My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I'll second the parts prices being cheap, not many cars you can buy front discs & pads for £25 for an axle set to do an oil change was costing me less than £15 inc the filter, fuel filters are usually under a fiver as well & air filters again aren't expensive if you trawl e-bay, i've got some paper one's available for £3 each, or i can sell you a K&N for £20 A few bits are now getting scarce, but someone on the forum may give up those bits for the right incentive
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
MULLEY wrote:I'll second the parts prices being cheap, not many cars you can buy front discs & pads for £25 for an axle set to do an oil change was costing me less than £15 inc the filter, fuel filters are usually under a fiver as well & air filters again aren't expensive if you trawl e-bay, i've got some paper one's available for £3 each, or i can sell you a K&N for £20 A few bits are now getting scarce, but someone on the forum may give up those bits for the right incentive
Are we all stocking up on them while they are still available ? , and if so, who's garage is being taken over by the BX clubs stash of bits ?
jeremyC5 wrote:...it's because it's the return pipe!!!
Many happy returns .
I confess that I tend to stockpile spares when they are cheap. They have a habit of suddenly not being available anymore and the price goes up while availability drops. Depends how long you plan to keep the cars, of course. With Messerschmitts and Goggomobil I have a lot of spares bought when they were not valued, just as the cars were not. That has turned into a very good investment.
Miguel - 16 TRS Auto S, light blue, 43k miles - £450
Pluto - 14 E S, White, 105k Miles - in work
Egbert - 19 16v Gti, White, A/C & Leather, - Keeper
Walt - 17 TZD Turbo S, graphite, 70k miles, good op extras - Keeper
Scraper- 17 TZD Turbo E, blue, 208k miles - parts
Homer - 19 TXD E, Red, 189k miles - £250
Gary - 17 TZD Turbo E, 118k miles - in work
to do an oil change was costing me less than £15 inc the filter, fuel filters are usually under a fiver as well & air filters again aren't expensive if you trawl e-bay, i've got some paper one's available for £3 each, or i can sell you a K&N for £20 
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