After 3 years of ownership I’ve now sold the Mazda MX5. It has been a fun car and has given me a great deal of pleasure but it was time for a change. As someone pointed out to me, I get bored of owning a particular car and like to try new vehicles. The car had just been serviced and MoT. It needed rear tyres and disk pads all round so I would have had to spend several hundred pounds in the coming months so it was a good time to sell.
My last experience of selling privately was when I sold the Honda CRV ten years ago. After advertising it on Autotrader 4 out of 5 enquiries were scams of one sort or another so I decided to sell through WeBuyAnyCar.com. Their reputation was not good when they first started up but I had recently heard good things from others about how straightforward it was. I got an online estimate of its value; booked an appointment and drove the car into Lincoln for them to inspect the car. I had a scrape on the front alloy wheel and there were several stone chips each of which detracted from the original estimate. After a bit of negotiating we did a deal and I was satisfied with the price.
I’m now debating as to whether to get a replacement car or continue as a one car household. In the past four years my second car has only covered a maximum of 5,000 miles.
I’m leaning towards buying another Porsche Boxster. I had one when I was working and it was a great car to own. Do I buy a fairly expensive low mileage car less than 5 years old or go for something much cheaper and older. I’m erring on the side of cheaper, older higher mileage and hope the significant savings in price are sufficient to cover any repair costs over the life of the older vehicle. The one in the photo is 12 years old, 40,000 miles on the clock and reasonably priced. I can buy this with the sale money from the MX5. No decision yet and no rush to make a decision.
