The Joy of Running an Old Shed (Vol 2)

[Pistonsquirter]

Think I'll be selling the X5 shed soon, it's diesel but the 600 mile a week commute hurts these days. Probably going to get an early Nissan Micra 'ultra shed'

Does Ph have an 'under £3k sheds' section in the FS section?





Pros: it's red
Cons: it's a bmw x5

[slk 32]

#shedlife

[anonymous-user]

greenarrow said:

My car is in the garage at the moment and they've lent me this 19 year-old Peugeot 206 1.4. Ahh, as soon as I set off I realised how much I've missed sheds. Never driven a 206 before but ooh the ride! After a run flat shod bmw it's like a cushion. Roly poly handling but sharp turn in and light steering. It's why low end shopping trolleys have always been some of my favourite cars! All you need for run around motoring tbh!!

Good shed these I'd imagine. No rust issues unlike typical Ford of the era. (I'm a Ford fan but the rust gets wearing!!)....

I've run a 206 for more 3 years now, same colour and vintage as the one in your picture, cost £475. It's only done 63,000 miles. No rust, not needy, great shed,

[cedrichn]

slk 32 said:

#shedlife

Getting the camera ready for the 200k ?

[slk 32]

cedrichn said:

slk 32 said:

#shedlife

Getting the camera ready for the 200k ?

Despite me lavishing money on it, it does seem to have a death wish..

The catalytic converter light stays on followed by both engine lights.

My guess is the cat has given up and is throwing out the sensors. When I get a chance I'll see if my local garage I use can run a quick diagnostic on it. Still getting over 80mpg on my 60 mile a day commute though -I'll get it ro 200k even if I have to push it!!

[Arnold Cunningham]

Well, the Mrs crashed the Mazda into a bollard yesterday. Squeezing through a gap, she had left hand down a bit and has grazed and dented the side.

I won’t lie by saying it doesn’t annoy me. But at least I can say it won’t cost me anything to fix because I won’t.

She won’t learn. Of the 6 cars she’s owned, she's done exactly this on 3 of them. Wiped a cyclist out with the fourth one. And overheated the fifth one to such an extent it warped the head (but I was only a mile from work. She didn’t make it to work as it conked out).

This is another reason why shedding is good.

https://youtu.be/LS37SNYjg8w

[757]

Another 500 miles stuck on this week on the shed Vec, all business mileage this week, as mentioned on my readers ride, (51 MPG @ a 65 cruise) out of a fully laden with gear 1.8 VVT - I knew swapping to unleaded was a good move!

[TCX]

757 said:

Another 500 miles stuck on this week on the shed Vec, all business mileage this week, as mentioned on my readers ride, (51 MPG @ a 65 cruise) out of a fully laden with gear 1.8 VVT - I knew swapping to unleaded was a good move!

Thinking of going same way specially with 20p difference petrol/ diesel and ulez,shame really old astra diesel runs like a dream

[757]

TCX said:

757 said:

Another 500 miles stuck on this week on the shed Vec, all business mileage this week, as mentioned on my readers ride, (51 MPG @ a 65 cruise) out of a fully laden with gear 1.8 VVT - I knew swapping to unleaded was a good move!

Thinking of going same way specially with 20p difference petrol/ diesel and ulez,shame really old astra diesel runs like a dream

Yeah, ULEZ compatible is a good thing, come in handy with this in recent weeks also driving into the cities.

Tax is little high (£260) well, compared to what I'm use to (£30 diesel for past 8+ years) but, not really an issue in long run in running a car, plus that's cheaper than a lease payment a month, so if this is annually it's not really noticeable

[MrGTI6]

greenarrow said:

My car is in the garage at the moment and they've lent me this 19 year-old Peugeot 206 1.4. Ahh, as soon as I set off I realised how much I've missed sheds. Never driven a 206 before but ooh the ride! After a run flat shod bmw it's like a cushion. Roly poly handling but sharp turn in and light steering. It's why low end shopping trolleys have always been some of my favourite cars! All you need for run around motoring tbh!!

Good shed these I'd imagine. No rust issues unlike typical Ford of the era. (I'm a Ford fan but the rust gets wearing!!)....

The 206 is a much tougher car than it's given credit for, and parts are outrageously cheap. The 2.0HDI is my pick of the range!

I'm convinced the 206 must have the best survival rate of any mainstream car over 20 years old.

Hard to believe the earliest ones are 24 years old now...

[dan98]

MrGTI6 said:

The 206 is a much tougher car than it's given credit for, and parts are outrageously cheap. The 2.0HDI is my pick of the range!

I'm convinced the 206 must have the best survival rate of any mainstream car over 20 years old.

Hard to believe the earliest ones are 24 years old now...

I had a new one in 1998 - within 6 months the paint was flaking off the front bonnet, the sunroof started coming off the rails and the cables snapped in the driver's seat so it wouldn't adjust.
Hopefully it has / had a long and reliable life, but I couldn't get past the dreadful build quality - maybe they sorted that out during it's production run.

I'd really like to buy a small-ish shed soon, between 10 and 15 years...I'm guessing something very dull like an Astra or Focus might be the best bet for around 2-3k.

[anonymous-user]

As with most cars built to a budget the 206 has its foibles such as flimsy interior trim, a tinny feel to the shell, paint can flake, a little noisy at speed etc but the main bits are tough as they come, they don't generally rust and parts are almost free they are so cheap. The sheer amount still on the roads is testament to it's longevity, what it doesn't have is any kudos and is usually the target of the anti French "oh it will break down every 3 seconds" brigade.

