What would you do?

swain90 · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:21

Hi All,

I have a question...do I get my car repaired or do I try and trade it in and get a replacement?

My current car is an 05 plate BMW 320d SE with 101K on the clock. The Clutch and Fly Wheel need replacing, which with VAT and labor is looking at around £920.

Now apart from the above fault the car is good condition apart from a few minor scratches on the back bumper. Now I'm presuming that if I was looking at Part Ex against another car I would hopefully get around £3500.

I've been looking at other cars at around the £7k mark, however I can't really find much which ticks all the same boxes as my BM, or find something that really takes my fancy. I'm still looking at a diesel as I'm traveling about 450 miles per week and would like to keep my home comforts such as Nav, cruise control and climate control.

My question is, would you go for the repair (near enough a third of what it's worth) or take the plunge and look into another car which could potentially have a set of problems (I'm know this is a risk with any car)?

Cheers

Swain90

rodenal · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:26

20k+ pa is going to de value whatever you buy pretty quickly, if you're happy with how the car is running at present I'd just get the work done

ote1 · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:33

Sounds like you'd best hold on to it. Perhaps enquire with local specialists to get the price down?

swain90 · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:38

That's the thing (apart from needing a bit of TLC to get the car looking shiny again) I enjoy driving it, it puts the power down nicely, cruises well on the motorway etc...

The company I'm using are pretty reasonable and I'm happy with the previous work they've done, so I don't think there's much room for price improvements.

Relentless81 · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:52

I would tell them you are thinking of trading it in because of what needs doing and if there is anything they can do on the price to sway your decision, they can only say no!

rodenal · 6 Jan 2015 at 18:53

Tbh £900 for a clutch and dual mass fly on a BMW sounds absolutely bang on to me

Dis86 · 6 Jan 2015 at 19:05

£720 was my last for my e90 320d...that was from bmw main dealer.

Granted it was paid for under warranty but that was parts + labour cost.

rodenal · 6 Jan 2015 at 19:10

That definitely for both a clutch and fly? Seems cheap for a dealer

Wucked · 7 Jan 2015 at 11:30

I like my car and I can't find anything else that really interests me.

Should I spend:

a) £3500 - £4000 and loose it

or

b) £920 and keep it

Its not much of a question really.