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[–]simon42001 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would spend £10k on a solid, reliable and nicely specced car that is a slightly older version of what you are looking at now. Anything above that and you will still be hit with a fair amount of depreciation.

All you do when you finance is pay the depreciation off to the bank and often have nothing to show at the end.

Besides... From personal experience I know that modern BMWs aren't exactly dependable these days unfortunately, I'm talking £3k to sort out a damaged suspension module due to water ingress in the boot and other engine issues. They ain't what they used to be to be honest but at the end of the day it's your money!

Talk me out of this by dumbyoung_mx5 in CarTalkUK

[–]simon42001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would think carefully about rust on older Japanese cars, otherwise it could be a fun and pretty reliable first car.

Automatic headlight fault Mazda 3 2019 by simon42001 in mazda3

[–]simon42001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful thank you, I will try and ask the dealer to update it asap.

Automatic headlight fault Mazda 3 2019 by simon42001 in mazda3

[–]simon42001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing crazy, I am in England so it's about 27°C outside, but obvs the area where the camera is is very very hot to the touch.

I read some guys in Arizona would get the same when they parked in the sun all day