When it comes to cars I have adopted the behaviour known in some circles as “shedding” – the practice of buying old but cars and using them for as long as possible.
For less than the price of a deposit on a new car you can often end up with something interesting, and the money you would spend on instalments goes towards maintenance (with a healthy dose of “man maths.”
It’s been a while since we had all the cars in the same place at the same time, so you will have to make do for now with this 2018 photograph of the fleet.
Since then we have added a Honda CR-V and disposed of the Audi.
Current Fleet (in order of acquisition):
- Toyota Hilux 4×4 22R 1994 (acquired 2001)
- Nissan March/Micra K11 1996 (acquired 2006)
- Range Rover P38A 2001 (acquired 2010)
- Mission Offroad Trailer (acquired 2010)
- BMW 545i E60 2004 (acquired 2017)
- Honda CR-V RD5 2002 (acquired 2021)
Retired Fleet:
- Volvo V40 2000 (acquired 2006, retired 2008)
- Audi A6 2003 (acquired 2010, retired 2017)
The individual pages are a chronicle of ownership, including links to various “learning by doing” exercises in automotive maintenance as I attempted to keep them on the road a little bit longer.