Mr S1

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Drove the S1 for the last time this year today....done all of 180 miles this year and now away for the winter. Wanted to give her a bit more use this year but been a difficult one and with family problems etc just haven't had the time. Never use the car past the end of October and I go on holiday next week anyway, so that's that for 2010....

Anyone else getting prepared for the winter hibernation ?

cossie4i+

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Will be using mine on the 1st November, might use it this evening as well

Steve

vroooom ptssssh

Jeezo, thats a lot of miles for an S1


Mines done 0 miles this year ....hold on why am I grinning....lol

Mine's tucked away, engines going to get hoiked out and rebuilt over winter

Mr Brannen

I just dont get that mate, 180 miles in your pride and joy, whats the fuckin point? i dont understand where your enthusiasm comes from.sorry

Ginge !

mine is off the road aswell and has been for the last 4 months i think comming upto now,,,,, but thats cause the gearbox is fucked

was in storage last winter too but thats cause i couldnt be arsed to jump start the car

RichieST

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I understand not using it in the wet, but I would be using it all year round in the dry. Seems a bit of a waste of a good car if you've only done 180 miles this year!

Smiggy

Just printed off the Tax refund form and will get the tax disk off car later. That'll be mine now until April. Going into a friends warehouse this year over the winter as I'm going to rip the garage down. Not really used mine much this year either...just not had time!

ZetecNology

My xr2's been tucked away over 2 months now, clutch went after last rwyb and mot + tax were due so i thought bugger it for this year. Been my daily hack for 2 year now. Looking sorry for itself after last winter. Full resto planned, busy building new motor and not be back till next summer

Dreading removing the xr2 kit lol, but needs must.

jamie's

i can understand trying to keep your pride and joy away from a british winter,
(i'm scottish so we get them good up here),
but for me cars are for driving so i use them all year round if poss,
fair enough not taking it out if its bad weather but i just like to have it there for whenever i want it,
i know lots of people put them off the road to work on over the winter,
but goping off the road just to hide them away just seems a waste to me,
but each to their own i suppose

v man

i cant understand the whole put the car away for winter thing my self

still get plenty of dry days over winter

driving in salted roads fair enough thats fine

turbo cars are at there best in winter when the air is nice and cold n dence

all that time wasted when they are at there best not getting heat soak in the hot weather well what we have of it anyway

Westy

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I've never understood why people buy cars only to not use them ??? Its so homo

Why can't it be driven over the winter....

Nath

You really do need to get out more Stu - Find a bird that can drive, so you can socialise/drink when your away from work and she can drive

Simple

vroooom ptssssh

Some people dont use them for reason's other than being scared...

me for instance, bought another car and the S1 has taken a back seat, can't drive them all at once and I don't want to part with it so why sell it just because im not currently using it?

mr_joe0606

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mine is in the garage will only be coming out for meets 2 a month and if its raining i will be going in other car. plus in winter even dry roads are still full off salt

Mr S1

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The car isn't kept anywhere near me chaps....not at my house and to take the car out is really best part of a day by the time I get there, go out, put away and get home again....hence why not used much.

As for 'why have it' - why not ? Bought and paid for, and costs me £400 a year to tax, insure and MOT and puts a smile on my face when I do take her out.

Cossie Helen

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The Saph is being driven down to Mark's for me in the next few weeks to get a few bits sorted, then once she is back home getting taken off the road for winter the first time since I owned her! She be back out next year ready for the shows

Tango Ford

£400 for 180 miles mmmm thats good value ....NOT

probably over 8000 miles in my cos by 31st December and i dont use it for work either

Mr Brannen

I can sort of see it for an Escos or an RS 500 or summit but for a Series 1 or as someone else just mentioned an XR2 !!! I just dont see it, i realy dont, just dont see them as a "prestige" car at all. sorry

mr_joe0606

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well according to fast ford thers only around 426 left off the series 1's so they will only be going up in price for good one's is that not a good enought reason. plus why make a mess off your car if you dont need to i use mine alot in summer and last winter i did alot off driving but i wont be doing this. makes it more fun for when you do get out in them

Mr S1

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Is that all mate ? My Mondeo has done 7k miles in 6 weeks....and put a price on what makes you smile....£400 for that is cheap in my book. Had nights out that have cost more than that and they have been shite.

