retrogeezer Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 ..and of course, the bulk of the scrapped cars will be cubed up and stuck on another huge ship back to the far east creating even more pollution and zero income for the U.K. Lets face it, most of the cars traded in for this scheme will have been owned by old folk doing bugger all miles a year and will have had little environmental impact anyway (last nights prgrammed backed this up) Things that need to be targeted are the company car drivers doing 30k a year and all the HGV's that clog up our road network (and are mainly foreign!)
Mash Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 All in all not a bad programme and hopefully highlighting to the man in the street that it's not all rosy. I doubt it will have gone in though because the lure of a shiny shiny new car with a carrot dangled in front of it is just too tempting.The chap from the Stockholm university put a brilliant argument over about the green issues.But that lot with their S-reg Micra When he said it was starting to cost them money I was expecting him to say it had all sorts of maladies, but a feckin' exhaust? Ok fair play maybe it's time for a bit of a change for them and can't blame them for wanting to but the point is that they're sucked in by the smoke and mirrors of the scheme and it certainly illustrates the difference between some people's concept of what constitutes a reason to get rid of a car and ours.
retro80sboy Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 But that lot with their S-reg Micra When he said it was starting to cost them money I was expecting him to say it had all sorts of maladies, but a feckin' exhaust? Ok fair play maybe it's time for a bit of a change for them and can't blame them for wanting to but the point is that they're sucked in by the smoke and mirrors of the scheme and it certainly illustrates the difference between some people's concept of what constitutes a reason to get rid of a car and ours.what a family of morons.as you say, a bloody exhaust for Gods sake!instead of general upkeep of a perfectly usuable car every once in a while they are now lumbered with interest payments on a new car losing money hundreds of pounds or more every year.suckers.
retro80sboy Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 the mechanic checking out the scrapped cars in the scrapyard made me laugh.he said 3 out of 4 shouldnt have been there and still had life in them and the only reasons he gave for the BMW not being useable anymore was 'its a bit tatty and its M Reg'if that all thats wrong with it then you could argue that was ok as well!
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 He was a right Moron, could just about speak in a gutteral dialect of Kwikfitese. "M reg, bit tatteh on th' bodeh. Bess pless fo' it realleh".The presenter could see it was a red BMW with leathers and being a boggo 316i/318i it would cost buttons to keep it going. The Ovlov was a superstar with 250k and the other two were a disgrace. Five years life left in a low mileage minter Toyota Startled? FUCK OFF!! There was a good 10 years in that before our Asian brethren take over and keep it going even longer.The Family Of Morons throwing away a Micra. Jay-Zus!! You could see he was a clueless dick and the other twat who I assume was his offspring saying 'everything has to come to an end sometime' wanted a good slap. S reg Micra coming to an end? Maybe in another 5 years Love.
FredTransit Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Yep made a point of watching it, was pleased the correct environmental argument was made this time, was dismayed about the Micra family and could have slapped the 'mechanic'. Volvo borderline? Fook right off! It's barely run in.I was also disappointed there wasn't more made about the impact of it all on the rest of the motor industry, like the smaller dealers who rely on the trade ins, and the people who sell parts and do re sprays. Cubing the cars that would be the small dealer's stock is putting them out of business.
Mr Lobster Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Purposefully didn't watch it. After the day I had yesterday I didn't feel that watching it would improve my mood. Which was probably the right decision by the sounds of it. Might have a look on itvplayer or whatever though.
Richard Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I was also disappointed there wasn't more made about the impact of it all on the rest of the motor industry, like the smaller dealers who rely on the trade ins, and the people who sell parts and do re sprays. Cubing the cars that would be the small dealer's stock is putting them out of business.I'm not sure it's having a detrimental impact on the rest of the industry. My friend has a back street garage and he's never been so busy. Because the pool of cheap and decent secondhand kit has been depleted people are having to get their cars repaired when they would have binned them and got another one before. I don't know if anybody has pointed it out to the sheep but all these shiny new cars are going to depreciate even more than usual because the used market will have more shitty Hyundais than it can handle in a few years. Between the extra depreciation and the inevitable shafting the owners will get at service time there won't be much left of the £2000.
FredTransit Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Good point in the repair angle, but I am not too sure about the small dealers. There are a few stories about shite owners being cold called to see if they want to sell, and it's not all scrap men!
HillmanImp Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I don't know if anybody has pointed it out to the sheep but all these shiny new cars are going to depreciate even more than usual because the used market will have more shitty Hyundais than it can handle in a few years. Between the extra depreciation and the inevitable shafting the owners will get at service time there won't be much left of the £2000.Thats a very good point. And how many people want a 2nd hand Hyundai (present company excepted)? Not exactly premium are they?
FredTransit Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 I don't know if anybody has pointed it out to the sheep but all these shiny new cars are going to depreciate even more than usual because the used market will have more shitty Hyundais than it can handle in a few years. Between the extra depreciation and the inevitable shafting the owners will get at service time there won't be much left of the £2000.Thats a very good point. And how many people want a 2nd hand Hyundai (present company excepted)? Not exactly premium are they? And that includes new car dealers! How much are they going to get back as trade in? Shall we say £50?
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