RE: PH Service History: Let Me Be Your Vantasy

[Gandahar]

If only they had done that in beige rather than Saharan Sand .... then it would be truly epic.

[sjabrown]

I'm enjoying owning an old-ish van (2002 corsavan). It's knackered but takes me everywhere and I don't care where I park it.

[Rich Boy Spanner]

Driving old stuff is surprisingly refreshing, you get actual throttle response, more direct steering, and a sense of actual involvement in the driving process. The Maestro was also a perfectly good car for its time.

[njw1]

AlexC1981 said:

ToothbrushMan said:

its already at terrible with a 1300 petrol but liveable with.......with the rough as a badgers bum Perkins 2.0 diesel it would be truly awful. probably one of thee noisiest diesels ever fitted to a small car/commercial. rattle is not word.

At least it had a little poke to it. Years ago a place I did some temping at had a Maestro van and a couple of Escort vans. I think the Maestro was a turbo diesel compared to the non-turbo Escorts, but the Maestro was always everyone's first choice as the Escorts were so slow.

Years ago my mothers friend was an engineer for Rank Xerox, his company cars were Montego Countrymans (remember them?!) with the 2.0 turbo diesel Perkins engine, I was only young at the time but the two things I remember were the proper diesel knock it would make and how much those estate cars could shift!