Everyday cars that are no more...

[dibbers006]

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[V8mate]

Pretty much anything made in this country is the 70s and 80s.

[RZ1]

Most ealry Alfa's and Lancia's mainly due to rust

[Negative Creep]

Lightweight cars such as the Citroen AX. Better fuel economy than a lot of new cars, but wouldn't get past safety legislation

[pilchardthecat]

I haven't seen a Citroen GS/GSA for a good long while.

[defblade]

V8mate said:

Pretty much anything made in this country is the 70s and 80s.

I saw an Austin Metro at the weekend! Been a loooooonnnnnnggggggg time......

[belleair302]

See very few Granada's and Scorpio's on the roads these days.

[Pints]

belleair302 said:

See very few Granada's and Scorpio's on the roads these days.

Even fewer Cortinas.

[HellDiver]

The boggo everyday Sierra seems to be totally gone. A few Cosworths still running, but I never see any 1.8LX or the like.

[hamishg]

I have a 1980 Citroen LNA on the drive. I think theres only about 35 left on the roads. Never seen another one. Its only done 19k too.

[PHmember]

Model T - where did they all go?.....

[pilchardthecat]

Pints said:

belleair302 said:

See very few Granada's and Scorpio's on the roads these days.

Even fewer Cortinas.

I saw a mk3 Cortina outside the chippy on Friday, and a mk2 Granada the week before.

[Turbodiesel1690]

HellDiver said:

The boggo everyday Sierra seems to be totally gone. A few Cosworths still running, but I never see any 1.8LX or the like.

You tend to see more Cavaliers still taxed than Sierras

[Tyre Smoke]

Vauxhall - Viva/Magnum/Fierenza/Chevette/Nova mk1/Astra mk1

Chrysler/Talbot - Avenger/Sunbeam/Alpine/Tagora

Ford - Escort (apart from the very last of the last)/Cortina/Sierra/Fiesta mk1,2,3

Nissan - Bluebird/Micra (before the bubble one)

AustinRover - Anything at all is getting rare, even R75's

[Adam_W]

Tyre Smoke said:

Nissan - Bluebird/Micra (before the bubble one)

I see an old micra every day, an old lady in my road runs it.

[McSam]

HellDiver said:

The boggo everyday Sierra seems to be totally gone. A few Cosworths still running, but I never see any 1.8LX or the like.

Nice enough, there's an old 1.8 that's lived near me for a while. Seems to be kept reasonably. I also see a Scorpio occasionally, and a Granada lives nearby. Must be an old Ford hub around here

Old Merc saloons seem increasingly rare.

[ambuletz]

austin/rover mini?
the death of all pop-up headlight cars due to pedestrian safety legislation.

[anonymous-user]

ambuletz said:

austin/rover mini?
the death of all pop-up headlight cars due to pedestrian safety legislation.

I'll be getting an Austin Mini within a week or two as an everyday runner
Everyone apart from my Uncle and Grandad are telling me how stupid it is to have an old car

[55allgold]

So many Renaults. Aparts from Renault 5s, I can't remember the last time I saw any of these 8, 9, 11, 12 (even in Dacia form), 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 25, 30, Fuego.

[HellDiver]

Turbodiesel1690 said:

You tend to see more Cavaliers still taxed than Sierras

Mostly the 1.8i or 1.7TD. Both the 18SE and Isuzu 1.7 engines keep on going, which seems to keep the Cavalier on the road far longer than you'd expect. They don't seem to rust too badly either.