Is it time to let her go?

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My 2001 Opel Astra is about 170 000KM.
With all stories about Opel's reliability issues, is it time to get a new baby?
I haven't had big problems per se - except changing cv joints, brake disc/pads, oxygen sensor, and other miscellaneous stuff.
I still love her, but i don't wanna have potential costly stuff.
 
I have a 1996 Opel Kadett with 270 000km on the clock. I had no major issues, except blowing the head gasket (that's because I pushed it too far regularly). After the replacement, I've had no problems, and I still drive it just as hard. They are die hards.
 
Unless it's costing you insane ammounts of money I would keep her.

Do you owe ony money on it? If not think of it this way, you own your car so any money spent on it is just running costs.

Buy a new car and it will cost you upwards of 20K per year and yours is probably costing less than 10K.

Your choice but that's the view I took when I bought my girlfriend a new car and kept my old one and I haven't been dissapointed.
 
Tito Mboweni will zap you with all the curses from the depth of the reserve bank he can find for making new debt.

Rather save the difference between "maintenance" of what you have and the monthly payment of what you would like to have. Within a year you should have a sizeable deposit, and in 2 years time, you might be close to buying cash.
 
Heita_Hola said:
My 2001 Opel Astra is about 170 000KM.
With all stories about Opel's reliability issues, is it time to get a new baby?
I haven't had big problems per se - except changing cv joints, brake disc/pads, oxygen sensor, and other miscellaneous stuff.
I still love her, but i don't wanna have potential costly stuff.
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There's no way a new car will cost less than ongoing repairs on an existing car that you've looked after. Just keep it, repair when necessary, and maintain properly. There will be the odd thing needing fixing, but fix things when they happen, and you should be fine.
 
Keep it. Why sell something thats paid for and replace it with something that you going to pay off for 5 years? Open a savings account and put what would have been your monthly repayment in there, plenty money for repairs. If its been serviced properly you wont have to carry out expensive repairs anyway.
 
My Opel Kadett 200is 1997 model now has 220 000KM on the clock and apart from a few things shes going as strong as ever. I look after her well and she appreciates it.

Why dont I sell her? Well, what would it cost me to have similar levels of luxury, power and performance in a new car? R4500 a month plus insurance? I dont spend anywhere near that on her a month so it seems crazy to replace.

Even if your engine needed a major overhaul it shouldnt cost you more than two or three months worth of installments that a new car would cost.
 
JUGGY said:
Buy a new car and it will cost you upwards of 20K per year and yours is probably costing less than 10K.
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That makes more sense.
I haven't finished paying for it (her) though.
I guess I'll have to keep her.
 
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