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Advice on whether to repair or sell?

GIMP · 2015-07-01 22:33:21

Hi I brought my Citroen C4 to the garage to get checked, it is leaking a lot of oil. After an assessment it is leaking oil from 4/5 places, seals are gone in the engine, timing belt needs doing (replaced in 2012) and the rear discs and pads need replacing. Estimate for repairs 600E So is it worth spending that kind of…

01-07-2015 10:33pm

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GIMP

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Hi I brought my Citroen C4 to the garage to get checked, it is leaking a lot of oil. After an assessment it is leaking oil from 4/5 places, seals are gone in the engine, timing belt needs doing (replaced in 2012) and the rear discs and pads need replacing. Estimate for repairs 600E

So is it worth spending that kind of money on a 2005 C4 155k Km car? Or look to trade it, my budget would fairly limited, would I get 3k as a trade against another car and add 1k for a new purchase or just get it repaired?

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#2 01-07-2015 11:12pm

bazz26

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You will not get anywhere near 3k for the car in it's current condition. Given the small budget you have to put towards another car and the fact that another car may need even more money spent on it at some stage too, I'd spend the money on sorting the C4.

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#3 01-07-2015 11:20pm

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Repair, and enjoy another 155k of motoring.

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#4 02-07-2015 7:25am

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Get it fixed. Every other car you buy needs some repairs or servicing.

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