Strange, the last few weeks Ive really missed driving a BX regularly (I used the 19TZD quite a bit befoe I sold it), the DTR doesnt get much use and im a bit careful where I leave it. Plus the trip to France as a back seat passenger made it worse, "WTF" the 16TRS hasnt turned a wheel this year, but thats all to change Ive ordered 4 new Dunlop Fast Response 185/60 HR 14's through work for a very respectable £40 each, and Paul296 has very kindly offered to finish off the graphite speedlines and shes booked in for an MOT soon.
I need to fit the tailblazer and a few other bits and were good to go!
Leech, get it out the garage, get it sorted, get in it, drive it. The highways and byways of Great Britain will be richer for having that lovely car wafting around on them. It might get a few stones chips on it, it might even get twatted in a supermarket car park, who knows? But it's nothing that can't be fixed. Meantime, you'll have the pleasure of driving a BX and everyone turning their head to get a look at it (like me for instance!)
That depends on whether you get most pleasure from driving a vehicle, or owning/looking at a shiny one. I'm in the former category, and don't mind clocking up the miles, chips and risk of dents. I do worry about rust though, so can sympathise with Tim somewhat - having observed how quickly things can deteriorate in a heavily salted winter. My worry is that the fleet will rust faster than my availabe time to weld them!
That said, everything deteriorates with time anyway even if you don't use it; although different aspects of the car and at a slower rate in dry storage.
I wont use mine in snow and ice, I dont need too and im fortunate enough to have four examples which are/are now solid and have no rust issues, the 16TRS is totally rust free. But as you say they need using, the last 12 montsh all spare time and cash went on the DTR.
Drive all of mine all of the time just to keep them 'fresh' and capable.
Great cars to drive, Mk1s and Mk2s. Have to keep swapping them about on the drive but thats no great problem. Dont drive the Mk1s about when the gritters have been about but thats all.
mat_fenwick wrote:. My worry is that the fleet will rust faster than my availabe time to weld them!
That said, everything deteriorates with time anyway even if you don't use it; although different aspects of the car and at a slower rate in dry storage.
My two estates were in very similar condition. In the past six years one has been in daily use, putting in about 12k miles a year on everything from long motorway journeys to bumping down the muddy track to our house. The other has been sitting in the garage/barn waiting for me to get round to fixing the water pump and exhaust. The daily driver is still hale and hearty, it gets fixed when it needs it and the odd cursory service. The other one is currently up on the ramps and as well as the pump and exhaust it now needs a hell of a lot fo work - some welding, LOTs of pipework, complete brake overhaul, all the grease in all the bearings has dried out, hoses have gone hard and brittle, even the foam in the seats has gone hard, etc, etc.
They like to be driven, get some air flowing over them, get everthing nice and warm, keep the grease fluid and the rubber bits flexible. Once this one's on the road I'll be alternating between them but definitely not taking one off the road for any length of time if I can help it.
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!
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
What sort of tinkering are you doing on the Hurricane out of interest?
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
Was going to fit a new clutch cable, but sadly the cables fine, the clutch itself will need replacing as its heavy and sticky, new drivers door mirror fitted, loose door handle suitably tightened, squeaky steering column now sorted and window seal refitted.
Ive ordered 4 new Dunlop Fast Response 185/60 HR 14's through work for a very respectable £40 each, and Paul296 has very kindly offered to finish off the graphite speedlines and shes booked in for an MOT soon.
