Old Bangers Re-appearing back on the Roads

Tail Wagger

Is it just the sign of the times, or are we gone back to the past? Have you noticed some of the old bangers re-appearing back on the Roads,

It's like back in the 80s with some of the heaps of Junk driving around.
Well I suppose they must be in good order if there driving, and I suppose the more up-to date models 08s 09s & 10s are not as plentiful, or does that depend on where you live?

Or are all these old cars being bought up for the re-launch of the Scrapping car Deal's that are filtering through... What do you think,...who knows?

kasper

maybe not everyone thinks driving a plastic car thats glued together and has a life of 7 years is much of a car , i prefer a real car not a disposable one . i dont need a laptop to service mine

Anan1

Tail Wagger wrote: »

Have you noticed some of the old bangers re-appearing back on the Roads?

I have to say I haven't.

hoodie6029

I've been seing some cars ten years old plus around. They seem to be in good condition tho. There's a pristine 91 Corolla in complex car park.

robtri

Anan1 wrote: »

I have to say I haven't.

have to agree....


OP do you have any figures that back that up??

L1011

Do massive mileage, can't agree. There hasn't been any sudden further aging in the average age of cars on the road, if anything due to there being higher sales this year than last, and the scrappage scheme, its improved - slightly - over what it was before.

I've been up and down to Galway from Cork for the last year and haven't noticed. In the year I've had a 1997 Rover 400, a 1993 Honda Prelude, a 1992 E class Merc and a 1997 Rover 200 Coupe, it's not often I come across a car older than mine to be honest. All mine were NCTd and roadworthy too I may add

Perhaps 'tis me you have been encountering.

Some folk consider a 99 Astra, Avensis, Corolla in good nick to be a banger.

bucks777

wouldnt agree...actually this year i've seen far more 10 cars than 09s last year,a significant amount more

Max_Damage

I have a '95 Escort as my every day car. And hopefully, I'll get at least another 5 years out of it.

mondeo

There is plenty of 10 yr + cars out there I would rather drive over a new one anyday.. Quite frequently I see cars as old as 1994' on the road and in good condition. Older cars I see on the road are usually quite desirable models. Certain larger engined BMW's and Mercs etc are the ones I am referring to.

cullen5998

I drive a 1995, its about the condition of the car not the year. Mitsubishi FTO GPX. I think the opposite though, theres less bangers on the road than there used to be. Its rare enough to see older smaller cars these days. The bigger cars tend to more desirable to keep like bmws and mercs.

Our man in Havana

There is absolutely nothing wrong with driving an older car. I has a 96 and it does me the finest and it is not a crock either.

kasper

my youngest car is twenty years old and my oldest is thirty five

Max_Damage

I prefer to drive older cars aswell. Newer ones all feel (and look) the same. The thing about my Escort (and the Micra K10 before it), they have no power anything and very little electronic nonsense. I find that I'm in control of the car, and not having a computer doing so (i.e. EBD, ABS, ABC, XYZ, KKK, etc. )

decotipp

i drive a 99 would definitly not consider it in any way old or a banger she has nearly 180 miles on the clock and its still going strong never gave me a days trouble and i plan on holding onto it for as long as i can. if a car is looked after well it dosent matter what plate is on it in my opinion. some of todays cars are built in such mass production that the build quality has suffered as a result. "the older the fiddle the sweeter the tune" haha:D

Max_Damage

decotipp wrote: »

she has nearly 180 miles on the clock

Just you wait till you hit the big 1000!

goat2

decotipp wrote: »

i drive a 99 would definitly not consider it in any way old or a banger she has nearly 180 miles on the clock and its still going strong never gave me a days trouble and i plan on holding onto it for as long as i can. if a car is looked after well it dosent matter what plate is on it in my opinion. some of todays cars are built in such mass production that the build quality has suffered as a result. "the older the fiddle the sweeter the tune" haha:D

i drive a ten year old, i bought new back then, i love it, would never part, not for the cars i see now, all the makes now are becoming too similar in shape to one another, too computerised, not all garages can acommodate them and their chips, gone too far

mickdw

I have seen a couple of cars with wrong colour doors & wings cropping up again. Last time I saw that was in the 80s.
THere is nothing wrong with older cars at all. Lovely feel to some older cars

Max_Damage

What reminds me of the 1990's is when I used to see old cars with the coat hanger aerials! Haven't seen that in ages!

