The Joy of Running an Old Shed
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My shed was a Golf 1.6 SE MK IV 167k on the clock.
No service history, Just the Logbook and MOT (1 month)
Passed MOT with no advisories.(£25)
Bought for £300
in 6 months i drove to London twice a week most weeks (from Leeds)
When used as a commute car, It was turned on, on a dual carriageway in about 1 and a half minutes cold. (live next to a dual carriageway)
And every gear red-lined to within an inch of its life in every gear for 30 minutes. The same on the way home.
Parked absolutely anywhere.
Driven without sympathy is an understatement. Cars in sub saharan Africa probably get treated better.
I drove it like that because i hate Golfs. The car was cheap and i only had barely enough money at the time to buy it.
All it cost me was Fuel. Absolutely nothing else.. if did circa 40mpg for the 15,000 miles i ran it.
The oil was never checked, The car was washed every week for free by my neighbour who was a little obsessed with his snow foam machine.
It did not need tyres. brakes or even a headlight bulb in that time.
I have fond memories of driving 4 15 stone men deep, down a slight decline autobahn in Germany and reaching an indicated 120 leptons.
The car had 5 gears, It really could have done with a 6th (70mph was 3krpm)
It was briefly lent to a mate for a 4 week stint as a pizza car at Dominos in hilly area of Yorkshire.
When it came time to sell it (due to a new job). It was advertised on scumtree at 7pm for £600.
At 10pm there was a guy that had drove from the North-East sat in the car handing me over £600.
In his own words 'i would have haggled with you, but this car is in immaculate condition and you can tell you have cared for it well'
You couldn't even hear the car at tick over, There was not a single rattle or squeak, or any dodgy smell. The car drove absolutely pin straight.
That was the car that changed my mind that a Golf is a car for chav's in a mcdonald's car park. It truly was a peach.
Do i regret selling it? Every single fricking day.
Oxford1971 said:
Eyersey1234 said:
Fair enough, sorry I was thinking of diesel vehicles, though a 2000 Corolla still wouldn't fail on a EML.
Damn!Oh well I now have 2 'new' sheds,
05' Focus MK2 brought for 900.
02 Volvo XC70 Estate, 2.4 Petrol,
RowntreesCabana said:
Whats the deal with old sheds and insurance when running something else? I know there are multicar policies, but I've never used one before, always a classic policy and standard fully comp for my other car. Whats the extra payment like for an old shed on a multipolicy?
I don't use multicar tbh as I find it cheaper to insure stand alone. 200 quid fully comp on the £650 corrolla for 2 drivers is typical. The vw golf we had went upto £231 for some reason but they refunded 31 quid when I swapped! Win win!I have a multicar policy with esure. Last two years they've beaten everybody else on price
Three older cars - XJ8, Vauxhall Tigra and Skoda Roomster - all fully comp with named drivers and including business use on the Skoda and mileage totaling at 30k+ miles a year for a touch under £600 p/a
Three older cars - XJ8, Vauxhall Tigra and Skoda Roomster - all fully comp with named drivers and including business use on the Skoda and mileage totaling at 30k+ miles a year for a touch under £600 p/a
New job and a 100-mile per day commute, but plenty of cash to spend on a car has left me in a quandary: what to buy. Nothing out there seems to take my fancy. When I only had a few hundred quid to spend there were loads of things I'd like, whereas finding something I REALLY like nowadays seems impossible. Almost pulled the trigger on a Jag XF, but decided against it.
Bought a 2000-reg Audi A4 Avant, 90BHP TDI. 250 quid. Taxed and tested for less than 2 days of wages. Was so tempted to just run it into the ground but instead, I'm going to spend minimal money and tidy up all the niggly bits.
Looks respectable, good condition Cactus Green paint and does everything I ask.
Have also loads of parts left over to make it a bit more fun and zero spend, the joys of being into modded VWs for years.
Insurance is peanuts too. If I gel with the car, might keep it for a year. Keep a record of every penny spent so may certainly put things into perspective, help me save a few extra quid every year
Bought a 2000-reg Audi A4 Avant, 90BHP TDI. 250 quid. Taxed and tested for less than 2 days of wages. Was so tempted to just run it into the ground but instead, I'm going to spend minimal money and tidy up all the niggly bits.
