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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?