Everyday cars which are already starting to disappear
Discussion
ensignia said:
People saying Cortinas and Novas ffs 
No car disappeared quicker than the Saxo considering it was launched in the mid 90s. They have all but vanished now.
There about 30,000 still registered and taxed.No car disappeared quicker than the Saxo considering it was launched in the mid 90s. They have all but vanished now.
Interestingly there were 40,000 VTR's and only ~4000 are left on the roads. I wonder how many were written off?
Meridius said:
Pretty much any French or Italian car 10+ years old, things like Renault Megane, Grande Punto, Peugeot 307, Alfa Romeo 147 used to be everywhere, dont see them at all these days.
I still see quite a few 307s, but they are thinning out now, especially seeing the youngest ones are nearing 10 years old. There are even a few 306s left!My mum had an 04 147, lovely little car. Sold it regretfully in 2011 and it's still going well according to the MOT history site, only does about 2k a year! (Its on 63k or something, sold it with about 53). So hopefully it'll outlive most of the others on the road.
Lester H said:
but l saw a Suzuki Cappcochino near Adel / Bramhope ( posh Leeds) this Wednesday.
Grey import so always rare. Rarer - there is a *beige* Skoda Estelle that lives in Otley. 1 of 10 remaining in the UK it seems. It was still around a year ago.As for Post Office vans and Bantams, come off it. They were unloved then. By the early 90's, at 30 years old, they were £400-500. Even now a decent Bantam is under £1k. No point storing a £400 motorcycle for 25 years and then recommissioning it for £600, better to get rid and put the money in the bank. That's before you start thinking about other investment vehicles. Take 100 of your 1990s Bantams, sell them and buy London property. 26 years on, is that worth more than 100 current Bantams, or less?
This is all driven by the easy availability of decent cars for £500. That's a fraction of their intrinsic worth. They only fall off the perch when the MoT man tots up the faults and it comes to more than a couple of hundred quid. Nothing wrong with a 1.8 Ford, I'm driving one now, it's done 30k miles in 2.5 years without incident and at 20p a mile all in.
Meridius said:
Pretty much any French or Italian car 10+ years old, things like Renault Megane, Grande Punto, Peugeot 307, Alfa Romeo 147 used to be everywhere, dont see them at all these days.
plenty of 307s around. Despite silly electrical gremlins - sensors and things- they are strong heavy cars with good sturdy Diesel engines ( if serviced). With several trade links I can assure you Peugeot best survivors in " real life". Sadly, reputation depresses values of Fiat, Renaults and Pugs so they don' t always get the care they deserve. We have become very enthralled by the German brands in the UK and their middle-aged products are not " bombproof" and can sting you with some eye watering bills. Friend just repairing 3 series Alpina bumper/apron, seriously bodged previously ,and a mixture of steel and carbon fibre, said " The Source" wanted £ 3300 for a new one. Edited by Lester H on Sunday 1st January 21:57
Edited by Lester H on Sunday 1st January 22:03
Jazzy Jag said:
Thanoj said:
This shape K11. Barely see any on the road now.
Picked it up for my son a few years back, one previous owner and my mane in the Service book as the Service Manager of the original selling dealer.
rossub said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Never see Cortina's anymore.
I think people were saying that circa 1995 
I think many here have not quite understood the point of the thread - it's about modern everyday cars; such as the Mk1 Focus in the original post and e36 and e46 BMWs.Hardly any Mk1 Focuses up here in the north - I think the rust kills them.
Timfy said:
I don't know, all but one of my cars have been pre 51, my current (admittedly cheap because I'm skint) box is on an X plate and theres loads of older cars around here (Gloucestershire)
It's cars like early puntos, Mk4 Fiestas, early Mondeos etc that seem to have vanished, I suppose the scrappage schemes and ease of financing newer cars now has killed them off.
It's cars like early puntos, Mk4 Fiestas, early Mondeos etc that seem to have vanished, I suppose the scrappage schemes and ease of financing newer cars now has killed them off.
TooMany2cvs said:
Scrappage schemes? The only that's been run in the UK finished nearly seven years ago.
Ease of financing? If financing is so easy, why are you running round in an old, cheap car? Because you're skint. So are a lot of people - why aren't they also running around in similarly old, cheap cars?
All I see everywhere is new cars, either on the never never or lease undoubtedly. Skint or not, does not come into the equation it seems.Ease of financing? If financing is so easy, why are you running round in an old, cheap car? Because you're skint. So are a lot of people - why aren't they also running around in similarly old, cheap cars?
TooMany2cvs said:
51-plate cars are now 15 years old. The average age of a car scrapped in the UK in 2015 was 13.9yrs. Yes, that is skewed by early write-offs, but it's also skewed the other way by the much greater age of the smaller number of older cars that are scrapped. The average age of a vehicle on UK roads has increased from 6.8 years in 2003 to 7.8 last year - so the average car is actually older than it was, but they're still not lasting as long as the time since the old prefix plates were discontinued.
https://www.smmt.co.uk/industry-topics/sustainabil...
I'm sure this is bhttps://www.smmt.co.uk/industry-topics/sustainabil...
ks. It seems a five year old car is regarded as old by the plebs nowadays.Edited by tannhauser on Sunday 1st January 22:04
BigBen said:
Many W140s went abroad, I sold mine to a chap who flew in from the Ukraine then drove it back.
Ben
Lots of BMWs, Mercedes Audis and VWs, especially the larger cars, end up going to former Eastern Bloc countries. Even the big engined versions find a home - LPG is cheap and conversions can be done for the local equivalent of 500 quid. The former Eastern Bloc residents love a big 'prestige' German car.Ben
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