Love a bit of notice...

[skyhuck]

Strangely enough having, and still intending, to run cars to 200-250,000 miles or 12/13 years old.

Over 37 years.

And for many of those years only running one car.

And now back to only one car after a few years running 2.

And mostly servicing/mechanicing myself.

At 55, I cannot recall a car breaking down, beyond my "on the spot" repair.

Nor indeed "failing to start".

Absolutly Seriously.

Any driver should be able to spot a tiring battery/keep a trickle charger.

The few repairs beyond by capabilities were booked in to a garage.

And I cycled or had arranged to borrow or hire a car.

Thinking that over, I scratch my head.

And I dont reckon myself to be "lucky"

 

Exactly, modern cars are great, I have a 56 Disco 3 (which some claim to be most unreliable) I disappear off to work each day, leaving my wife to get the girls to school and some days my younger son to collage, I never give the car a thought, it always starts and runs

[eggsarascal]

Exactly, modern cars are great, I have a 56 Disco 3 (which some claim to be most unreliable) I disappear off to work each day, leaving my wife to get the girls to school and some days my younger son to collage, I never give the car a thought, it always starts and runs

 

Yes! We all do the same don't we?.....Until the motor breaks down!

 

Or the other half goes out with the keys to both motors:sneaky2:

[mendiplogs]

Yes! We all do the same don't we?.....Until the motor breaks down!

 

Or the other half goes out with the keys to both motors:sneaky2:

 

HI EGGS get on your bike mate the one with the motor in :lol:thanks jon

[skyhuck]

HI EGGS get on your bike mate the one with the motor in :lol:thanks jon

 

I can't see my Mrs ever taking the keys to my mog.

[difflock]

(i) No odure/shite/bullshit

(ii) started with a 1100cc petrol Polo, oil pump failed at about 55,000, AFTER driving back from Glasgow.

A short block fitted, only in my twenties and working local so I cycled.

Other minor issues like head gaskets were done mesel, an I cycled.

Then the ould BX, only issue was the head gasket(hmmm again, but it was suspect when I bought the car)

Cant remember, think I arranged a loaner car from a mate.

Drove it back from Glasgow (again, Glasgow) sans hyd pump, so no brakes, suspension nor much steering.

Then the short lived Vento (senior managment stuffed it through a hedge)

borrowed a car from the dealer we got the replacment from.

Which was the long lived Galaxy, a few issues, BUT never caught out.

I did drive it back from Newark, to NI, without any brakes btw

Throw in a few hobby purposes but incrediably reliable/easily fixable "G" Wagens.

And now the Octavia.

But on measured reflection.

NEVER stranded at the side of the road due to breaking down.

I did run out of petrol

ONCE only.

PS

Including doing the Continent several times a year with all of the above cars.(not incl the "G" Wagens)

WITHOUT any recovery/get you home insurances.

cheers

Marcus

PPS

I do recall taking the DB1490 Tractor to my work for a week during the Citroen BX days.

N.B.

Part of the secret is keeping cars for long periods and getting to know them

What, we had 5 cars since about 1984,(=30 years) and the current one, the 5th is good for 10 years yet.

So 5 cars over 40 years(incl a w/off after a very short period, the Vento)

Edited September 6, 2014 by difflock

[eggsarascal]

(i) No odure/shite/bullshit

(ii) started with a 1100cc petrol Polo, oil pump failed at about 55,000, AFTER driving back from Glasgow.

A short block fitted, only in my twenties and working local so I cycled.

Other minor issues like head gaskets were done mesel, an I cycled.

Then the ould BX, only issue was the head gasket(hmmm again, but it was suspect when I bought the car)

Cant remember, think I arranged a loaner car from a mate.

Drove it back from Glasgow (again, Glasgow) sans hyd pump, so no brakes, suspension nor much steering.

Then the short lived Vento (senior managment stuffed it through a hedge)

borrowed a car from the dealer we got the replacment from.

Which was the long lived Galaxy, a few issues, BUT never caught out.

I did drive it back from Newark, to NI, without any brakes btw

Throw in a few hobby purposes but incrediably reliable/easily fixable "G" Wagens.

And now the Octavia.

But on measured reflection.

NEVER stranded at the side of the road due to breaking down.

I did run out of petrol

ONCE only.

PS

Including doing the Continent several times a year with all of the above cars.(not incl the "G" Wagens)

WITHOUT any recovery/get you home insurances.

cheers

Marcus

PPS

I do recall taking the DB1490 Tractor to my work for a week during the Citroen BX days.

N.B.

Part of the secret is keeping cars for long periods and getting to know them

What, we had 5 cars since about 1984,(=30 years) and the current one, the 5th is good for 10 years yet.

So 5 cars over 40 years(incl a w/off after a very short period, the Vento)

 

Marcus, you live in a world of your own!

 

Running back'n'forth on a bike or a tractor is fine if you work local to home. Some of us don't have that pleasure.

 

How do you get on with a roadside fix when the computer says no?

[steve@black]

I have one guy had so much time off at really short notice I have started to call him Ferris:lol:

[Gray git]

I know this will make a few people angry but I don't care...some employers also forget that there is a hell of a lot of firms around these days and there is a lot of work to go do so don't go thinking you are the last resort before the doll office because you would be very much mistaken. This is not aimed at anyone in particular but it has to be said.

 

What you also have to remember is, and this works both ways between employees and employers that generally local firms know each other and word spreads about bad staff being unreliable so getting work is harder but also about bad employers so getting workers is harder. It's back to the team thing and a trust thing and remember **** does happen to us all at some point.

[felixthelogchopper]

What you also have to remember is, and this works both ways between employees and employers that generally local firms know each other and word spreads about bad staff being unreliable so getting work is harder but also about bad employers so getting workers is harder. It's back to the team thing and a trust thing and remember **** does happen to us all at some point.

 

Indeed it does, but how we deal with it speaks volumes about character.

[HGBMX]

What you also have to remember is, and this works both ways between employees and employers that generally local firms know each other and word spreads about bad staff being unreliable so getting work is harder but also about bad employers so getting workers is harder. It's back to the team thing and a trust thing and remember **** does happen to us all at some point.

 

 

Couldn't agree more. People will also read forums and threads such as this and see how people talk about their staff and how bad they treat them then that person stands around and wonders why no one wants to work for them.

Edited September 9, 2014 by HGBMX