The continuing saga of my Lancia Beta Spider

[Rockburner]

You seem to be having quite the streak with high-maintenance cars - have you ever considered buying a P38 Range Rover or perhaps a Land Rover, maybe a Fiat Coupe or RX7?

For a quieter life you mean?

[Count Steer]

You seem to be having quite the streak with high-maintenance cars - have you ever considered buying a P38 Range Rover or perhaps a Land Rover, maybe a Fiat Coupe or RX7?

Saving up for a Triumph Stag maybe? ) Put that coolant experience to good use.

[KungFooBob]

Isuzu Piazza, maybe a Fiat X1/9?

[mangocrazy]

You seem to be having quite the streak with high-maintenance cars - have you ever considered buying a P38 Range Rover or perhaps a Land Rover, maybe a Fiat Coupe or RX7?

I'm seriously thinking that my next 4 wheeler will be a Volvo.

In beige.

[KungFooBob]

In beige.

Jewish Racing Gold!

[ChrisW]

In beige.

Jewish Racing Gold!

Hampstead Garden Subaru!

[mangocrazy]

Perhaps a nice V70 estate...

[Count Steer]

LOL. When I bought my V70 2.5T (estate, dark grey, obvs) the missus was most disappointed I didn't go for the V70 T5 that was on the showroom floor, resplendent in 'Saffron' (aka JRG).

[KungFooBob]

Perhaps a nice V70 estate...

850 T5 if you want to be proper cool.

[mangocrazy]

Perhaps a nice V70 estate...

850 T5 if you want to be proper cool.

I'm done with 'classics'...

[KungFooBob]

I really like my 2019 S90 D4, but it's way too flippin' complicated, far too much technology, I know when something goes wrong it's going to cost me proper money!

[mangocrazy]

I really like my 2019 S90 D4, but it's way too flippin' complicated, far too much technology, I know when something goes wrong it's going to cost me proper money!

That's my concern with pretty much any modern car. Perhaps an over-engineered but still fairly tech-free late 80s diesel Merc?

[KungFooBob]

If you want a Derv then maybe a direct injection jobbie with a Bosch VP rotary pump, should run forever, potentially on cooking fat.

If you want a bit more refinement, then a VAG PD engine. The last attempt by the Hun to build a refined diesel before having to stump up licensing money to the Fronch for Common Rail tech.

[mangocrazy]

If you want a Derv then maybe a direct injection jobbie with a Bosch VP rotary pump, should run forever, potentially on cooking fat.

What makes/models ran that set up?

If you want a bit more refinement, then a VAG PD engine. The last attempt by the Hun to build a refined diesel before having to stump up licensing money to the Fronch for Common Rail tech.

That would be the 1.9 TD, I guess? They do seem to run forever and are reasonably quick even by today's standards. My T4 currently has 260k on the clock, so I guess it doesn't owe me much, if anything.

[KungFooBob]

What makes/models ran that set up?

Rover L series, probably a bit long in the tooth these days, but they'll out last the body.

Ford TDDI (not the TDCI) as found is Mk6 Transits and early Mk3 Mundanos.

The VE VAG engines (the one before the PD).

The pre Storm engine TDI Landrovers.

There's more, but I've had a drink.

[mangocrazy]

What makes/models ran that set up?

Rover L series, probably a bit long in the tooth these days, but they'll out last the body.

Ford TDDI (not the TDCI) as found is Mk6 Transits and early Mk3 Mundanos.

The VE VAG engines (the one before the PD).

The pre Storm engine TDI Landrovers.

There's more, but I've had a drink.

Yeah, pretty old tech, but solid. I had a 57 plate Focus with the 1.8 TDCi engine and that motor was built like a tank. I was a bit pissed off when someone drove into the side of it and wrote it off. The 2.0 HDi in my wife's Berlingo (55 plate) is another old but pretty much bombproof motor.

[KungFooBob]

I had an 04 MG ZS with the 101TD (L-Series) engine. I fitted the injectors from a Rover 220SD and got an instant 15BHP boost, then I wound up the waste gate on the turbo. It was surprisingly sprightly and cost bugger all to run.

Shame the body was made out of old kitkat wrappers.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I really like my 2019 S90 D4, but it's way too flippin' complicated, far too much technology, I know when something goes wrong it's going to cost me proper money!

That's my concern with pretty much any modern car. Perhaps an over-engineered but still fairly tech-free late 80s diesel Merc?

Modern Toyotas and Lexus are pretty safe IMO. Well, I don't know about the fully electric ones but the hybrids and petrol ones seem pretty good.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I'm trying to understand the logic in that, but failing...

On an aircraft there are probably hundreds if not thousands of wires. You'd run out of colours!

"Connect the teal wire to the teal port, not the dark turqiose one!"

Not too much of an issue, we used to have 4800 pair cables at BT, that's 9600 wires in a cable.

[mangocrazy]

Not too much of an issue, we used to have 4800 pair cables at BT, that's 9600 wires in a cable.

How did that translate to fibre?