So what is you car worth to you?

Toasty · 21st June 2016, 16:22

As our cars become less and less valuable...I guess we all have an annual price in out minds as to how much we would spend on our cars before deciding to sell/scrap them.

Personally I think £1500.00 per year on servicing and repairs (not including insurance, tax and fuel of course) is an acceptable amount of money to spend on a car that I like.

What would you spend per year to keep your car on the road and to the standard you are happy with?

Here is where we see those of us who think with our hearts and not our head :-)

Teflon · 21st June 2016, 16:46

To me, my car is quite simply priceless and I will spend whatever I can afford to keep her up to standard, regardless of market value.

I appreciate that it makes no financial sense to take this approach, but what the heck.

I've invested a lot of time (and money) in the old girl and will never sell her. As for scrapping, it would only happen in the event of a major accident that damaged the car to the extent that a safe repair was not possible.

I guess that means I'm thinking with my heart.

Cliff

FrazzleTC · 21st June 2016, 17:04

My 75 is worth a lot to me, as I'll be depending on it a huge amount in the next wee while, to get me everywhere I need to go, safely and reliably. I would struggle to get another one half as good for a price I'd be willing to pay!

ratchet · 21st June 2016, 17:08

It's worth nothing.

I paid a pittance for it (Cheers Ian), and it's given me nothing but trouble. I've never had a car that has left me stranded 3 times in the first year of ownership (intank pump, water pump, and a broken wire under the fuse box)................ but I like it, and due to the (insert appropriate word) who reversed into it, it hasn't cost me a penny as the insurance company paid out double the amount I paid for it. It cost me the princely sum of £50 to put the damage right (Cheers Cossie Dunc).

I do my own repairs, and use scrap yard or 2nd hand parts. So apart from countless hours of my time, the car owes me absolutely nothing. So when things go pear shaped (as they often do

), I don't feel that I'm throwing good money after bad, and will buy whatever parts it needs - with the one proviso that I am capable of doing the repair myself. To date the forum has always come up trumps with its many "how to's", and freely given advice from other members.

Cheers Chaps

cengar · 21st June 2016, 17:11

Can not afford new one evan if I wished so she has got to last. Someone else`s cast off could be equally as expensive especially if it was more modern.

Ross

Mickyboy · 21st June 2016, 17:28

My ZT's are like MasterCard (priceless) as I have a almost unlimited supply of parts that cost is very low
But I don't count the cost as all cars cost money, and it's what I enjoy driving that matters!

I'm loyal to the brand that I grew up with just wish they was still active, and I'm not talking about Chinese MG's

zedhed · 21st June 2016, 17:47

The way im going,i will be wanting mine buried with me

klarzy · 21st June 2016, 18:09

When a car is bought, driven and sold, then it is worth what someone will pay.

When you change, customise, improve, personalise, upgrade, and generally put heart and soul into it, imperfections or no... I would not swap it for anything...

woolleysox · 21st June 2016, 18:14

I enjoy driving my ZTT and will keep it as long as I can afford too.

jackatesme · 21st June 2016, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedhed

The way im going,i will be wanting mine buried with me

That's what my wife has planned.

21st June 2016, 16:22	#1
Toasty Avid contributor 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Loughborough Posts: 148 Thanks: 61 Thanked 33 Times in 23 Posts	So what is you car worth to you? As our cars become less and less valuable...I guess we all have an annual price in out minds as to how much we would spend on our cars before deciding to sell/scrap them. Personally I think £1500.00 per year on servicing and repairs (not including insurance, tax and fuel of course) is an acceptable amount of money to spend on a car that I like. What would you spend per year to keep your car on the road and to the standard you are happy with? Here is where we see those of us who think with our hearts and not our head :-) __________________ I am emotionally attached to "The Old Girl".

21st June 2016, 16:46	#2
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,203 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	To me, my car is quite simply priceless and I will spend whatever I can afford to keep her up to standard, regardless of market value. I appreciate that it makes no financial sense to take this approach, but what the heck. I've invested a lot of time (and money) in the old girl and will never sell her. As for scrapping, it would only happen in the event of a major accident that damaged the car to the extent that a safe repair was not possible. I guess that means I'm thinking with my heart. Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

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FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	My 75 is worth a lot to me, as I'll be depending on it a huge amount in the next wee while, to get me everywhere I need to go, safely and reliably. I would struggle to get another one half as good for a price I'd be willing to pay! __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

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klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	When a car is bought, driven and sold, then it is worth what someone will pay. When you change, customise, improve, personalise, upgrade, and generally put heart and soul into it, imperfections or no... I would not swap it for anything... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

21st June 2016, 17:08	#4
ratchet Posted a thing or two ZT-T + CTDI Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Gone walkabout Posts: 1,185 Thanks: 179 Thanked 361 Times in 289 Posts	It's worth nothing. I paid a pittance for it (Cheers Ian), and it's given me nothing but trouble. I've never had a car that has left me stranded 3 times in the first year of ownership (intank pump, water pump, and a broken wire under the fuse box)................ but I like it, and due to the (insert appropriate word) who reversed into it, it hasn't cost me a penny as the insurance company paid out double the amount I paid for it. It cost me the princely sum of £50 to put the damage right (Cheers Cossie Dunc). I do my own repairs, and use scrap yard or 2nd hand parts. So apart from countless hours of my time, the car owes me absolutely nothing. So when things go pear shaped (as they often do ), I don't feel that I'm throwing good money after bad, and will buy whatever parts it needs - with the one proviso that I am capable of doing the repair myself. To date the forum has always come up trumps with its many "how to's", and freely given advice from other members. Cheers Chaps

21st June 2016, 17:11	#5
cengar Loves to post rover 75 saloon cdti Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trelights Posts: 351 Thanks: 158 Thanked 168 Times in 123 Posts	Can not afford new one evan if I wished so she has got to last. Someone else`s cast off could be equally as expensive especially if it was more modern. Ross

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zedhed Posted a thing or two zt saloon turbo Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Tipton Posts: 1,461 Thanks: 1 Thanked 167 Times in 132 Posts	The way im going,i will be wanting mine buried with me

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woolleysox This is my second home Black V8 Ztt 260SE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,833 Thanks: 391 Thanked 242 Times in 195 Posts	I enjoy driving my ZTT and will keep it as long as I can afford too. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]member 621http://forums.75-zt.com/images/smilies/oldman.gif www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk