Heard today that my old eGT that I'd sold to a colleague at work had been sent to the great parking lot in the sky. He only got £40 for it at the scap yard.
I was wondering, in between the sobs, whether or not I should have offered to go halves with the cost of work needed just to know that it was still on the road. It needed new brake pipes and a little welding to pass its MOT.
I know you shouldn't get sentimental about old cars but I really did love that Primera and its engine was still like new even after 120k. Just feeling that a good car should still be around.
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It should be saved for the sake of the environment. It is far greener to recycle an old car (by making it pass its MOT) than it is to switch to a 50mpg new car.
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Wasn't really thinking of the environment- more the engine note it made at 3500rpm. It was wonderful around corners to boot. A bit ropey over the shockingly awful road surfaces we have in Rossendale but put your foot down in 2nd gear and ... well I'm getting all misty eyed again.
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If all it needed was welding and pipes that does seem to be a real shame. Those old Primeras remain reliable well into old age, and someone who pulls that off the heap and puts an MOT on it is probably onto a winner as a cheap car.
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I would have a bet that if its half tidy that it will be back out on the road with a new MOT and earning its keep mini cabing.
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Yup, I had one of those and didnt realise quite how good it was until it had gone !
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Yup, I had one of those and didnt realise quite how good it was until it had gone !
Me too.
Also had the same engine in a Sunny Gti whch, with lower gearing, was even better(Hot hatch of the year 1992 and 1993)
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I'm too embarrassed to reveal what I changed it for, but what made it worse was that I flogged it off to a local dealer at an ok price (knowing it would get marked up) and then the bloke round the corner bought it and ran it for several more years !
He probably wouldnt have bought it from me privately as the dealer has a good reputation, but I regretted not putting a for sale sign in its window.
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