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26th June 2007, 21:17
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How long to keep the Saxo?
How long do you think you'll keep the Saxo?
I'm asking this because there's a post on the forum about moving on and it started me off thinking about a few other things.
Firstly, I once had an Astra GSI (MK3) and kept it 8 years which I regret. Nothing wrong with the car, I loved it (obviously) but I wish I'd sold it sooner because I now wish that I'd owned other cars, such as a Pug205 or 5GTT. For this reason, I won't keep a car for any longer than 3 years again.
This is why I've had to stop myself from modding the Sax because if I do, I know I'll want to keep it for years, especially if I go down the cams and map route.
What do other people think?
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26th June 2007, 21:24
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I don't think i can say ill keep the saxo for x amount of years. Will prob be when the mileage isn't so much it isn't sellable. Would rather sell for over 1k and get another one than struggle to sell with like 110K on the clock.
Other than that i just get bored of cars, had 4 in the last 2 years and i know ill be doing the same again with the next few cars.
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26th June 2007, 21:26
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Seen as i only just bought my 4th saxo (lol) Il be keeping it for a good few years now untill i pay my loan off!
Its only got 45,000 on clock so its all good
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26th June 2007, 21:29
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Until I can afford a VTR or VTS as my next car, so a little while yet I reckon.
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26th June 2007, 21:30
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I'm gonna keep mine till it dies, i luv it too much!!! LOL 
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26th June 2007, 21:33
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Depends on your circumstances really mate. Things usually change once you
start a family/buy a house.
Cause of the amount of money Ive spent on the Pug it would be pointless to
sell it anytime soon.
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26th June 2007, 21:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kristel10589
I'm gonna keep mine till it dies, i luv it too much!!! LOL |
That's fair enough, I thought the exact same thing with my Astra but now regret it - see above.
Don't you fancy trying something else? So many good cars out there!
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26th June 2007, 22:00
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i'll be keeping mine for atleast 3 years..anything that needs fixing in this time..if anything does..will get fixed etc..
Will rebuild the engine and respray it etc if i have to..
Then my next car will be a surprise..
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26th June 2007, 22:10
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Im looking at getting a new car next year, but the sax wont be worth selling so ill keep it to look at instead lol
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26th June 2007, 22:14
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Helmshore, Lancashire United Kingdom (England)
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2 - Mini Cooper
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Keeping it for a good few year yet i should think, unless i have a change of heart when i hit 21.
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26th June 2007, 22:15
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ill prob keep the vtr till nov/dec then buy a vts or possibly somthing else
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26th June 2007, 22:17
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I am keeping mine for life.
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26th June 2007, 22:22
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I hope to keep mine until it dies, which could be a while as it only has 26,000 miles on the clock.
It's exactly a year today since I put the deposit down on it.
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26th June 2007, 22:23
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You see I don't know what to do yet, as I'll be 22 by the end of March next year, and will have the money for a new car, but I was thinking keep the Saxo (even if I do have a love/hate relationship with it) and get a house, or option 2 is to get a new car, then a house. I can't decide which to do first!!
But I would like to keep it, but I don't have the love for it at the moment, but then again that could all change by my birthday! 
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26th June 2007, 22:28
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id get rid of mine tomoz if i had a lot of money to buy my next car, but as i havnt i got to save but im happy with it i like my car got to keep it for at least one more year but buy then it would be worth nothing so id just drive it into the ground
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26th June 2007, 22:45
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Im keeping mine until I finish uni, which is another 3 years, im going to mod it to how I want it to be, and then once I get a job il get something bigger and better and use the sax as a track car.
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26th June 2007, 22:57
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Well I don't have my Saxo anymore, but I owned my first one for 2 years then owned my VTR for over 6 years. As you have said about wanting to own different cars, I agree... i have had an FTO, an MR2 Roadster and I now own an Astra Coupe Turbo.... will probably own this for another couple of years, then move on to something else.
Chris 
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26th June 2007, 23:03
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I'd love to move onto to something else like a Leon Cupra R or an Audi A3 but I want an house and I have a kid to look after, so I might aswell keep the car that is paid for and that I still enjoy having.
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26th June 2007, 23:23
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L-plater
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: West Wales
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Car(s): Black Saxo VTR
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same as a few other people ill keep mine till it dies then put a vts engine in it then keep it for a few more years
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26th June 2007, 23:30
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Im either keeping mine untill mot time next february, or until it dies, whichever comes first...which will probably be the later lol! and by that time it will have well over 130K on the clock so will have to part the baby out 
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