going through stuff and looking for someone to talk to

[car10001]

hi everyone

going through stuff and am ok just need someone to talk to.

have got a car that needs quite a bit of work and wanting to do 2 hour trips and dont feel its currently upto it.

tool the grandfather about half way to a fruit and veg place and took him in their car and realised mines a bit run down compared to that.

what am wondering is how to afford all the repairs at once mine needs or to get it point you can do those 2 hour trips.

want to have car good enough to do those 2 hour trips with not much more than the standard checks before going but it needs a lot of work and might be a while before it starts to get to that point.

how would one get the money for the repairs their car needs, aircon doesnt work, suspension needs doing, centre bearing on tailshaft needs doing, ignition coils need doing, diff bushes need doing.

just missing the 2 hour trips driving yourself and feel a little down.

driving isnt the problem its car needing work.

thanks for anyone who will listen

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Hi car10001

I hear you. It’s a very difficult situation to be in. And really discouraging when your car just can’t handle what you need it to.

I was recently in a similar situation with my car. It was pretty old (2000’s model) and it was almost like as soon as I had one problem resolved another would arise. It was honestly just one thing after the other.

It got to the point where I’m pretty sure my mechanic would shudder when I booked the car in to have work done.

Unfortunately it just became too much and got too expensive for me.

It was a hard decision, but (and you may have to start considering this too) I had to weigh up my options. In the long run it would be more beneficial for me to just replace the old car than to keep having the work done.

I was lucky enough to have savings that I could dip into, which I wasn’t thrilled about. But I’m not sure if your situation allows for this.

Otherwise a few of the other options I looked into were having the old car priced and possibly selling it for parts.

My car was a little hard to come by so I considered finding a collector who would want to buy it and fix it up.

I also considered taking out a loan with the bank.

Or if you have someone close that can help you with a bit of money. Or can even lend their car to you for those two hour trips.

Maybe it’s possible that all the work can just be prioritised and fixed over a period of time. With some patience, and a really good mechanic. 

I’m not very knowledgeable with cars, so maybe there are more options.

But whatever path you end up taking, I’m wishing the best of luck for you and your car