The Joy of Running an Old Shed

The Joy of Running an Old Shed

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magpie215

4,370 posts

188 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Monkeylegend said:
Budget tyres, one oil change every 12k miles with the MOT,and that's it for servicing, only washed for each MOT, used to take rubbish to the dump when its open, scratches all over the bumpers, never change the cambelt, never worry about where you leave it, never parked in a garage, always filled with supermarket petrol.

If you break any one of those rules it is not a shed smile
Yes I'm sure my cars tick all those boxes.

jakesmith

9,461 posts

170 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Tell you what bet you shed boys are laughing at the moment, you've got no finance payments, zero depreciation, and if someone with CV comes into contact with your car you can probably scrap it for more than it cost you!

Imagine if you'd just signed a lease on a new supercar in Feb to see it sitting on your drive costing you £2k a month gathering dust. The weekly trip to the shops is probably more enjoyable but still.

v15ben

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15,780 posts

240 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Car Throttle bought a car for £50.
Seems thread-worthy to me. smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IVSDDPiCFc

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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keo said:
When does a car become a shed? My car is 12 years old and has done 140k now. I have had it for four years now and paid a lot more than shed money for it. I look after it mechanically it’s well serviced and runs Michelin tyres. I don’t think it’s worth a great deal now.

However I aren’t precious about it (like some of my old cars and it’s quite a liberating feeling!) although I wouldn’t intentionally damage/ abuse it.
For me, the true sign of a shed is if it got written off or suffered an engine/gearbox failure would you just shrug your shoulders, weigh it in and be straight onto eBay/Gumtree/Facebook to find the next one.

I love the idea that if I did need a new car I could literally find one on eBay, pay cash and be driving it away that afternoon. The idea of ordering a brand new car and waiting months and months for it, or buying used from a dealer and having to arrange finance sounds crazy to me.

Shedding is about minimising stress in your life, driving a car you don't have to worry about and isn't a drain on your finances is utterly liberating and free.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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jakesmith said:
Tell you what bet you shed boys are laughing at the moment, you've got no finance payments, zero depreciation, and if someone with CV comes into contact with your car you can probably scrap it for more than it cost you!

Imagine if you'd just signed a lease on a new supercar in Feb to see it sitting on your drive costing you £2k a month gathering dust. The weekly trip to the shops is probably more enjoyable but still.
Not quite as bad but one o four neighbours has had an Audi Q7 for 4 months costing about £600 per month and it hasn't moved for a few weeks or so.

Plate spinner

17,649 posts

199 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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keo said:
When does a car become a shed? My car is 12 years old and has done 140k now. I have had it for four years now and paid a lot more than shed money for it. I look after it mechanically it’s well serviced and runs Michelin tyres. I don’t think it’s worth a great deal now.

However I aren’t precious about it (like some of my old cars and it’s quite a liberating feeling!) although I wouldn’t intentionally damage/ abuse it.
Shedding is a state of mind, nothing to do with age, miles or even condition imo.

Basically you have little emotional attachment and you’re not precious about it.

I know people with a 15 year old hatchback. They have very little money, saved up and would be devastated if anything happened to it. It looks in very ‘used’ condition, but they cover the seats with old bedding so the kids don’t muck up the seats and he polishes it regularly. That car is shed to most, but not to them.

I also know a bloke who treats a 2 year old top spec Range Rover as a shed. It’s pennies to him as he’s loaded. The dogs have nibbled and scratched the leather so the point it looks like a knife fight occurred in the back seats, every wheel and bumper is scuffed. He grabs the wheelie bin out of the drivers window and drags it against the car for the 75 yards to his front gate every Thursday morning. It’s only ever been cleaned once when it went in for it’s first service. He just doesn’t care about it and sees it simply as a tool. He’ll get another new one next year, even asks the supplying dealer to spec it for him and has it delivered. I asked what engine it had, answer was “I’ve got no idea, takes petrol though when the light comes on”.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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I must admit to being quite attached to our shed and will be sorry to see it go when it is eventually scrapped, hopefully not for another couple of years, but it is definitely a shed.

loskie

5,144 posts

119 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Monkeylegend said:
jakesmith said:
Tell you what bet you shed boys are laughing at the moment, you've got no finance payments, zero depreciation, and if someone with CV comes into contact with your car you can probably scrap it for more than it cost you!

Imagine if you'd just signed a lease on a new supercar in Feb to see it sitting on your drive costing you £2k a month gathering dust. The weekly trip to the shops is probably more enjoyable but still.
Not quite as bad but one o four neighbours has had an Audi Q7 for 4 months costing about £600 per month and it hasn't moved for a few weeks or so.
Sadly that's me, been shedding for a few years, had a rush of blood to the head and leased a Q5. Delivered on 20 March!

