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CrispyMK

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199 posts

139 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Was just talking to someone at work about my car. It's a 1990 MX5 which I use as for commuting to work and attacking back roads at weekends, they were amazed that a car of 22 year vintage was still working let alone being used on a daily basis. When they found out it had more than 100,000 miles on the clock they were blown away that an engine could last this long! rolleyes

To me a car from 1990 is not old really, but it got me thinking, who's got the oldest car they use as a daily? Not a ground breaking topic but it is a Monday morning and it beats work. I'll start

1990 - Mazda MX5 (Eunos) - 105,000 miles.

sunbeam alpine

6,936 posts

187 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Daihatsu Fourtrak - 1986 - 481000km

ETA: In fairness I do own other cars, but the Daihatsu is the one I use to potter about every day.

MGgeordie

939 posts

183 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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My Eunos is of 1989 vintage so I beat you there by 1 year tongue out

Technically not a daily though as I sorned it this weekend for the winter....

A few years ago I was using a 1967 Triumph Herald for the 44 mile commute, never let Me down!

jon-

16,497 posts

215 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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The guy that owned my 635csi before me was using it as a daily, and that's a 1985 car!

CrispyMK

Original Poster:

199 posts

139 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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[quote=MGgeordie]Technically not a daily though as I sorned it this weekend for the winter....quote]

redcard I'm not accepting cars that are hibernating for winter! ................especially not ones that beat my Eunos by 1 year. biglaugh

Switch

3,455 posts

174 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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1979 MG BGT - 33 years, 135,000miles on the clock.
Daily Driver biggrin

Faust66

2,028 posts

164 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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1970 Volvo Amazon.

1990 Sierra XR4x4.

Both used daily in all weathers – they live outside as I don’t have a garage.

The Sierra is off the road at the moment (awaiting a windscreen wiper switch) so I drove the Amazon in to work today.

It amazes and annoys me that the general public think that a car is worn out after 10 years/100k miles... if you look after them; they’ll last as long as you!

Is it a fashion thing or are people just ignorant and/or stupid?

MGgeordie

939 posts

183 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CrispyMK said:
MGgeordie]Technically not a daily though as I sorned it this weekend for the winter....quote said:
redcard I'm not accepting cars that are hibernating for winter! ................especially not ones that beat my Eunos by 1 year. biglaugh
Sprints off to the Post Office to re tax Eunos Immediately!!!

LOL! Only reason for sorning is that I'm stripping the seats out to have them recovered in leather & the car is getting treated to a full respray so its going to be off road for a couple of months at least. Its rot free (yes really), but being red various panels have started to change colour. As soon as its done it will be retaxed.

Can the red card be at least be downgraded to a yellow?? hehe

r1ch

2,867 posts

195 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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25 year old Peugeot here, they don't make em like they used to wink

sparks_E39

12,738 posts

212 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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1999 E39 on 147k, not as old as some on here but well over the mileage mark where Joe Public thinks it should of exploded.

benjj

6,787 posts

162 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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I use a 30 year old Porsche as my daily beater. Great little car.

The Nur

9,168 posts

184 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Faust66 said:
1970 Volvo Amazon.

1990 Sierra XR4x4.

Both used daily in all weathers – they live outside as I don’t have a garage.

The Sierra is off the road at the moment (awaiting a windscreen wiper switch) so I drove the Amazon in to work today.

It amazes and annoys me that the general public think that a car is worn out after 10 years/100k miles... if you look after them; they’ll last as long as you!

Is it a fashion thing or are people just ignorant and/or stupid?
Shhhh, if people start realising this simple fact we will have to pay more for our second hand bargains. Personally, I think we should perpetuate the notion for monetary gain.

aka_kerrly

12,416 posts

209 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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I know a chap who runs a tax exempt MGB as daily, at one stage about 10 years ago it was a magazine feature car which had undergone a full restoration but the owner refuses to pamper it too much and focusses on driving it instead!

CrispyMK

Original Poster:

199 posts

139 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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MGgeordie said:
Sprints off to the Post Office to re tax Eunos Immediately!!!

LOL! Only reason for sorning is that I'm stripping the seats out to have them recovered in leather & the car is getting treated to a full respray so its going to be off road for a couple of months at least. Its rot free (yes really), but being red various panels have started to change colour. As soon as its done it will be retaxed.

Can the red card be at least be downgraded to a yellow?? hehe
A yellow card will be considered if you post some pics in the MX5 section so I can see the leather retrim. Silly thing to say really, if I see it I'll no doubt have to fire up the man maths calculator to explain to the missus why leather seats will save us money.

So you've got a pink Eunos at the moment? Balls of steel my friend, I thought mine in Marina Blue was pushing it. tongue out

sjabrown

1,910 posts

159 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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For a while I was happily running around in either my 1989 or 1991 Peugeot. And in the not too distant past had to use the rally car (1987 Peugeot) as my daily when the sensible car was off the road.

Merry

1,360 posts

187 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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My B is a 75, its my daily currently. I do get some looks in it!

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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I ran a 1970 Jensen Interceptor as a daily driver for a year. My current daily car is a 1983 Matra Murena.

Fishtigua

9,786 posts

194 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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23 year old Fiat Uno 45 but it had only done 24,000 as it was owned by a little old schoolteacher. One or two rust patches have started as I only live 100yards from the sea.

GadgeS3C

4,516 posts

163 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Not quite a daily but it is driven to events, not bad for 107 years old biggrin



Sadly not by me frown

CrispyMK

Original Poster:

199 posts

139 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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GadgeS3C said:
Not quite a daily but it is driven to events, not bad for 107 years old biggrin

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