Privilege!!!! a great article about shiting

[dollywobbler]

Indeed. There already seem to be a cottage industry developing for electric cars, where folk are stripping Nissan LEAFs to examine how they work. I've even seen photos of stripped batteries! Some folk are even buying crashed LEAFs so they can upgrade other electric vehicles. 

 

A few years ago, doubters were pointing out how any car is 'garage diagnostics only' these days. Then folk started making their own code readers. Even my 1992 Rover 416 had the ability to tell me why the Check Engine light was coming on, simply by me looking at a flashing LED and decoding what that meant. New Lambda sensor needed. Easy. When our old Mini started spluttering, we had to try and decide whether it was a duff points gap or yet another shite condenser. Or something else entirely. 

[messerschmitt owner]

and 3d printing will revolutionise part manufacture ...

[Stroller133]

What happens if you crash it and you are third party only? Still paying a monthly some for a car you no longer have?

 

Basically credit(apart from a mortgage) scares me. I'm a big sissey.

I'm sure there lots of people who do run third party with finance, but I think it'd be silly not to have fully comp if you owed money on the car. Last time I checked comp was pennies more and some rumours suggest it can more expensive fir third party.

[JohnDeere]

Right, well never mind all of this argument about shite vs. privilege, I've just discovered two "cars I never knew existed" on that TTAC site.

 

Most interesting is the Renault 12 turned into a two-door Ford Corcel in Brazil. I don't know what it is about Brazil where Fords, VWs and Renaults are all mixed up.

 

Then the Saturn L200 in the junkyard, which is really a Vectra B. With a plaggy body.

[r.welfare]

TTAC is the best Septic car site going (after Jalopnik became unreadable) although Curbside Classic and Ate Up With Motor are also very good.

[Alusilber]

TTAC is the best Septic car site going (after Jalopnik became unreadable) although Curbside Classic and Ate Up With Motor are also very good.

I do like the oddly-named ateupwithmotor.com - has some very good in-depth histories of specific models, include some British ones. Reminiscent of austin-rover.co.uk in its heyday. Only trouble is that new content appears very sporadically.