Mr Brannen: horses for courses mate, horses for courses....opinions vary. I decide to use my S1 as I do, my choice.

james kiely

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im with you mate ,s1,s are a very rare car these days ,and far more desirable than a escos in their own way,not saying they are better than a escos cause

i would just rather one than a escos

Lambchop

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My 3dr has been tucked up for winter since late last year. It came out and got and MOT in May but i decided to buy a new bike and leave it off the rd

TBH if it was money in the bank it'd get spent so it's sitting there as my ferrari deposit.

R4N SS

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yes but choppy then you would spend on the cossie also

Lambchop

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I'm confused. So i'd sell the cossie to have money in the bank and then i'd spend it on the cossie i just sold?

R4N SS

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no you will spend on it whilst its parked up - you know there is ALWAYS something out there to buy for it whether it needs it or not

Lambchop

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Oh yeah that happens. I'm going to do a small underside clean up and little bits of paint to make it minted. Want to spend to increase the value so it's all good.

dangerousbrian

180 mile? far too many ha..finished restoring my s1 nearly 2 year ago and done 70 mile since then..just cant be arsed to drive it. even my daily driver hasnt moved for 6 month since i started new job with use of a van..i never use mine over the winter either..i used to when i bought it but it got ruined, hence the need for a resto

AJC

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Parked up for winter now yes.

Will still come out if its a nice day. Oh and I need to move into corner of garage once a cars gone. The bikes are next to it with covers on too. On stands

Chip

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Parked my 3 door up Sept 2009 for winter, forgot to use it this year, might do next year though

Cossie Helen

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Going to do a little cleaning mission on mine over the winter too, with some help

James

where did you get that car cover from? looks cool as fuck!

i've got the use of four cars, and as said above you can only use one at a time. dunno about anyone else but i find i get stuck in a rut using one car and don't bother with the others for a few months until i'm bored.

JoeE30

Got to agree with the people saying it's slightly sad, maybe sad is the wrong word but you get what I mean! I bought a new ZX636R couple of years ago and used it from new all the way through 2 years come rain shine or snow, even rode it back to manchester from London in the snow once... Took some time mind! But fuck me a paid 6.5k for it and believe me I was gona get me money out of it. 21thou miles once I sold it....

Glenn_

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I use my cossie everyday. Its not in my dads garage for over winter now. Miss driving it already.

S1rst

Some will never understand why some of us dont use our cars much, and think its a 'waste' etc. I must admit, i thought the same until i bought my escos. Owned for nearly 5 years, a few hundred miles a year, less than 1000 at most. The other thing is that although many of these cars are sat in the garage most of the time, they dont really depreciate so its a no lose situation really. Best of both worlds. I used to love cleaning mine after every drive out. Sad to many yes, part of it for me was trying to keep it nice, not many will understand. Mine is now gone though. And why? I woke up one moring and thought, 'almost £20k sat in the garage not doing much'. That and the fact that i no longer enjoyed cleaning it after every drive out and it somehow became i chore, i really dont know why, so it had to go once i thought that. Do i regret it!?!?! Too right i do!!!!!

S1rst

Snap!!!!

Lambchop

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When i owned my 3dr in 2001 i drove it everyday and slagged anyone who garaged their's. Since then ive grown up and agree with what you say above.

It's a nice toy that doesnt lose money and looks pretty in the garage

I used to be the same with riding bikes all year round. I'd rather not go out now than use my zx!

COLEYST200

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My 3dr has been off the road for about 4 weeks now and wont be coming out again till next year

Ginge !

i understand not using them all the time,,,,, you appriciate them more and wont get then stupid crashes on the way to work or in tescos ect that make you loose the pride and joy,,,,, BUT no using it as its winter seems pointless, my car is still taxed and insured so the days when i want to be childish and cheer me up,,,,,, i jump behind the wheel of the scooby and have fun,,,,,, well till it broke that is

AJC

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its a classic additions one

alxf

Come on guys, how hard is it to walk past your pride and joy and jump into a boring family car! The salt is a killer, so my S1 gets wrapped up till the salt is washed away, then its back on the road again and enjoy after all that is just what ford built the S1 for.