V Power - crazy prices, and rising

[Jons1001]

  I'm struggling for reasons to keep my ED30 at the moment.  That needs refilling every 3-4 days.

And the other thing worth considering is 2nd hand car prices… You’d easily get £7k for yours at the minute….

Then use it to buy a 306DTurbo!
One of those in the ice blue they did was my dream car when I was 16, I was adamant I was going to get one as my first car. But I ended up with a Vauxhall Nova instead.

There's an ice blue one (i think it's ice blue) on ebay at the moment....It's not too late! :-)

edit: This one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304385577873?hash=item46decb5391:g:IUYAAOSw~IBiJOPL

[JoshB]

  I'm struggling for reasons to keep my ED30 at the moment.  That needs refilling every 3-4 days.

And the other thing worth considering is 2nd hand car prices… You’d easily get £7k for yours at the minute….

Then use it to buy a 306DTurbo!
One of those in the ice blue they did was my dream car when I was 16, I was adamant I was going to get one as my first car. But I ended up with a Vauxhall Nova instead.

There's an ice blue one (i think it's ice blue) on ebay at the moment....It's not too late! :-)

edit: This one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304385577873?hash=item46decb5391:g:IUYAAOSw~IBiJOPL

167000 miles and they still want £2700…!!!! 10 years ago I could have got with 90k on the clock for under a grand…

Still looks nice though!

[JoshB]

  I'm struggling for reasons to keep my ED30 at the moment.  That needs refilling every 3-4 days.

And the other thing worth considering is 2nd hand car prices… You’d easily get £7k for yours at the minute….

Then use it to buy a 306DTurbo!
One of those in the ice blue they did was my dream car when I was 16, I was adamant I was going to get one as my first car. But I ended up with a Vauxhall Nova instead.

Really? Blimey. Not so sure my very tired 165K miler would fetch anywhere near that unfortunately 

Back in 1994, my employer had a fleet 306 D Turbos, and compared to the MK2 GTI I had at the time, it was epic.  Not quite as quick but handled waaaaaaay better.  I remember the Nova SR fondly, and the Fiesta XR2, XR3i etc etc.   Although everything is S3 this, RS3 that, A45 AMG etc etc now, waaaaaaay better cars, they just feel like generic products rolled out of a mega factory, which are unattainable for most people as a cash purchase.  There was something much more fun about picking up a beater of an XR2 and hustling it down a back road at 3 in the morning, not caring if you crash it or not 

Just have a look at some of the sheds on eBay with 140k on, they’re still asking £8k…

I know what you mean, modern cars now just seem unattainable, people asking £10k for a 12 year old A4 with 100k on the clock… I remember in the Autotrader when I was a lad and there was an entire section in the back for cars under £500. Yeah I know modern cars now are much much more reliable and less prone to rust, but for under £1k today you’re talking a Cat D write off ex taxi with 200k on the clock.

[pudding]

I'm way too honest and morally balanced to sell a shed for way over it's worth    Well, it's not a shed, I'm being overly harsh given it's mileage.  It's just that I've had it 8 years, needs work, complacency/boredom and all that 

I'm torn between carrying on with the GTI and stick a new engine/turbo in it, happy in the knowledge it's sorted for another good few years.  Or give up and pay through the nose for something newer, but then have to start over with the issues and mods etc    Either way, the ol' bank balance is due an imminent clobbering!