ok, so im suddenly left with a serious dilemma with my punto.....
the mrs is pregnant.....
so..... here come the relevancy to the forum....
i have a 3 door punto..... problem 1... obviously a 5 door will be much more practical in terms of baby seat etc.
problem 2.... the punto needs some work doing to it.... maybe even quite a bit of work..... knocking from rear left side... stiff gear changes; could be linkage, could be gearbox could be something else... looking like engine/gearbox mount is also on its way out.... suspension could also do with a revamp (excuse for coilovers ).
ok, so the point of this thread is simple.... what to do?????
do i spend some cash on fixing up the car and making do with only 3 doors.... or do i spend a similar amount on buying another car.... pointing out that maybe £1500 for eg will most likely buy me a lemon... with the bonus of 5 doors.
ive already spent a fair bit on my car already with service (will need doing again soon), new clutch, ht leads, brakes all round, lambda sensors etc as well as the mods.
cash is tight at the best of times and with the added bonus of a baby on the way makes things that much harder so im at a real loss on what to do so hoping you guys can offer a little advice on what i could/should do. doing up the punto will mean i can buy bits here and there as time goes on and can make do getting it sorted over time even after the baby is here... buying another car means a bulk of cash going in one hit.... with the possibility of further money needing to be spent after ive got it.
the mrs is pregnant.....
so..... here come the relevancy to the forum....
i have a 3 door punto..... problem 1... obviously a 5 door will be much more practical in terms of baby seat etc.
problem 2.... the punto needs some work doing to it.... maybe even quite a bit of work..... knocking from rear left side... stiff gear changes; could be linkage, could be gearbox could be something else... looking like engine/gearbox mount is also on its way out.... suspension could also do with a revamp (excuse for coilovers ).
ok, so the point of this thread is simple.... what to do?????
do i spend some cash on fixing up the car and making do with only 3 doors.... or do i spend a similar amount on buying another car.... pointing out that maybe £1500 for eg will most likely buy me a lemon... with the bonus of 5 doors.
ive already spent a fair bit on my car already with service (will need doing again soon), new clutch, ht leads, brakes all round, lambda sensors etc as well as the mods.
cash is tight at the best of times and with the added bonus of a baby on the way makes things that much harder so im at a real loss on what to do so hoping you guys can offer a little advice on what i could/should do. doing up the punto will mean i can buy bits here and there as time goes on and can make do getting it sorted over time even after the baby is here... buying another car means a bulk of cash going in one hit.... with the possibility of further money needing to be spent after ive got it.
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