GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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For me being 17 as far as i see it its the most financialy benificial way to drive for me. Practical classics and retros are cheaper to buy then your usual 17 years olds £1500 3 year old Punto. Cheaper to insure by a long long long way (£1600 Ford Onion - £460 Hillman Imp) In many cases cheaper to run if you pick the right car and easier to work on. I'd like to see someone take the motor out of a Saxo on their own in an hour or change the clutch on their driveway! And to top it all off they are as cool as hell, you cant get any more character than an Opel Kadett coupe or Mini or Tina' MK3, all good looking and cool as heck cars, head turning, people stop to look in the street, old ladies wonder up and say they used to have one, and thats not counting all the great and helpfull classic/retro owners clubs out there. Anywho rant over, for me its classics all the way no matter what anybody says.
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Just thought of something...What happens to all the old scrotes, sierras and the like that plebs drive up to Yes Car Credit in before driving off in a 4-year-old Focus and 10 years of debt?
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Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Just thought of something...What happens to all the old scrotes, sierras and the like that plebs drive up to Yes Car Credit in before driving off in a 4-year-old Focus and 10 years of debt? *n They get auctioned off.
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At the moment, my only transport is a 5-yr-old Skoda Octavia. The main reason I bought it is to give me fairly trouble-free transport, so's I can concentrate on the Minor project. For the record, I had it for well over a grand below book price, due to the mileage( currently at 165k), and it's a diesel, so less electronics on it. Yes it's dull, but I see any modern car purely as transport, nothing else. If anything, it gives me an incentive to get stuck into the Minor!
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2005 9:57:58 GMT by moggyman
1953 Minor (Long term project) PT Cruiser
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They crush 'em. Well not all of them. There's a guy near us who sells off Yes! trade-ins. I know this as I saw the other-half's sisters old banger on his forecourt for £300.
BTW, has anyone seen there's a new Yes! style firm advertising on the telly. Can't remeber what the company is called but they GUARANTEE acceptance for ANYONE. Their interest rates start from as little as 29.9% APR
FFS!!!!!!!
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Jun 17, 2005 12:57:30 GMT
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Just thought of something...What happens to all the old scrotes, sierras and the like that plebs drive up to Yes Car Credit in before driving off in a 4-year-old Focus and 10 years of debt? *n They get turned into kit cars!! Adam
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1997 TVR Chimaera 2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Kris
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Jun 17, 2005 14:16:23 GMT
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I think its about time I said something again seeing as though I was the one who started the thread off.
I don`t have a problem with new cars at all, in fact I've applied to various car manufacturers for a design/developmets job as I'm really interested in new vehicle technology.
I'd happily drive a new car everyday to work and back, knowing that it will start every morning and I wont stink of petrol when I get there!
I drove my parent's Audi A3 diesel for a week and loved every minute of it, 50mpg all the times and you could spin the wheels in third (I haven`t told them that bit), but know that I have something a bit special, a bit different tucked away for when I want it.
I just get frustrated with people who see me driving a 28 year old Mini and assume its slow, unfriendly to the environment and doesn`t fit in with everybody else.
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Jun 17, 2005 15:11:23 GMT
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Well said. I've got the missus' 51-reg Vectra DTi today and I've got to admit it's a great motor for getting from A to B, it's quicker than mine and does 50+MPG.
It just f***s me off that people assume you're a dole bludger or subhuman for choosing to drive an old car.
On a lighter note...I was talking to a client the other day who's fed up with the depreciation and running costs on his 04-plate BMW X5. After a chat, and lending him a copy of Retro Cars, he's bought an excellent Mk2 RS2000 and stuck the X5 in next week's Auto Trader.
Maybe it's time to junk a Sierra and start practising what I preach, eh!
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My fleet: Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres A borrowed Mondeo
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Jun 17, 2005 16:53:40 GMT
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I don't actually hate modern cars (well, there's one, a certain motability Zafira that's broken down yet again and is just back from Arnold Clarke's Vauxhall garage in Greenock to have it's ECU fixed, a new coil installed, and a multiple misfire sorted in the process. This is the same one who's had ECU problems before, and has had the clutch break twice now! In short it's a bloody lemon!!! ) But besides that, and the fact that there are a lot of things about individual modern cars that I don't like, i.e. that so many of them that I've driven are soulless, characterless boxes, and besides that I really couldn't afford to run a new car. I will admit to being very keen on RWD Volvos, even the later 9 series, which went out of production around 1996 and the 960-based S90 went out of production soon after, because even though they're really quite modern, they have the character of a classic RWD Volvo of the 80s, plus they cost almost f*ck all, I mean the long wheelbase Volvo 960 3 litre 24valve I went to Bristol to pick up lately cost £3500 (it's actually my dad's, although I borrow it when I can, he doesn't mind, he has loads of RWD Volvos! ;D ;D), despite being immaculate, low mileage, and in almost every way as good as new. (It was first owned by the British Ambassador to Sweden you see, and these diplomatic motors are well maintained.) And it's actually it's a much better car than any Volvo you can buy new today, and think of what £3500 will buy you in terms of a real modern car today. A secondhand Perodua or something? I know I'd rather have the Volvo. So you see I wouldn't buy a new car for a few reasons. 1- I couldn't afford a new car don't intend to get myself into debt for a new car when I can get just as good a car for less money, 2- I enjoy older cars, and I'm more comfortable with working on old motors
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Jun 17, 2005 18:44:30 GMT
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We've got a new shape FWD V70 D5, and it's a bloody good tow car. Also does 0-60 in about 9-secs (its an auto) which isnt that slow! its 250lbft does well towing 2-tonne trailers!
Adam
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1997 TVR Chimaera 2009 Westfield Megabusa
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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Jun 17, 2005 19:01:48 GMT
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Parents have the S70 2.5 Turbo, good for about 190-200bhp ;D -just to add i'd still rather have a slammed 240 with a T5 lump
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Last Edit: Jun 17, 2005 19:03:19 GMT by GJM
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I've just seen another of these "we lend money to anyone" car credit ads. The "before" picture is a bent Mk5 Cortina, the "after" picture is a Suzuki Liana. Sorry, but the Liana makes public transport seem attractive.................
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Last Edit: Jul 19, 2005 4:14:52 GMT by moggyman
1953 Minor (Long term project) PT Cruiser
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Mmmmmmm, the Yes car credit girl ........ I wonder if she says yes to everything ....
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