Your Bangernomics successes

just_trying

sevenhills wrote: »

A full 12 months MOT?

Depends how long they've owned it!

Farzackerly

buglawton wrote: »

If you're nursing along an old car you should probably get the brake fluid changed every 5 years,. Apparently it helps prevent corrosion of expensive to repair brake cylinders and ABS parts.

Deffo.
Cheaping out on maintenance on a banger is inviting disaster of one sort or another. If you're lucky you'll just be on the side of the road awaiting rescue.
Basics like brakes and steering are essentials.

just_trying

Cheaping out on any car. Bangers are can be reliable as any car, how many "newer" cars have you passed broken down. Always makes me smile, saw a 17 plate today.

peter12345678910

Bangers are only for those who know how to service cars like spark plugs, oil filter, you will also need to some internal car products for cleaning seats and making the plastic shine. You can't take short cuts, soda for battery terminals - contact fluid on all ground connections even the alternator connection than dielectric grease, lithium grease on door hinges, red rubber grease on bushings, metal brush with anti rust gel under the car, contact fluid in the fag hole etc.

JamesN

Deleted_User wrote: »

What ever is best bang for buck.

One with long MOT, least rust, less knocks and bangs etc. Don't just buy on mileage and age, a car with low mileage could still have had a harder life than one with twice the mileage.


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What cars tend to be best bang for buck? Surely certain models are more prone to issues than others. I’m thinking about starting this next year when I sell my current car. My commute is changing from 25 miles to 5 miles each way so it should be achievable.

buglawton

Short commutes aren't great for fossil fuel cars. How about a used Renault Zoe (it's all electric)?

JamesN

buglawton wrote: »

Short commutes aren't great for fossil fuel cars. How about a used Renault Zoe (it's all electric)?

I was thinking about that but sometimes I’ll have to go and see suppliers which will be a 70 mile round trip so the Zoe won’t really work for me on that basis. Plus I’m not going to find one for £1,000.

GunJack

JamesN wrote: »

What cars tend to be best bang for buck? Surely certain models are more prone to issues than others. I’m thinking about starting this next year when I sell my current car. My commute is changing from 25 miles to 5 miles each way so it should be achievable.

An older, non-DPF diesel would suit you probably, lower tax and more mpg than a similar size petrol

Something like ford fusion and fiesta, pug 206 diesel, citroen c3, etc. for £30 road tax for example.

JamesN

GunJack wrote: »

An older, non-DPF diesel would suit you probably, lower tax and more mpg than a similar size petrol

Something like ford fusion and fiesta, pug 206 diesel, citroen c3, etc. for £30 road tax for example.

Wouldn’t a petrol be better for that kind of mileage? I know there is more to go wrong on diesels even with no dpf. Eg the turbo.

NaughtiusMaximus

peter12345678910 wrote: »

Bangers are only for those who know how to service cars like spark plugs, oil filter, you will also need to some internal car products for cleaning seats and making the plastic shine. You can't take short cuts, soda for battery terminals - contact fluid on all ground connections even the alternator connection than dielectric grease, lithium grease on door hinges, red rubber grease on bushings, metal brush with anti rust gel under the car, contact fluid in the fag hole etc.

Nor necessarily, as long as you have a friend who knows enough about cars to help you avoid buying a complete lemon and know of a decent independant garage for servicing it's perfectly possible to do so with only a basic knowledge of cars.

In my bangernomics days I didn't do any maintenance more advanced than topping up fluids and changing the occasional bulb.