I've had this with shall we say "older" owner/drivers,

I guess they become attatched or used to their car and even a newer identical model just wont do.

To the point that some just give up driving.

Now I'll admit to charging over a grand to weld up an old Chevet to pass an mot for many years to come,

I did try to talk him out of it but this guy was one of the original Para's!

Even well into his 70's he was still sharp.

Anyway the Vaux sailed it's test with no advisories,

And off he went.

Then a few weeks later he turns up in the most beat up rusty and on it's last legs Fiesta I've ever seen!!

He'd "given" the vauxhall to some kid down the street.

I was without words.

This reminds me of an old MG 1100 I had. Despite borrowing the works portable oxy-acetyleline bottles every weekend for more weekends than I care to remember - I gave up in the end - the rear subframe continued to try to escape upwards through the boot floor - scrapped it.