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Older Cars
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:02 pm
by Rossco
Interested to see who on the forum drives anything over 12 years old.
I've just finished putting a BMW e39 540 touring back on the road and even with 194,000 on the clock it is as tight as the day it left Bavaria
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:28 pm
by Alley Kat
I've never had a modern car policy, far too tight to pay the prices for bits and insurance etc
, the current daily is 45 yrs old, '66 vintage (although the bike is only 16 yrs old). Prev ones were '64, '86, '68, '67, '64, '70, etc.
I don't do long distances much though, although did one 440 miler.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:14 pm
by ian.stewart
My E39 is making horrible noises, sounds like a B52 driving down the road, done all the wheel bearings, center prop and donut, still it whines like a banchee, diff or gearbox now,
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:32 pm
by bobtail84
My Range Rover is an 84 and still my daily driver
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:51 pm
by gelmonkey
79 Vauxhall for me.
Not as a daily though.
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:29 am
by unstable load
1975 P6 Rover in the garage awaiting funds to rebuild as new.
1977 Moto Guzzi Le Mans 850.
1989 Honda Ballade/Accord daily banger.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:00 am
by ChrisJC
'63 Land Rover
Chris.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:58 pm
by HazelR
'91 Range Rover currently having its engine rebuilt.
First car was a 1965 Beetle which was older than me......
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:28 pm
by Dave3066
1972 Rover P6 3500S as daily driver....
Dave
ps my other car is also a Rover P6
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:57 pm
by ged
In order of grin factor!
1982 Rover 4600SE
1984 ROVER 3500 Vanden Plas
1998 Escort Diesel Van
1974 Triumph Stag ( still in bits)
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:28 pm
by dnb
All my cars are new in comparison. But still over 12 years old.
My summer car is a 1996 TVR Griffith. I'm working on a replacement winter car at the moment that should mean a v8 fleet.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:46 pm
by mx5v8
My MX is 1990 although the engine is from a 1986 Range Rover
Everyday driver is a 98 Peugeot 406 Estate with a mere 236,000 miles on the clock, last one did over 300,000 before someone drove into it.
Looking to change it though for a Scimitar SE5a so that'll be an early 70's
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:48 pm
by Coops
'86 Ford Capri with 4.6 V8 engine,
'00 Nissan Primera every day runabout.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:01 pm
by Lewis
'91 M5 here - newest I've had for a while. Most stuff tends to be from the 70's or 80's.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:45 am
by ppyvabw
First car from 17 has been my 1980 mgb that I got in 2000. Drove it around for a few years, then being young(er), daft and throttle happy, wound up in a ditch. Got it home and found it was quite rotten, so I spent 3 years restoring it and putting a v8 in it, thanks to my student loan and non term-time work I did. Driven it as my everyday car since, for five years. It could do with respraying again now, but I cannot imagine getting rid of it.