Buying a 15-year-old car



matt228 said:
What troubles are common with Peugeot cars?

Before now I've had a VW Polo, Fiat Punto, Mitsubishi Colt and VW Up. The one that caused the most problems was the Colt! £1200 repair bill just before I traded it in.
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Everything. They are shit. Stay clear of French motors in general. I've had a Peugeot and a Citroen and both just gradually fell to bits.
 
I've got a 15 Yr old Honda civic which is fine. The body work is a mess (scratches, minor dents) but I don't care and that made it cheaper
 
Pseudonym Number 1 said:
Wife has a 12 year old French car and it's indestructible, never needed any major work doing to it.
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They have just won some satisfaction poll ( can’t remember if it was Peugeot or Renault) and beat all the Asia and Jorman ones
Tommasi said:
My mate spent more on the car than I paid for it in the last year, had a new gearbox put in and everything, so far I've had to put a new alternator in. Was one of the few things he hadn't done.
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I had a Land Rover like that. It was like triggers brush in the end
 
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Curlyteeth said:
I've got a 15 Yr old Honda civic which is fine. The body work is a mess (scratches, minor dents) but I don't care and that made it cheaper
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And Hondas are generally owened by old people, so theres a better chance that its been well looked after.
 
matt228 said:
I'm carless and thinking about maybe getting one. I'm self-employed and not earning much so for now it'll have to be buying outright rather than PCP as I have previously done.

There's a 15-year-old Peugeot 206 for sale near me that looks like it's in good nick from the outside. What sort of things do I need to ask the owner? I've not bought a 15-year-old car before and I'm not a car person so I have no idea what sort of things will be likely to break before then. Cheers.
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What are your requirements for said vehicle? Engine size? No of doors? Big boot? Encap rating?
 
I'd rather an efficient, small engine. The 206 has 5 doors but all my previous cars have been 3-door so that's no issue. Don't need a big boot. Don't even know what an Encap rating is.
 
Had a 2004 honda civic and a 1991 mazda in the last 4 years they cost me abut 200 a year with MOT issues so not too bad. So just find a good one with service history. Hopefully with proof of a timing belt/chain swap depending on what it has

Though emissions and rust are 2 other worries I constantly had

If I didn't get a company car I'd buy another one no problem
 
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matt228 said:
I'm carless and thinking about maybe getting one. I'm self-employed and not earning much so for now it'll have to be buying outright rather than PCP as I have previously done.

There's a 15-year-old Peugeot 206 for sale near me that looks like it's in good nick from the outside. What sort of things do I need to ask the owner? I've not bought a 15-year-old car before and I'm not a car person so I have no idea what sort of things will be likely to break before then. Cheers.
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So you're paying hundreds not thousands ?
Canny cars ,take a chance ,plenty cheap bits ,petrol engine ? Even the cats are cheap
Just rust and rear axles etc to watch ,everything else is a fix
Nice proof of regular maintenance is a plus
 
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JAZZMANB said:
So you're paying hundreds not thousands ?
Canny cars ,take a chance ,plenty cheap bits ,petrol engine ? Even the cats are cheap
Just rust and rear axles etc to watch ,everything else is a fix
Nice proof of regular maintenance is a plus
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Oh aye, this one was £600 ONO. I did a check online and it failed its MOT in December but passed a few days later, I guess having done its necessary repairs. I don't have thousands of pounds to spare but I'm getting a little tired of having to borrow cars. I'd rather just use public transport but it's shockingly bad in this area.
 

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