Everyday cars which are already starting to disappear
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skyrover said:
Mk1 Vectras
Can't remember the last time I saw one
Funnily enough I saw a silver 51 plater this morningCan't remember the last time I saw one
Maybe I’m more ‘attuned’ to looking out for older cars or maybe living in a more rural area.
I do notice that Cornwall seems to have more older curios/past masters than round here so it is regional to an extent
kev b said:
A previous post mentioned S type Jags still being common but I have not seen one for ages, thought they had all succumbed to rusty sills.
Did spot a Sierra Pickup yesterday though, can’t be many of those left.
Loads of S-Types around here, including a neighbour’s immaculate poverty spec cloth upholstered 3.0, for which he paid less than £900, ten years ago.Did spot a Sierra Pickup yesterday though, can’t be many of those left.
There’s a Pond Blue Sierra running around here too, still on its first owner, but probably not much longer for this world.
I was in Hastings yesterday which always seems to have a huge population of older cars. I was following a late Escort estate through the town and let an R-reg VW Transporter van out of a junction. An M-reg Rover 100 then pulled out behind me. Including myself that was four pre-2000 cars in a row. That can't be something that happens too often by accident these days.
Loads of older vehicles in the car park as well, including a Vauxhall Arena, a Skoda Felicia and an LDV Cub. I think there's something wrong with me, as I wouldn't have paid anywhere near as much attention to the latest McLaren or Ferrari.
Loads of older vehicles in the car park as well, including a Vauxhall Arena, a Skoda Felicia and an LDV Cub. I think there's something wrong with me, as I wouldn't have paid anywhere near as much attention to the latest McLaren or Ferrari.
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.kev b said:
A previous post mentioned S type Jags still being common but I have not seen one for ages, thought they had all succumbed to rusty sills.
I saw an absolute minter on the M25 out by Enfield a few days ago, it was in a slightly sporty guise (I suspect it was the non-supercharged V8), metallic light blue with a gang of elderly folk in it.I never really liked it when it was current, but that particular one looked fantastic with the wheels properly proportioned in the arches and fresh-looking paint.
Lester H said:
Cougar on M6 on Sunday, looked OK. Apparently the “Mondeo Coupe” didn’t sell because fleet managers said no, you just get a Mondeo, even a Ghia! Marketing flop.
Possibly for practical reasons as the rear seats are not suitable for most adults, and many companies have rules that forbid two door cars and absent or cramped rear seats... My dad had two Cougar V6s back to back, and the rear seats had no headroom. My brother is 6'5" and I'm 6'2", my dad picked us up from the station in a Cougar once without realising how bad it was and the only way to fit was to lean right forwards into our knees.
When it's a family member you can laugh, but if you are picking up a client it could lead to embarrassment so you can't blame the fleet people!
skyrover said:
Mk1 Vectras
Can't remember the last time I saw one
Good thing too - it was a truly dreadful car! My heart sank every time the car hire desk produced one, a reaction only matched when a Toyota Carina E was produced.... haven’t seen one of those for a very long time either, which can only be a good thing.Can't remember the last time I saw one
Edited by Car_Nut on Saturday 26th September 20:06
Muddle238 said:
For me it’s the (P1?) shape, or first generation V70/S70. I see more 740s and 940s than the early V70, which is odd. The S70 seemed a rare car even in the day, my old man had a dark green one for about 9/10 years, since it got sold around 13 years ago, I’ve probably seen less than a handful on the road.
The other is the Nissan Primera.. my grandfather had an S-reg, possibly a hatchback, in red. I can’t remember the last time I saw one of those.
On the flip side, I seem to see a disproportionate number of Rover 25/45s around and about still, plus some seriously doggy looking 75 estates.
There was a green V70 T5 parked near my house this week, I’d not seen one in years. Distinctive engine sound. The other is the Nissan Primera.. my grandfather had an S-reg, possibly a hatchback, in red. I can’t remember the last time I saw one of those.
On the flip side, I seem to see a disproportionate number of Rover 25/45s around and about still, plus some seriously doggy looking 75 estates.
Primeras of any incarnation have just vanished. The last generation was never a big seller, but the generation before - many in that distinctive orange or the brown/green photo-chromatic flip paint seemed quite popular at the time. Well equipped too. 20 odd years ago it was the first car I saw with Xennon lights.
A bit older than many of the cars on this thread, but Nissan Bluebirds used to be everywhere and then seemed to disappear overnight. My BiL ran one for years, I borrowed it one weekend but have no memory of what it was like. The picture is one I found on the web, my BiL's was brown. Wasn't this the one built in Sunderland?
stickleback123 said:
Triumph Man said:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009163...
Just found this - one of only two 4 door, V6 versions (that isn't the VXR) on AutoTrader. I can't imagine that many of these were sold in the first place! Chav and Chavette wouldn't like this - not a hatchback, not a diesel, and it has leather and wood.
That's a bit of a unicorn! Still, I can't imagine ever spending £5,500 on a 12 year old Insignia!Just found this - one of only two 4 door, V6 versions (that isn't the VXR) on AutoTrader. I can't imagine that many of these were sold in the first place! Chav and Chavette wouldn't like this - not a hatchback, not a diesel, and it has leather and wood.
I live in outer London at the moment (though moving somewhere more leafy soon) and the local roads are full of 99T - 05 reg cars. Older than that are noticeably less common, but in this age of cheap PCP deals the sheer number of 15+ year old cars surprises me.
Yesterday to the supermarket and back I saw several mk1 focus, couple of the 2001 era Astra’s, several Nissan micras of the pre-2003 shape, N reg Pajero, several 05 or earlier Almeras - and they’re just the ones I noticed. Someone down the road has a J reg Carlton estate that seems to be in fairly regular use - quite like it for some strange reason. Another house has an S reg Previa, which must have seemed massive in its day. Weirdly, there are also two 03-ish Nissan Cubes within two streets of here.
Yesterday to the supermarket and back I saw several mk1 focus, couple of the 2001 era Astra’s, several Nissan micras of the pre-2003 shape, N reg Pajero, several 05 or earlier Almeras - and they’re just the ones I noticed. Someone down the road has a J reg Carlton estate that seems to be in fairly regular use - quite like it for some strange reason. Another house has an S reg Previa, which must have seemed massive in its day. Weirdly, there are also two 03-ish Nissan Cubes within two streets of here.
uk1988 said:
I live in outer London at the moment (though moving somewhere more leafy soon) and the local roads are full of 99T - 05 reg cars. Older than that are noticeably less common, but in this age of cheap PCP deals the sheer number of 15+ year old cars surprises me.
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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..
donkmeister said:
Lester H said:
Cougar on M6 on Sunday, looked OK. Apparently the “Mondeo Coupe” didn’t sell because fleet managers said no, you just get a Mondeo, even a Ghia! Marketing flop.
Possibly for practical reasons as the rear seats are not suitable for most adults, and many companies have rules that forbid two door cars and absent or cramped rear seats... ..if you are picking up a client it could lead to embarrassment so you can't blame the fleet people!
The simple fact is, though, that I NEVER gave a customer a list anywhere, ever. It used to really piss me off.
I changed company and the rule wasn't there; the car park was full of 2+2's; 944's, XJS's, an 850i, 200SX's (mine), a 300ZX, a Soarer, a 225TT, an Elise and a CLK spring to mind. And a Probe. Yes, we all took the piss. He was a bit Patridge-like......
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 :-(
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