Looks respectable, good condition Cactus Green paint and does everything I ask.
Have also loads of parts left over to make it a bit more fun and zero spend, the joys of being into modded VWs for years.
Insurance is peanuts too. If I gel with the car, might keep it for a year. Keep a record of every penny spent so may certainly put things into perspective, help me save a few extra quid every year
I've got a 97 Honda CRV and it never gets washed, the screen is cracked, don't clean inside, rarely lock it and it makes weird clonking noises, the body work is battered (hit a few walls) and it's perfect for going into town. A/C works which is the most important thing.
The TV thing started smoking one day so I literally ripped it out of the dash, No biggie.
It is an "old shed" but cost me $3000 (about £2200 in 2016, and I got it cheap from a bereaved wife). They normally cost min of $4.5/$6k, depending on condition. (That was three years ago and it's worth the same now).
Cars are ridiculously priced in Cambodia with min 140% tax on imports. And there is talk of banning second hand car imports.
What would that cost in the UK, £700?
The TV thing started smoking one day so I literally ripped it out of the dash, No biggie.
It is an "old shed" but cost me $3000 (about £2200 in 2016, and I got it cheap from a bereaved wife). They normally cost min of $4.5/$6k, depending on condition. (That was three years ago and it's worth the same now).
Cars are ridiculously priced in Cambodia with min 140% tax on imports. And there is talk of banning second hand car imports.
What would that cost in the UK, £700?
Currently have an old shed again after a few newer cars where resale value meant something. I love it, doesn't matter where you park, doesn't matter what you bump, if it had a big bill I'd scrap it, if it passes it's MOT I'll service it. Might even treat it to a couple of upgrades rather than buy a newer car to commute. Commute is only 10 miles each way of country B road now after having done much further in the past.
This is shed:
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This is what my wife still drives (to ferry the dog about) as she wanted something reliable, modern and an auto. There is an appeal to both but having an old snotter is very liberating:
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This is shed:
|https://thumbsnap.com/gWJjbbG9[/url]This is what my wife still drives (to ferry the dog about) as she wanted something reliable, modern and an auto. There is an appeal to both but having an old snotter is very liberating:
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.martin mrt said:
I had my offer on this accepted tonight, 140bhp TDi so no dpf
It Cost less than we have just spent painting our Mk5 R32 and removing the rust.
Initial impressions are ok, I pick it up tomorrow all going well
If you Google "shed" you'll find it states "costing less than a grand and if it breaks down you empty it of your posessions and get a taxi home" ...
The background would have me worried! I see an overgrown hedge right off the bat, but not yet spotted any Staffies, old sofas and/or fridges in the front gardens 
. My experience of buying cheap sheds from council types is that they fall into 1 of 2 categories :
1. every panel dented, corroded and kerbed alloys from a complete different car that don't fit properly and are several sizes too big for the car, or steelies with no trims. No service history as the Staffie ate it and the V5 has been "misplaced" so you'll need to apply for it yourself (read: the logbook loan co. have it).
2. externally good condition, but cheap because something catastrophic is about to go pop and cost you what you've just paid for the car + more.
Maybe I was just unlucky.. :shrug:
. My experience of buying cheap sheds from council types is that they fall into 1 of 2 categories :1. every panel dented, corroded and kerbed alloys from a complete different car that don't fit properly and are several sizes too big for the car, or steelies with no trims. No service history as the Staffie ate it and the V5 has been "misplaced" so you'll need to apply for it yourself (read: the logbook loan co. have it).
2. externally good condition, but cheap because something catastrophic is about to go pop and cost you what you've just paid for the car + more.
Maybe I was just unlucky.. :shrug:
martin mrt said:
I had my offer on this accepted tonight, 140bhp TDi so no dpf
It Cost less than we have just spent painting our Mk5 R32 and removing the rust.
Initial impressions are ok, I pick it up tomorrow all going well
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