Oopsy... I haven't been around in a while.
To answer your question: erm... It's about the same :embarrest:
Rather than start a new thread, I'll just explain here where I've been, what I've been doing and what I will be doing.
I got a new job a couple of months back as a Web Developer. I'm really loving it. It's a great company, there's great people there and it's quite a bit more money than my old job too. I got myself a new girlfriend around the same time too. As a result: I've not had a massive amount of time to do stuff I like doing... Like playing guitar, driving and posting on forums
Anyway! I've made a descision! I'm not going to pump any money into the Fabia, except to buy some better tyres - and maybe some better break pads. I've got far better things to spend my money on!
Wait? What?! What could be a better thing to spend my money on than my car? Women? Computers? Drugs? No no no... Another car
Last December, some dizzy so-un-so ran into the back of me and knackered my neck. I put in a claim and I'm finally going to see some cash for it. About £1500 to be precise. So I'm going to buy a car. Probably: a Mk2 Golf GTI. An 8v 3 door from about 1990, I think.
The only problem with that is: I'm 21, male, don't live in a great area, and most importantly: have no no-claims. So I'm not going to drive it straight away. My brother has offered me his garage for 9 months or so; I'm going to buy a car with a few dents on the cheaper side of £1k and do all the things I couldn't do with a car I have to drive to and from work every day :-D
The way I see it: this going to be one of my few chances to do it. I'll have a nice, quick-ish car, done up the way I want. It's a car I like, and I'm pretty sure I will like for some time to come - long enough at least, that I don't mind pumping money into it.
The beauty of buying a cheap-ish car when you've got the cash and doing it up over a year or so is, of course, that you can sell your old car to pay for the insurance in one lump
I'll be sure to keep you all updated on the situation. Any suggestions for what will probably be a Mk2?