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Post by grampa on Mar 12, 2018 17:13:03 GMT
But I didn't expect all three of them to appear in the April edition of Practical Classics!
(to be fair, there is a feature comparing newer 'retro' cars to their original counterparts)
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Post by LandieMark on Mar 12, 2018 18:42:42 GMT
I quite like having an older fleet. Relatively simple mechanicals and less in the way of electrical complications.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2018 21:24:13 GMT
I like driving an older car for several reasons, the rarity factor is one and this means whenever I go any distance folk wave or give a thumbs up. Even in town some folk take time to acknowledge my road presence which not a given by any means. Not paying road tax is a way of giving the finger to government which I admit is a plus. They drive better imho so that is the trifecta. I will have to have a look at the article online if it is available.
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Post by grampa on Mar 13, 2018 9:46:09 GMT
I quite like having an older fleet. Relatively simple mechanicals and less in the way of electrical complications. Not sure that applies to the Mini and the Scirocco! The Minor is great when I want to work on it myself (it's a proper mecano set), but with the imminent retirement of our local old school mechanic, it's going the other way, and the simpler car is becoming a problem - an AA mechanic told me a while ago that they have a newer generation of mechanics who are stumped when it comes to a carburettor and not having anywhere to plug in the diagnostics. As to DIY mechanics these days, I'd guess they're a tiny fraction of what they were when I first started driving in 1978 - nearly all my mates did their own repairs and servicing back then. |
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Post by Alex on Mar 13, 2018 21:40:51 GMT
I quite like having an older fleet. Relatively simple mechanicals and less in the way of electrical complications. Yes but you’ve had a habit of finding plenty of chassis or mechanical problems instead! To to be fair at least they’ve all been repairable whereas a modern car may just have to be scrapped at 10 years old if one of its complicated electrical systems goes belly up. |
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Post by grampa on Mar 14, 2018 13:07:57 GMT
I quite like having an older fleet. Relatively simple mechanicals and less in the way of electrical complications. Yes but you’ve had a habit of finding plenty of chassis or mechanical problems instead! To to be fair at least they’ve all been repairable whereas a modern car may just have to be scrapped at 10 years old if one of its complicated electrical systems goes belly up. I think that's why we're seeing the demise of so many cars that otherwise appear to have a good deal of life left in them, plus 10-12 year old cars becoming so cheap - the guy who did my Minor had had a 06 Kia (possibly a Hyundai) in one day when I went to check on progress and simply requiring a bit of suspension work meant it was going to be scrapped. I intended to keep the Scirocco for many years to come and I accept that at the low point of its value there will be a time when I probably face a repair bill beyond its worth in order to keep it on the road. The bill for the Minor came to well over half its value and I could have bought a good R50 Mini for what it cost, so it's been a 'decision of the heart' to keep it rather than a rational move. |
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Post by LandieMark on Mar 14, 2018 13:32:31 GMT
They way I look at it, the repairs are cheaper than the depreciation on a new car.
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Post by Alex on Mar 14, 2018 14:38:53 GMT
They way I look at it, the repairs are cheaper than the depreciation on a new car. And you have a car you actual want at the end of it. |
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