Motoring Discussion > when do you stop spending on a money pit ?? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: wotspur Replies: 53
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 Sat 22 Jan 11 19:54 
 when do you stop spending on a money pit ?? - Stuu
Speaking from experience wasting money on old cars :-)

I would ask firstly what possessed you to buy an Espace, were you perhaps drunk?

Secondly, what else is wrong with the car? I would make a full appraisal of whats looming as while spending more on this heap sounds madness, you may have fixed all the faults for now - for £3k you must have made some impression on it.

If you can get a couple more years outta the thing, you may recoup some value from it so I would say get the thing fully inspected, appraise yourself of all possible faults relating to these cars aswell as the usual and judge it on its merits.

Work out what its going to cost you to fix any outstanding faults, then balance this against what it would cost to replace it with something else, bearing in mind that what new car you buy may need a degree of work done too unless you spend alotta money on something very fresh.

Hindsight is wonderful and many may scoff, but Im sure you spent the money hoping it would be the end of it and the end never came, most people who have owned older cars will have experienced this, the trick is knowing when to stop.
My current car has needed a fair bit spending, but now ive fixed its little issues, is basically sound. Im not sure your Espace is though. I predict in 6 months time you will be here bemoaning a £5k total spend... me Im at £450 :)

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 when do you stop spending on a money pit ?..  wotspur 22 Jan 11 18:46
 when do you stop spending on a money pit ..  Zero 22 Jan 11 18:49
 when do you stop spending on a money pit..  RattleandSmoke 22 Jan 11 18:55
 when do you stop spending on a money pi..  Harleyman 22 Jan 11 19:04
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  Old Navy 22 Jan 11 19:10
 when do you stop spending on a money pit..  tyro 22 Jan 11 19:35
 when do you stop spending on a money pit ..  MD 22 Jan 11 19:20
 when do you stop spending on a money ..  Stuu 22 Jan 11 19:54
 when do you stop spending on a money pi..  tyro 22 Jan 11 20:04
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  bathtub tom 22 Jan 11 20:15
 when do you stop spending on a money..  Zero 22 Jan 11 20:18
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  madf 22 Jan 11 20:17
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  wotspur 23 Jan 11 00:38
 when do you stop spending on a money..  Old Sock 23 Jan 11 10:15
 when do you stop spending on a money pit..  John H 22 Jan 11 20:15
 when do you stop spending on a money pi..  madf 22 Jan 11 20:18
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  DP 22 Jan 11 20:29
 when do you stop spending on a money pit..  WillDeBeest 22 Jan 11 20:28
 when do you stop spending on a money pi..  swiss tony 22 Jan 11 21:04
 when do you stop spending on a money p..  corax 22 Jan 11 21:29
 when do you stop spending on a money..  Runfer D'Hills 22 Jan 11 21:30
 when do you stop spending on a mone..  nyx2k 22 Jan 11 21:34
 when do you stop spending on a mone..  corax 22 Jan 11 21:35
 when do you stop spending on a mon..  Runfer D'Hills 22 Jan 11 21:36
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  corax 22 Jan 11 21:38
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  Zero 22 Jan 11 21:39
 when do you stop spending on a m..  Runfer D'Hills 22 Jan 11 21:44
 when do you stop spending on a..  corax 22 Jan 11 21:48
 when do you stop spending on a m..  Bromptonaut 22 Jan 11 22:50
 when do you stop spending on a m..  bathtub tom 22 Jan 11 23:06
 when do you stop spending on a..  Zero 22 Jan 11 23:16
 when do you stop spending on a mon..  Old Navy 22 Jan 11 21:41
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  corax 22 Jan 11 21:45
 when do you stop spending on a m..  Old Navy 22 Jan 11 21:50
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  Runfer D'Hills 22 Jan 11 21:48
 when do you stop spending on a m..  RattleandSmoke 23 Jan 11 03:31
 when do you stop spending on a..  movilogo 23 Jan 11 07:58
 when do you stop spending on ..  Londoner 23 Jan 11 08:56
 when do you stop spending on..  Clk Sec 23 Jan 11 09:03
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 when do you stop spending on a money pit ..  corax 23 Jan 11 10:23
  
 when do you stop spending on ..  corax 23 Jan 11 09:36
 when do you stop spending on..  Runfer D'Hills 23 Jan 11 09:42
 when do you stop spending on a money..  madf 23 Jan 11 10:10
 when do you stop spending on a mone..  captain chaos 23 Jan 11 11:56
 when do you stop spending on a money..  swiss tony 23 Jan 11 11:59
 when do you stop spending on a mone..  corax 23 Jan 11 12:14
 when do you stop spending on a mon..  wotspur 23 Jan 11 13:40
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  Stuu 23 Jan 11 14:42
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  - 23 Jan 11 14:45
 when do you stop spending on a m..  Bigtee 23 Jan 11 17:20
 when do you stop spending on a m..  Cliff Pope 23 Jan 11 17:21
 when do you stop spending on a mo..  Dave_ 23 Jan 11 17:42
 when do you stop spending on a money pit ..  stan10 23 Jan 11 18:01
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