I've actually gotten used to the driving position over the last few years and I really enjoy owning the thing in a beating the system kind of way.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 21st May 11:59

[Davie]

After months of procrastination, I've gone full retard mode and therefore I type this from coach A of the 1230 LNER service to London and, all going to plan... in about 4hrs I'll be headed back north on a 7hr drive with my new, not so sheddy, 90's retro cool purchase. However, whilst I'm rather excited, it's bittersweet as it does mean my beloved old V50 diesel will have to make way for said new arrival. On that note, if anybody is within willing distance of Edinburgh and is in the market for a well used, but pretty unflapable 2007 V50 2.0D, remapped obvs, with good MOT and nothing significantly wrong with it for shed money, I'd be happy to pass on the baton, more so to save me having to list it and deal with the muppets that frequent the usual classifieds.

No mate, I don't want to swap it for a stolen Staffie and a half eaten kebab... even if she is the mother of your 8 kids.

What could possibly go wrong...

[bearman68]

Lord Cunnington Smythe said:

As with most cars built to a budget the 206 has its foibles such as flimsy interior trim, a tinny feel to the shell, paint can flake, a little noisy at speed etc but the main bits are tough as they come, they don't generally rust and parts are almost free they are so cheap. The sheer amount still on the roads is testament to it's longevity, what it doesn't have is any kudos and is usually the target of the anti French "oh it will break down every 3 seconds" brigade.

I've actually gotten used to the driving position over the last few years and I really enjoy owning the thing in a beating the system kind of way.

Edited by Lord Cunnington Smythe on Saturday 21st May 11:59

Quite predictably I've had several over the years, and for me, either the 1.4 petrol, or the 2.0 diesel was the best of the bunch. The torque on the diesel was fantastic, and made for effortless driving, so long as wet corners weren't a common feature. The more modern 207 shares many of the features of the 206, but has a better driving position, has lost the rear beam axle (for better or worse), and with the right engine choice, is equally as tough, but built better, and not much more expensive. The 1.4 hdi engine is the one for me in the 207. (Or maybe a >2010 DV6 engine, which have been dramatically improved)

A customer of mine puts us all to shame. He's (still) running a 1996 Citroen ZM. Nearly 30 years old, the 1.9 TUD engine, and is still running superbly. But it looks a complete shed.

[Hoofy]

I've been looking at a replacement ULEZ-friendly car for a few weeks and my shed has finally decided to buck up its ideas by fixing the sunroof!?

The right hinge/strut is very rusty. Looks like you could break it by just pressing it but it feels firmer. Not sure what to do. I could pay Mercedes 500 for the part and fitting I suppose!? Sprayed GT85 on it so it hopefully won't get any worse.

I might keep a binbag and tape in the car just in case the roof jams open.

[W00DY]

Who's paying the most for scrap cars at the moment? I can get £385 for the Astra from Redcorn

[anonymous-user]

bearman68 said:

Lord Cunnington Smythe said:

As with most cars built to a budget the 206 has its foibles such as flimsy interior trim, a tinny feel to the shell, paint can flake, a little noisy at speed etc but the main bits are tough as they come, they don't generally rust and parts are almost free they are so cheap. The sheer amount still on the roads is testament to it's longevity, what it doesn't have is any kudos and is usually the target of the anti French "oh it will break down every 3 seconds" brigade.

I've actually gotten used to the driving position over the last few years and I really enjoy owning the thing in a beating the system kind of way.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 21st May 11:59

Quite predictably I've had several over the years, and for me, either the 1.4 petrol, or the 2.0 diesel was the best of the bunch. The torque on the diesel was fantastic, and made for effortless driving, so long as wet corners weren't a common feature. The more modern 207 shares many of the features of the 206, but has a better driving position, has lost the rear beam axle (for better or worse), and with the right engine choice, is equally as tough, but built better, and not much more expensive. The 1.4 hdi engine is the one for me in the 207. (Or maybe a >2010 DV6 engine, which have been dramatically improved)

A customer of mine puts us all to shame. He's (still) running a 1996 Citroen ZM. Nearly 30 years old, the 1.9 TUD engine, and is still running superbly. But it looks a complete shed.

Been looking at 207s for the next shed, quite like the look of them. My mechanic friend inherited his mum's ZM with same engine from memory it's a 1992/3, no rust, it wants for nothing, I think it's done around 120k so about a quarter way through it's working life. His other car is a Jaguar XE, running the ZM means that the Jaaaag never sees rain, snow, frost or ice, road grit or anything else unpleasant.

I've just washed the pug inside and out for the first time in 2 years, it does scrub up OK as it too is rust free.

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 22 May 14:13

[aaron_2000]

W00DY said:

Who's paying the most for scrap cars at the moment? I can get 385 for the Astra from Redcorn

Remove My Car or Car Take Back

[James_N]

Shed problems for me today after being informed I had no brake lights. Strange I thought as I replaced the bulbs 6 months previously for the MOT as I had a few bulbs out.

Came to have a look today and both clusters full of water. There is a fair gap i between the bodywork and the cluster at the top of the cluster but that gap has to be correct as the rest of the light sits flush to the car.

Luckily the bulbs I need have set me back only 2.42 from ECP but something isn’t right here. Anyone familiar with Peugeot 106s tell me if this looks right?

Thanks
James



/edit - second photo is the wrong way round and I can’t flip it right!

[Vipers]

Like this maybe