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Quite entertaining, I saw my late mother's old car again the other day, a little blue Renault Clio which she bought around 2002 and which we chopped in for my Modus in 2006. It was parked in a layby and the owner was loading an elderly spaniel into the boot, so I stopped for a chat.
"It's the dog's car" he said. He bought it recently to replace his elderly Fiesta, written off in a flood. It came from the son of the owner of the garage in his village so had obviously changed hands a few times. It was still in surprisingly good nick considering its age.
The first car I remember was a Ford 8 from I think 1936, which we kept until 1957. Later Fords rotted apart after three to five years so my folks turned to Nissans (Datsuns in those days), a Toyota and then Renaults.
Used to be only VWs and Volvos would happily exceed 100 000 miles, now I know a few people with cars that have done over 1/4 million. We've always had the technical ability, just not the financial incentive for the manufacturers.
Presenters, on the other hand . . . can you say built in obsolescence?
"It's the dog's car" he said. He bought it recently to replace his elderly Fiesta, written off in a flood. It came from the son of the owner of the garage in his village so had obviously changed hands a few times. It was still in surprisingly good nick considering its age.
The first car I remember was a Ford 8 from I think 1936, which we kept until 1957. Later Fords rotted apart after three to five years so my folks turned to Nissans (Datsuns in those days), a Toyota and then Renaults.
Used to be only VWs and Volvos would happily exceed 100 000 miles, now I know a few people with cars that have done over 1/4 million. We've always had the technical ability, just not the financial incentive for the manufacturers.
Presenters, on the other hand . . . can you say built in obsolescence?
