Serious question and not having a go but....Dont you think that by keeping an old car on a private plate you are telling everyone ' I'm ashamed to have an old car so I'll try and hide the fact with a private plate ' . At that age nowadays it's not far off a modern classic.Recently traded in my 19-year-old BMW 530d with just under 200K on the clock. Never broke down, changed a few consumables over time, just started to leak a few fluids and getting a bit too shabby. I'm sure it'll serve someone else well as a runaround for a couple more years. Always keep my cars on a private plate to avoid the need to change every few years.
Fair point - I had it since new and have always had the plate for years before. Nowadays I don't think people pay much attention to when the plate flips over, especially as it's twice a year.Serious question and not having a go but....Dont you think that by keeping an old car on a private plate you are telling everyone ' I'm ashamed to have an old car so I'll try and hide the fact with a private plate ' . At that age nowadays it's not far off a modern classic.
Great cars, I had 525 years ago and my dad couldn't understand why the bigger engine, he had a 520...I told him most people drove the 520 like it was a 525 anyway and I got 1mpg more...winner winnerFair point - I had it since new and have always had the plate for years before. Nowadays I don't think people pay much attention to when the plate flips over, especially as it's twice a year.
I certainly wasn't ashamed to have an old car - I took great delight in telling people who said I should upgrade what I was doing with the £500/month I saved on finance/lease/PCP, with little sacrifice of comfort or amenity.
I intend to keep my current 5 series for as long as I can as well.
Fair point - I had it since new and have always had the plate for years before. Nowadays I don't think people pay much attention to when the plate flips over, especially as it's twice a year.
I certainly wasn't ashamed to have an old car - I took great delight in telling people who said I should upgrade what I was doing with the £500/month I saved on finance/lease/PCP, with little sacrifice of comfort or amenity.
I intend to keep my current 5 series for as long as I can as well.
Does anybody really care about shit like that ?Serious question and not having a go but....Dont you think that by keeping an old car on a private plate you are telling everyone ' I'm ashamed to have an old car so I'll try and hide the fact with a private plate ' .
You’d seriously hope notDoes anybody really care about shit like that ?
Fucking sad if they do hahaYou’d seriously hope not
I've got a merc 3 litre v6 diesel twin turbo.Had my 09 Passat for 10 years, it's at around 186k now, recently had it remapped, it's now running around 210bhp, and drives a lot smoother with the extra power.
Not bad for a diesel, still get 50+mpg if driving sensibly. As always the trick with diesels is regular oil and filter changes.