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20th June 2018, 20:15 | #11 | ||
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All these new generation modern living families want a big shiny new motor sat on their drive, must be newer, bigger and better than their neighbours. The scrappage scheme was the ideal opportunity to grab £2000+ for their old outdated motor, these people look at owning a vehicle in a completely different way to the car enthusiast. Take the wife and I for example... both of us love the old outdated motors, but I wanted the wife to have a nice shiny new motor, so I went out and brought her one outright (no silly finance scheme). It never entered my head that I would trade in any of my MG's, this is because they are my enjoyment, my hobby... To some people watching that video is sacrilege to see all those legendary cars just sitting there waiting to be crushed, its has nothing to do with money. Last edited by Dallas; 20th June 2018 at 20:18.. |
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20th June 2018, 20:39 | #12 | |
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Unfortunately not everyone is in as fortunate position. And I think the point being made was that some others are quick to judge however aren't putting their hands in their pockets to save the cars |
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20th June 2018, 20:44 | #13 |
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Just to clarify a few things. The site is RAF thurleigh, one of I think two? Sites that were used to store all the scrappage scheme cars back in 2009. At the time the airfield was full with scrappage scheme cars, but as said most have been slowly cleared over the last nine years. Every time another explorer video pops up on YouTube there seams to be less and less cars left and these are the last few.
The site is now used by BCA hence all the newer cars stored in the background. |
20th June 2018, 21:07 | #14 | |
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20th June 2018, 21:39 | #15 |
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In 2009 I paid £450 for an V12 XJS with 12 months MOT, I drove it around for 9 months and got £1k for it on Ebay, all I did to it was put petrol and a set of spark plugs in it. At the time you could buy a good MGB GT for less than £1k so I can see why these cars ended up in scrappage deals.
Who would ever think people would pay the money Allegros and Capris are fetching now? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-AL...YAAOSwXudbFn9Y |
20th June 2018, 23:14 | #16 | |
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I am not sure I agree. It is only about the value that an individual places on the cars with reference to his/her interests and aspirations. If you look at my "Pre-emptive Maintenance" thread about our CDT and the threads about my 18-year old Omega and the work done to make it last, you would note that I do indulge myself in "restoration" to an extent. Also, my home is a 550 year old medieval hall with Oak frame/plaster infill construction. We spent over 10 years having it meticulously restored. So I do understand about enthusiasm but it always is only about personal value. Where I feel the OP's thinking is misplaced is that he constantly links peoples' behaviours and values to the EU, politics and the media. They are a total irrelevance IMO. |
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21st June 2018, 05:54 | #17 |
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Wasnt the first scrappage scheme introduced to help the car manufactureres who were on their backsides due to the financial crisis in 2007?
Look at it this way, the old car is sitting outside and was origionally going to be a project. Finances dictate its not going to be done for a long time and you really need a new car. Thousands of people took advantage of the scheme getting rid of projects and hobbies that were never going to get finished and at the time very few people had the spare cash to buy it from them for the figures offered at garages. Im sure some people have no interest in old rusty damp cars that have been passed to them from relatives and saw the scheme as a perfect way to get rid and buy a modern bland but totally reliable eurobox. As MSS said these cars need thousands spending on them, many are never going to be daily runners and will sit outside and the decay will slowly set in again. A shame but in reality not everyone has thousands waiting to be spent on them, a decent garage to store them and the know how to keep them in tip top condition. |
21st June 2018, 08:05 | #18 |
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I know a few classic car enthusiasts who foam at the mouth at the thought of even fairly mundane 70s,80 or 90s 'classics' being scrapped. However very few of them have the funds or will power to restore them if they do rescue them.There is property up the road from me where the occupant has various 'rescued' cars sitting in the garden, all rotting away merrily with little evidence of any restoration work being done.
I get saddened by the sight of older cars begin consigned to the scrapheap, but I also have experience of the blood, sweat and tears (and cash) that goes into restoring an older car, so practicality and realism have to take over sometimes. Pete |
21st June 2018, 08:41 | #19 | |
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A story I remember, I'm sure it was on PH, was about a Scottish chap that had tens of cars in a field that he'd collected. His wife hated them and how much time and money had been spent on them. Similarly when he died, the first thing she had done was scrap the lot regardless of condition. I guess the moral is if you want some stuff to stay in the family after you've gone, don't irritate/obsess about it while you're still alive! |
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21st June 2018, 14:09 | #20 |
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Someone like that on one of my regular delivery routes...
A Schimitar, Ciroen BX, Rover P6 and some old Merc's... one of which is a 1973 W115. Such a shame to see them rotting away on someone's drive.
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