oi!
i paid £2400 for that car 9 years ago (and have spent too much on it since )

i've bought a granada with a weaping head gasket for £22
a sierra for free
Cossiecrews granada for £300
another estate for £150
another estate for free
another 4x4 for £80
the list goes on and on mate
why buy an expensive car if you can buy a banger that you can throw away for peanuts when it goes wrong?

that way you have one main car to spend money on and a series of snotters you don't care where you park

besides, 've also got access to a whole fleet of vans so i don't mind not having a car