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Nov 27, 2020 20:22:58 GMT
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Jon, knowing that you have given way makes me feel better about confessing! Btw, would be very interested to hear what the Insight is like? It's the sort of suitably oddball thing that rather appeals I did until 4 years ago have a retro as my daily driver. Up until that point, the youngest car I had ever owned was 1967... It was very strange to finally have to pay for VED! The interloper is a 2001 Pug 106 utter base model, value probably entirely based on how full the petrol tank is, and also a family hand down so at least I didn't have to pay for it. However it does about 45 or so mpg on my 40 mile round trip daily commute, which is half the fuel usage of the Amazon. It is much slower in a straight line though , but corners better due to being considerably lighter (due to being made of tin foil) whilst having the same width tyres, and is quieter as no one has ripped out the sound proofing. Spec & technology wise, all it has over the Volvo is that it is OHC, has a servo (to be fair, the Volvo did have one when new...), an airbag (driver's only...), fuel injection and engine management. To some, it seems that it is retro / retro ish. To me, it's downright modern & verging on decadent!!!!* Whilst Mrs H has a more recent Vauxhall, that is very much her's, and I don't enjoy driving it at all. Might just be that it's a Vauxhall though - everyone I have driven has has no feedback through the steering which I really hate. The Pug on the other hand keeps up a polite running commentary of what the front wheels are doing. *Based on how it is to drive, I'd love to have a GTi / Rallye version though
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2020 20:23:40 GMT by Paul H
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I can't claim to be currently daily driving a retro. But in 2016 not only was I daily driving the 740, I used it to do Domino's pizza delivery for a few months. I was probably getting 16-20mpg with the worn out engine.
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1988 740 Turbo, 1998 V90, 1991 Eunos Roadster.
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dan
Part of things
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Nov 28, 2020 14:56:37 GMT
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Generally always driven older stuff and currently rocking a 1999 Mk1 Focus that was given to to for the grand sum of zero pounds. I only meant to keep it for 3 months but two years later it's still with me lol It's been a revelation and more reliable than the modern Audi I had. Hard to belive it was 21 years old this year I must get round to doing a build thread as my 1.6 of entry level loveliness is set to be treated to some ST170 alloys that have sat in the house for too long.
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Last Edit: Nov 28, 2020 14:58:08 GMT by dan
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Wifey's BG Laser clicked over 489,000 km on the way home tonight. Had the head off it again at 485,000 cos it had burnt another exhaust valve. Our mechanic gave the bores a hone, chucked new rings and bearings at it, as well as replacing the one burnt valve (said he couldn't get a full set anywhere which surprised me) and lapping in all the rest (16v head). Should be good for another 400,000 now with a bit of luck.
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My wife drives a 2004 Honda Odyssey. Not really retro yet. She does about 600Km a week. I drive a 2002 Honda Odyssey. Almost retro. I do about 300Km a week My son does about 550KM a week in his 1997 BMW 318is The BMW and Merc were daily used cars as well but have been sold.
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 7,079
Club RR Member Number: 146
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May 10, 2021 22:01:09 GMT
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the back-up has never been any newer than the '97 Xantia or Maestro that I've used, so I've always been tooling about in retro stuff. Well, the Princess is waiting for an engine rebuild so now I'm tooling about in a nearly 180,000 mile Maestro. It's pretty neat.
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Now using this E240 2.6 petrol daily
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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70 miles a day in one of these:
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Mike D
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,196
Club RR Member Number: 57
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May 11, 2021 13:03:35 GMT
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Don't think I've ever dailed anything post-2000. The closest I've come to a 'modern' car was my '99 Alfa 156 V6 that I was driving in 2009 which just sneaked under 10yrs old for a couple of months. Then a '92 XJ40 4.0l manual (which was a little bankrupting at my age!) After that was a Citroen BX NA diesel that had just been pulled out of a field. After that was an MGF VVC I managed to pick up for £150! And now the X1/9 has been my only working car for the past year or so as I fix up and modify the Jag (although the MGF is nearly there too!). It's been a lot of work to keep on the road as I do my own maintenance, but in terms of maintenance cost (so excluding fuel/insurance/tax) it's been £19,508 for 114,000ish miles. If, way back in 2010 when I first got the Alfa I decided I wanted a new car instead (for the same budget) I could have maybe squeaked through a base spec 125hp 1.4 Scirocco (with no money to modify it or keep it running). Actually, thinking about it, the Fiat accounts for £8859 of that 19k and only 4000-ish miles. If I'd been a bit more sensible with that then I'd have £10,649 to play with. I could have had a base spec Fiat Panda and some spare change to keep it going for 10 years and 110,000 miles. I had some lucky purchases along the way, and classics in general were much cheaper even 5 years ago, but still there's a stark contrast in enjoyment available between the options! New cars are a terrible idea! I'm glad I don't really like any of them enough to want to buy them...
