29-08-2014, 04:39 PM
Maybe I've just got lucky, but in my experience this 'old cars are unreliable' thing is a fallacy.
My HDi has served me flawlessly for 5 years, the only non-service item I've had to replace so far is the bottom pulley. I haven't even had to replace any suspension bushes. It cost me £1700 when I bought it at just under 10 years old, with 75k on the clock.
My brothers Laguna has just died. He paid £300 for it (so a little over scrap value), and he has abused that thing for over 5 years and only had to replace tyres, bulbs and wiper blades.
My little sisters Micra cost about £400, needed £100 worth of welding, and has been running for nearly 2 years without a glitch.
My dad's E46 330d cost him £5k, and has cost him over £2k in repairs in the 5 years he's owned it, a pair of rear tyres alone is over £200. Go figure.
My HDi has served me flawlessly for 5 years, the only non-service item I've had to replace so far is the bottom pulley. I haven't even had to replace any suspension bushes. It cost me £1700 when I bought it at just under 10 years old, with 75k on the clock.
My brothers Laguna has just died. He paid £300 for it (so a little over scrap value), and he has abused that thing for over 5 years and only had to replace tyres, bulbs and wiper blades.
My little sisters Micra cost about £400, needed £100 worth of welding, and has been running for nearly 2 years without a glitch.
My dad's E46 330d cost him £5k, and has cost him over £2k in repairs in the 5 years he's owned it, a pair of rear tyres alone is over £200. Go figure.
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Diablo Meridian HDi - 125bhp - 73.0MPG - Halfords Wheels