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Old 5th July 2019, 04:56   #1
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Default The Golden era of car ownership?

BBC news reports that plans are being made to reduce the need to own a car. Nothing new about congestion but rather than try to reduce traffic in towns and cities by several measures, Ditching the car is the new sound bite.

Are we therefore seeing the end of a golden age of ownership?

Is this the beginning of the end?

20 years from now will we actually have a credible alternative to the car or at least cleaner cars?

Cleaner cars is the current plan but now reduction too!!!

It’s a massive statement to make. Thousands of jobs involved with the car industry and some countries it is their only major export.

I’m sure there will be opinions and discussions.
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Old 5th July 2019, 06:34   #2
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The golden age of car ownership? Generally speaking is when the person being asked was young.
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Old 5th July 2019, 07:05   #3
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The golden age of car ownership? Generally speaking is when the person being asked was young.
Ahem, when I was Younger the golden age was far from it!

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Old 5th July 2019, 07:19   #4
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Ahem, when I was Younger the golden age was far from it!

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Choke

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Dead right. Spent more on WD40 and car filler than petrol!
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Ahem, when I was Younger the golden age was far from it!



Why?



Choke



Backfire



Damp set of points



Flooding engine with fuel



Rust



No crumple zones



No seat belts



Cross ply tyre grip



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At least we had a car industry back then, seeing the cars roll out of the various factories in Coventry when I was a kid is what started me off with all things mechanical.

I'll take all the hassle of choke, wd40 etc, those were great times before all the legislation killed it.

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I did say generally
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Car ownership may well have peaked? Politicians and eco warriors are now looking to reduce car ownership in spite of cleaner cars emerging over the next 10 to 20 years.
Most of us are probably old enough to have done the trips around the UK in a Morris 1100 with more P38 in the wings than steel. My first car. I do look back with Rose tinted glasses at my early motoring and wonder how the hell I got anywhere in such shabby cars. Taught me a few lessons in how to repair and maintain!
Conversely cars are so complicated now they are more reliable but a devil to fix with big bills.
Yes the golden age is already over.


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Old 5th July 2019, 09:07   #8
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Ahem, when I was Younger the golden age was far from it!

Why?

Choke

Backfire

Damp set of points

Flooding engine with fuel

Rust

No crumple zones

No seat belts

Cross ply tyre grip

Any others members care to mention.....
That all sounds perfectly fine to me, and I bet it could be repaired with four spanners sizes and a screwdriver

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Now this is a strange one, I found these things perversely endearing, and a credible alternative to city cars



I saw not a single Rover at all in four days, nope not one, evidence that they have all but died a death in European cities, however I did spot something much better



Now the last time I saw a Landcrab, was a couple of months back when I was returning to London from Reading, it cheered me up no end to see one in a sea of modern cars

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My friend's dad had one of those 2200's. It may be an impression of the times but l couldn't believe how fast it was. For such a big old lump she really lifted her skirts.

I quite fancy a landcrab now, the 3 litre is a big old desirable beast.
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