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Last Edit: May 11, 2021 13:05:24 GMT by biturbo228
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May 11, 2021 19:21:55 GMT
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Ha, my fifteen year old son had his eye on an XJ40 just like that earlier this year. I'm a little disappointed that our budget couldn't stretch far enough. I think I would have enjoyed dailying it until he's old enough to get his licence.
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Ha, my fifteen year old son had his eye on an XJ40 just like that earlier this year. I'm a little disappointed that our budget couldn't stretch far enough. I think I would have enjoyed dailying it until he's old enough to get his licence. Yeah they're not quite as bargain basement as they used to be. Mine was £1360 for a 4.0l manual! Fuel wasn't exactly kind for a relatively new driver, but insurance was really rather reasonable. Given how expensive new driver's insurance is, it might be worth getting a quote and seeing whether the savings on insurance might bankroll the additional cost of getting one...
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The car we were looking at was a '92 3.2 auto the same red as yours. Was up for NZ$2500 all legal and ready to go. A fellow member on another forum had it. Don't know if he sold it or not. We don't have compulsory motor vehicle insurance here so the market for that is completely different to the UK. Much less extortionate. Third-party only cover on my Falcon for a year costs about as much as half a tank of petrol. Being over fifty and having a (fairly) clean driving record helps with that though. I suspect it would cost considerably more for a young fellow.
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May 12, 2021 10:58:50 GMT
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Daily driving duties are shared between this lovely '82 Hiace camper and a super-modern (2002!) BMW E46 330ci. Over the winter the Toyota was the more reliable (took about 3 months to sort out a non-starting issue on the Beemer!). That camping trip was about a month after I bought the camper. Didn't need a thing doing to it. Took us (slowly) to the New Forest and Cornwall (about 1100 miles) without missing a beat. Although, getting up hils we became a bit of a road block!!
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alx
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 367
Club RR Member Number: 21
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May 12, 2021 11:32:26 GMT
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Dailied this for the last 3 1/2 years (42,000 miles) Cost a fortune in petrol being a 5.0 V8 but it was awesome. Now dailying a Polestar 2 EV, so not allowed to show that on here :-) AL.
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May 19, 2021 21:11:20 GMT
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Until recently the '89 205 was my daily, but I started a new job in March as a manager, so I fancied something more "managerial" So now I drive the '94 405. It feels modern to me; it has power steering, electric windows (one of which even works!), air con (which does not), and it does motorway speeds without the feeling of imminent death present in the 205 at 70mph. The 205 is now my wife's; by an odd coincidence it was first registered in the month she was born.
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary.
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May 19, 2021 22:17:04 GMT
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My elder daughter has recently acquired a '97 Volvo V40. I haven't seen it yet but it doesn't look terrible in phone pics.
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May 20, 2021 11:03:36 GMT
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Surprisingly reliable daily.
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Current fleet 2022 VW E Up! | 1991 Bentley Turbo R | 1998 Nissan Elgrand 'Highway Star' | 2003 Mazda MX5 1.6 (for the purists)
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May 20, 2021 17:08:07 GMT
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Surprisingly reliable daily. WINNER👍👍👍
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,833
Club RR Member Number: 174
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May 20, 2021 17:30:48 GMT
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Not super old but properly love this old tank. I've pretty much neglected it appearance wise for the 7 or so years I've had it but recently had a change of mind. Got a paint less dent guy coming on Saturday to sort a big dent in the quarter panel out, then got a stack of good condition panels to fit, some some proper 90s style wheels and spacers and then it's having a silly paint job and some retrimming of the interior.
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