Everyday cars which are already starting to disappear
Discussion
Justin Case said:
carlove said:
This generation of Mazda 6 seems to be really starting to thin out, I understand they have rust problems. The Japanese equivalents of the time are still pretty common; Avensis and Accord.
It may be more a case of old age creeping up without anyone realising it. Mine at 13 years old is one of the last ones, and the oldest will now be 18 years old. Another example, any Mark 1 Focus will be between 15 and 22 years old, so as the average car lasts for 15 years, these are just coming to the age where they will start to disappear more rapidly.They rust worse than any other car I've seen from around that period. Lifted the bonnet on one once and it looked like it had been under water despite the bodywork looking pretty tidy.
AC43 said:
stickleback123 said:
There do seem to be more old cars around London that elsewhere, I wonder if it's because they don't need to salt the roads so much or the cars just don't get as much use. I know of a chap who bought a Toyota Picnic in 1997 on a P plate that he still keeps for runs to the chip shop and supermarket, and nothing else.
My wife ran a MY 2000 Clio from 2004 to a few weeks ago. It did about 30k miles in those 14 years - so just over 2k pa - scrubbed up well and only had to go because the throttle body and a couple of other things failed.It's being replaced by a 5 year old Fiat 500 which is only on 14k at the moment. When it's 10 it'll be on about 35k.
My 10 year old E500 also does low miles - around 5k pa - and so has only just ticked over 70k.
Low miles & not much salt.
It's a shame ULEZ is going to kill a lot of middle aged interesting stuff off. Like all the W124's :-(
Masiv said:
Absolutely loads of Mk1 Honda CRV in West Wales. I had a 21 year old one until rust overtook her. She was still spot on, engine, gearbox, and part-time 4 wheel drive all working perfectly. If it wasn't for the rust I'd probably still have her now.
We had one for seven years, never missed a beat, got to 200k but failed the mot on too many things.Remember it fondly.
I actually love that this thread has been bumped exactly a year after the last post.
I think since last year the Mk1 Ka's have really vanished. Hyundais and Kias from before 2010 seem to have vanished, faster imo than other cars. Ones from before 2005 are near non-existent. Yaris and Jazz from the same era are still everywhere, like cockroaches. There's a takeaway driver locally with a 2006 Yaris, parts of it are missing, there's dents on every panel, it sounds like it's dying, yet I've seen him in it for at least two years(sounding like it's dying the whole time), I think it's indestructible. Kia Rios and Hyundai Getz just don't exist anymore.
I think since last year the Mk1 Ka's have really vanished. Hyundais and Kias from before 2010 seem to have vanished, faster imo than other cars. Ones from before 2005 are near non-existent. Yaris and Jazz from the same era are still everywhere, like cockroaches. There's a takeaway driver locally with a 2006 Yaris, parts of it are missing, there's dents on every panel, it sounds like it's dying, yet I've seen him in it for at least two years(sounding like it's dying the whole time), I think it's indestructible. Kia Rios and Hyundai Getz just don't exist anymore.
Early KAs used to be everywhere, but Rot has killed them !
Early Focus, last one I saw was a red X reg one, that was owned by a hook up I knew, she got rid about 18 months ago.
I am a Huge fan of the Clio, terrific little cars, the 2001 - 2006 model used to be everywhere, but I am seeing fewer and fewer, but Particularly the DCI model. I have a 2005 DCI that I ran from 2010 until April 18, it was in circa 210,000 miles, when it got hit by a prat in a RRover. I must get it back in the road !
72 to the gallon is much missed !!
Discovery 1s are getting few and far between, poor build quality / paint quality / hit - miss underseal body rot has killed So many of these. I still have my M reg 94 TDi model, desirable non sunroof air con car, had it since early 2011 and very attached to it. It must be pretty unique in never having been welded, but it now needs some welding.
Pug 206s have also disappeared @ an alarming rate.
Early Focus, last one I saw was a red X reg one, that was owned by a hook up I knew, she got rid about 18 months ago.
I am a Huge fan of the Clio, terrific little cars, the 2001 - 2006 model used to be everywhere, but I am seeing fewer and fewer, but Particularly the DCI model. I have a 2005 DCI that I ran from 2010 until April 18, it was in circa 210,000 miles, when it got hit by a prat in a RRover. I must get it back in the road !
72 to the gallon is much missed !!
Discovery 1s are getting few and far between, poor build quality / paint quality / hit - miss underseal body rot has killed So many of these. I still have my M reg 94 TDi model, desirable non sunroof air con car, had it since early 2011 and very attached to it. It must be pretty unique in never having been welded, but it now needs some welding.
