Whole generations wiped out
Discussion
How often do you see mk3 fiestas nowadays? A once abundant car rarely seen on contemporary roads.
What generations of cars have been wiped out almost altogether? And why? Whether it be sub par rust proofing or butchered by Barry boys, can you name a few generations that have been lost almost altogether?
What generations of cars have been wiped out almost altogether? And why? Whether it be sub par rust proofing or butchered by Barry boys, can you name a few generations that have been lost almost altogether?
The Nissan Primera is bound to be close to extinction by now, no? It feels like a long time since I've last seen one; even of the generation whose contemporary was the Mk3 Mondeo I see a lot of Mondeos and virtually no Primeras. I'd suggest any Fiat Punto prior to the Grande Punto as well, though I don't think there were a huge number of them on the roads to begin with.
I miss the Mk3 Fiesta on the road. To my eye it was a genuinely nice looking little hatchback.
I miss the Mk3 Fiesta on the road. To my eye it was a genuinely nice looking little hatchback.
Levin said:
sawman said:
I saw a sierra the other day - really cant remember the last one I saw (not that I have been looking)
The scrappage scheme took an awful lot of them off the road. A tragedy, if you ask me.The reality is poor rust proofing and zero desirability. White goods that there was little to no value in preserving. As for the scrappage scheme being a tragedy, why? Is it a tragedy that you can't buy a fridge made in the 80s these days or a TV?
The fact is that most cars are white goods and those that aren't will be preserved by enthusiasts.
dudleybloke said:
Montegos and maestros.
I see a few older fiestas about but novas are pretty rare around here now.
Rovers too apart from the 75 which seem to be everywhere.
I saw a Maestro on a seemingly ridiculous modern plate recently - I seem to recall there was some left over stock or some weird imports knocking around.I see a few older fiestas about but novas are pretty rare around here now.
Rovers too apart from the 75 which seem to be everywhere.
Devil2575 said:
The scrappage scheme took a fraction of those sold. The reality is poor rust proofing and zero desirability. White goods that there was little to no value in preserving. As for the scrappage scheme being a tragedy, why? Is it a tragedy that you can't buy a fridge made in the 80s these days or a TV?
The fact is that most cars are white goods and those that aren't will be preserved by enthusiasts.
Look at my garage on my profile and you'll understand why its a tragedy. :PThe fact is that most cars are white goods and those that aren't will be preserved by enthusiasts.
From having taken a look at the figures for the scrappage scheme, you're totally right that it didn't take that many Sierras off the road. Unless there are a few different documents it looks like only around 500 were cubed... correlating with the observation that rust probably got more of them in the end. Desirability is another thing I can't disagree with you on: the Sierra was a beer money car for a long, long time after it went out of production. From memory, a 2000-ish CAP Black Book valued a Sapphire Ghia at a hair over a hundred quid.
So you're probably right; I had assumed the scrappage scheme had been the chief cause but it's entirely likely a lot of them reached the end of their serviceable life around the same time and were subsequently scrapped.
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