The Joy of Running an Old Shed
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A guy on YouTube called Chrisfix have a complete guide on how to change the battery pack on a Prius.
No fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
No fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
CX53 said:
I go through this in my head almost every day. I've seen a lovely 2014 Mercedes C Class coupe for £8.5k, or £160pcm.
Start putting £150-200 per month aside, tell yourself it's you making sure the monthly is affordable. As you see the balance increase you'll become quite happy with yourself. You'll then start to wonder what you can buy with the money, and keep saving for a better something.
It works as a distraction from wanting to finance a car and means you could easily buy an interesting and fun car for shed money to sit alongside your very sensible Astra.
A.J.M said:
A guy on YouTube called Chrisfix have a complete guide on how to change the battery pack on a Prius.
No fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
It's always the same though.. when you NEED a car you can't find anything decent but then you'll be browsing one day when you've not got the room and see something absolutely great.. was looking at a 7 seater 4x4 up your way but just don't wanna public transport it that far at the moment with Corona around but can't find anything near meNo fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
Captain Answer said:
A.J.M said:
A guy on YouTube called Chrisfix have a complete guide on how to change the battery pack on a Prius.
No fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
It's always the same though.. when you NEED a car you can't find anything decent but then you'll be browsing one day when you've not got the room and see something absolutely great.. was looking at a 7 seater 4x4 up your way but just don't wanna public transport it that far at the moment with Corona around but can't find anything near meNo fancy tools were needed and he showed every trim piece and screw etc that had to be replaced.
$1000 to get the battery pack and free labour if you have an afternoon and tools.
I’m struggling with my own shed buying.
Stuff I like is either sold or the bottom of Englandshire when I’m near Glasgow.
The local stuff is either ropey, rust buckets or simply doesn’t appeal.
PistonAFC said:
There's been loads of hoo-haa about these Toyota hybrids in these CV times getting flat batteries. Many of them have ended up with flat batteries if they have not been driven for a week or so. Toyota have said leave it started for 30-60 mins weekly, but too me that doesn't sound too good. Imagine going on holiday for a week in Jan and then getting back to the airport car park to find you can't start the car :-(
My family owned a Honda CRZ, you know those little 3 door hatchback hybrid things, a few years back. It was only a couple years old at the time, but if you left it stood for a week then it'd play havoc with the electrics. Had a couple interesting times returning back from holiday to find the car wouldn't start at the airport parking. I'm in the £50 valuation from WBAC too 
My shed is currently exactly that. Has all sorts in the boot ready to go to the tip, although I am replacing the 18 year old rear tyres tomorrow! I guess little old lady owner before me didn't do that many miles but they are badly perished! but will be £70 well spent! The advantage of 165/70/13's is that they are cheap!
MOT was due in May but 6 month extension there too so don't have to worry about that for a bit! I'm not doing bad for a £250 outlay, so far i've done around 1,500 miles in it and only had to pay out on some new front wipers, an exhaust hanger and a dipstick as the old one had snapped off at the bottom. total spend of less than £15.
Not bad for a Peugeot 106. It also only costs £35 to fill up and seems to run on fresh air, although it does only have a 1.1 engine, its still fairly nippy. Been using it to take supplies to my dad every week or so since lockdown eased a little. 100 mile round trip and the car seems to do it with ease at the moment!
Pricing up a basic service, its only £20 on parts too. Happy days.
My shed is currently exactly that. Has all sorts in the boot ready to go to the tip, although I am replacing the 18 year old rear tyres tomorrow! I guess little old lady owner before me didn't do that many miles but they are badly perished! but will be £70 well spent! The advantage of 165/70/13's is that they are cheap!
MOT was due in May but 6 month extension there too so don't have to worry about that for a bit! I'm not doing bad for a £250 outlay, so far i've done around 1,500 miles in it and only had to pay out on some new front wipers, an exhaust hanger and a dipstick as the old one had snapped off at the bottom. total spend of less than £15.
Not bad for a Peugeot 106. It also only costs £35 to fill up and seems to run on fresh air, although it does only have a 1.1 engine, its still fairly nippy. Been using it to take supplies to my dad every week or so since lockdown eased a little. 100 mile round trip and the car seems to do it with ease at the moment!
Pricing up a basic service, its only £20 on parts too. Happy days.
Salmonofdoubt said:
Start putting £150-200 per month aside, tell yourself it's you making sure the monthly is affordable.
As you see the balance increase you'll become quite happy with yourself. You'll then start to wonder what you can buy with the money, and keep saving for a better something.
It works as a distraction from wanting to finance a car and means you could easily buy an interesting and fun car for shed money to sit alongside your very sensible Astra.
Good strategy. Currently spending anywhere between £350-£400 a month on a car I’m having rebuilt. Once the project is done I was tempted to put the cash towards lease payments on something new but makes sense to just bank it a while and see if anything interesting pops up in shed money as a second/third carAs you see the balance increase you'll become quite happy with yourself. You'll then start to wonder what you can buy with the money, and keep saving for a better something.
It works as a distraction from wanting to finance a car and means you could easily buy an interesting and fun car for shed money to sit alongside your very sensible Astra.
It seems there are some cars WeBuyAnyCar are just not interested in hence give a low price to deter a possible trade.
Also I thought they due to the covid situation they are reducing the money held up in cars, hence don't want too much stock.
I don't think you should value your car on the figure from WeBuyAnyCar.
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In this month Car Mechanics magazine there is an article on "A car from the price of 1 months PCP", the writer brought a Ford Mondeo 1.8 for around £270. Was happy with it for the journeys he has done so far. Was like reading this thread
Sheds may be all bought up soon ;-p
Also I thought they due to the covid situation they are reducing the money held up in cars, hence don't want too much stock.
