Time to sell the car

[ChrisUK01]

Hi,

I have had my car close to six months and in that time it has had the body work damaged twice now just leaving it parked in a supermarket carpark and in front of my garage.

It just does not seem to be worth having a nice car so I am getting the latest damage fixed and then I am going to dealer and losing 4K getting rid of the car.

Just really f*cks me off that you do not seem to be able have anything decent with out it being damaged and from what I have read on the forum stolen.

So I am going to buy a sh!t heap for 3K not sure what to get for that?

Chris

[Cossieian]

Totally know where your coming from dude, unfortunatly in this world you can keep nothing good, no matter how much you try its other people with no respect just ruin it.
I always park my car in the furthest place from where I'm going, ie no one parked within 20 spaces of me, come back and 9/10 there will be a car parked 2 feet from me  makes my blood boil.
To most people a car is just a car, a means of getting about and they couldn't care a less about it getting damaged, but they don't consider the other person who's car is their pride and joy

PS I tried the sh!t heap car thing years ago, lasted 2 months and I bought something nice again, life's too short fella enjoy it while you can

[hardmonkeys]

Know how you feel, I had my Audi a day, and next doors cats used the roof and boot as a scratch post!! (They'd only moved or a week before!!) was not impressed.

Hope you make the right decision mate!!

[ChrisUK01]

Thanks guys!

I do the park miles away from the shop and like you I come back and someone has left a trolley in the carpark near my car of just crappy parking near my car.

Just can do without the anger.

It was the wife that dinged the door a really windy day a gust of wind and probably 500 pounds worth of damage I am guessing!

I hope I can do more than 2 months with a sh!t heap, have been looking on auto trader and have no idea what to get.

[barrym381]

Hi,

I have had my car close to six months and in that time it has had the body work damaged twice now just leaving it parked in a supermarket carpark and in front of my garage.

It just does not seem to be worth having a nice car so I am getting the latest damage fixed and then I am going to dealer and losing 4K getting rid of the car.

Just really f*cks me off that you do not seem to be able have anything decent with out it being damaged and from what I have read on the forum stolen.

So I am going to buy a sh!t heap for 3K not sure what to get for that?

Chris

get yourself an old s3 an map it or up the budget to 5k get a focus st or mk5 gti 

[Cossieian]

To be fair for 3k it will be far from a sh!t heap lol
For that money I'd be looking for a MK4 Anniversary, maybe a touch more for a good one

[monkeyhanger]

Rather than lose £4k, keep the car, surely someone can't cause that much damage in future in a parking accident? Get a front and back dashcam that runs on battery pack when parked, or at least switches on with impact detected, catch the feckers in the act. Will be doing just that for mine. I try to take the Sheldon Cooper approach to parking spot choices.

[monkeyhanger]

Old Seat Cupra?

[Booth11]

I  try to take the Sheldon Cooper approach to parking spot choices.

Lol, but do you remember Shelley's disastrous attempt at virtual driving!

OP - it's a great shame that a couple of knocks see you considering getting rid of the car.  Honestly, I know it's frustrating when people don't give a toss about other's property, but why should you suffer.  Keep the car and fingers crossed you've had your quota already and the rest of your ownership may be incident free.

[ChrisUK01]

lol catch the wife dinging it again!

I am paying 400 quid a month for the next 4.5 years, it is not worth it if I keep getting knocks because I cannot enjoy the car.