Do PHers still practice bangernomics?

Do PHers still practice bangernomics?

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Beanbob

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171 posts

89 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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loose cannon

6,029 posts

240 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Leasing is the new bangernomics on ph wink

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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I love bangernomics but I do get tempted to spend money on making them drive properly again which can be a slippery slope...

I have had quite a few cars, both old and new and often it has been the older stuff which has got under my skin.

caelite

4,273 posts

111 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Spent £1500 on my mx5, £600 on my Jimny.

One is about to be put down over terminal rust issues, the other is abandoned on my folks driveway with a broken rear axle after it tried to tow a land rover out of the bog.

I do enjoy some bangernomics. biggrin

FlatToTheMat

1,426 posts

162 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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I do. Although it's my main car. I've had a few nice cars, Alpina, Charger, numourous V8's and V6's. All of which cost a fair bit of cash but really bang for buck bought me little extra in terms of outright satisfaction, especially when you factor in running costs, parking worries, repairs etc

I drive a mk3 Mondeo which cost very much less than £500 and its proved to be boringly reliable, I park it anywhere with not so much as a glance back. I load it to the roof when needed and drive it like a rental yet in over 30k miles it's cost me no more than £250 in repairs and maintenance. 2 tyres (Dunlop), 3 oil changes and front discs and 2 bulbs.

I'd recommend it whole heartedly

rossub

4,400 posts

189 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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caelite said:
the other is abandoned on my folks driveway with a broken rear axle after it tried to tow a land rover out of the bog.
Well if I had an MX5, I wouldn't have tried that to be honest smile

Condi

17,089 posts

170 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Used to..... then I had a bad one and my boss reminded me that he did pay for my cars and would I mind getting something reliable.



And tbh the modern/expensive car is perfect for what I use it for, although not as exciting as a banger. Insuring 2 cars would make bangernomics totally pointless though as a second policy with 0 NCB would cost more than the car.

M4cruiser

3,550 posts

149 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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SidewaysSi said:
I love bangernomics but I do get tempted to spend money on making them drive properly again which can be a slippery slope...

I have had quite a few cars, both old and new and often it has been the older stuff which has got under my skin.
^ ^ I'm with him on this! Choose wisely and it's brilliant, but admittedly I sometimes get it wrong and have to spend a lot on them - but it's still a lot less than depreciation on a newer car.

My last "brand new" car was a Primera in 1997 and I hated it. Had loads of used ones since.



surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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We have a dog car/tip car/teach the youngster to drive car... a £1k golf.

Got in it today to find the bloody battery is flat as it's not been used so much in the school holidays.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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430 quid on a ford maverick v6. great car, would never lease always loved older cars. i sat in a few modern cars and the build quality is poor. compare it to a 2000 audi a4 and a lot would struggle to compete, even the upper premium brands, i guess people just lump it now a days.

aka_kerrly

12,416 posts

209 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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loose cannon said:
Leasing is the new bangernomics on ph wink
It's more likely that as per the readers ride section of PH which has been dying there seem to be fewer an fewer people on here who actually work on an improve their own cars.

Talk of buying a 1990s BMW for £500 spending a few quid over then next few months on bits an bobs making it near perfect simply isn't appreciated anymore, there seem to be fewer mx5s being turned into fast(er) road cars, less barges, less V8s, fewer obscure cars retrieved from hedges and barns and it's dam sad!

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Beanbob said:
Condi said:
. Insuring 2 cars would make bangernomics totally pointless though as a second policy with 0 NCB would cost more than the car.
This is the bit that's putting me off right now. I'm pretty low risk, my Volvo costs <£300 to insure with business use, protected no claims, etc.

I'm getting quotes of £500+ for a Nissan Micra!
LV mirrored my NCB quite happily.

aka_kerrly

12,416 posts

209 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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surveyor said:
LV mirrored my NCB quite happily.
Loads of insurance companies offer this, even modified car policies offer mirroring so the really is no excuse for getting hammered by the insurance companies for wanting more than 1 car. Besides other insures offer better rates for more cars in the household.




littleredrooster

5,523 posts

195 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Bangernomics still rools!

I bought Mrs Rooster a cat4 Doblo last year for absolute peanuts. It was well repaired & the car had minimal (well-documented) mileage. 1.4 petrol, so no diesely-bits to go wrong, but
OMG is it slow!!

It sits on a commercial chassis so is long-term bulletproof, with no disposable suspension bits like Pandas, Tipos etc. It is also less comfortable as a result but, hey-ho, she loves it to bits, especially the sliding rear doors which make getting grandchildren in and out very easy in crowded carparks.

The plan is to keep this until it dies - 15 years+ perhaps, by which time we will be in our 80s.

Jonmx

2,535 posts

212 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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I just spent a whopping £150 on an '02 plate 1.8 Focus. 74k on the clock, cambelt done at 65k and clutch at 70k. From the MOT history it has only ever failed one MOT which was on account of a dodgy headlight angle. I will need to put 3 new tyres on it and fix a sticking front caliper but it should be all good for around £350-400 I reckon.
This has replaced my £200 Mondeo which lasted me 6 months until the MOT showed up a cracked rear subframe. Sold it for £105 spares or repair which was a result. As someone above said, Bangernomics rules. Especially when I consider I used to pay around £300 a month for my 123D Coupe.

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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aka_kerrly said:
loose cannon said:
Leasing is the new bangernomics on ph wink
It's more likely that as per the readers ride section of PH which has been dying there seem to be fewer an fewer people on here who actually work on an improve their own cars.

Talk of buying a 1990s BMW for £500 spending a few quid over then next few months on bits an bobs making it near perfect simply isn't appreciated anymore, there seem to be fewer mx5s being turned into fast(er) road cars, less barges, less V8s, fewer obscure cars retrieved from hedges and barns and it's dam sad!
I enjoy my old cars still, can get something a bit different or quirky for not much. I enjoy doing bits and bobs on them too

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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All in the main bangernomics thread, right?

I have one that's just over £1k and one that is way under £1k.

Mr E

21,583 posts

258 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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106k. Cat D.
£300

Or, is less than a pair of rear tyres.
£7 a year to insure. 11p a mile in fuel. Tyres are £25.

It gets radio 4 and it gets me to work.

Condi

17,089 posts

170 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Mr E said:
Or, is less than a pair of rear tyres.
£7 a year to insure. 11p a mile in fuel. Tyres are £25.

It gets radio 4 and it gets me to work.
£7 a year to insure?! What the hell?! I pay more than that in 4 days.

LuS1fer

41,086 posts

244 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Bangernomics is increasingly difficult as cars get ever harder to repair with circuit boards, electronics and crud like that.

I planned running my 2007 Fiesta ST into the ground, having paid £3700 for it a long while ago but the MAF started to play up and that's a £400 part and then I backed it into a wall. Doh!

So my 13 Fiesta ST took its place and as I use it for my job, it has to be reliable. My previous bangernomics cars spent time at garages with ABS faults, brake faults, damper and spring faults, it gets tedious if you don't have the time.