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You lot are turning me off Earlybays........
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<blockquote data-quote="Trikky2" data-source="post: 295187" data-attributes="member: 240"><p>These vehicles were very reliable when they were new. Its one of the main reasons they sold in large numbers despite them costing a fair bit more than competitors in the market.</p><p></p><p>As any vehicle gets older its reliability becomes dependent on its condition. Stuff wears out or becomes old and brittle - just like people :lol: . Most collectors cars have at some stage gone through the "old banger" stage where their low value meant the owner spent the absolute minimum to keep it going. These previous "repairs" have to be checked out and re done properly or the vehicles reliability will remain compromised.</p><p></p><p>Over the years I have seen a few breakdowns caused by faults in components that could not have been forseen but they were a tiny minority. The vast majority of problems were down to poor maintenance.</p><p></p><p>Many seem to think maintenance consists of doing the oil, points and plugs etc but a proper service involves a lot of time checking stuff, making sure its in good condition, not loose or leaking or likely to fail/drop off etc. This takes time and some experience too. You have to either do it yourself or be willing to pay somebody to do it for you properly.</p><p></p><p>Its the reason you may find a garage that will do a service really cheap but such a low price means that to make ends meet they cannot possibly do any more than change oil, plugs etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trikky2, post: 295187, member: 240"] These vehicles were very reliable when they were new. Its one of the main reasons they sold in large numbers despite them costing a fair bit more than competitors in the market. As any vehicle gets older its reliability becomes dependent on its condition. Stuff wears out or becomes old and brittle - just like people :lol: . Most collectors cars have at some stage gone through the "old banger" stage where their low value meant the owner spent the absolute minimum to keep it going. These previous "repairs" have to be checked out and re done properly or the vehicles reliability will remain compromised. Over the years I have seen a few breakdowns caused by faults in components that could not have been forseen but they were a tiny minority. The vast majority of problems were down to poor maintenance. Many seem to think maintenance consists of doing the oil, points and plugs etc but a proper service involves a lot of time checking stuff, making sure its in good condition, not loose or leaking or likely to fail/drop off etc. This takes time and some experience too. You have to either do it yourself or be willing to pay somebody to do it for you properly. Its the reason you may find a garage that will do a service really cheap but such a low price means that to make ends meet they cannot possibly do any more than change oil, plugs etc. [/QUOTE]
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