Baleforce
Ron Henry
drove the kids around, took stuff to the tip, put my bike in the boot, y'know, dad stuff
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Car written off- experiences and advice
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drove the kids around, took stuff to the tip, put my bike in the boot, y'know, dad stuff
Baleforce
Ron Henry
I've got a 535d with a remap on it.
No noisier than it was, but that bit from 40-100 (er, I mean, 40-70 officer) goes by in a blink if the eye.
Rock Strongo
dodgy Dave Goosegog
Haven't you noticed? Ford's just keep disappearing for no apparent reason. There used to be loads and loads of Escorts, Sierras and Scorpios (hah, what a heap of brick!) around, but now there are none! Though I did spot an Orion the other day... never mind. I believe the half life of a Ford is approx 9 days.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
you are right, I put that down to the influx of cheaper models from Asia with generous pricing and aftercare
I've still got one, i've had two Escorts and two Mondeo's loved them all, the wife chose the latest one, an Ecosport, we got a amazing deal (pre reg'd by the dealer so a new car with full warranty at used car price) and its really practical for the kids/dog/shopping, I miss the power of the Mondeo though
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Many ( many) years ago i had one of these , Capri 3litre GT ( the highway cops used to have them) it went like brick off a shovel.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
Many ( many) years ago i had one of these , Capri 3litre GT ( the highway cops used to have them) it went like brick off a shovel.
love it, when I have a bit more time and money I want to buy an old Capri and restore it
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Go for it, it was a lovely car and as i say it went like stink. The only problem was it was little skittish on the back end at high speeds, i has a word with a guy i knew in the traffic police and he said they used to put a bag of cement in the boot to add a little weight. I am not kidding and it worked.
Rock Strongo
dodgy Dave Goosegog
Many ( many) years ago i had one of these , Capri 3litre GT ( the highway cops used to have them) it went like brick off a shovel.
Not sold on the color there, mate. My neighbour bought a black and grey Capri way back when and tried restoring it. It disappeared right in front of him after 9 days!!
It was actually a pretty cool car, 6 cylinders and sounded good the few times he managed to get it started.
Myself, I want an old Porsche 911 when midlife crisis kicks in
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Not sold on the color there, mate. My neighbour bought a black and grey Capri way back when and tried restoring it. It disappeared right in front of him after 9 days!!
It was actually a pretty cool car, 6 cylinders and sounded good the few times he managed to get it started.
Myself, I want an old Porsche 911 when midlife crisis kicks in
Mine was blue ( with go fast tape on the side
) As for mid life its a little bit late for me so i will stick with my Harley.
I'll give you the same advice I gave earlier in this thread - take the money and go buy notanAudi
Greg
Gus Poyet
Either way I am probably going to get rid of it, might buy a very cheap run around. Something about £5K as a run around for when I'm back home, any ideas?
I don't even have it with me in London as there is no need given my flat is just up from the Tower of London, so it sits at my parents house and I drive it once a month at most.
I don't even have it with me in London as there is no need given my flat is just up from the Tower of London, so it sits at my parents house and I drive it once a month at most.
What do you have to spend/what kind of age/mileage can you accept?