The Good News Only - thread...

[briantrumpet]

At such low mileage, would it not be cheaper and less hassle just to hire a car when need, or, even use taxi?

That's almost certainly what I'll do (or see if I can do an informal car share) when this one eventually dies. Taxi would be impractical, as the only times I do use it are getting to relatively distant rural locations for concerts, out in the afternoon, back late at night. It works out about £1.50 per mile all in, which still isn't too bad especially as the fixed costs are spread over so few miles.

If they restart a local car sharing club (the old one went bust at the start of the Ukraine war), that'd be the best way to go.

 

[Mr Celine]

My 23-year-old Nissan Almera sailed through its MOT, having done a grand total of 514 miles this year. And I found somewhere to park it in Topsham until I next need it. Maybe in October.

The Nissan Almera was famously advertised as 'the car they don't want you to drive'. Whoever 'they' were appear to have succeeded.

 

[briantrumpet]

The Nissan Almera was famously advertised as 'the car they don't want you to drive'. Whoever 'they' were appear to have succeeded.

It's boring AF (my Renault Clio, which got to 180k miles was much more fun, despite its much smaller engine), but when my I asked my petrolhead friend whether I should buy it (for £700 at 80k miles), he said yes straight away, as the worst common problems were things like window winder handles coming off. My only annoyance is the front windows being electric, as I'd rather have manual in such a basic car.