HELP!

[puddingcat]

Would anyone like to buy a car?

1995 (M) Vauxhall Astra 1.6 GLS 5dr hatchback
78,800 miles (that's not much)
Heated electric wing mirrors
Alarm
Oil & filter changed December 2005
Central locking
Radio cassette

I had the exhaust, battery & lambda sensor replaced in the last couple of years, and AFAIK they're still under warranty (I still have the receipts, so can check).

This site values it at about £1,000 - though I think that's too much (I don't know how old the site is) - the What Car price guide suggests £750. Realistically, since it's not sparkling & shiny (and has a dent in the boot), I'm looking for £600 ono.

I need to find a buyer in the next week, cos I'm collecting a Mazda 323 then...

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

YAY for the Mazda! You're moving up in the Car world!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Yay!

It doesn't feel vastly different, really; a bit lighter, the clutch bites further down and the gearing ratio's different. I'll miss the Astra :(

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Are you emotionally attached to the Astra, then?

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Not emotionally, but it's still a perfectly good car. The "missing" bit comes from having got to know all the Astra's quirks, exactly how big it is, how it handles, the noise it *should* make, etc.

I'm viewing the 323 as a (rather inefficient) savings account for what I get after that; if I start paying it off now, I'll have a couple of grand's worth of car to cash in next time.

Last time I changed, it was *to* the Astra from a Fiat Uno; it was a big jump, and the missing my first ever car thing was overshadowed by the excitement of having something that could out accelerate a pushbike...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Bwaaaahahahahahahahahahhaaaa just picturing you in a Flat is going to keep me smiling all night.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

It was fab! It was 1l, which is a lot in a tin can, and I'm convinced the only reason I never got done for speeding is cos people looked at the photos & decided the camera must have been lying! And it was white, so I never fell foul of Police snooker.

I only got rid cos it started falling asleep. At 70mph, in the outside lane of the M6. I always managed to pull into the hard shoulder & let it have a 5 minute nap, but didn't want to push my luck...