Ten rules of classic car ownership.
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This popped up on my FB from a family member in NZ & made me chuckle.
It did say Vintage... but I’m sure that these rules will still apply to the classics as well.
1: There’s always something to fix... but not right now
2: You should sell it while it’s running great... but you won’t because this experience is why you own the thing in the first place.
3: No, you aren’t going to make any money off it.
4: One in ten parts will not arrive in time for the weekend.
5: That rattle.
6: There’s always a better example for sale.
7: You can never have enough spares.
8: You’re never going to use all those spares.
9: Rust is an enemy worth fighting to extinction.
10: That Rattle.
It did say Vintage... but I’m sure that these rules will still apply to the classics as well.
1: There’s always something to fix... but not right now
2: You should sell it while it’s running great... but you won’t because this experience is why you own the thing in the first place.
3: No, you aren’t going to make any money off it.
4: One in ten parts will not arrive in time for the weekend.
5: That rattle.
6: There’s always a better example for sale.
7: You can never have enough spares.
8: You’re never going to use all those spares.
9: Rust is an enemy worth fighting to extinction.
10: That Rattle.
Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 3rd November 15:06
And sometimes you'll get to be be surprised and then gloat that (for example) an electric window switch for an XJS costs a third of what one for your partners Kia Soul does and lasts a whole lot longer 
Makes up for all the bits that are apparently only available for chassis numbers that don't match yours ...
Makes up for all the bits that are apparently only available for chassis numbers that don't match yours ...
The repair widget you order is for a Mk3 and your car has a Mk2a widget which is subtly different.
Don't try to modify a Mk3 widget to fit a Mk2a
You can never have too many different diffs in stock with different ratios.
The conversion parts to make the Mk2a into Mk3 to make it useable will come in handy.
Replacing a bulb for the MOT will take you two months as the car disintegrates around the bulb.
Edited by 838HNK on Wednesday 3rd November 17:26
Makes up for all the bits that are apparently only available for chassis numbers that don't match yours ...
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Reminds me of my Maestro EFI.
Bought new in 86, sold 1990.
They had to look at the VIN plate to see when & what month it was built, as the exhaust system had about six variants alone.
(Different bends in the pipe, or something...just as long as it wasn’t a ‘ Monday or Friday’ car.)
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Reminds me of my Maestro EFI.
Bought new in 86, sold 1990.
They had to look at the VIN plate to see when & what month it was built, as the exhaust system had about six variants alone.
(Different bends in the pipe, or something...just as long as it wasn’t a ‘ Monday or Friday’ car.)
Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 3rd November 18:06
When you book it in with a specialist to get Problem A sorted, Problems B and C will appear that then need to be fixed before Problem A can be fixed.
Problems B and C will require parts that are either (a) easy to find but hard to fit or (b) NLA and you’re then searching all corners of the internet.
Problem A will be fixed approximately a year after first being booked in.
Problems B and C will require parts that are either (a) easy to find but hard to fit or (b) NLA and you’re then searching all corners of the internet.
Problem A will be fixed approximately a year after first being booked in.
Milkyway said:
Reminds me of my Maestro EFI.
Bought new in 86, sold 1990.
They had to look at the VIN plate to see when & what month it was built, as the exhaust system had about six variants alone.
(Different bends in the pipe, or something...just as long as it wasn’t a ‘ Monday or Friday’ car.)
Reminds me of a story I was told, which may be apocryphal, by a Ford parts manager. Apparently in the early 90s you needed to know which day of which week a Transit was made in order to get the right bits: such was the speed of production that any suitable parts would be used which caused mayhem in service and parts departments.Bought new in 86, sold 1990.
They had to look at the VIN plate to see when & what month it was built, as the exhaust system had about six variants alone.
(Different bends in the pipe, or something...just as long as it wasn’t a ‘ Monday or Friday’ car.)
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