Pug 206s have also disappeared @ an alarming rate.
When you stop seeing previously common cars so often you start to notice that they were actually better looking that you gave them credit for, but when they were everywhere you didn't really think about it
90s Peugeots like the 306 and 406 now look really handsome, and the first Ford Focus actually looks quite smart
90s Peugeots like the 306 and 406 now look really handsome, and the first Ford Focus actually looks quite smart
Hub said:
Meanwhile, MK4 Golfs are still everywhere!
I'm genuinely of the belief that the Mk4 might outlast the Mk5 as a common sight on Britain's roads. It struck me earlier that I've seen a few rough looking Mk6 Golfs lately too. A few Mk4s might still be kicking when the number of Mk6s on the road enters a decline.Mondeos and Vectras of all stripes have declined significantly in the last year or so. Pre-facelift Vectra Cs are a truly uncommon sight.
For well known reasons, MK2 MX-5s seem pretty rare now.
W220 and W211 Mercedes are also really thinning out, though I expect a lot go overseas rather than die.
I can't remember the last time I saw a Peugeot 407
Modern Saabs - 2nd gen 9-3s and 9-5s have all but disappeared - lack of parts I guess
W220 and W211 Mercedes are also really thinning out, though I expect a lot go overseas rather than die.
I can't remember the last time I saw a Peugeot 407
Modern Saabs - 2nd gen 9-3s and 9-5s have all but disappeared - lack of parts I guess
westheath86 said:
Anyone remember the 1980s Nissan/Datsun Cherry? I've not seen many for years now.
They used to be fairly common back in the day, in the 1990s I used to see a lot of cheap ones in Auto Trader.
I had one as my second car, 1983 Datsun Cherry Turbo for like £1500. Age 18 it was the coolest thing ever, intercooler hanging off the front, straight through from turbo to cherry bomb. Would pop and bang with flames, as fast as an Astra VXR to 60-70ish when racing other lads, did the head gasket twice.They used to be fairly common back in the day, in the 1990s I used to see a lot of cheap ones in Auto Trader.
This was in 2012 and on howmanyleft it was the only one on the road. Sold it to some guy who had one when younger and wanted to restore it, never checked to see what happened since.
Love this thread!
I think a lot of post-March 2006 registered stuff with a decent size engine is just getting killed by the expensive VED. It’s one thing to pick up a car for shed money, but £585/£600 a year to then tax it (at the time of writing)? Nope, lots of people at that end of the market aren’t interested, so walk away from cars that would otherwise be good runners. Factor in a couple of expensive electrical problems and they become lemons that nobody wants.
ETA: dates/amounts clarified
I think a lot of post-March 2006 registered stuff with a decent size engine is just getting killed by the expensive VED. It’s one thing to pick up a car for shed money, but £585/£600 a year to then tax it (at the time of writing)? Nope, lots of people at that end of the market aren’t interested, so walk away from cars that would otherwise be good runners. Factor in a couple of expensive electrical problems and they become lemons that nobody wants.
ETA: dates/amounts clarified
Edited by PurpleTurtle on Wednesday 29th September 13:06
It depends what the car is!
My 52 plate BMW 325ti Compact was in Band K the same as my current E90 330i. That's £330 a year, but post March 2006 V6 Merc SLKs, Mazda RX8s, Hyundai V6 Coupes, Honda S2000s, Chrysler Crossfires, Nissan 350Zs and probably more shot into the £600 a year bracket - which may explain why you never see any.
Had to laugh earlier though. I bought a 1985 Scorpio in 1990 and there was some rust developing on the bonnet slam panel. And in 93 I bought a 91 Sierra Sapphire GLSi that wasn't getting rusty but was just unreliable and miserable! Never had a Ford since and never will!
My 52 plate BMW 325ti Compact was in Band K the same as my current E90 330i. That's £330 a year, but post March 2006 V6 Merc SLKs, Mazda RX8s, Hyundai V6 Coupes, Honda S2000s, Chrysler Crossfires, Nissan 350Zs and probably more shot into the £600 a year bracket - which may explain why you never see any.
Had to laugh earlier though. I bought a 1985 Scorpio in 1990 and there was some rust developing on the bonnet slam panel. And in 93 I bought a 91 Sierra Sapphire GLSi that wasn't getting rusty but was just unreliable and miserable! Never had a Ford since and never will!
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