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My C Max is 14 years old, cost £4k to me to buy. I've spent probably £500 on it. If it does pop any time within the next 18 months, it will have cost me more per month than that lease deal. Such is the unpredictability of (some) older cars. It could go on for another 10, I just don't know.
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Did you buy new? It seems mad to me that the costs stack like that. But I’m clearly looking at this from the complete budget end. Neither me or my partner has ever spent more than £3k on a car.
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What do you think will "pop"? AFAICT what kills old cars is getting a garage bill for "more than it's worth" for something routine (brakes, tyres, suspension bits, etc) rather than the car breaking.
If you're happy with the car, there's no particular reason you can't run it forever if by throwing occasional money at it. You'll still come out ahead over the silly money you could spend on financing another one.
Nef
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That’s absolutely bonkers money to me still.