Your Bangernomics successes

GunJack

...and as cars have become more complex, it naturally follows that they're less green to produce than they used to be... Bangernomics wins all ways round

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buglawton wrote: »

Bangernomics cuts carbon emissions. Making a car last 200,000 miles instead of 100,000 halves the total lifecycle carbon emissions including its fuel. Amazing how unfashionable and unsupported by governments bangernomics is then.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/23/carbon-footprint-new-car

It's all about selling cars and making profits to keep the rich rich.

GunJack

Deleted_User wrote: »

It's all about selling cars and making profits to keep the rich rich.

..and to provide the bangernomicsmobiles of 10-15 year's time

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GunJack wrote: »

..and to provide the bangernomicsmobiles of 10-15 year's time

Yep but the golden age of bangernomics will be over then as cars of today can no longer be fixed with a just a screwdriver and a socket set.

fred246

Deleted_User wrote: »

Yep but the golden age of bangernomics will be over then as cars of today can no longer be fixed with a just a screwdriver and a socket set.

You often need a torx set too now.

worried_jim

GunJack wrote: »

..and to provide the bangernomicsmobiles of 10-15 year's time

Exactly how I see it! Hybrid Mondeo? Be peanuts in 2028.

GunJack

Deleted_User wrote: »

Yep but the golden age of bangernomics will be over then as cars of today can no longer be fixed with a just a screwdriver and a socket set.

That is the biggest risk I can see...already, my 53 plate Fusion (currently looking like the best bangernomicsmobile I've had to date) runs on computers and electro-pretty-much-everything

The bangernomics of the future could be way more reliant on buy-drive-scrap than it is today....

mr_harris

Happy New Year!

Well just an update had a VW Polo for a few months Paid £400 stuck 4k miles on the clock and sold it for £300 only a weeks Mot left , just got a Punto sorry I know it's Fiat but have a soft spot for them sad I know for £500 with long Mot had a few bills but want to keep it for as long as poss.

Glad your Fusion is still going well GJ 8-)

mr_harris

How is everyone's bangers doing? cars that is.

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mr_harris wrote: »

How is everyone's bangers doing? cars that is.

Doing great. Still only cost me 2 front springs and 4 tyres in the 2.5 years of ownership (and some bulbs) although it's 10.5 years old and the cambelt is overdue. Quotes I've had range from £299 to £376.