Its the finest way to motor Andrew. If it wasn't for the fact that most of us fall for the advertising and the "I just can't live without that new **** syndrome the motoring manufacturers would only be producing a handfull of cars annually.
I once had a Triumph 2000 for which I paid £450.00.
Lovely motor with overdrive, leather upholstery etc. Did all my own maintenance and repairs.
Kept it for 10 years and sold it for £350.00.
Now thats what I call motoring.
regards,
Alvin
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Our latest purchase for running about was.....
1991 BX TZD Estate Turbo Diesel. Now has a full MOT and tax to Jan 2002. No rust. Undamaged interior (dog presence now now removed!). 4 recent tyres. New timing belt. Full history but monster miles. Has gone 1000miles so far in our hands without oil/water use or any real drama.
Total cost to buy/service/repair....£372. About the cost of a major service and timing belt on a newish Clio.
Bear in mind this isn't some old base Metro but a smooth turbo diesel with all the elec bits, PAS, GTI trim and so on.
Zero values, I love them.
David
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if you go to glastonbury next summer you will see thousands of similar cars, but boy do they break down, the AA/RAC even draft in extra staff from all over the place to cope with the breakdowns...
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and Somerset County Council have to deal (I pay for) the disposal of the abandoned cars around the site.
David
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Send the BXs up the A1M to The Fens please. Plenty of parking here.
David
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DJW,
Sorry to disappoint, but the Glastonbury crowd usually leave behind Minis, AX's, Novas, all manner of old Volkswagens, old Peugeot 205 1.1's and the like. Nothing interesting like the odd BX & or Ferrari 355!
Rgds
David
PS. Rest assured - any abandoned BX's - I will be on the Woollard Hotline!
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yea and the oldest running transits in the country all make the trip?
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That's really weird you should post a comment WRT the Wurzels - I was trying desparately to include a Wurzel comment here somewhere tonight Guy!!
Beaten again by the younger brother, again!
David
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They dont leave them because they break down.
They are left because either:
a: the owner flew home afterwards
b: he is still there somewhere
c: she was adopted by some travellers and is now living the life under the name of sunflower
d: they are waiting for all the mud to dry.
Jonathan
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David,
I'd be there with you too, do miss wheeling a spanner (If I do so now my warranty is void).
However the need to do 45k miles a year dictates a new car that will go each and every time I need it or that if it does'nt the warranty makes sure I get a loan car until its fixed.
as ever
Mark
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Mark,
I could make a case for running the older car on business but it is not so easy.
Going back a couple of years I maintained a 1988 BX 17RD for a guy who covered 45,000+ miles a year, yes really. When he had an accident in that after a year (having taken it from 90,000 to 130,000+) I set him up with my cousin's 1986 BX 17RD. This he took from about 100,000 miles to over 150,000 before we had to scrap it.
Now he has taken early retirement and happily does about 10,000 miles a year in my old BX 19TRS.
But this guy was a one off, he was a very very economical driver who didn't really stress a car.
In my old life I used to run a three year old Saab 99Turbo (my own) on business and covered 35,00 in a year. The depreciation, service, repair and tyre costs were far too high. I relaxed no end when the company Sierra arrived.
David
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David
Have to agree its not easy, I waved goodbye to company motors in 92 and took a cash allowance instead.
According to my tax adviser I have been ahead of the game all told for the last 6 years given that most of the costs are claimable. Main thing seems to be to get a good price for the monster miler when its sold (getting harder) and not buying something that depreciates like a stone (nearly new from supermarket or new import) hence the current Passat TDI.
Seeing my adviser on Friday to cash up with regards to the recently disposed of Vectra DI, hope I'm still ahead when he does the sums.
As ever
Mark
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