Ouch - car service and MOT

[skudupnorth]

My Skoda cost £150. I've had it eight months and spent nothing on it.

Got to tax it tomorrow - it'll cost more than the cars worth

That looks a sweet Favvy estate,i had a few of them in the past,the last was in bright green N plate,great load lugger especially when the rear seats are folded down and cheap,cheap to run.

 

[BentMikey]

Talking about expensive tyres, last time I bought a set for my speedskates that was also £70. Well, they were wheels, there is no separate wheel/tyre on speedskates.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I find it costs very little to keep a car running when you do the work yourself. I have also gathered up a lot of spare parts for my car over the years (mostly for free). I have a complete spare suspension, engine and gearbox and assorted body panels (all free and stripped of a crashed car a mate was sending to the crusher). The same car also donated 4 perfectly good tyres.

Yes, it's great when you've got a garage full of spare bits. I had loads of 2CV bits when I last had one and I gave away or sold most of them when I stopped driving 2CVs. Now I've got another one I'm having to find bits where I can (cheers, Bonk Man) or <shudder> buy new bits until I've built up a stock of spares again.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Now that's the sort of money I'd be willing to spend on tyres for most of my old cars; Mazda 323, 'cento sporting, etc... but to spend that kind of money on tyres for a twitchy at the best of times sports car or a car with a enough torque & chassis to keep up with a Porsche 993 (911) Turbo on the twisty stuff you're talking ditch finder territory.

Oh, I wouldn't advocate skimping on tyres for anything remotely high performance. The tyres for my dad's Carrera 4S cost roughly what my entire car cost, each, but they're worth every penny.

 

[skudupnorth]

I was into collecting old cars and filling every space i could find with spares but it got to the point where i thought whats the point ? Cars are expensive,driving is a major chore (un-less you drive on the other side of the Channel) basically no fun at all ! Sold the lot,kept a sensible family car that requires little messing with,filled the space in the garage that had my pride and joy full of "stuff" bikes and a desk with chair and nice heater.....my new escape pad from the kids...until they want their Barbie bikes LOL

 

[GrasB]

Oh, I wouldn't advocate skimping on tyres for anything remotely high performance. The tyres for my dad's Carrera 4S cost roughly what my entire car cost, each, but they're worth every penny.

Porsche, like Lotus & most other mid-engined car manufactures, have a special requirement for tyres due to the less than conventional weight distribution of their cars & this makes the tyres more expensive. However they generally are worth every penny, even on lesser cars getting good tyres can make a huge difference to the braking, especial in the wet, & they don't have to cost huge amounts either.