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See my Avant is the opposite.
It has the running gear and maintenance record of a swiss watch.
But it looks like a beat up demolition special.
Must be my driving style.
Ordinata-
My 1998 volvo is a bit like that. Stack of paperwork 20" high from dealers and decent independent plus everything I've thrown at it. But everywhere it gets parked it gets rammed "cos it's just an old car mate, didn't even hit it that hard" etc.
My mate did the opposite, bought a 3 year old civic petrol almost poverty spec, assumed new ish Japan petrol would be most reliable thing in the world, it has not been, added to the crippling depreciation I'm at least 8k up on him over a 3 year period.
BrickMan
I reckon it's a very good thing spending money on a car to get it just right.It's disgusting how most peoples attitude towards cars is "they're disposable"
As soon as I have a permanent job, and got the house sorted the 2011 A3 I bought is getting new brakes, tyres, new fluids, new timing belt and a tiny paint repair and then it'll be perfect and look new. That'll be the family car sorted. Then I can get a project.... anything from an old Volvo wagon to Renault Clio cup. Or something alfa-esque.