On 8 Jan 2005 15:33:39 -0800, wrote:

Car buying advice he
http://www.autonow.co.uk/buyersguide/BeforeuBuy.htm
Suprised at your comments re prices - I think 2nd prices are lower than
they've ever been in real terms taking inflation into account. People
are even giving away old bangers with a bit of MOT left - my daughter
has been driving a free VW golf for 2 years - it got a 2nd MOT but has
just failed so is now scrap. I was given a Saab 99 with 10 months MOT a
few years ago - scruffy but quite driveable for 2 years.
1500 quid nowadays will get you a pretty good car with 4 years or more
life left. Or 500 quid for petrol engined.
And they are better quality then they ever were - a deisel can do
250000 miles and still be OK.

Thanks for the comments. I've never owned a deisel. I've driven a
couple, years ago, but never owned one. In yesteryear, the usual
advice was: avoid them, because if the engine goes wrong, the cost a
fortune to put right. Things may have changed. What are they like
nowadays? I guess deisil is still much cheaper than petrol, yes? But
what about the pleasures of driving a deisel-engined car? Is it still
enough to make you end up on Prozac? Or are they making them so smooth
and quiet and vibration-free these days that you'd never guess you had
one under the bonnet?

J