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.