Help! I'm Stressed which car do I choose

I just got in trouble for not explaining myself, the current disco needs a fuel pump and injectors, suspension, windscreen (starting to cloud and really scratched) ABSfault about $300 - $400 to fix etc etc and cambelt sometime next year. But even if I keep it and spend the dollars on it, she still can't drive it.

As you say Ron if this auto tdi is perfect (only 120000k's) then I only have to borrow $7000, this is probably the way to go, Ritters will do the cambelt etc... and Ritters have a good rep anyway. I might be able to get them down a bit anyway.

I don't really want to borrow more money, but sort of have no choice.

To dream of rangies another day

Stu

have the disco checked if you have any thing your unsure about but just go with the 2nd hand disco for 17 grand did you say?

I won't go in to all my reasonings as it sounds like your going to do that anyway, haha.

Xav

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 81stubee

However Ritters offered me $9000 trade in for the tdi manual with 240ks, and we had a drive of an 97 tdi auto with 120ks and it is a different car to the manual and the wife likes it, but theres a catch, its $17000 which means a $8000 changeover.
Stu

---

Doesn't anyone else think you would have to be insane to pay $17k for a Disco1 regardless of condition?

I don't know your situation really but if you are saving to buy your own place then DON'T borrow money for a car!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Utemad

Doesn't anyone else think you would have to be insane to pay $17k for a Disco1 regardless of condition?

I don't know your situation really but if you are saving to buy your own place then DON'T borrow money for a car!

---

Yes, I was thinking that also. There is a good one in melb going for 13 I think. On carsales. I realise in many peoples oppinions this is to much but it is still 4 g's less.

Xav

Don't be flattered by a trade-in price of $9K which seems like a lot...it's purely because what they're trying to sell you is also overpriced. If you really need to get rid of your current vehicle, I'd be selling and buying privately...or, if you know what to look out for, you can buy from a non-LR dealer as they usually sell LRs dirt cheap, and don't know the value of options like ACE etc.

My TD5 D2 was only $14990 3 years ago!!!
DONT borrow big time on cars you only go backwards.
Keep/fix what you have and borrow a bit to get her own small car to run around in.
It will work out better in the long run!!!
Andrew

I don't know that I can add to what has already been said.
$17k is too much to spend on a Disco 1. If you must spend that sort of money, I'd be looking at a Disco 2.

Underlying all of this though, it is never a wise decision to borrow money to purchase anything that is going to depreciate as reapidly as a car will. I've never had to take out a loan to buy a car. I've never had the flashest car on the road, but I've always owned what I drive.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

My TD5 D2 was only $14990 3 years ago!!!
DONT borrow big time on cars you only go backwards.
Keep/fix what you have and borrow a bit to get her own small car to run around in.
It will work out better in the long run!!!
Andrew

---

I don't really see the sense in that as you would be paying 2 of everything, rego insurance, fuel etc......would probably be better off spending on the disco would be more cost saving than two cars.....

My 96 tdi auto was on a car lot for nearly 17 with 140k's
it was in good condition. I got it for 11 that was over 2 years ago. 17 is alot of money for a d1, personally its a trickey situation as you will lose money by changing, but in the same instance you will lose money by not, as the car you have with or without problems is only going to depreciate further. Which will give you less to play with at a later date.
but I will guess that your car with problems you have described is not worth 9 probably close to 6 so I would say keep hold of it get it fixed (do it yourself to save money) get your house that little bit quicker and then buy the rangerover that you can both enjoy, then apart from the debt of your morgage you can spend all your money fixing the rangie:wasntme:

17 thou is tooo much for a 10 year old car..........as others have said, buy privately and you'll get the same D1 for alot less. just make sure if you go down this road that it is properly checked by a Known Landy mechanic.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by PhillWilde

17 thou is tooo much for a 10 year old car..........as others have said, buy privately and you'll get the same D1 for alot less. just make sure if you go down this road that it is properly checked by a Known Landy mechanic.

---

Sorry, make that an 11 year old car:angel: