Posted October 18, 2012
nmillar: Well, my Vauxhall (or Opel depending on what part of the world you're from) Astra lasted me 12 years, so it hasn't done badly at all. Unfortunately a gasket blew, so it isn't worth the price of fixing it. So going to sell it for scrap (which will only get me about £120) and try and scrape some money together to buy a used car.
I like Astra's (and Vectra's too) they are comfortable. The cost of repair is ridiculous in garages! There's always an obscure part that can "only be bought from the manufacturer, shipped in from abroad". Still, there are plenty of nice second hand cars about. It's just finding the money for it, as you said. Let us know what you end up with!