I broke down earlier :-( Appears many problems with the car, which incidentally I was planning on selling soon. It looks like its going to cost a fair bit to repair..
Now I feel there is more of a rush to get a new vehicle..Which is proving difficult for what I want at the right price..

Just another thing to add to my already too stressful life.

we used to say, as long as the dogs and the horses are ok we can cope with everything else. Its a pain but its only a car. It will get sorted.

> its only a car. It will get sorted

Yes but if you need a car just to be able to do your job(my job involves driving from house to house) a car is vital. Then there's all the hassle of trying to find a replacement at a price you can afford. An op on here had awful probs when she bought a car from what turned out to be  a nasty piece of work. She ended up with no car and no more money to get another.

Kind Regards

I'm rurally located, so no public transport so that leaves me housebound or a min of a £15 taxi fare one way to get anywhere of use.
Walking would take me 1hr 1/2, but with my health its not a good idea on my own..

The cost to repair is not looking good, so thats not good right before Xmas..:-(

I've been searching a few online sites to see if I can get the car of my choice, I have 3 options, but nothing. I'd need to sell the car I have to pay for a new one anyway..

This is rubbish news for you, I live rurally too and it's wound me up quite badly both times I've had to change car.
It's no fun either trawling the sites but hopefully something will come up soon for you.

it must be a really hard for you right now, especially as you need a car for work.
could you part exchange your old car in on a newer one. i know you don't usually get such a good deal but if it's going to cost you a lot to repair then it may not make much difference.
hope you get sorted soon, maybe have to look at a wider range of cars to choose from.

We changed our car in the summer after 130,000 miles and a repair bill for its MOT that didn't make it worth keeping. We live in the countryside too and public transport is pants as my DD would say, so can't really live without a car.

You need your car more than other people need Christmas presents so economize on the pressies for one year.

> especially as you need a car for work.

The only saving grace I guess is that i've been signed off work for 2 weeks, but this situation is not helping me
I hate off-loading, and my good friends are currently busy with others things..:-(

> maybe have to look at a wider range of cars to choose from.

I know, i'm thinking about that, but just can't see what at the moment is another good vehicle for me personally.

I hate cars when they misbehave like this, you have my full sympathy as living at the back of beyond I would be stuck without my car and no public transport - well maybe a bus once a day if there are enough passengers.  Have a cyber ((())).

Oh how I know the feeling.  What with my mum and dad's health at the moment.  Poor Calida had a really bad haematoma that had to be operated on this week.  Then Poppy my mum and dad's youngster jumped on my eldest girls back last night and has done poor Lana's neck in.  I can't wait for 2010 to be over!

I do understand I live in a rural area too with next to nothing in public transport. its no joke.
You do have to be very carefull about buying a second hand car.
Hope you get it sorted out soon.

I live in the sticks too, and haven't had a car for 2 years (I don't work just now, signed off sick) so I know how a pain it can be. I've just started looking for a car for youngest daughter and have found that our mechanic has a few friends in the business so he is looking out for one for us. If you have a good rapport with your mechanic why not ask him if he knows of one suitable, especially as he would then be looking after it for you? ;-)

hi roscobabe,
yes that was me!! i still dont have the car back or the deposit,the police have dropped it,said it was a cival matter and bad buisness transaction,i say its theft as he wont return my car or cash,the whole thing was a fraudulant set up,the invoice i was given with a 3 month warrenty was from a buisness dissolved 6 months earlier and the man who done it had done it to 50 other people,trading standards are after him for themselves,i have no hope in getting any back,i am in debt because of it and cant afford family xmas presents this year,i desperatly need a bigger car to fit the newf,but it aint happening this year,on top of it all partner may have his hours halved as work has slowed down.Being a morgage owner and partner earning 16500 a year,we only get child benefit and some child tax credits,we cant claim any other help.To me this is wrong(sorry to go offf topic)
any way,good luck to the poster,i know how you feel,but really really be carefull,try to get one from a garrage,rember a head gasket on the way out is easy to cover(wish i knew that)
jo

Hi Jo,

You must be utterly disgusted at the attitude the police. Bet if it had been one of them they would have got it sorted, I had 6yrs of harrassment from my neighbour and the police were useless! One officer even said they didnt want to arrest him because he was old!! He only quit when the same officer dropped out that they had watched video of him. He went into another rage for a couple of days and then stopped completly. I hate him and am just waiting for the day he stops breathing!! Even now I dont put the lights on early morning so he wont know I'm up.
I hope you manage to get straight in the future and buy a lovely car for the dogs. I would love a van but cant afford one yet,but I intend going to a reputable main dealer when I do. I know you can still end up with a motor that has problems but at least you know they wont dissapear with your cash. Bought my mondeo from Black Horse company,which is part of LloydsTSB so I knew if things went wrong I stood a better chance of getting it sorted.

To original OP sometimes its worth paying that bit more just to have peace of mind.

Kind Regards

i hate the police,why have i been a good honest person all my 29 years,never been in trouble,never had a red letter etc etc,they make me sick,sorry but it was theft in my eyes.I am going to try to increase my morgage to get me out of trouble,i should not have to do this because of a con artist who drives a top of the range car.i will buy from a proper garage when sorted,to me it is soo important not to loose my home,my friend said, sell up and enjoy the 70000 in profit you have made,but to me that is the wrong attitude,this is my girls and dogs house,its ours and who would rent me a home with a pug and a newfoundlND!i do get anoyed,my friend lives in council accomadation,has hardly any bills,she says she has a bad back and gets all the benefits going,she even has a dissabled parking sticker,but she is able to run around,jump on bouncy castles and carry her 3 stone child,her kids have every top of the range gadget going,and she eats out prob 5 nights \ week.Its not fair,my kids dont have half that,but i hope i am bringing them up to realise you have to struggle and save in life and be honest and the things you have will be more appreciated.i know i dont work,that was a sacrifice i made when my first baby was born 5 year ago,i did not want to put them into full time nursery,so i struggle,it was worth it,i would not have missed it for the world,i am now in college and should be returning to work next sept when my youngest starts school,i have to make it till then and i will be ok.it seems unfair that my mate has all that and we have nothing,ok,if she is genunily ill etc,i dont begrudge that at all,but i feel she is playing the state,whilst my partner works 40 hours for peanuts
Anyway,sorry for the rant and sorry suejaw for doing it on your post,just had to say iit
xxxxx

I know how you feel Jo,all I have ever done is earn an honest living,pay my way and raise my children to know right from wrong. But when you see some of the scroungers and scumbags that seem to do whatever they want and get away with it it makes your blood boil. You will get over it though and hold your head high and be proud of what you have.

Kind Regards

joanne 1000, you've had a horrible time of it and that's enough to lose faith in anything and everything. When I come across unfathomably rotten people I am reminded of a hadith (a Qu'ranic proverb): "If you feel no shame, then do as you wish." I think that says it all.