How much is this car worth?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by The Diesel, Jul 3, 2004.

  1. The Diesel

    Jim Carriere Guest

    Heh, something I picked up on the 'net once-

    The greatest safety feature would be a sharp spike pointing straight
    out of the steering wheel- in every car. 8-O
     
    Jim Carriere, Jul 11, 2004
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  2. What I found amazing was the great mileage on the car over just four years.
    Assuming a comsumption of 25 mpg imperial (optimistic for a large car). Then
    the cost of tanking this behemoot in the UK for 246,000 miles would be £35,500!
     
    Johannes H Andersen, Jul 11, 2004
    #22
  3. The Diesel

    Guest Guest

    And here in Canada, at the current prevailing prices, roughly $44,675
    Canadian. Pretty close to the depreciation cost of the car over those
    4 years, and enough to buy a VERY nice, smaller vehicle.
     
    Guest, Jul 11, 2004
    #23
  4. The Diesel

    James Sweet Guest

    The cost of fuel over the life of a car is almost always more than the cost
    of the purchase. Works that way with most anything, the cost of electricity
    to run a lightbulb for it's lifespan is many times the cost of the bulb. The
    cost of methane to run a furnace will be dozens the price of the furnace,
    the cost of ink cartridges could be hundreds of times what you pay for the
    printer, it's just how the world works.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 11, 2004
    #24
  5. The Diesel

    James Sweet Guest

    Drive-in cinemas and burger joints were all the rage in the 1950's, they're
    nearly extinct now though. Of course there's the drivethroughs like
    McDonalds everywhere but I imagine those must be in the UK as well. I think
    I read somewhere that the average American drives 20k miles a year, some
    people like my dad for example drive much more than that because of a long
    commute to work. Generally when you see cars with extremely high mileage
    they've belonged to a travelling salesman or someone who does a great deal
    of business travel to destinations too close for flying to be economical but
    far enough to really rack up the miles.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 11, 2004
    #25
  6. But it's also the amount of driving that surprises me. Me 9000 has done 100k
    miles in 11 years. Perhaps the US is a larger country so people have to drive
    more. They also have drive-in cinemas, burger bars, everything and I've heard
    that many people live their lives in their cars?
     
    Johannes H Andersen, Jul 11, 2004
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  7. The Diesel

    Petebert Guest

    who thinks about what might happen to them if they roll a lincoln? does your
    driveway twist on the edge of a steep mountain? can anyone here roll a
    lincoln on a flat road if they tried to?
     
    Petebert, Jul 11, 2004
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  8. The Diesel

    James Sweet Guest

    Probably could if you tried, they do tend to have rather soft suspension.
    More likely to roll into a ditch after being hit though, been through one of
    those, wasn't in a Lincoln but a Ford Tempo (which actually held up
    remarkably well) I'd rather not roll over in any car, but there's plenty
    that would survive reasonably well.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 11, 2004
    #28
  9. Johannes H Andersen wrote:


    That works out at an average speed of about 7mph throughout the entire
    four years, and at UK prices a little over a pound an hour.

    (This is probably the most useless information I've ever contributed
    to usenet.)
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    Stewart Hargrave


    For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name
     
    Stewart Hargrave, Jul 11, 2004
    #29
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    Thomas Moats Guest

    Roll overs are common here in Florida.
     
    Thomas Moats, Jul 11, 2004
    #30
  11. However, assuming that the average speed while in the car was 28mph, then
    he spend 1/4 of his life driving. Assuming 1/3 working, 1/3 sleeping that
    gives uhh let me zee... clickclackclickclack = 1/12 or 2 hours per day doing
    other things, such as speaking to his dog.
     
    Johannes H Andersen, Jul 11, 2004
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    A Frazier Guest

    Hell yeah, I'd deffinately be greatful of a 2000 Lincoln, I could never
    afford one in a million years,besides good luck finding cheep parts for the
    imports.
     
    A Frazier, Jul 12, 2004
    #32
  13. The Diesel

    Tim McNamara Guest

    In the last case, the cost of your first replacement set of ink
    cartridges can exceed the cost of the printer!
     
    Tim McNamara, Jul 12, 2004
    #33
  14. The Diesel

    lee Guest

    And here in Los Angeles, public transportation sucks, so you have to drive
    everywhere.
     
    lee, Jul 12, 2004
    #34
  15. The Diesel

    Tim McNamara Guest

    We have a pronounced car culture in the US, in which all other forms
    of transportation are seen not as alternatives but as impediments to
    driving: pedestrians, cyclists, buses, trains, etc. Many American's
    private policy is to avoid personal exertion and use the car at all
    times, even to drive to the health club for exercise.

    Our transportation policy tends to be centered on moving cars rather
    than moving people and goods. It's not unusual for people to have a
    40 mile (64 km) one-way commute to work. Do that 250 times a year and
    you've got 20,000 miles right there. On top of that, places like
    supermarkets and doctor's offices are often unapproachable except by
    car or by risking your life to get there on foot or by bike.

    However, America is not unique. Wherever people buy cars, they tend
    to develop this behavior pattern. My wife's relatives in Denmark have
    developed this (despite the aggressive taxation on cars there) and
    this is also becoming a phenomenon in China as people become more
    affluent and can afford to buy a car. Much of Europe seems to be
    struggling with how to reduce driving; America has not yet confronted
    this and prefers instead to spend hundreds of billions of dollars
    building roads that are already obsolete by the time they are
    completed.

    My area got its first modern light rail system, all of 8 miles long.
    Initial ridership was hoped to be 9,500 people per day and twice that
    by the end of the year; actual ridership was near 20,000 per day in
    the first week of operation! Perhaps there's hope for a more rational
    transportation system after all, even here.

    Through it all, I try to ride my bike to work when I can and
    consolidate my driving trips as much as possible. My 1990 240 has
    only 138,000 miles on it, 34,000 of which I have put on in 2 1/2 years
    of ownership. My wife's 1990 240 just topped 200,000 miles, but it
    had 184,000 when we bought it.
     
    Tim McNamara, Jul 12, 2004
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  16. Yep, I agree with what you have said.

    I had a vehicle with a rear mounted fuel tank until recently and I don¹t
    consider it to be a problem.

    I reckon this kid learns to "fix" the minor problems s/he has with the car
    and be bloody grateful.

    Hammo
     
    Hamish Alker-Jones, Jul 12, 2004
    #36
  17. The Diesel

    9-3Turbo Guest

    Yea, I've seen this site http://www.crownvictoriasafetyalert.com/ about the
    fuel tank issue, but hey take what you got and do something fun with it.
    That's what I did with my first car. Parents gave me a piece, and I cleaned
    it up and had some fun with it. *Point to remember* A vehicle is made to go
    from point A to point B. Good luck man
     
    9-3Turbo, Jul 12, 2004
    #37
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    James Sweet Guest

    Cheap parts for imports are all over, there's just as many of them sitting
    in salvage yards as anything else.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 13, 2004
    #38
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    FanJet Guest

    Tell me in ain't so! I thought every Honda, Toyota and Nissan sold since
    1908 is still on the road. You don't get enough TV!!
     
    FanJet, Jul 13, 2004
    #39
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    mat Guest

    i looked at the pic's, read the problems and the only one i see is the
    tranny. the rest i have had in most of my cars. take the car, fix the
    tranny, then the other smaller problems later. if it gets 10+ mpg your
    better then me. you are whinning like a little baby who dosent have his
    blanket. i would have loved to have that car when i was in need of one.
    its probaly worth more like the 6700 BUT its FREE to you so shut up and
    drive it.
     
    mat, Jul 13, 2004
    #40
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