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flossietoo
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The majority of my driving career has been behind the wheel of a variety of Morris Minors. I now have a Landrover Defender, which I love and which was my 'wedding car'. I intend keeping the Landrover until it or I fall apart. But if a really nice Morris Travellor crossed my path, my head could easily be turned...
littleme
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To be fair I don't do many miles, between 3000 - 6000 a year, mostly use it for ferrying various children and their friends round & visiting rellies. I used to have a KA and loved it, but it was just a little to small, although it was great on petrol. Low budget, cheap insurance and needs to do a million miles to the gallon
littleme
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Ahh, I think so too, thanks for the advice
John Marwood
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I never knew Morris Travellers were lesbian
Gramaisc
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littleme
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That's nearly the same as the one I spotted at the Stafford Car Auction...If you don't mind
flossietoo
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Did you never wonder why they were called 'half-timbered'?
John Marwood
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Trumpet
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Yes, but off the top of the tower doesn't count.
shoes
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To be fair I don't do many miles, between 3000 - 6000 a year, mostly use it for ferrying various children and their friends round & visiting rellies. I used to have a KA and loved it, but it was just a little to small, although it was great on petrol. Low budget, cheap insurance and needs to do a million miles to the gallon
Forget ford then, I have one of the brand new focus econetics and it's only about 25% better on fuel than my fifteen year old 3 litre BMW.
VW all the way for economy diesels although I don't know how long a diesel would last doing 3-6k miles a year.
age'd parent
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Just curious, but how would I get a LDV Convoy mini bus up to the top?
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Not long before major expense is the answer for a modern diesel engine.
Gramaisc
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shoes
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Indeed.
If it were me I'd buy something with a petrol engine any day of the week. I'd sooner drive a petrol vauxhall over a diesel if it came down to it.
hopefully the cost of diesel will rocket soon to the extent it's cheaper for my employer to put me back in a petrol car :p
John Marwood
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flossietoo
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The problem is...I look at that...and I want it.
I miss the smell of a Moggie and the sound of the exhaust. And that lovely big steering wheel. And the green light on the end of the indicator stick that helpfully reminded me I was still signalling left.
In fairness, I don't miss breaking down. And the weatherproof qualities of a Landrover are quite remarkable compared to a soft-top Moggie into which snow could blow through the gap between roof and car.
I miss the smell of a Moggie and the sound of the exhaust. And that lovely big steering wheel. And the green light on the end of the indicator stick that helpfully reminded me I was still signalling left.
In fairness, I don't miss breaking down. And the weatherproof qualities of a Landrover are quite remarkable compared to a soft-top Moggie into which snow could blow through the gap between roof and car.
Gramaisc
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Are we talking Nissan Juke..?
..not the best use of space in a vehicle, in my opinion..
..depends what you're going to use it for.
I believe that GK/URL might have once nearly had one....
http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/cars.5872/page-3#post-107305