At least I am still doing a bit of work and using the car but is a bit of an expensive ornament.

Still have my old 07 plate CRV too!!
Not the best timing or financial decision!

magpie215

4,370 posts

188 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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A little treat some covid lockdown macro shed photos....gives a little flavour to the quality shed status of the Grotrod.


















M4cruiser

3,550 posts

149 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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[quote=magpie215]A little treat some covid lockdown macro shed photos....gives a little flavour to the quality shed status of the Grotrod.



That's a bit extravagant - 5 nuts on the wheel? Surely 4 will do the job ... it's a shed!
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vikingaero

10,256 posts

168 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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I washed, waxed, sealed and vacced the Daihatsu Shed today.... I know it's against Shed rules, but in my defence I was so bored as I've already done the 3 normal cars, the garden, the shed (garden), lots of DIY and the garage.

VR99

1,259 posts

62 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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vikingaero said:
I washed, waxed, sealed and vacced the Daihatsu Shed today.... I know it's against Shed rules, but in my defence I was so bored as I've already done the 3 normal cars, the garden, the shed (garden), lots of DIY and the garage.
I cleaned the inside of mine recently...not the outside as couldn't care less really. Mainly from a hygiene standpoint and since I'm asthmatic, spent over an hour giving it a good clean on all surfaces.

I do wonder now if cars that fall not just within "shed" budgets but also upto the £5k threshold for example, will start to firm up as you just can't go wrong in that budget given what's available but can see demand increasing for those type of cars.

200Plus Club

10,676 posts

277 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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vikingaero said:
I washed, waxed, sealed and vacced the Daihatsu Shed today.... I know it's against Shed rules, but in my defence I was so bored as I've already done the 3 normal cars, the garden, the shed (garden), lots of DIY and the garage.
Your membership is unfortunately revoked... one simply doesn't wash a shed no matter how bored...
:-)

Oxford1971

102 posts

58 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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Eyersey1234 said:
Sorry to hear about your bump
Thanks, it was a bit frightening but nobody hurt , thank goodness.

Now it's sitting on my driveway waiting for a time when I can actually get rid of it.

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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VR99 said:
I cleaned the inside of mine recently...not the outside as couldn't care less really. Mainly from a hygiene standpoint and since I'm asthmatic, spent over an hour giving it a good clean on all surfaces.

I do wonder now if cars that fall not just within "shed" budgets but also upto the £5k threshold for example, will start to firm up as you just can't go wrong in that budget given what's available but can see demand increasing for those type of cars.
I have never cleaned the outside of mine but do keep it clean inside. Wear and tear inside wouldn’t get fixed (it’s not showing much though tbh) but I don’t think it’s great to sit in filth, no matter what the car

W00DY

15,467 posts

225 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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I washed my shed Golf for the first time since I bought it. The green growth was slowing the windows down and it was a bit grimey to touch and it now looks really rather respectable. I think there's nothing wrong with caring for your shed if it's provided good service and you want to make sure it carries on. The Golf is now on 214k miles and still feels very tight. I'm not precious about it, but since it is currently cheap motoring the likes of which I've never known I am keen to see that continue.

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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I admit that mine looks stty anyway, but keeping the outside of the car clean has never bothered me too much, even with new, nice cars. Like I don't clean the outside of the house

The Mad Monk

10,474 posts

116 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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Jimmy Recard said:


I admit that mine looks stty anyway, but keeping the outside of the car clean has never bothered me too much, even with new, nice cars. Like I don't clean the outside of the house
May I point out that the car's looks are not improved by storing it on its side?

200Plus Club

10,676 posts

277 months

Sunday 12th April 2020
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W00DY said:
I washed my shed Golf for the first time since I bought it. The green growth was slowing the windows down and it was a bit grimey to touch and it now looks really rather respectable. I think there's nothing wrong with caring for your shed if it's provided good service and you want to make sure it carries on. The Golf is now on 214k miles and still feels very tight. I'm not precious about it, but since it is currently cheap motoring the likes of which I've never known I am keen to see that continue.
Kosovan car wash. Job jobbed.
And until they re-open you are saving cash and the environment! What's not to Like!

rider73

2,993 posts

76 months

Monday 13th April 2020
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Had not seen (its around the corner in a shared drive/space) or driven the skodaSHED in about 4 weeks - thankfully started first time and had washer fluid so i can clean the front windows of bird muck/sandy rain/moss - rear window washer not working (probably either gunked up or the pipe has come off somehwere in the boot) - brakes a bit scrapey but all ok after 10 mins.

skodaSHED, skodaSHED not fails, skodaSHED (sing it to the spiderman theme)
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