After reading Halison's tale of woe, it got me thinking: Given the low value of Cromas, if the Government re-introduced the scrappage scheme, how many Cromas would there be left on Britain's roads?
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gazskeltz
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Hi,
Talking of scrappage, my version of the Croma lost about 6 in Q3 of 2013...
www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/fiat_croma_eleganza_m-jet_jtd#!tax
143 left on the road...
How are yours doing?
Gaz
Talking of scrappage, my version of the Croma lost about 6 in Q3 of 2013...
www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/fiat_croma_eleganza_m-jet_jtd#!tax
143 left on the road...
How are yours doing?
Gaz
Yep, they're definitely fading away...
http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=fiat+croma
Prestigios are under various different names, but all are heading down. At a quick guess, they're all about 10% below peak. 1187 modern Cromas in total.
The old model graph is noticeably different - you can tell which is which. Time goes right-to-left, which is a bit strange to me.
http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=fiat+croma
Prestigios are under various different names, but all are heading down. At a quick guess, they're all about 10% below peak. 1187 modern Cromas in total.
The old model graph is noticeably different - you can tell which is which. Time goes right-to-left, which is a bit strange to me.
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So will soon reach classic status then? And why not? There are more MGB's on the road (in fact getting parts for an old MG can be easier) 
I'm very sure mine won't be the last one standing anyway.
I watched that "Bang Goes The Theory" science-presented-as-though-you're-retarded programme the other day, and the shouty presenter was standing in a scrapyard to make some tenuously related point about bone strength. What was most interesting was just how decent all the stacked up cars behind her looked - I'd be proud to have any of them in my drive.
Rust is almost a thing of the past today, so cars don't fall apart like they did in the past. Halilson's car is a very good example of what happens - it's a good car, running fine but it's got a dent. So scrap it and buy another ??!?!! Parts prices are probably the real enemy, plus our obsession with cosmetic appearance. I was stood by the skip full of plastic bumpers outside a bodyshop once and it was appalling to see - most weren't even cracked but just surface grazes. So chuck it in a skip, bury it in a hole in the ground and make a new one, then spray paint it. So we're getting a 5p tax on carrier bags soon, but this madness is fine to carry on - how many carrier bags could you make from the plastic in a bumper?
I'm actually enjoying having a car I'm not too bothered about. I look after it, but I spend nothing on wax polish and accessories, and don't care if a tree rubs it or there's a bumper scuff.
I've just noticed a bit of flaking paint above the boot handle. This might have been a trip to the bodyshop in the past but now it's a dab of Kurust and some touch up paint, don't care if it's visible, just as long as it doesn't rust.
I watched that "Bang Goes The Theory" science-presented-as-though-you're-retarded programme the other day, and the shouty presenter was standing in a scrapyard to make some tenuously related point about bone strength. What was most interesting was just how decent all the stacked up cars behind her looked - I'd be proud to have any of them in my drive.
Rust is almost a thing of the past today, so cars don't fall apart like they did in the past. Halilson's car is a very good example of what happens - it's a good car, running fine but it's got a dent. So scrap it and buy another ??!?!! Parts prices are probably the real enemy, plus our obsession with cosmetic appearance. I was stood by the skip full of plastic bumpers outside a bodyshop once and it was appalling to see - most weren't even cracked but just surface grazes. So chuck it in a skip, bury it in a hole in the ground and make a new one, then spray paint it. So we're getting a 5p tax on carrier bags soon, but this madness is fine to carry on - how many carrier bags could you make from the plastic in a bumper?
I'm actually enjoying having a car I'm not too bothered about. I look after it, but I spend nothing on wax polish and accessories, and don't care if a tree rubs it or there's a bumper scuff.
I've just noticed a bit of flaking paint above the boot handle. This might have been a trip to the bodyshop in the past but now it's a dab of Kurust and some touch up paint, don't care if it's visible, just as long as it doesn't rust.
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tarquin1867
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Well said that man!!!!
FiatFleetFamily
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You may see a Croma outlasting a Alfa 159.
At least a Croma was well under sealed, unlike a 159, too many soon will be in the scrap yard as an uneconomical repair to the chassis and sub frames.!
At least a Croma was well under sealed, unlike a 159, too many soon will be in the scrap yard as an uneconomical repair to the chassis and sub frames.!
