workshopmanualman wrote:However, as has been pointed out, the better the devil you know...
Absolutely ... All these cars are of an age now where you have to start investing a bit of money and/or time in them, and it's usually in the bodywork. Buy another 300 and you may well have another problem, somewhere else which needs to be fixed. A true "bangernomics" car needs to be younger really. Still, compare what the repair costs for your 360 are compared to a bank loan for a comparable new car (by comparable, I don't mean a Dacia Logan or a Hyundai Getz), you'll still be miles cheaper! And you never know, maybe prices will rise for these cars in the UK a little bit more in the next few years, and I guess you can do worse than invest in a top-of-the-range 360 GLT with leather and Leos.
As Chris says, ask around a little and see if someone can help with the welding. It'll take a bit of time, obviously not as comfortable as just dropping the car off at the garage, but cheaper and the job will probably be done much better too. At least the repair panels are cheap!
At the end of the day, it's a personal choice. If you're tired of the car, get rid of it, if it pushes all the right buttons otherwise, keep it and mend it, you never know, you might regret it otherwise one day ...
Tom
EDIT: 120.000 miles? That's not much for a redblock. I consider any 360 under 200.000kms to be "low mileage".
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