Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I'm considering selling the C3 to free up some cash towards an apartment next year. The sooner i do it the better as it's loosing money. Paid £5800 for it a few months back and will be lucky to get £5200 for it now. BUT, i need another car to get me about quickly.
How much have you spent on you cars in repairs and how long have you had them? Probably looking at getting something like a 1.2 R Reg Corsa around £700 - £800.
It's just a thought as of yet, not sure if i want to do it.
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Corsa_Carl
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Registered: 8th Oct 04
Location: Darlington
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had mine about 9 months and must hav spent 3g on it, and i aint even gonna get that for the car itself now, im loosing so much money 
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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bought the car in Jan 05, have probably spent around £200 for MOT and repairs
M reg clio 1.2 8v that i bought for £650 with 58k, will probably sell for £400 - 500, now has 66k on clock...
[Edited on 02-03-2006 by Ally]
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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corsa sport
bought 4.5yrs ago for £3600, 33,000miles on clock
4.5yrs later, £4700 in repairs/servicing, including tyres, 140,000miles on clock
[Edited on 02-03-2006 by 3CorsaMeal]
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Older car will undoubtedly cost more to maintain - however you wont have monthly payments, higher insurance or huge depreciation to worry about!!
Sell the citreon use the cash to make some positive equity in a house or flat, cars are dead cash!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I don't owe any money on the car so what i get off it will go in the bank.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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$0 in 1 year
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Mather.16v
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Stockport
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had my car 4 months, altho i knew i would have to spend a few hundred before i bought it, as it is gettin to 70k
i have recently spend.... £180 cam belt, tensioners, water pump
£188 x4 yoko tyres
£60 for full service done by myself
and looking at gettin a new rear beam as one of my rear wheels is arching inwards . isnt to bad i guess but has left me skint this month
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
I don't owe any money on the car so what i get off it will go in the bank.
get it done then & fast.....value of a citreon will come down quicker than a lead balloon
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mark_gsi
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Registered: 1st Nov 03
Location: Peterlee/darlington
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
corsa sport
bought 4.5yrs ago for £3600, 33,000miles on clock
4.5yrs later, £4700 in repairs/servicing, including tyres, 140,000miles on clock
[Edited on 02-03-2006 by 3CorsaMeal]
n i thought my car had loads of miles on
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Repairs!
About £1.5k since i've had it 
Absolutely spot on now tho 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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If its a R reg 1.2 Corsa your looking at then it'll be an 8v. I had one before the Corsa I have now and I didn't spend a penny repairing it in the 2 years and 50,000+ miles that I had it. All I did was have it serviced and it ran spot on.
1.2 16v I have now has cost me a few hundred quid in sensors but other than that again all I've done is service it!
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James_DT
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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N plate 306.
1 set of brake pads, 2 track rod ends, 4 tyres. That's it. In 2 and a half years. Not bad for a 10 year old French car, eh?
Plus servicing, too.
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