Mick gtt

Yeah I think you got it wrong buddy ,ive 1984,86,87 cars and all are roadworthy condition

VolvoMan

cullen5998 wrote: »

The bigger cars tend to more desirable to keep like bmws and mercs.

I'd disagree. These are the cars that are more costly to run and as they get older people find it hard to justify big expenditure on them, such as road tax etc. As a result, they see the scrapyard a lot earlier than your typical mid range Japanese car, which is evident in the amount of 90's Carina's you see compared to the likes of the E32 7 Series and larger engined 5 Series of that era.

cullen5998

You have a point alright but i meant the cars are seen as classics and people want to have them because they like them not because they are cheap to run.

daveharnett

VolvoMan wrote: »

I'd disagree. These are the cars that are more costly to run and as they get older people find it hard to justify big expenditure on them, such as road tax etc. As a result, they see the scrapyard a lot earlier than your typical mid range Japanese car, which is evident in the amount of 90's Carina's you see compared to the likes of the E32 7 Series and larger engined 5 Series of that era.

Big older cars are more costly to run than small older cars, but it's all relative. If you like cars, they represent astonishing value for money. TCO for a year in a 10/15 year old V8 7 series is less than a new i30. Baffling.

aidhan

A lot of those newer cars have been repossessed leaving people with no choice other than to drive a banger. I have also noticed an increase in demand/sale of cars for around E.1000 which a few years ago nobody much was bothering with. My '94 audi 80tdi was bought two years ago for E.600 and its flying it with 200k mls and is doing 50mpg. What would I want a new plastic yoke for

W.Shakes-Beer

i drive a 00 Astra with not a mark on the body and a fresh NCT last week. Looks and feels new to me.

Sure we all see some cars that are only 06, 07 etc. and they're absolutely bolloxed.


Its up to the owner imo.

VolvoMan

daveharnett wrote: »

Big older cars are more costly to run than small older cars, but it's all relative. If you like cars, they represent astonishing value for money. TCO for a year in a 10/15 year old V8 7 series is less than a new i30. Baffling.

Absolutely. That's why I still have a moderately big Volvo S70 2.5 litre.

lots of sensible folk about here tonight, years back there was loads of cars i wanted, looking at the local free adds was a joy, not many modern cars would tickle my fancy at all, very little beyond 2005 i think, no doubt as the modern stuff gets cheaper i shall see them in a different light though.

Testament1

Drive a 97 Levin and most people that look at it find it hard to believe its 13 years old...nothing wrong with older cars if they're looked after and most of my favourite cars were made in the 90's

BostonB

Guy in work has a couple of years old merc. Took it to the dealer to see what the error code was, that was appearing. Turns out its to warn him that some of his lightbulbs are about to fail. What kinda con is that. i bet you could do 100k in that car and blub wouldn't fail.

notnem

I drive a 1994 Toyota Corolla Seres (like this one). It drives fine, is very comfortable but the body work has taken a few dents from careless drivers in car parks who just drive off.

It has 213,000km on the clock and is NCT'd till June 11. Runs like clockwork, but needs a new wheel bearing which might be an issue since it is a Jap import.

I love the character of it and dream of doing it up someday.

BostonB

Tail Wagger wrote: »

Is it just the sign of the times, or are we gone back to the past? Have you noticed some of the old bangers re-appearing back on the Roads,

It's like back in the 80s with some of the heaps of Junk driving around.
Well I suppose they must be in good order if there driving, and I suppose the more up-to date models 08s 09s & 10s are not as plentiful, or does that depend on where you live?

Or are all these old cars being bought up for the re-launch of the Scrapping car Deal's that are filtering through... What do you think,...who knows?

You're essentially asking are people keeping up with the Joneses and Also implying that the only value on a car is how new it is. You must have no interest in cars to think like that.