The Joy of Running an Old Shed (Vol 2)
Discussion
In 10 years there will be many scrap/crashed EVs and people who will replace cells etc. and given the Chinese are so good with battery tech and are already making aftermarket ICE engines then perhaps you'll be able to order one from Aliexpress.
I personally am looking forward to running a cheap EV in the future as a vehicle I don't have to care about.
I personally am looking forward to running a cheap EV in the future as a vehicle I don't have to care about.
Shnozz said:
A500leroy said:
Shnozz said:
I fear my A4 cab shed is coming to the end of its days, sadly. The bodywork is mint and from the outside it looks a great car, the only defect being the rear screen is coming away from the soft top roof.
However, mechanically I seem to be chasing my tail these days. Power steering makes a loud noise and needs regular topping up so must be leaking somewhere. There is a misfire which has returned - I managed to sort one last year on cylinder 3 with a new ignition coil but the OBD reader is showing this new one on cylinder 1 and swapping the ignition coil yields no result.
The headlight stalk won't now switch on main beam when pushed forward too.
ITV (MOT) is due end of June and I can't see it passing without a lot of money being spent. Better the devil you know??
Let's go 10 years into the future....However, mechanically I seem to be chasing my tail these days. Power steering makes a loud noise and needs regular topping up so must be leaking somewhere. There is a misfire which has returned - I managed to sort one last year on cylinder 3 with a new ignition coil but the OBD reader is showing this new one on cylinder 1 and swapping the ignition coil yields no result.
The headlight stalk won't now switch on main beam when pushed forward too.
ITV (MOT) is due end of June and I can't see it passing without a lot of money being spent. Better the devil you know??
Your EV needs a new battery, it'll cost 8k.
Audi don't seem so bad now?
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Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Come over to the Freelander pool, it's nice and warm ( they will never be any cheaper and even if the expensive bits fail there's loads of scrap ones to make do and mend with)Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Do you need something 4x4 just because your moving to the country ?Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
egor110 said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Do you need something 4x4 just because your moving to the country ?Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
A500leroy said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Come over to the Freelander pool, it's nice and warm ( they will never be any cheaper and even if the expensive bits fail there's loads of scrap ones to make do and mend with)Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Downward said:
egor110 said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Do you need something 4x4 just because your moving to the country ?Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
egor110 said:
Downward said:
egor110 said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Do you need something 4x4 just because your moving to the country ?Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
In the spirit of 'This is what I bought' I'd suggest a cr-v.Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
It's no land rover (2WD until it slips, then the rear wheels kick in) but there are plenty at shed money (I payed £2.2K for a 2009 2.2D in genuinely lovely condition), it's nice to drive on the road and as far as reliability goes... it's no land rover.
Mine (from the ad):
Downward said:
A500leroy said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Come over to the Freelander pool, it's nice and warm ( they will never be any cheaper and even if the expensive bits fail there's loads of scrap ones to make do and mend with)Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Would be looking at a Honda CRV (petrol or diesel) as posted above, or even a Toyota RAV4 (petrol or diesel) all easy for that budget.Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Petrols will most likely have spicy VED but it's all relative of course, Toyota 2.2d seems to have head gasket issues, but wouldn't dismiss one if it was cheap enough.
Rust maybe/can be issue on the Honda's especially.
If you don't want a SUV of course, a jacked up estate would suffice.
Octavia Scout (petrols) they are extremely cheap, can burn oil if neglected but again, if it's cheap enough wouldn't bother me if it had been looked after, would suggest a XC70 but they can be moneypits (if you get the wrong one!!)
I think VED/Tax is keeping some of these cars very cheap, but you can work it into your car spends easily enough, and many of these petrol are far cheaper to run in the grand scheme and are much more solid mechanically as they are usually natural aspirated.
Good luck anyway, the search is more fun!
Bit of shed, becoming not a shed.... so i bought another shed....
Bought an Mk2 MX5 for just over £1k 18 months or so ago due to it not be ULEZ compliant - a years MOT so some cheap summer fun with perhaps a few track days thrown in.....
Turned out it was a really straight one... so, one thing led to another and ended up talking to the guys at Rocketeer and spending far too much on it, but now have a immaculate, if 25 year old, 300bhp MX5.... fantastic thing and almost dailying it, but now too expensive to blat on track and have a bit of fun.
So.... guy selling his externally tired but mechanically straight Mk1 at the local MX5 owners meet for a similar price and now I've 2 on the drive... this one to be very much treated as a shed.... I promise.... now where's my 10mm socket....
Bought an Mk2 MX5 for just over £1k 18 months or so ago due to it not be ULEZ compliant - a years MOT so some cheap summer fun with perhaps a few track days thrown in.....
Turned out it was a really straight one... so, one thing led to another and ended up talking to the guys at Rocketeer and spending far too much on it, but now have a immaculate, if 25 year old, 300bhp MX5.... fantastic thing and almost dailying it, but now too expensive to blat on track and have a bit of fun.
So.... guy selling his externally tired but mechanically straight Mk1 at the local MX5 owners meet for a similar price and now I've 2 on the drive... this one to be very much treated as a shed.... I promise.... now where's my 10mm socket....
keo said:
Hoofy said:
Jazoli said:
Hoofy said:
How is that so cheap? Should be nearer the £1k mark, surely?
Give over, £360 is about right from a indy, the bits aren't made out of unobtainium I paid slightly more for similar to my 2018 2.0tdi SEAT, cambelt kit was £180 and three hours labour.
No real proof if I want to sell the car. But at this price point I don’t think it matters anyway. Hopefully I can get it to 300k now!
egor110 said:
Downward said:
egor110 said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Do you need something 4x4 just because your moving to the country ?Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
7 5 7 said:
Downward said:
Afternoon shedders. Looks like my shed is coming back to me as my dads handing in his driving badge !
Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Would be looking at a Honda CRV (petrol or diesel) as posted above, or even a Toyota RAV4 (petrol or diesel) all easy for that budget.Although not sure whether to keep or get something like a 4x4 as we are hopefully moving rural.
What’s out there for £2k ?
Petrols will most likely have spicy VED but it's all relative of course, Toyota 2.2d seems to have head gasket issues, but wouldn't dismiss one if it was cheap enough.
Rust maybe/can be issue on the Honda's especially.
If you don't want a SUV of course, a jacked up estate would suffice.
Octavia Scout (petrols) they are extremely cheap, can burn oil if neglected but again, if it's cheap enough wouldn't bother me if it had been looked after, would suggest a XC70 but they can be moneypits (if you get the wrong one!!)
I think VED/Tax is keeping some of these cars very cheap, but you can work it into your car spends easily enough, and many of these petrol are far cheaper to run in the grand scheme and are much more solid mechanically as they are usually natural aspirated.
Good luck anyway, the search is more fun!
The lads car is on Cross Climates and the Electric car goes between full winters and summer tyres.
The Volvo though is the 1.6 petrol on 132k miles so dunno how long it’s got left.
Have spent a lot on it as I used to commute 75 miles per day in it so it’s had a couple of grand spent on it the past few years.
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