Worst thing about buying a new car

mondeo

What in your opinion is the worst thing about buying a new/newer car?

You sell your good old reliable car that you know so well, then you buy somthing else that you know little or nothing about. Because you don't know your newer car anything could go wrong. I think the first couple of weeks of owning a newer car their is a subconscious voice telling you not to go on long journeys just incase the previous owner bodge repaired somthing etc etc.

Me for example I sold a reliable Volvo S80 6 odd months ago and bought an Audi which only recently has started giving me hassle. Had an oil leak fixed the other week and now I discovered that I need new front disks as their warped! First time I ever had warped disks on a car

Mar4ix

wrapped disks.... usually happening, when brake disk overheating ... and as you know, heats up from brake pads, which been pushed by brake cylinder in calliper. once you not driving from many miles high mountains, it mean that cylinder not pull back in to calliper (it has to ... at least half mm), so it leads, that you have to recondition brake system .... well would suggest to do front brake calliper recondition .... they sometimes under rubber becoming rusty, and wont come back in to calliper. That happen with one of my cars, also on one my friend car. Suggest look in to that... other wise ... there is possibility of new brake disk warp .

lomb

Brake disks are a wear item like tyres, pads, exhausts,shocks,bushes etc. Heavy or sports cars eat disks. As previous poster said you might need new calipers also as they do rust out.

Zubeneschamali

mondeo wrote: »

What in your opinion is the worst thing about buying a new/newer car?

Dealing with salesmen.

vectra

Parting with all that lovely cash

-Chris-

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Dealing with salesmen.

I'd say this'll be a big one!

biko

Yeah the first few weeks I'm always driving with no music on, listening to every little noise from the engine

pebbles21

Knowing that in 3 years time it will be worth a fraction of what i paid for it!

ShadowHearth

Hidden surprises that "mint, first to see will buy" wiLl have in the next 3 months...

Seperate

pebbles21 wrote: »

Knowing that in 3 years months time it will be worth a fraction of what i paid for it!

FYP

flyingsnail

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Dealing with salesmen.

+ 1




Looking at all the lovely cars you can't afford. :(

EPM

The first scratch/stone chip for me...

Reloc8

EPM wrote: »

The first scratch/stone chip for me...

This !

I picked up a knock to the passenger door within oh about 72 hours.

Its actually a relief...I try and tell myself

ShamoBuc

Joint first - rapid depreciation and first scratch.
One happens straight away the other you are just waiting to happen - both píss you off.

It BeeMee

pebbles21 wrote: »

Knowing that in 3 years time it will be worth a fraction of what i paid for it!

Midnight on the 31st of December can be an expensive time

Buying a brand new car, the worst thing can be the wait between order and delivery... and trying to mind your current car during that time.

Pyongyang

Originally Posted by pebbles21
Knowing that in 3 years microseconds time it will be worth a fraction of what i paid for it!

FYP

Viper_JB

VRT

Wolverine_1999

Dealers - unfortunately they do the word so much justice

Wouldn't it be great if you could buy directly from the manufacturer! (I'm sure you can but God knows about the hassle)

You'd be mad to be a brand new car these days though