thanks for all help and advise. I agree always gems out there. i guess what i have noticed these days is 2nd hand car market not as good as it was 7 years ago when i bought my first fiesta. i feel now people ask a lot of money even for 10 year old car. sure can always barter them down. i get what you mean can see where it come from and sort of people but a used car is still a used car, like anything used it won't be 100%. i had some mental repairs on my car over the years, first year i owned it i had the clutch go but luckily my 7 yrs owning it the last 6 yrs clutch been fine but i dont tend to rest my foot on it , also I had a serious issue with a coolant leak to the point of putting a new manifold onto the engine from another fiesta down the scrapyard just to keep the car alive, haha. A lot of my friends and family laugh my car keeps going, even my mechanic says he has no idea how my 17yr old fiesta is still going. I guess thing is i am now torn between going 2nd hand car again or for a newer used approved car. my wife found this car tonight on there site....lower milage but slower engine but not much difference in price over the 22k st line ford. https://www.baronsgroup.co.uk/ford/u.../zetec/rv67yxb

i have a 2 year old child so def feel like not safe be driving him around in a 17yr old rusty car even though i am careful i cant stop other drivers from doing something dumb