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But then how do you know the other car won't have hidden costs? And, I'm not sure, but th spare wheel well under the car doesn't look standard? I remember them being plain undercoat with over spray of whatever the exterior colour was, not undersealed? Maybe that's just Oz cars though?
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How....how....does a car do just 60k km in twenty years?
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You are asking an impossible question. Unless you buy both and run the numbers against each other for the life of ownership there is no way to know for sure. Stop browsing and crack on with the (lovely) car that you have bought ;)
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Have checked the gearbox oil level and amount? Maybe a change?
If you can take apart a motorbike gearbox a car gearbox is similar. Have changed bearings and sycromesh before. Find a decent service guide.
Also sods law that another comes up after buying yours one.
Want to swap with a mk1,TT that I have worked on ;)
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Feeling a little sour with the Clio purchase. I’ll be transparent with costs here, let me know what you think.
The question is, should I have just splurged a bit more up front, for a better base car. Not bothered about investing the cash necessarily as I don't think I'll lose any money on the car, but still, I'd rather waste as little as possible.
Car purchase price, £2500 with 1 year MOT
Major service parts, paint and bits and bobs £450
Total investment so far is £2950
There’s a catch…or should I say there’s a crunch. Going in to 4th gear. If it needs a rebuild I’ll be £3950 into this car, which has 119k miles
This has just come up for sale, which is cheap for a Cup with this mileage and condition. I think it could likely sell for £6k.
Have I made the right move with my project, or should I have paid 20% more for a car with 60k less miles?