Car hmph

[bunn]

On the 10th day after the day I trashed my car, the garage finally deigned to look at it.  They have valued repairs at £2,800.  I now have to wait for the man from the insurance company to come and look at it and decide if it is economical to repair it.

There is 1 (and only one) Saab 95 estate on Autotrader of comparable age, model and mileage for £2750, so I suspect I may need a new car.   Of course, if I wanted to buy the damn thing it would cost me far more, what with having to travel 185 miles each way without a car, so I suspect I shall either have to pay more money that I don't really have, or buy something cheaper. :-(

Comments

[tovaglia.livejournal.com]

Oh no... Hope it all gets sorted out soon! (and if you do have to get another car, I hope you get one you like - if it's any comfort, I've been hearing from friends of some amazing bargain car purchases recently).

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I'm thinking positive about it. I'm not sure I shall be able to get a *better* car, but maybe I can get one that is interestingly different to the current one, or lower mileage or something. After all they don't last forever, maybe I needed a prod to change it.

Problem with car shopping down here is that the Westcountry is where old cars come to die, so they tend to hold their value better down here: I had to go to Bristol to buy this one.