr old car could easily cost an extra £750pa in repairs & maintenance over a new one. Looked at like this, you are getting a brand new car for the same price as a 4yr old one, which to me is a no-brainer.
I bought my TA new 'pre reg' for less than 9k and it's still worth not far off now!!
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Probably a bit late in the day for Rach as she's fairly recently bought the car & would likely lose too much by trading it in at this point. But the economics might be useful to anyone else faced with a similar choice. You can buy a new 1.2 lounge for about £10500, which is around £3000 less than Rach paid for a 4yr old car. That's £750pa! - and a 4yr old car could easily cost an extra £750pa in repairs & maintenance over a new one. Looked at like this, you are getting a brand new car for the same price as a 4yr old one, which to me is a no-brainer.
the difference was i wanted diesel (thinking it was the better option) and the fact it is better on motor ways etc as that's all i do .. The 1.3 diesel new in lounge was 16k or above ..my car was 7.5 but has leather, blue and me, sat nav etc etc so reason why i opted second hand as opposed to new petrol - as i did think about it - ive looked on net too and my car is worth just over 7.5k now
But don't go selling your car just because a few easily replaced bits need to be replaced with decent stuff
That's one area where my car is cheaper than yours, breather pipe costs! Mine has cost me nothing in the nearly 4 years I've had it
breather pipe ?
Yours will be the last one I suspect!Don't worry, your diesel doesn't have this part. It used to be a common fault on the 1.2 petrol, but there's a redesigned part that fixes it permanently. Most will have been replaced under warranty by now - mine is probably one of the last old type breathers left.