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I'm obviously the outlier here :shrug: For the last 40+ years, I have decided what sort of car I want (Big estate, Supermini, Family Hatchback), check out any that have really poor reviews/reliability and then look for any of the rest in private sales and if I see something I like, I go and...

I normally keep our cars 3-4 years (one for me, one for Mrs Wz) and if I don't get back 50% of what I paid for them and have to pay for anything other than servicing, tyres and the occasional brake pads and discs, I am OUTRAGED ! Just as well seeing as one tyre on my mid life crisis car costs...

Unless you are putting 30-40K a year on a car, then something 4-5 years old, 30-40K with Service history would be sensible. (And be significantly less than 50% of a new one). For a Polo, I would guess 6-7K (or, as I said in my first post, maybe I'm just a cheapskate :wink:) West Ham have got a...

There's always private sales and I'm sure you can find some friend of a friend who knows something about cars. I'm no expert but have a good look at the service history and any repairs (good private owners do have a habit of keeping invoices). check the car is cold when you get there, check it...

I do find cars are much of a muchness these days :shrug: But buy something you can afford. Everyone will tell you about the great lease/loan/etc deals that are out there, but somebody is taking money out of the deal, and it's definitely not you !. They don't do it out of the goodness of their...