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It's going to cost a fortune to repair my car - what to do?
How's this for an early Xmas present? I've just picked up my 2008 Ford Mondeo 1.8 TDCi from my dealer where it was in for its annual service. As usual they were giving me a report on how the service went and unfortunately they had to advise me that I'm going to need a lot of work done to my car, which I wasn't expecting.
Because of rust, repairs have to be made to the fuel tank, exhaust system (including a new catalytic convertor), the timing belt and a few other bits and pieces. All in all it's going to cost me over €3k. I've been with this dealer for a while and any work on the car was always done through them, so I trust them when they say the work is urgent. As the car has 193,000km on the clock I was expecting the timing belt to need replacing in the near future, but the other repairs have floored me. The car has always been dealer serviced. I had been planning on changing the car later this year, but now I'm not sure what to do. I could repair the car, but that will push back my plans to change the car and I'm taking the risk that nothing else would go wrong, while my car would continue to lose value.
Alternatively I could bring forward my plans to change, and hope the €3k in repairs that would have to be discounted against the trade in value by the dealer would still leave me in a position to do a deal. Any advice you could give would be appreciated.
Just to give you a good laugh, the weekend before I got the car serviced, my wife had ordered a new MINI Countryman to replace her Ford C-Max. We can't back out of that deal now. Had I gotten the service a week earlier, we could at least have postponed changing her car to replace mine! Timing is everything, I suppose...
Martin Moroney (Dublin)
Dec 2014 Filed under: choosing used car
How much should I sell my Peugeot CC for?
How much do you think I can sell my car for either to the trade or privately? It's a 2006 Peugeot 307 CC 1.6 with 95,000km, three owners, good condition, full service recently, red metallic, cloth seats.
Pat Craney (Cork)
Dec 2014 Filed under: used car values
How much biofuel is in our diesel?
How much biofuel is in the diesel sold at petrol stations?
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Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Dec 2014 Filed under: diesel
How much is my 2012 Toyota Corolla worth?
How much is a 2012 Toyota Corolla 1.33 VVT-i with 63,000km in clean condition worth?
Denis Murphy (Dundalk)
Dec 2014 Filed under: used car values
What is my 2010 Volkswagen Golf worth?
I'm selling my 2010 Volkswagen Golf Highline five-door hatchback, with 88,500km. Taxed to Dec 2015. Immaculately maintained by one lady owner. What value is realistic to achieve?
Sinrad Coughlan
Dec 2014 Filed under: used car values
Why is my Skoda Octavia not starting?
Hi, my 2007 Skoda Octavia will not start. It will turn over but will not start (had to jump start it the day before). What could be wrong?
Jon Ward (Drogheda)
Dec 2014 Filed under: fault
How much oil do I need for a Ford 1.8 TDCi?
How much oil is required for a Ford Focus 1.8 turbodiesel?
Martin Gorman (Tullamore)
Dec 2014 Filed under: servicing
Fuel-stretching killed my BMW - what will I do?
Hi, we have a 2005 BMW 116i that ground to halt last week and turns out to be its dodgy petrol that caused the problem (i.e. petrol stretching ). We have been quoted anywhere from €1,500 to €4,000 to fit a new engine. At this stage would we be better to try and sell it as is or try and get it fixed as it has been a very problematic car.
Also thinking of buying a2006 Hyundai Coupé: what do you think?
Ruairi Mc Carthy (Mullagh Co Cavan)
Dec 2014 Filed under: choosing used car
Can you help me find a roof rack for my Hyundai?
Hi, I have a Hyundai Montana and I'm looking to get a tow bar and roof rack fitted. Only problem is I can't find a roof rack for it. Can you help?
Thanks, Francis in Cork
Francis Mee (Cork)
Dec 2014 Filed under: aftermarket
I'm thinking of trading in my Hyundai for a Dacia Duster.
Hi, how much would I get trade off a new Duster? I have a 2004 Hyundai Coupé with 75,000 miles on clock and it's in very good condition.
Kevin Shortt (Dublin)
Dec 2014 Filed under: choosing new car
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