By the time my family were able to afford a car, it had already gained retro status...
Neighbour always had a P6 or something sat on his drive, at one point a Honda Whizzkid (rear axle of which still in existence under his trailer!) since I was born the Sprite has sat in more or less the same place, we went through a few Fiestas and then my uncle sold us his Audi 80 cheaply... it ran for a while then started to fall apart, break and generally run like a bag of nails, despite regular, good maintenance.
Dad got himself a 1999 Audi A4 quattro turbo at an auction, newest car he ever owned, didn't quite understand the vehicle he bought, and brags that on a long trip it averages 45mpg...
I just reverted to my childhood, fun summer afternoons doing maintenance on the Fiestas. Simpler then, things could be fixed with a single toolbox full of tools, not a single "electronic box of tricks" to be found. It either ran or it ran badly... and badly can usually be rectified on the driveway with a few bits bought from Halfords.
I guess that's why I have the cylinder head to my car sitting under the chair in the bedroom here, whilst my wife dispises the vehicle, I shall one day prove to her that it can be more reliable than something newer. Maybe.
Either way I enjoy the challenge / am a glutton for punishment / appear to like to spend my money on tat
--Phil
Neighbour always had a P6 or something sat on his drive, at one point a Honda Whizzkid (rear axle of which still in existence under his trailer!) since I was born the Sprite has sat in more or less the same place, we went through a few Fiestas and then my uncle sold us his Audi 80 cheaply... it ran for a while then started to fall apart, break and generally run like a bag of nails, despite regular, good maintenance.
Dad got himself a 1999 Audi A4 quattro turbo at an auction, newest car he ever owned, didn't quite understand the vehicle he bought, and brags that on a long trip it averages 45mpg...
I just reverted to my childhood, fun summer afternoons doing maintenance on the Fiestas. Simpler then, things could be fixed with a single toolbox full of tools, not a single "electronic box of tricks" to be found. It either ran or it ran badly... and badly can usually be rectified on the driveway with a few bits bought from Halfords.
I guess that's why I have the cylinder head to my car sitting under the chair in the bedroom here, whilst my wife dispises the vehicle, I shall one day prove to her that it can be more reliable than something newer. Maybe.
Either way I enjoy the challenge / am a glutton for punishment / appear to like to spend my money on tat
--Phil