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£7,000 for that car is not an expense, it's an investment. In addition, the good thing about cars up to the 90s, and perhaps later, is that there are fixable w
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
£7,000 for that car is not an expense, it's an investment.
In addition, the good thing about cars up to the 90s, and perhaps later, is that there are fixable with the manual. There is electrics but no electronics or software.
- ska 3y agoWhen you get into vehicles this old, the main problem is locating replacement parts, or having them fabricated.
- mschuster91 3y agoMeh, at least for really popular models there's a host of aftermarket spare parts, and in a pinch you can fabricate or repair most of it yourself - the vehicles were designed to accomodate DIY and "in the field" repairs, as there simply was no such thing as a nationwide network of brand-contracted repair shops.
- ska 3y agoOnce you get into the 40s or older, it can be pretty hard, particularly if you want to stay stock. It is significantly easier to have things fabricated than later tech (or learn to do it yourself). You may find a love of digging through old stuff at swaps though.
- tiborsaas 3y agoIt's a great place to live where you can save 7k with part time jobs beside high school. There's a great selection of fine cars with low level of software, but ECU-s started to appear in the 70's and 80's to control various aspects of the cars. I assume you associate software in cars with displays, but by the time they started to appear, there were tons of software already in those ECU-s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_control_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_control_unit
- mytailorisrich 3y agoDo you understand what 'investment' means? It means that if he maintains ot he will probably be able to sell it at a profit some day. Having had a 90s car myself I will not bother with the second part of your comment.
- tiborsaas 3y agoCare to explain how did you end up assuming I'm that ignorant? I simply admired where he lives.