*Back in 80s
Austin Maxi 1, £300 with years MOT, drove from Reading to Twickers every day for year, never serviced, just kept topping oil, it blew up 2 days before MOT expired. (*You could get a XR200 or DT175 motorbike in back). Nice scrappie gave me £20 and lifted it out of street. Once I came out of office and it was gone, old lady told me the workmen had moved it 100yds up road as they were tarring, no probs. Other time, pissing down, rushed out, unlocked door, started it up and then realised that the steering wheel was furry covered, my car was 2 cars further up…. no probs
Austin Maxi 2, £300 with years MOT, ran it as above, and then on MOT expiry sold it to a scrapper for £30. Two weeks later mtbing in the shrubbery, going past some council semis this bloke ran up to me waving, it was the scrappie, there was the car – windows/lights etc out, acro props holding roof and sills apart etc etc, he’d won a £50 trphy banger racing in it, he was well pleased.