BOG syndrome

Saytan · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:13

Boring old git....

i'm beginning to think i should buy something dull. I dont really use the performance of my car very much anymore, and although it's a lovely place to sit, i do all that sitting at low-20s mpg. A part of my mind keeps thinking how useful a mondeo estate would be.

I feel so old just for thinking it and i'm only 29. anyone else experiencing this?

Saytan · 19 Mar 2012 at 12:32

i'm only going to have one car whatever happens. I'm just not that bothered about what it is any more. The 330ci is a lovely car, and being able to effortlessly overtake is nice, but is it worth the vast running costs? i'm not sure it is any more.

Saytan · 19 Mar 2012 at 13:39

crinkleshoes said:
Vast?

MPG in the 20s
£350 minimum for a decent set of new rear boots, and they dont last that long
1l/1000 miles of posh oil

all things i can happily afford to suck up, if i'm loving the ownership experience. the thing is, i'm not sure i am anymore. It's a lovely car, but it's become just "the car" to me, and a cheap-as-chips to run and fix mondeo is just as good at being "the car"

i no longer use the performance, and i dont care about the image

Saytan · 19 Mar 2012 at 16:47

for today's drive home i slung in a few fun sections, and i took them "at pace"

it left me cold

Saytan · 20 Mar 2012 at 15:45

hopeful_builder said:
OP - get yourself another car. Keep it cheap, simple and basic. then keep your "nicer car for the weekend"

I did exactly that. Have a Lexus IS200 I was using to commute to and from work everyday. Was costing a fortune, and racking up the miles on what was once a low milage example. Now I have a Little Ka, which is cheap to insure, Tax and run in general (I get 52Mpg) tax is only £70 per 6 months. And I can sling my mountain bike in the back, pickup washing machines and put all the tools in the back - without the worry of the mess or cost of fuel lol

Cost wise? well I proabably save around £200-300 a year having the 2 cars all things considered. Plus my lexus only does 4-5k a years instead of 12/14k. Gotta be a win win mate!

i actually cant think of anything worse than doing the bulk of my driving in a bog-awful studentwagon