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Spend Money On Keeping A High-Miler On The Road, Or...?Views : 28583 Replies : 186Users Viewing This Thread : |
View Poll Results: Spend Money On Keeping High-Miler Going, Or On Replacing It? | |||
Keep It Running, Regardless Of Costs | 121 | 63.02% | |
Keep It Running, Till Costs Start Exceeding Value Of Car | 65 | 33.85% | |
Replace Every [XX] Year(s) | 6 | 3.13% | |
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Sep 7th, 2019, 22:33 | #141 |
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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. |
Sep 8th, 2019, 05:30 | #142 | |
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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. |
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Sep 8th, 2019, 07:59 | #143 | |
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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. |
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Sep 8th, 2019, 19:41 | #144 | |
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I'm suspicous the legislation is not entirely environmental. |
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Oct 13th, 2019, 11:39 | #145 | |
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Jan 23rd, 2023, 22:19 | #146 |
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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 |
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Jan 24th, 2023, 08:45 | #147 |
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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.
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Jan 24th, 2023, 09:06 | #148 | |
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Jan 24th, 2023, 11:50 | #149 | |
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Jan 24th, 2023, 17:27 | #150 | |
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