Assuming it has four wheels and runs I really don't think you could have!
As you say though, it is natural to wonder if you have done the right thing after making a purchase.
That "what have I done!?" moment ...
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Assuming it has four wheels and runs I really don't think you could have!
As you say though, it is natural to wonder if you have done the right thing after making a purchase.
I have buyers remorse, heres the story...
An old chap who lives near my parents was selling his Fiat Punto, 51 reg 49k on the clock, not much by the way of service history but it has a few receipts and stamps.
It has been owned by the old chap and his daughter before him only and since he has owned it has had 11k miles put onto it in 4 years!
Anyways he was getting rid because his kids and grandchildren had all clubbed together for his 70th birthday to get him a second hand hyundai i10 so this car was surplus to requirements.
I got it for £300, well £280 because he gave me back £20 to put some petrol in!
Its not in marvellous condition, has taken a few knocks and has a fair few scratches but at the end of the day this car is going to be used to go to work monday to friday (25 mins commute, very rarely get above 50) and to throw the bike in the boot.
Even though on the outside this feels like a decent deal & the insurance is less than £200 per year i still have buyers remorse thinking that i could have gotten more for my money.
Think its perfectly natural.
what?!
Even though on the outside this feels like a decent deal & the insurance is less than £200 per year i still have buyers remorse thinking that i could have gotten more for my money.
Think its perfectly natural.
That is not natural, it would appear to be a consequence of massively unrealistic expectations. As long as you don't wreck it you are going to suffer zero depreciation, and probably even make some money on it.
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I have buyers remorse, heres the story...
An old chap who lives near my parents was selling his Fiat Punto, 51 reg 49k on the clock, not much by the way of service history but it has a few receipts and stamps.
It has been owned by the old chap and his daughter before him only and since he has owned it has had 11k miles put onto it in 4 years!
Anyways he was getting rid because his kids and grandchildren had all clubbed together for his 70th birthday to get him a second hand hyundai i10 so this car was surplus to requirements.
I got it for £300, well £280 because he gave me back £20 to put some petrol in!
Its not in marvellous condition, has taken a few knocks and has a fair few scratches but at the end of the day this car is going to be used to go to work monday to friday (25 mins commute, very rarely get above 50) and to throw the bike in the boot.
Even though on the outside this feels like a decent deal & the insurance is less than £200 per year i still have buyers remorse thinking that i could have gotten more for my money.
Think its perfectly natural.
Um, one of us doesn't understand the term "utter bargain" and I don't think it's me.
Soldato
I have buyers remorse, heres the story...
An old chap who lives near my parents was selling his Fiat Punto, 51 reg 49k on the clock, not much by the way of service history but it has a few receipts and stamps.
It has been owned by the old chap and his daughter before him only and since he has owned it has had 11k miles put onto it in 4 years!
Anyways he was getting rid because his kids and grandchildren had all clubbed together for his 70th birthday to get him a second hand hyundai i10 so this car was surplus to requirements.
I got it for £300, well £280 because he gave me back £20 to put some petrol in!
Its not in marvellous condition, has taken a few knocks and has a fair few scratches but at the end of the day this car is going to be used to go to work monday to friday (25 mins commute, very rarely get above 50) and to throw the bike in the boot.
Even though on the outside this feels like a decent deal & the insurance is less than £200 per year i still have buyers remorse thinking that i could have gotten more for my money.
Think its perfectly natural.
£280 for a 1 ownered car that's done 11k in 4 years and you feel like you could have done better? You do realise that buying a mediocre bicycle would have cost more than that? An annual bus pass is probably more. A service on many cars costs more than that. People on here regularly buy graphics cards for way more than that.
Jeez, what were you expecting for £280?! I would definitely give it a good service (oil/filter change, air filter change, brake fluid change and coolant change £180) and i suspect that car will be one HELL of a bargain. Was your post a joke? I'm well and truly confused
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Oh i know its a bargain, for approximately £500 (Cost of Car+Insurance+ steering fluid) it looks like i have a hassle free work car until May when its due its MOT.
But like has been said, buyers remorse kicks in....i wasnt looking for a car, we went from having 2 cars down to one last year and its been fine, however this little fella came along and for the money i couldnt turn it down.
Now all i am thinking about is do we really need another car, yes its more convenient but hardly a necessity.
Saying that the wife is loving having our other car to herself, and our kids are amazed that the punto only has 2 doors and no electric windows etc.
God i sound so ungrateful, which i really am not.
Im gonna post up some pics later, because this thread has made me realise just what a bargain i have got myself and i want to share it with the world.
But like has been said, buyers remorse kicks in....i wasnt looking for a car, we went from having 2 cars down to one last year and its been fine, however this little fella came along and for the money i couldnt turn it down.
Now all i am thinking about is do we really need another car, yes its more convenient but hardly a necessity.
Saying that the wife is loving having our other car to herself, and our kids are amazed that the punto only has 2 doors and no electric windows etc.
God i sound so ungrateful, which i really am not.
Im gonna post up some pics later, because this thread has made me realise just what a bargain i have got myself and i want to share it with the world.
An impulse purchase then? That would explain things, but I doubt you will lose money on the car itself.