Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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Nef in reply to @ChasnotRobert

Trying to figure it out really. Probably £6k max, £5k more realistic. Mainly just trying to figure out what’s an optimum budget - no point saving cash at point of purchase if it’ll result in a shorter working life/higher maintenance costs etc.

Does £5-6k for an estate that’ll be good for 5-8 years and 50-80k miles sound reasonable? With standard maintenance obviously.

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deleted in reply to @Nef

Why not get a saloon and, if necessary a roof box? Way more bargains to be had.

Like... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Mercedes-C-Class-C180-Kompressor-1-8-Avantgarde-SE-Jasper-Blue-only-42k/274147631499

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Nef in reply to @deleted

Servicing through the roof tho, no? Not gonna be cheap over the next 5-8 years I imagine.
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Dammit in reply to @deleted

Parts and labour for this are the same as for my AMG version, but this one has a third of the power.

May get better fuel economy, of course, but cheap to maintain it is not.

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