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Acinixys

Acinixys

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I am getting rid of my 2004 Peugeot 206 in the next 2 weeks because it is becoming a nightmare. (Spend almost 10K on it in the last 2 months)

I can probably spend about 160 - 170K, looking at something small and economical, just to take kids to school/get to work and back. Probably wont be doing much freeway driving as im in PE.

The current 2nd hand market is brutal but I cannot wait any longer. Ive been looking at Polos, but a 2016 1.2 TSI with 200K/2015 Polo Vivo with 150K on the clock is around 150K, which seems INSANE to me.

There are a lot of 1/2 year old Suzuki Swifts and Dzires around that price range with +/- 20 000 KM on the clock, which seems like a much better buy

Please help me make a decision before I go insane by spending another hour looking at cars.
 
Spending 10k on a car is hardly a nightmare all depending on what it is.

People often confuse expensive but normal maintenance with a car becoming problematic.
 
Those Suzukis will last a long time, and insurance should be considerably less than on a polo. They are far less likely to be stolen. You can almost get a new one with your budget.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Spending 10k on a car is hardly a nightmare all depending on what it is.

People often confuse expensive but normal maintenance with a car becoming problematic.
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I 100% echo this, you have had the car for a long time, there are some items that cost more to replace but still WAAAAAAAAAY cheaper than another car. If its a never ending money pit its one thing. On the older cars proper and ongoing maintenance is key. We still driving our 10+ year old cars around never skip a beat both 250KM+ no reason to waste money on a car any time soon.

Pls dont assume that getting a newer car solves anything if anything it might be waaay worse
 
epah said:
Get a 2011-2014 Polo For R130K or so.

Those small suzukis will get you killed in an accident with kids. 1 star ncap rating.
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Found a 2017 Polo Sedan for 130, going to look on the weekend

Gtx Gaming said:
Its called the 320D E90 LCI
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Thanks but I dont want to spend 5K a month on diesel

SauRoNZA said:
Spending 10k on a car is hardly a nightmare all depending on what it is.

People often confuse expensive but normal maintenance with a car becoming problematic.
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5K last month because the oil cooler blew and flooded the whole cooling system with ****. Spend 2 weeks in the shop to flush it + a new radiator. No car for 2 weeks + having to pay just really pissed me off.
 
Snyper564 said:
I 100% echo this, you have had the car for a long time, there are some items that cost more to replace but still WAAAAAAAAAY cheaper than another car. If its a never ending money pit its one thing. On the older cars proper and ongoing maintenance is key. We still driving our 10+ year old cars around never skip a beat both 250KM+ no reason to waste money on a car any time soon.

Pls dont assume that getting a newer car solves anything if anything it might be waaay worse
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I hear you. But its at the point where its more expensive to fix than to just sell and get something else. There is an issue with the electronics so all the dash fault light are on all the time. Hooter doesn't work and the indicators only work if you put the lights on. Sometimes to better to just move on then spend 1000s fixing a busted old french car with impossible to source parts.
 
So a Duster.
We just traded in a 2013 Polo with 70000km on the clock. We bought a W-RV.
And we have a dustpan.
 
Acinixys said:
Found a 2017 Polo Sedan for 130, going to look on the weekend


Thanks but I dont want to spend 5K a month on diesel


5K last month because the oil cooler blew and flooded the whole cooling system with ****. Spend 2 weeks in the shop to flush it + a new radiator. No car for 2 weeks + having to pay just really pissed me off.
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Cool but now it’s fixed and you’re sunk money into it and it’s all good again

So 10K once a year vs 5K every month for many years.
 
Acinixys said:
I hear you. But its at the point where its more expensive to fix than to just sell and get something else. There is an issue with the electronics so all the dash fault light are on all the time. Hooter doesn't work and the indicators only work if you put the lights on. Sometimes to better to just move on then spend 1000s fixing a busted old french car with impossible to source parts.
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Alright in that case if it’s an ongoing perpetual cost I’m hundred perfect with you.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Cool but now it’s fixed and you’re sunk money into it and it’s all good again

So 10K once a year vs 5K every month for many years.
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Unless you find a rare gem, an 18 year old French car isn't 10k once a year. It's multiple batches of anything from 5k to 50k. Often it's simply unfixable as they only imported 1 spare part in the days of disco, and to import it costs as much as a new car.

I had to basically give away a Renault I had, the CV joints were not replaceable items, you had to replace both front axles, and that turned out to cost more than the car is worth.
 
notayoba said:
Unless you find a rare gem, an 18 year old French car isn't 10k once a year. It's multiple batches of anything from 5k to 50k. Often it's simply unfixable as they only imported 1 spare part in the days of disco, and to import it costs as much as a new car.

I had to basically give away an Renault I had, the CV joints were not replaceable items, you had to replace both front axles, and that turned out to cost more than the car is worth.
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I feel you

To fix the electronics I got quoted between 22 and 35K (went to 3 people + the dealership), plus up to 4 months wait for the parts.

The car is only insured for 50K lol
 
notayoba said:
Those Suzukis will last a long time, and insurance should be considerably less than on a polo. They are far less likely to be stolen. You can almost get a new one with your budget.
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They are cheap and nasty, so the engine might last while the body falls apart, their safety is dodgy as already said, I agree with you on the Polo, there are plenty other options.
 
notayoba said:
Unless you find a rare gem, an 18 year old French car isn't 10k once a year. It's multiple batches of anything from 5k to 50k. Often it's simply unfixable as they only imported 1 spare part in the days of disco, and to import it costs as much as a new car.

I had to basically give away a Renault I had, the CV joints were not replaceable items, you had to replace both front axles, and that turned out to cost more than the car is worth.
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That is just the scammy tendencies of the dealers, a friend was also told by Honda that they don't sell CV joints but the whole shaft, only problem is that the shaft still consist of removable CV joints so he went looking for those, found them and we replaced them on a weekend.

The only problem around some cars is just the lack of information and knowledge due to the fact that they were not popular cars.
 
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