Get a more fuel efficient car then

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 13:54, 3 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

The bought out cost of a new car will always outweigh the cost of fuel in an old car

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 13:56, Reply)

Depending of course on how long you intend to keep any new car for, how long you have kept your old car for
how much you pay in VED on your old car and how much it will be for a new car.

So yeah, apart from all the times when it won't you're absolutely right.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:24, Reply)

How many miles would you have to drive to make up the thousands of pounds a new car would cost?
More than would make the savings worth while I'll bet
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:28, Reply)

If your road tax is a few hundred and you moved to one that was only £20, or free, that's a big saving over a few years
and such a car would be markedly more fuel efficient too.

So if you drive a lot of miles that will also make a big difference.

Honestly, do you not get that there is a balance on costs where it's worth buying a new car, to which you also have to add the fact that a new car is less likely to break down and need new parts, plus it doesn't need an MOT for three years, I mean really, you're allegedly an intelligent person, surely you can see that there are situations when a new car is better value over its lifetime than it is flogging an older car.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:30, Reply)

Bumholes

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:31, Reply)

shut up, donkey boy

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:04, Reply)

I'm going to try to get my mpg down to single digits with my next car.

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:29, Reply)

You could probably manage it with this one if you drove everywhere in first gear

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 14:32, Reply)