Everyday cars which are already starting to disappear
Discussion
TooMany2cvs said:
Scrappage schemes? The only that's been run in the UK finished nearly seven years ago.
A number of car dealers in Derby are currently running with "Scrappage" schemes. Bristol Street Citroen are sailing pretty close to the wind with a "Scrappage is back, £2000 minimum part exchange" slogan. £1000 of that is not from the government and the PX won't be compulsorily scrapped, it'll just be moved on in the regular way.
£2K min px is fine, but why mislead and lie on top of it?
t.
There was an article in Practical Classics not long ago about lots of cars not being saved and disappearing - montego's, mk1 mondeo's, etc. I guess it is easy to let the less glamorous cars disappear (my first choice of classic is unlikely to be an N plate mondeo 1.8LX) while M3's, etc of a similar age will be looked after.
Thing is how many of us wanted 1,800cc of Henry's finest back then or now ???
Thing is how many of us wanted 1,800cc of Henry's finest back then or now ???
Sierras & Cavaliers were once such a common site have all but disappeared
Nissan Primeras and Sunnys are like hen's teeth
It seems like anything which was once so common as to be considered worthless was deemed not worth saving.
I saw an original XR3 a few weeks ago. not even an XR3i.
So the question is, What cars or bikes should we start saving now?
in the 60s the Post office had thousands on Morris van and BSA bantam bikes, which were obviously disposed of
If you had one today, it would be worth a tidy sum,
Nissan Primeras and Sunnys are like hen's teeth
It seems like anything which was once so common as to be considered worthless was deemed not worth saving.
I saw an original XR3 a few weeks ago. not even an XR3i.
So the question is, What cars or bikes should we start saving now?
in the 60s the Post office had thousands on Morris van and BSA bantam bikes, which were obviously disposed of
If you had one today, it would be worth a tidy sum,
Jazzy Jag said:
Sierras & Cavaliers were once such a common site have all but disappeared
Nissan Primeras and Sunnys are like hen's teeth
It seems like anything which was once so common as to be considered worthless was deemed not worth saving.
I saw an original XR3 a few weeks ago. not even an XR3i.
So the question is, What cars or bikes should we start saving now?
in the 60s the Post office had thousands on Morris van and BSA bantam bikes, which were obviously disposed of
If you had one today, it would be worth a tidy sum,
well, some of us are saving these...Nissan Primeras and Sunnys are like hen's teeth
It seems like anything which was once so common as to be considered worthless was deemed not worth saving.
I saw an original XR3 a few weeks ago. not even an XR3i.
So the question is, What cars or bikes should we start saving now?
in the 60s the Post office had thousands on Morris van and BSA bantam bikes, which were obviously disposed of
If you had one today, it would be worth a tidy sum,
I've got a Mk1 Mazda 6 and there are fewer and fewer of those about thanks to the rust.
BMW 5 Series E34 - cant remember last time I saw one....pre facelift E39s are fairly rare too. Ford Escorts of any age are rare now, Nissan Almera GTI? not seen one in years.
Peugeot 306 GTI-6, not seen one in at least a year. Volvo 850 T5....think I may have seen one last year...
VW Golf VR6..must be almost extinct.
I hope people start saving good condition Ford Focus Mk1s and other class leading cars from the turn of the century, as they will always drive sweetly and will in time be worth something. Just look at the classifieds in Modern Classics and see what people are asking for low mileage Mk3 Escorts or rare stuff like the Citroen AX GT.
BMW 5 Series E34 - cant remember last time I saw one....pre facelift E39s are fairly rare too. Ford Escorts of any age are rare now, Nissan Almera GTI? not seen one in years.
Peugeot 306 GTI-6, not seen one in at least a year. Volvo 850 T5....think I may have seen one last year...
VW Golf VR6..must be almost extinct.
I hope people start saving good condition Ford Focus Mk1s and other class leading cars from the turn of the century, as they will always drive sweetly and will in time be worth something. Just look at the classifieds in Modern Classics and see what people are asking for low mileage Mk3 Escorts or rare stuff like the Citroen AX GT.
Just got a 98 fiesta 1.3 for £150 as a runabout while my other car is out of action for some head work.
It's great, only 60k miles few scrapes here and there but who cares?
You forget how good the visibility is on old cars, skinny pillars all round! Skinny tyres and soft suspension is nice too!
It's great, only 60k miles few scrapes here and there but who cares?
You forget how good the visibility is on old cars, skinny pillars all round! Skinny tyres and soft suspension is nice too!
Stickyfinger said:
almost all gone now, not even many scrap yards have them now.....
I should have taken a picture at Christmas of the driveway down at my Gran's house.4 cars all registered in year 2000, a E46 BMW Cabriolet, a Lexus IS200, VW Polo and a Citreon Xantia - dear god the Xantia looked so old compared to the others! Things like orange indicators, non colour coded rub strips and bumper inserts, grey plastic door handles and wing mirrors , relatively tiny 15inch alloys (versus the 17s on both other cars)
The not very surprising thing(to me) is all of these cars have plenty of life in them, are all maintained and reliable yet to the majority of the population they are deemed old and not far off banger territory.
Like TOASTERPILOT , I'm Gloucestershire based and can also confirm there are plenty of mk1 Focus (Foci?) , a quick local search on Gumtree has 73 Mk1s under £1k within 30 miles!
My nominations for everyday cars that are getting a bit thin on the ground are BMW 5 series E39s and similar age Mercedes E class.
Mk2 Laguna's don't seem to live long and healthy lives - but then they had one of the worst reliability records and were only worth peanuts at a couple of years old.
Rovers and MGs are also thinning out, but not surprising with the newest over 10 years old
Rovers and MGs are also thinning out, but not surprising with the newest over 10 years old
Edited by Hub on Sunday 1st January 17:03
AlexHat said:
Some manufacturers are running their own scrappage schemes without the governments help. I think Hyundai do and possibly Vauxhall? Either way you get £X for your old banger if you buy a new car.
Finance is cheap, £99 a month will get you a car when half that (or more) gets you the newest iPhone. People now look at it the same way they look at a mobile phone contract.
Doesn't get you anything good though Finance is cheap, £99 a month will get you a car when half that (or more) gets you the newest iPhone. People now look at it the same way they look at a mobile phone contract.
Zerotonine said:
Mk3 Astras, Peugeot 306
I was just thinking the other day how I've not seen many Mk3 Astras around for a while, where 10 years ago the classifieds were full of them. The thought was spurred after I saw a 306 XSi parked round the corner from my house and I remembered when the college car park was full of 306s, whereas they're a bit of a rare sight on the road these days.Mk1 Mondeos have all but disappeared now too, and I've not seen many W201 Merc C-classes around for a while. The (pre-facelift) Vauxhall Frontera seems to be dying out too.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff