Lawsy
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I've always found in the past that my older cars have always been more reliable when using them daily.. regular use helps keep them going and stops things seizing etc too
At the mo, I have a posh modern for work duties, but thats due to chage next year, then i can get back to driving something older daily..
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jonw
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Sept 1, 2011 10:42:21 GMT
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I used to use my old mini as a daily. Was fine as long as it was maintained. Same with the old bikes I've used, tend to find yourself spending the weekend getting it ready for the next week!!!
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Suzuki SV650R The good Triumph T20 The Bad BMW G650GS The Ugly Matchless G12CSR The Smokey Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Sept 1, 2011 11:28:53 GMT
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get something older and more basic (than modern cars anyway, no complicated ECUs etc) then if it breaks you can fix it quickly. Something old and japanese is always a good situation. something like a k10 micra/bluebird, corolla. all pretty reliable and retro status.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Sept 1, 2011 17:39:21 GMT
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Way I look at it is, that they were used daily back then, so surely you can do so now. Difference being that nowadays people have sunk into the mindset that they don't have to maintain or service their cars often at all, so doing it almost on a weekly basis sounds like madness (or indeed, too much work)
I don't ever plan to own something properly modern. Ive driven a few moderns and ive always found them numb, dreary etc etc. Cant feel the road or the biting point and you generally feel removed.
Give me an old rattly tin can of a car anyday. All you gotta do is maintain it, keep the rust at bay and it'll be fine.
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Sept 1, 2011 18:32:19 GMT
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I use my 1982 VW T25 mostly as a daily and it copes fine,the scoob and the beetle are more than capable too,just don't like leaving them in carparks ;D
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1984 Subaru GLF Hatch 1983 Skoda 120LE Super estelle 1977 Subaru DL Wagon 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe 1995 Skoda favorit estate
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purplevanman
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Sept 1, 2011 20:17:19 GMT
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I use my Rumph as a daily, about 30miles a day with no grief, apart from fuel Used the dutton with no grief as well. only ever had retros, newest at the mo is the pug at 97, only using due to saving pennies :/ just keep an eye on things as you go and all should be fine
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Welder, fabricator, general resto work
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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My view is that if it was good enough for some loser in a lousy suit in the early 80s, it's good enough for some loser in a lousy suit in whatever time period we're currently in at present.
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I have put close to 40,000 miles on my 1988 Volvo 780 Bertone in the last three years. As long as you're willing to maintain things properly, there is no reason that the car can't be reliable for you! Just make sure you buy a good example of whatever you're after.
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2 big common misconcesptions of the general driving public seem to be that
a) old cars are not as reliable as new cars b) High milage cars are not as reliable as low milage cars
Both of which i think are constantly disproven on this very site. Buy something a bit older mate and enjoy it.
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Sept 2, 2011 10:09:53 GMT
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Way I look at it is, that they were used daily back then, so surely you can do so now. Difference being that nowadays people have sunk into the mindset that they don't have to maintain or service their cars often at all, so doing it almost on a weekly basis sounds like madness (or indeed, too much work) In the seventies, the daily mileage would add up to 5k a year. Now it's fast approaching 15k. Cars get used much more heavily nowadays. At the time manufacturers didn't expect you to ever get even near 100k. A sales rep can do that in two or three years now. Yes, you're right, a classic/retro can easily be used daily, but spare some thought that it wasn't intended to do such major mileage. It will do it, just have some mechanical sympathy and prepare to service it three times a year, not once. Or in the case of some properly old cars, according to the owners manual, remove engine over the winter months for strip-down and refurbishment. Srsly.
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