New Car, backward move?

[kai]

Have a made the right decision – well I’m trying to justify it to myself, I have!

I sold my Volvo S40 1.6 R Design (08 plate) 99bhp yesterday.

Heading out yesterday looking for a car garage I needed to meet the following criteria.

• Fuel economy (preferably a Diesel, as I do around 20,000 -25 a year)
• Fairly new
• Practical, 5 door
• Low mileage
• Budget between £8 – 9k

I ended up with a Peugeot 308 Diesel Hatchback 1.6 Hdi 92 (13 plate) (7,000) on the clock - i paid £8,300

I seem to have got a lot of stick of friends for this one. “You bought a French Car”, “*** car with fairy lights” “backward move”

"Better get your AA cover sorted" - from what i have read about the new Peugeot they are fairly reliable, particularly the diesel engines?

 

[Uther]

I've driven French diesel engined cars (Citreons and Renaults) for the last twelve years and never had a problem, doing on average 15000 a year.
It should be fine, although not very exciting.

 

[kai]

I've driven French diesel engined cars (Citreons and Renaults) for the last twelve years and never had a problem, doing on average 15000 a year.
It should be fine, although not very exciting.

Compared to the Volvo, this is a much lighter car - at 99bhp for such a big car that was no real fun either, just a motorway barge that had poor return on mpg (39 at best)

 

[[TW]Fox]

Doesn't seem like a very well considered move to me. Given the choice I would rather have had the Volvo.

 

[rodenal]

Not a swap I would have made but these are OK nowadays, very much aligned with the rest of the class

 

[kai]

Doesn't seem like a very well considered move to me. Given the choice I would rather have had the Volvo.

The Volvo had clocked up a little too much miles, things had started to go wrong, or need replacing. When i originally purchased the car i was lucky to be doing 5,000 miles a year. Due to work commitments, this has more than tripled.

• Services / tyres was expensive, (for what it was)
• MPG was poor
• Road tax was expensive (for what it was)

 

[Phemo]

Using fuel economy and VED as reasons to justify it aren't really logical since it would have cost you a few grand to change the car in the first place. I'm betting your VED and fuel savings don't amount to much more than a few hundred a year.

If you're happy with the change then that's all that matters. How much had gone wrong with the Volvo?

 

[JonnyGeee]

French cars will always have the stigma of french piece of shut.

308 is a nice enough car, but I don't think it will hold its value very well. 307's dropped a lot very quickly.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The Volvo had clocked up a little too much miles, things had started to go wrong, or need replacing. When i originally purchased the car i was lucky to be doing 5,000 miles a year. Due to work commitments, this has more than tripled.

I see, had it done 300,000 miles then?

• Services / tyres was expensive, (for what it was)
• MPG was poor
• Road tax was expensive (for what it was)

All of this is a trivial expense against the backdrop of purchasing a new car.

 

[kaiowas]

Whilst I won't comment on your choice of car I'll never understand how people can leave the house with no idea what they want other than a short list of criteria and just buy a car same day based on whatever a few garages in their area happen to have on sale.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Whilst I won't comment on your choice of car I'll never understand how people can leave the house with no idea what they want other than a short list of criteria and just buy a car same day based on whatever a few garages in their area happen to have on sale.

But its low mileage?

 

[Millwall.FC]

Whilst I won't comment on your choice of car I'll never understand how people can leave the house with no idea what they want other than a short list of criteria and just buy a car same day based on whatever a few garages in their area happen to have on sale.

A dealers dream come true

 

[kai]

If you're happy with the change then that's all that matters. How much had gone wrong with the Volvo?

Last two months it need
Timing belt, 2 new wheel bearings, something went wrong with the suspension and steering column that need replacing, plus standard wear and tear where it needed new pads, tyres and a new front brake disc. [i think.. plus other little bits]

I see, had it done 300,000 miles then? All of this is a trivial expense against the backdrop of purchasing a new car.

No valid point! it had another 210,000 before this landmark, which i have no doubt the Volvo engine could have easily achieved.



Book price from a dealer was £3,000 (i paid, i think around £9,000) 2years ago so i had lost a fair amount. I managed to sell it for £4,500

 

[Maccapacca]

Bizarre

Some people's car choices are strange.

My dad has a 2.5t 2010 kuga with leather 45000 miles. One sensor goes wrong costing £200 and that's it he decides to buy a £24k 2014 Ranger with the worst engine and gearbox combo 2.2d + agricultural auto. Terrible

 

[mjt]

What was the cost to change? At least you didn't buy one new

 

[kai]

£3.8k

 

[opstrat]

Bizarre

Some people's car choices are strange.

My dad has a 2.5t 2010 kuga with leather 45000 miles. One sensor goes wrong costing £200 and that's it he decides to buy a £24k 2014 Ranger with the worst engine and gearbox combo 2.2d + agricultural auto. Terrible

some people just like any excuse to change their car.

 

[FinglisHobbit]

Sometimes people need to just say "I wanted a new car and dont really care about the money Ive spent/lost" rather than try and justify it through tales of woe with their old motor

Grats on a new car. I bet it does a fine job of getting you about cheaply (now the initial money is spent).

 

[NorthstaNder]

Woah there! So it had another 210k to do before it reached 300k so it had only done 90k!?

I'm speechless.

 

[Richie]

Book price from a dealer was £3,000 (i paid, i think around £9,000) 2years ago so i had lost a fair amount. I managed to sell it for £4,500

Not surprising. Volvos depreciate like crazy. I would never buy a Volvo partly due to this.