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Depends a bit on how many miles you’ll be doing, whether the car you buy has any expensive bits that like to explode and pure pot luck.
There are cars you can own for years without spending anything beyond wear and tear, there are cars that you can pour thousands into every year. The former is more likely but the latter is always a possibility.
You can make your own luck by looking for cars with simpler, cheaper components and that have had cam belts and clutches and tyres and so on replaced recently.
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Alright kiddos. I think I've narrowed down my car choice and I'm really really tempted by an Audi TT for about £5k to £6k. For that price I can get FSH as well as ULEZ compliance, and a mileage of around 80k - but that does mean the thing will be about 12 years old.
Am I utterly insane to contemplate this? Is it going to be a money sink even with the FSH? I don't mind doing what needs doing but if it's likely to need a complete rebuild every few years I don't want the hassle. Appreciate any advice.