I had loads of new cars when I was a driving instructor, but now I aim for sub 1k motors and run them till they no longer run.
You forgot basses!Cash is for spending on nice things, like beer, bicycles, guns, cake, not for frittering away on 4 wheels appliances..
Cash is for spending on nice things, like beer, bicycles, guns, cake, not for frittering away on 4 wheels appliances.
It seems that those on thjs thread understand that, and are turning elderly motoring into an art form.
Thr reason I like my old bus us although it's a boring diesel estate car, it has 204bhp and much more torque even than a chipped Impreza!Umm, and motor racing memorabilia, camera bits, cat shows, art and sewing supplies... And books... Lots of books...
Don't get me wrong, I'm a real petrolhead and really enjoy performance cars and driving, but I understand that what I like and what is practical isn't the same thing. (I won't get a bike into a Porsche GT3...) We can still dream, though, can't we?
Thr reason I like my old bus us although it's a boring diesel estate car, it has 204bhp and much more torque even than a chipped Impreza!
The “sporty” Allegro had porous wheels too.Our Fiat Panda had collapsing wheels. After several fast runs to Aberdeen and back, about 400 miles got a flat tyre. Garage found the wheel had gone porous so would not hold air. A week later same thing on different wheel then another a few weeks later. Frightening considering I had been bombing up and down what is a motorway in all but name. Since I had been considering something bigger anyway it was very promptly got rid to a dealer with the invoices for the new wheels so no cover up on my part.