Spend Money On Keeping A High-Miler On The Road, Or...?

[steadvex]

If you enjoy it, keep it going, as long as its not rusting away!

I sold my last car which I looked after, nothing wrong with it, I replaced anything that needed doing ASAP, had a swirl and EGR in the year before I sold it, current owner had it just over 2 years and only put tyres on it over 50k... In hindsight I probably should of kept it!

But I also fell out of love with it, my mistake was test driving a newer car which I just took too immediately, the old trusty one felt a bit dated long in the tooth then.

[canis]

Originally Posted by Dirty Rooster

A good point.

I was recently impressed by the space-age looks of a brand new white V90 gliding past the other day ... so I went into my local Volvoist showroom to examine one and sit inside it.
Big on the outside, TINY on the inside. There's no way I'd get half a ton of oak planks and an anvil in that thing ...
I guess I'm sticking with this old shed a while longer ...

^^^ This.

Everything clad in acres of plastic. Plastic everywhere! Plastic everything. Modern cars make me really claustrophobic.

I'm convinced there's a market for an infinately repairable vehicle. Not pretty, but utilitarian. And capable of actually carrying stuff.

[green van man]

Originally Posted by canis

^^^ This.

Everything clad in acres of plastic. Plastic everywhere! Plastic everything. Modern cars make me really claustrophobic.

I'm convinced there's a market for an infinately repairable vehicle. Not pretty, but utilitarian. And capable of actually carrying stuff.

There was, it was a landrover defender. They legislated it out of production on safety grounds allegedly.

My disco 1 is repairable and as a hobby car is repaired, as a commercial repair the welding time alone would of seen it scrapped long ago. Legislation is my worry, it's pre euro3 and the environmentalists hate it.

Paul.

[canis]

Originally Posted by green van man

There was, it was a landrover defender. They legislated it out of production on safety grounds allegedly.

My disco 1 is repairable and as a hobby car is repaired, as a commercial repair the welding time alone would of seen it scrapped long ago. Legislation is my worry, it's pre euro3 and the environmentalists hate it.

Paul.

Well quite. I was thinking about this and, remember the Mini Moke? I don't want one, I'm not a mini enthusiast even if I recognise their importance, but it's about parts interchangeability. Consider a tail light; Unique to the model, and even between variants of a model, each much be individually designed and manufactured. That's a massive overhead of design, manufacture, stock - when all we really need is a bulb behind a glass dome. And does it need to be held together as if by magic, or will a couple of screws making replacement simple really so ergonomically unappealing?

I'm suspicous the legislation is not entirely environmental.

[biggbn]

Originally Posted by canis

^^^ This.

Everything clad in acres of plastic. Plastic everywhere! Plastic everything. Modern cars make me really claustrophobic.

I'm convinced there's a market for an infinately repairable vehicle. Not pretty, but utilitarian. And capable of actually carrying stuff.

Mk1 fiat panda. Giugiario favourite design, designed for ease of manufacture and repair, maximum useable interior space, flat glass and panels, simple and infinitely fixable. I would buy another tomorrow if I could find a good one, another 750L with the hammock style rear seat and four speed box, rubber mat floor, joyful little cars

[J liddy]

Had my car 940 TIC d24 automatic 22 years 295000 miles . I bought a doner car 15 months ago £500 got some good parts
Will spend about £500 on big services cambelt.waterpump.ect. had new bushes on front end suspension and rear springs and dampers about£400 plus 4 new michelin tyres £310 so plenty spent. But not too bothered it's my only car and been a good servant overal

[Offgrid]

It's seems that the most important thing in keeping older cars on the road at low cost is regular maintenance. Change the oil at recommended intervals or sooner. Grease and oill the bits that need greasing and oiling, and treat any rust spots as soon as possible. Keeping old cars on the road helps the environment. Buying a new car is equivalent to 20 to 30 years of use if the car has already been manufactured.

[John97Tdi]

Originally Posted by green van man

There was, it was a landrover defender. They legislated it out of production on safety grounds allegedly.

My disco 1 is repairable and as a hobby car is repaired, as a commercial repair the welding time alone would of seen it scrapped long ago. Legislation is my worry, it's pre euro3 and the environmentalists hate it.

Paul.

Late 80's I owned a series III lightweight landrover that I always thought of endlessly repairable ( partly because it often needed repair). I was never quite sure who thought the twin 15 gallon petrol tanks under the driver and passenger seat were a good idea for a military vehicle though,especially since you had to lift the seats to fill them. Safety and environmental issues,as well as 16-18 mpg would probably explain why I haven't seen any on the road for a while as well!

[S60D5-185]

Originally Posted by John97Tdi

Late 80's I owned a series III lightweight landrover that I always thought of endlessly repairable ( partly because it often needed repair). I was never quite sure who thought the twin 15 gallon petrol tanks under the driver and passenger seat were a good idea for a military vehicle though,especially since you had to lift the seats to fill them. Safety and environmental issues,as well as 16-18 mpg would probably explain why I haven't seen any on the road for a while as well!

I had exactly the same vehicle at the same time...........loved it.

[jpliddy]

Originally Posted by J liddy

Had my car 940 TIC d24 automatic 22 years 295000 miles . I bought a doner car 15 months ago £500 got some good parts
Will spend about £500 on big services cambelt.waterpump.ect. had new bushes on front end suspension and rear springs and dampers about£400 plus 4 new michelin tyres £310 so plenty spent. But not too bothered it's my only car and been a good servant overal

hi all in the last 2 years i add ,plus 3 welding jobs cost £600 so last 2 years most i have ever spent on my car but worth every penny to me !