End of year Tat Accounts.

[Matty]

Out none.

Still with me

New to us (technically Dads)

[The Vicar]

Started the year with this (which I’ve had since 2022):

And subsequently sold it last month. I will miss it! Bought on 55k miles and sold on 68.

Purchases which have come and gone within the year:

‘92 8v GTI with 168k on the clock. A fine car but a bit boring..it didn’t last long.

‘93 Daihatsu Domino with 12k miles on the clock. I recommissioned this after 12 years off the road, got it through a test and used it for a few months in the summer before selling. It was just too small, couldn’t get comfortable and couldn’t bring it on long journeys (because I couldn’t get comfortable in it; it was a great car otherwise).

1 owner 1.7td Astra van with 108k miles on the clock. A fantastic little thing but my classic policy doesn’t allow vans 🥲

A nice little ‘87 1.0 L Metro with 40k miles. A fine little car which was a step up from the Domino in terms of usability. 

This was a bit of an impulse buy when it was offered to me in October. Manual 3sge with 100k km on the clock, long term owner etc. Lovely, but didn’t really gel with it. I sold it and bought…

Its still new to the fold and I haven’t driven it much to comment. 

And lastly the most recent addition to the fold:

[Pauly.22]

Spent about 3000 getting the welding done on my touring, was worse than expected, paid £1400 to re do the interior, 

 

paid £1250 for a Renault koleos as a daily driver, spent £178 on a belt and tensioners, otherwise it’s been good. 
 

haven’t spent anything else as life is expensive atm and I need to calm down, but I’m getting to the point I need to buy something else soon. Cos I can’t go that long without buying something. 

[Marina door handles]

Nothing in - nothing out this year - V poor effort! 

The Honda is still going fairly well, it completed 330 miles yesterday travelling to see my family,  for Xmas dinner (Cheshire to Reading and back!), I am resting today!

My other daily the Forester is a bit broken, I had issues with the ABS being massively over reactive and found one of the speed wheels is mostly rust and some of the teeth are virtually flat.

Compare and contrast!

I suspect this is the culprit. I am still waiting for some bits so I can finish the job but christmas has buggered up the mail it would seem!

Project flat cap and tartan blanket - the Rover 827 has now had its radiator installed and is creeping closer to being road worthy...

The MGBGT  is now slightly more stripped - the tailgate is now off....

The Scimitar is feeling properly neglected.... I did fish a dead bird out of it the other day and cleaned the steering wheel  so its not totally left out of the fun.....

And finally Mrs MDH's mighty steed (the golden Vitara) soldiers on and has been handy especially when both of my dialys broke down....... 🙄

 

 

[Popsicle]

Ins - 2
Outs - 2
Ins & Outs - 1
Non movers - 4

The forum bike SLK arrived in the summer from @garellikatia.

A new family bus also arrived.

Out went the old family bus.

Also out was the black beetle.

In and out was this hateful new MG HS.

Leaving non movers of the couriering caddy.

Constantly needy Qashqai.

Dog dick red beetle

And the forever reliable Swift.

[Matty]

Hero van. Much love.

[Justwatching]

In: Nothing! I managed to restrain myself an entire year. 

Out: Sadly, the '95 Ford Mustang (RIP)

Carried forward:

'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ.

'81 DeLorean

[Matty]

30 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

In: Nothing! I managed to restrain myself an entire year. 

Out: Sadly, the '95 Ford Mustang (RIP)

Carried forward:

'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ.

'81 DeLorean

What happened to the Mustang??

[Justwatching]

2 hours ago, Matty said:

What happened to the Mustang??

Someone dropped anchors and came to a complete stop in the outside lane despite no obstruction ahead. I never got a good explanation why - some BS about the sun and road spray.

Unfortunately, stopping distance isn't the strong suit of old cars. 

[Weird Car]

1 hour ago, Justwatching said:

Someone dropped anchors and came to a complete stop in the outside lane despite no obstruction ahead. I never got a good explanation why - some BS about the sun and road spray.

Unfortunately, stopping distance isn't the strong suit of old cars. 

Probably the same person who did that exact same thing to me earlier last year

[brownnova]

Busy-ish year at Chateaux Brownnova… 

Out: 

First out was the ex-Richard K Volvo Highlander. Sold to release funds to repair the Nova. 

Which it turned out was a lot lot more rotten than initially anticipated. So it was sold to a guy who loves Novas and can weld himself! Whacking loss achieved!

In and Out: 

C4 was bought as a car to lend to a friend. It ran absolutely fine for me… but borked its auto box within 3 weeks of my friend having it! Whacking loss achieved!

In return for the C4 I had this back. Forgot how good a car these E-Classes are. Only lasted a month! 

Saab ‘vert #1 of the year was this 1.8t bought from Anglesey, lovely car, but I lost patience with the roof only being manually operable, and the bolts rounding off. Now with @purplebargeken I think.

Then next came this V70 D5 manual which filled a gap for a while. Took it over 200k. Then moved on to a honey farmer in Cheshire.

In

Saab ‘vert #2 of the year was this diesel. But so far it’s proved to be a superb car, and the ideal daily now my commute is 50 miles a day. 

Still here: 

Nearly 8 years on staff for the 9000. It’s showing its age and 220k more and more. But it still keeps plodding on. This year I’d like to sort a few niggles such as the ABS light, the central locking, the leaking boot and the patch of rust on the lower wing.

6 years of 2CV-ing! I don’t look after this car well enough to be honest, has a few jobs to do this year. Has done more miles this year, but the biggest hindrance to using it more it that it doesn’t have rear 3point seatbelts so car seats don’t fit. So number 1 priority for 2025 is finding a solution for this.

2CV #2 technically returned to the road this year. It passed an MoT, and hasn’t really been used since… 

Project 2CVs: no progress

Yugo… last twice I’ve tried to do anything to it I’ve ended up breaking it worse. Snapped the throttle cable last time I went to try and start it. 

MrsB’s electric experiment is nearing the end. PCP expires in a few months, but we’re already pretty much at the mileage. Been good, but did bork its steering column this year.

XC90 remains, but has recently developed an odd electrical fault which has rendered it parked up.

Net result -1 

[Essex V6]

Final tally for 2024 - out went the Mito Veloce - went over the bridge due to a culmination of issues chiefly rotten subframe and exhaust

[Essex V6]

IN - This Scirocco GTII took over daily duties

[Essex V6]

Non movers

[Essex V6]

Looking ahead - really want another Phase 1 Saxo VTS

[Eyersey1234]

As an update, today we bought a 2017 plate Corsa for the Mrs, pick it up in the new year