C63 W204 running rough.

[Decisionmaking23]

Yes I can afford to run it I’m planning on having it as a daily.

I understand what you are all saying about money pit and I think I’ll stay away from it simply because for the chain alone I’m being quoted 4K, which is way too much. I was only interested in this because it was up for cheap. I can afford to buy a straight one any day just wanted a bit of a cheap project.

 

[mioba]

Cheap for a reason OP. That said even if you got a "straight one" somethng could fail on that a few months down the line.

 

[Decisionmaking23]

Cheap for a reason OP. That said even if you got a "straight one" somethng could fail on that a few months down the line.

Yeah I get your point. A car is a car so will fail eventually. Bit of a negative way to think of it though.

 

[V6Matty]

That’s the reason I asked about the maintenance fund, personally I put £200 away a month and that more than covers anything maintenance related including consumables like tyres.

 

[Decisionmaking23]

That’s the reason I asked about the maintenance fund, personally I put £200 away a month and that more than covers anything maintenance related including consumables like tyres.

I get that too but I don’t put things like that aside, I just spend on what it would need and whenever.

 

[peterws1957]

Yes I can afford to run it I’m planning on having it as a daily.

I understand what you are all saying about money pit and I think I’ll stay away from it simply because for the chain alone I’m being quoted 4K, which is way too much. I was only interested in this because it was up for cheap. I can afford to buy a straight one any day just wanted a bit of a cheap project.

Think you're making the right decision there. From what you have described it doesn't seem that the car has anything going for it, not even the price.