Other countries / winter projects

Capri

1) Anybody with experience of other countries ( Do-more etc ? ) , what are the differences with the age profile of motors over there. Here it seems to be a legacy of the 'scrappage' that everybody feels they have to change for a new car every 4-5 years or 'it'll fail the NCT' :mad: We've either got sub 10 year old stuff, with rare 10 - 20 year old stuff in daily use, then the 'vintage' tax lot at w/ends. In Sweden for example is there an even spread of cars about ( due to the relatively even tax system ) or do people still 'dump' anything over 10 years old

2) Time for winter projects - Cortina Estate on R Rover running gear ??

Tzar Chasm

don't know much about foreign scenes, but that sounds like a mental project, how would you even begin to approach it, cortina shell on a rr chassis or actually try to slice and dice the range rover bits to fit?

what sort of cortina?

bbsrs

Capri wrote: »

1) Anybody with experience of other countries ( Do-more etc ? ) , what are the differences with the age profile of motors over there. Here it seems to be a legacy of the 'scrappage' that everybody feels they have to change for a new car every 4-5 years or 'it'll fail the NCT' :mad: We've either got sub 10 year old stuff, with rare 10 - 20 year old stuff in daily use, then the 'vintage' tax lot at w/ends. In Sweden for example is there an even spread of cars about ( due to the relatively even tax system ) or do people still 'dump' anything over 10 years old

2) Time for winter projects - Cortina Estate on R Rover running gear ??

Average age of a car in Ireland is just over 8 years old and in germany it's 8.7 so not much in it really , I think in the USA it's 10 years .We are not much different to any other developed country really from any figures I've seen.

Capri

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

don't know much about foreign scenes, but that sounds like a mental project, how would you even begin to approach it, cortina shell on a rr chassis or actually try to slice and dice the range rover bits to fit?

what sort of cortina?

This one :eek:

Tzar Chasm

wow, can I have a spin when yer finished

Capri

Lidl offering chisels etc to start the project http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-4A6D7598-7132644A/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=35994

Welders etc later to finish it off :rolleyes:

kasper

Capri wrote: »

This one :eek:

if that car was done in Ireland it would be rwd only but diesel

Capri

kasper wrote: »

if that car was done in Ireland it would be rwd only but diesel

In South Africa they fit Ford V6's and Audi 5 / V6 into VW T25's, V8's into old Jags and Fords .... Not a daysel in sight :P

Capri

http://hooniverse.com/2013/10/19/weekend-edition-how-about-a-four-wheel-drive-camaro-or-corvette/#more-147507