I don't think you should value your car on the figure from WeBuyAnyCar.
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In this month Car Mechanics magazine there is an article on "A car from the price of 1 months PCP", the writer brought a Ford Mondeo 1.8 for around £270. Was happy with it for the journeys he has done so far. Was like reading this thread
Sheds may be all bought up soon ;-pDon't worry I'm not getting rid of my car for £50, I will advertise it for more, hopefully at no cost to me, apart from the time/time wasters comical value. It will get sorn'd today, and put out of the way, the van is due for arrival next week, I fortunately have the use of another vehicle in the meantime ( shed rule 12.4 I believe)
)V6todayEVmanana said:
In this month Car Mechanics magazine there is an article on "A car from the price of 1 months PCP", the writer brought a Ford Mondeo 1.8 for around £270. Was happy with it for the journeys he has done so far. Was like reading this thread Sheds may be all bought up soon ;-p
I think some sheds are selling very quickly due to lack of a supply. I was scanning Autotrader a few days ago. A 2004 Ford Focus Mk1 popped up down the road from me, fairly tidy and only 100K miles, but £995, which seemed a little steep to me for a car that didn't have an unblemished MOT record. It was marked up as sold within 48 hours. Pre-Covid I am sure that Focus would have hung around for a few weeks before selling. The days of the £270 Mondeo may be limited! Sheds may be all bought up soon ;-pBonefish Blues said:
Philvrs said:
The most annoying thing about my £50 valuation is the 3/4 full tank of petrol worth about £40 in it
By the time they've chipped the customary£350 off the price you'll owe them £300, by my reckoning.Not that I am going to be getting rid of it anytime soon.
Just done the worst part of owning a shed - the Road Tax!!!!!! 
This year it comes in at £305.
So tempting so get something with annual tax at £30 or less .... but then I look at the depreciation again, payback period is still 5 to 7 years, ..
so I stick with my current shed until it really won't go any more.
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This year it comes in at £305.
So tempting so get something with annual tax at £30 or less .... but then I look at the depreciation again, payback period is still 5 to 7 years, ..
so I stick with my current shed until it really won't go any more.
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I got myself a Rover 75 with only 55k on the clock for a measly £650 delivered last week. Not so much to be run as a shed but it was cheap and interested me. Its in reasonably good nick. It has a suspension knock which appears to be drop links and should be an easy DIY fix. However, it has no service history, and so is probably well overdue a cambelt change - which is outside my DIY ability and quite expensive on these at around £550.
What is the PH shed consensus on cambelts? Play roulette? Pay for peace of mind? Cannot really decide...
What is the PH shed consensus on cambelts? Play roulette? Pay for peace of mind? Cannot really decide...
PrinceRupert said:
I got myself a Rover 75 with only 55k on the clock for a measly £650 delivered. Not so much to be run as a shed but it was cheap and interested me. It has a suspension knock which appears to be drop links and should be an easy DIY fix. However, it has no service history, and so is probably well overdue a cambelt change - which is outside my DIY ability and quite expensive on these at around £550.
What is the PH shed consensus on cambelts? Play roulette? Pay for peace of mind? Cannot really decide...
I do belts. I always think it's a false economy to leave it to ruin the engine unless I know the car will be scrapped shortly What is the PH shed consensus on cambelts? Play roulette? Pay for peace of mind? Cannot really decide...
M4cruiser said:
Just done the worst part of owning a shed - the Road Tax!!!!!!
This year it comes in at £305.
So tempting so get something with annual tax at £30 or less .... but then I look at the depreciation again, payback period is still 5 to 7 years, ..
so I stick with my current shed until it really won't go any more.
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Always stick with your current shed, it will always be cheaper in the long run unless it happens to do less than 20MPG and you drive a lot of miles.This year it comes in at £305.
So tempting so get something with annual tax at £30 or less .... but then I look at the depreciation again, payback period is still 5 to 7 years, ..
so I stick with my current shed until it really won't go any more.
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Mine is £30 a year and I am just about to pay it for the 4th time I have owned the car. Compared to £305, this has saved me £1100 which is only £100 less than I paid for the car in the first place.
However, it has utterly ruined me for any other car now as I can't stand the thought of paying more for road tax. Before I owned this car it was only cars that were over £500 a year that would have put me off, now it is anything more than I am paying now.
Having just checked the bands again I cannot believe that L is £565 and M is £580 a year!
Joey Deacon said:
Always stick with your current shed, it will always be cheaper in the long run unless it happens to do less than 20MPG and you drive a lot of miles.
Mine is £30 a year and I am just about to pay it for the 4th time I have owned the car. Compared to £305, this has saved me £1100 which is only £100 less than I paid for the car in the first place.
However, it has utterly ruined me for any other car now as I can't stand the thought of paying more for road tax. Before I owned this car it was only cars that were over £500 a year that would have put me off, now it is anything more than I am paying now.
Having just checked the bands again I cannot believe that L is £565 and M is £580 a year!
£30 (or less) a year tax is the first rule of sheds. (Obv)Mine is £30 a year and I am just about to pay it for the 4th time I have owned the car. Compared to £305, this has saved me £1100 which is only £100 less than I paid for the car in the first place.
However, it has utterly ruined me for any other car now as I can't stand the thought of paying more for road tax. Before I owned this car it was only cars that were over £500 a year that would have put me off, now it is anything more than I am paying now.
Having just checked the bands again I cannot believe that L is £565 and M is £580 a year!
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