11-08-2021, 07:00 AM
Bought hundreds of cars over the years and experienced excellence and rubbish. Peugeot's utter rubbish and special tools needed to remove simple components, Voltswagon, likewise tat,spares exorbitant. Old Volvo's used to be worth a punt, don't see many on the road any more, that crowd has moved over to Chelsea Tractors. Volvo drivers used to have a reputation with bikers, I've had two near misses with Volvo drivers,the last when an idiot opened her door on me resulting in sliding down an icy road barely in control. I digress.
Bought a Toyota flat bed once for a fiver off a farmer who'd used it for harrowing, brilliant motor,drove through 4' deep floods, not one leak, didn't stall,ran for years.
Fords/Vauxhall cheap rubbish,some good some bad. Good for cheap spares.
The brand I'd buy if I had the cash would be Honda - ultra reliable, just keep running. Most of my bikes have been Honda, well built & reliable.
Lastly if your buying a car - buy private, do your research, do an HPI check, never meet halfway inna carpark, check VIN number plates and do checklist. Take a DMM, take battery voltage random readings, looks good and looks like you know what your doing. Always test drive, never give the asking price -haggle. See here - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/...-used-car/ for some useful info.
Hope you find another car Trevor, good luck.
Bought a Toyota flat bed once for a fiver off a farmer who'd used it for harrowing, brilliant motor,drove through 4' deep floods, not one leak, didn't stall,ran for years.
Fords/Vauxhall cheap rubbish,some good some bad. Good for cheap spares.
The brand I'd buy if I had the cash would be Honda - ultra reliable, just keep running. Most of my bikes have been Honda, well built & reliable.
Lastly if your buying a car - buy private, do your research, do an HPI check, never meet halfway inna carpark, check VIN number plates and do checklist. Take a DMM, take battery voltage random readings, looks good and looks like you know what your doing. Always test drive, never give the asking price -haggle. See here - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/...-used-car/ for some useful info.
Hope you find another car Trevor, good luck.
