At what point do you sell your car?

At what point do you sell your car?

  • When it keeps requiring small repairs

    Votes: 36 21.2%

  • As soon as something major goes wrong

    Votes: 30 17.6%

  • If it leaves me stranded, it's going

    Votes: 16 9.4%

  • As soon as it hits a specific mileage (e.g. 200,000km)

    Votes: 11 6.5%

  • When it hits a certain age (e.g. 10 years, or 20 years)

    Votes: 17 10.0%

  • As soon as the warranty / maintenance plan expires

    Votes: 18 10.6%

  • When I want to maximize its trade-in value before it drops

    Votes: 14 8.2%

  • I will drive it into the ground

    Votes: 80 47.1%

  • Other

    Votes: 16 9.4%
  • Total voters
    170
Who knows, I've never had a set way of selling a car.
 
Had the last two cars for over 20 years each, only got the new one when the last one I had was no longer worth repairing.
 
Stonemason said:
I do not keep a car beyond 100 000 km. You have to be rich to afford a high milage car and I am not rich,
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My 18-year-old SEAT Ibiza begs to differ:

DIY oil change/filters/plugs;
Replaced drop links both sides after they started complaining (DIY);
Tyre replacements (didn't count);
Replaced battery x 2 (DIY)
Replaced suspension bushes (DIY);
Replaced wiper blades F&R x3 (DIY);
Replaced disk brakes F&R x 1 (indie);
Replaced a few brake-light globes (DIY);
Replaced headlight globes with Hella Nightbreakers as soon as the first OEM globe gave up the ghost (DIY);
Drained and replaced anti-freeze (DIY);
Drained and replaced brake-fluid (indie)


Replaced front struts and mountings after wife hit a pothole and bent LF strut - oh, and replaced damaged tyre and had rim repaired @ ± R6.5K (New tyre, rim repair, front struts, strut mountings, labour and wheel-alygnment) - The most expensive single outlay during the whole ownership.

Regular maintenance (at independant mechie after warranty or service/maintenance plan), repair/replace immediately what breaks (do not leave till later, as later will cost more - and more items may need attention), DIY whatever you're comfortable with/able to do and it need not cost a fortune!
 
wingnut771 said:
I wonder why a 2010 opel cant get spares but your 21 year old can?
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Stellantis

The parts that Isuzu SA stock on their behalf is quite limited, from my experience. Goldwagen stocks a much wider variety, imho. - especially w.r.t. The Corsa/Chev bakkie.
 
Supervan II said:
My 18-year-old SEAT Ibiza begs to differ:

DIY oil change/filters/plugs;
Replaced drop links both sides after they started complaining (DIY);
Tyre replacements (didn't count);
Replaced battery x 2 (DIY)
Replaced suspension bushes (DIY);
Replaced wiper blades F&R x3 (DIY);
Replaced disk brakes F&R x 1 (indie);
Replaced a few brake-light globes (DIY);
Replaced headlight globes with Hella Nightbreakers as soon as the first OEM globe gave up the ghost (DIY);
Drained and replaced anti-freeze (DIY);
Drained and replaced brake-fluid (indie)


Replaced front struts and mountings after wife hit a pothole and bent LF strut - oh, and replaced damaged tyre and had rim repaired @ ± R6.5K (New tyre, rim repair, front struts, strut mountings, labour and wheel-alygnment) - The most expensive single outlay during the whole ownership.

Regular maintenance (at independant mechie after warranty or service/maintenance plan), repair/replace immediately what breaks (do not leave till later, as later will cost more - and more items may need attention), DIY whatever you're comfortable with/able to do and it need not cost a fortune!
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Have to agree with you, my last car was a Toyota that I used daily to work and back for 25 years, did all the servicing myself, and only replaced it when I realized how much hidden rust there was. It was easier to buy a new car at that point.
 
Supervan II said:
My 18-year-old SEAT Ibiza begs to differ:

DIY oil change/filters/plugs;
Replaced drop links both sides after they started complaining (DIY);
Tyre replacements (didn't count);
Replaced battery x 2 (DIY)
Replaced suspension bushes (DIY);
Replaced wiper blades F&R x3 (DIY);
Replaced disk brakes F&R x 1 (indie);
Replaced a few brake-light globes (DIY);
Replaced headlight globes with Hella Nightbreakers as soon as the first OEM globe gave up the ghost (DIY);
Drained and replaced anti-freeze (DIY);
Drained and replaced brake-fluid (indie)
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I would like to see you trying to replace anything yourself in a modern car - or even any car made after 2015.
Some cars ( and I won't name them) even require a reprogramming after replacing the battery. I expect that the same will be required in the near future when you change tyres.
 
Stonemason said:
I would like to see you trying to replace anything yourself in a modern car - or even any car made after 2015.
Some cars ( and I won't name them) even require a reprogramming after replacing the battery. I expect that the same will be required in the near future when you change tyres.
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i replaced battery in my audi and just ignored the reprogramming part. That was 7 years ago.
 
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