Bangernomics

[BrilloPad]

I have a peugeot 406 with reconditioned engine - but spills oil everywhere. Garage would not fix as they put in reconditioned engine for free.

It is worth £1500 so now I might as well round it into ground - then I will do option 1.

[AtW]

It is worth £1500 so now I might as well round it into ground

Use a BA flight to Heathrow.

HTH

[BrilloPad]

Use a BA flight to Heathrow.

HTH

[VectraMan]

My Primera cost me £1K. I've spent maybe £800 on it (new caliper for the MOT, tyres, brakes, paid for a service once but do it myself now), and I've done 42000 miles in nearly 18 months.

I also really enjoy driving it. I've even joined the owners club.

The problem with bangernomics is people insist on buying Fords, Vauxhalls, french cars, or God forbid, Rovers. Japanese bangeronmics works a lot better.

[Bagpuss]

My Primera cost me £1K. I've spent maybe £800 on it (new caliper for the MOT, tyres, brakes, paid for a service once but do it myself now), and I've done 42000 miles in nearly 18 months.

I also really enjoy driving it. I've even joined the owners club.

The problem with bangernomics is people insist on buying Fords, Vauxhalls, french cars, or God forbid, Rovers. Japanese bangeronmics works a lot better.

They are more reliable, but also more expensive, don't forget many late rovers had honda engines, the 400 and accord were basically the same car (chasis, bodyshell, engine etc), yet the honda will cost twice as much now.
I've had 2 rovers as cheap contract commuter cars to keep the miles off my nice car, one returned a small profit after 6 months of use, the other cost me no more than the price of the petrol and insurance.

I picked up a 00 V reg 416 for a friend who wanted a cheap motor for £450, 78k miles FSH, 12 months MOT and 3 months tax.
In one year of motoring he has only had to change the brake pads and get 2 tyres and the car is still worth more than £450

[AtW]

Pretty good joke for a foreigner, eh?