So what would you do???

oakshade · 13-02-2013 8:59pm #1

What would you do in my circumstances....

05 Opel Astra, close to 300K km on the clock (really long commute), Petrol, burns a drop of oil (topup weekly). Mechanic was previously discussing the possibility of putting in a new engine as the bodywork etc is immaculate

However... I did €1500 worth of damage when I ditched it in the snow/ice last week.

3rd party insurance only...

Would you sell for scrap or fix...

Thanks

OldmanMondeo · 13-02-2013 9:01pm

Well ya got your monies worth. Depends on if you can afford to change or not. What is the body like? How much to change? What possible problems will a new engine bring over possible problems over a newer car?

oakshade · 13-02-2013 9:09pm

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

Well ya got your monies worth. Depends on if you can afford to change or not. What is the body like? How much to change? What possible problems will a new engine bring over possible problems over a newer car?

I certainly did get my monies worth, it never gave me a minutes trouble to be fair. The body was excellent before I ended up in a drain but I think its some cosmetic and a fair bit of mechanical damage.

I'm leaning towards an upgrade (depending on finance etc) but I just wanted to see what you folks think?

challengemaster · 13-02-2013 9:21pm

Considering you'd only fetch €3500-4000 for it prior to the accident, IMO it's hardly worth putting €1500 into it all things considered. I'd be happy about not wasting a chunk of money putting a new engine into before it though. Bullet well dodged.

HJL · 13-02-2013 9:23pm

oakshade wrote: »

close to 300K km on the clock (really long commute),
Thanks

Perfect time to change to a diesel with that sort of running about if you ask me.

Doesnt quite answer your question of what to do with the Astra. Would it anyway appeal to someone as a damaged repairable if put up on donedeal? Then use that money, plus the €1500 you didnt spend on repairing it, then either bangernomics diesel shop, or if other finances are available spend a bit more.

The Pontiac · 13-02-2013 9:25pm

challengemaster wrote: »

Considering you'd only fetch €3500-4000 for it prior to the accident, IMO it's hardly worth putting €1500 into it all things considered. I'd be happy about not wasting a chunk of money putting a new engine into before it though. Bullet well dodged.

An 05 petrol Astra with 300km? Not a chance in hell you'd get that much.

oakshade · 13-02-2013 9:28pm

challengemaster wrote: »

Considering you'd only fetch €3500-4000 for it prior to the accident.....

Good point... Hyundai dealership offered €3000 against a new i30 late last year.

oakshade · 13-02-2013 9:33pm

HJL wrote: »

Doesnt quite answer your question of what to do with the Astra. Would it anyway appeal to someone as a damaged repairable if put up on donedeal?

It isn't drive-able in its current state and is sitting in my mechanics yard. He is a family friend so no great pressure to fix, scrap or sell etc. I asked about selling for scrap and he doesn't recon I will get much seen as the engine and gearbox have seen 300k km of use.

colm_mcm · 13-02-2013 9:34pm

oakshade wrote: »

Good point... Hyundai dealership offered €3000 against a new i30 late last year.

That means (for example) €1500 discount and €1500 for the Car. €2000 discount and €1000 for the car etc etc

Ronnie Beck · 13-02-2013 9:35pm

Personally I would break it for parts myself and sell the shell as scrap. Buy a cheap bangernomics runaround in the mean time and save up some money to buy a nice car.

SJT1 · 13-02-2013 9:40pm

300k on a 8 year old petrol car, its worthless mate, get rid of it. If Hyundai offered you 3k for it, it was probably because they had a 3k discount to play with. time to upgrade, you'll save money in the long run with cheaper fuel, servicing costs.