Motoring Discussion > when do you stop spending on a money pit ?? Miscellaneous
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 Sun 23 Jan 11 10:10 
 when do you stop spending on a money pit ?? - madf
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>> There are plenty of cars out there that will last well beyond 7 years.
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I agree entirely.

As you may recall I run a Yaris diesel. Almost all parts are available second hand - or non OE- at prices half Toyota's for new ones - or 25% of Toyota's if second hand.
Eg radiator for son's Yaris: Toyota £130. Ebay new £70 delivered. Back box exhaust Toyota £125, ebay £40 (from Germany)


But I looked to buy an Audi A2. Where parts are common with VW then prices are not too bad. BUT VW consumables cost twice Toyota's. Try to get any ABS part and you are talking £100s plus loads of aggro as the fitting has to be very precise.. and the list of owner's problems on their website vs the Yaris website is approx 3:1 (more Audi) despite Toyota selling at least 5 times as many Yaris as Audi sold A2s.

Son's Yaris is 11 years old. Bodywork is unrusted. All parts available cheap new or secondhand.. engines £300...etc.. And the electrical connectors work at 11 years old.

Ditto Fiestas.. and Micras (apart from rust). 12 years old Mercedes S class..? Brings a new meaning to moneypit.

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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 pit..  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
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 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 mo..  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
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