A series of unfortunate events has led me to be rather suddenly ousted from my flat in London and living on the floor of my mother's house. At the moment I have no clue what I'm doing with myself, whether I will remain local to my Mum or go back to London to find another job.
My Mum lives in the sticks and realistically I need a car to be here, or else I'm housebound. I have a small unit in the next town that I am keeping most of my things and running my business from - the journey is 10 mins via car, 50-60 minutes via (very expensive) public transport.
There are some cars in the area being sold for £300-500; all of them 15+ years old, most likely with dodgy year long MOTs written by shifty dealers behind a shed somewhere.
I'm tempted to buy one, even if it is just to scrap it once its MOT is up which would potentially be cheaper than the repair bill for something in the next bracket up.
However, I may go back to London, or go travelling, or become a nun or go live in a cave with 50 cats in which case I will no longer need a car - so would possibly want to get my money back (more likely on a more expensive car?) to buy cat food/train tickets/nun hats.
AIBU to buy something so cheap and run the risk of not being able to get rid of it in 2-3 months if necessary? or run the risk of exploding halfway down the motorway