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Getting old - any advice?
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norks27
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I think my paranoia regarding the age of the car, well, I've not owned a car for this long, the oldest car I'd previously had was my first car.
That was an 'A' Reg, year 1983, hideous, Mini Metro, complete with rotting floorpan which we duly fibre glassed up, proper amateur repairs which didn't fool the MOT testers. Vaguely learnt to heel and toe in that one, mainly because if you braked and de clutched at the same time, the engine died, the car really was a piece of bum droppings!
If you are unfamiliar with a metro...
I'm sure mine even had those, proper, go faster stripes, it was certainly a faded red colour with a pitiful 1275cc engine.
Anyway I digress...
With the Prelude I really can't get rid, so ensuring longevity is the goal. Appreciate the feedback
That was an 'A' Reg, year 1983, hideous, Mini Metro, complete with rotting floorpan which we duly fibre glassed up, proper amateur repairs which didn't fool the MOT testers. Vaguely learnt to heel and toe in that one, mainly because if you braked and de clutched at the same time, the engine died, the car really was a piece of bum droppings!
If you are unfamiliar with a metro...
I'm sure mine even had those, proper, go faster stripes, it was certainly a faded red colour with a pitiful 1275cc engine.
Anyway I digress...
With the Prelude I really can't get rid, so ensuring longevity is the goal. Appreciate the feedback
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bennyboy
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Dude, your's is young! 
Mine is 23 now, a previous steed of mine was 40 years old so don't stress.
Anything mechanical can be solved, as time goes on bodywork will be the deciding factor for most people, but just expect the usual and you'll not go far wrong. Keep your maintenance up, prevention is always cheaper than cure.
Clutch master/slave cylinders can go but are cheap, yes OEM shocks can cost but TBH you can spend about £650 and get a set of coilovers, which you can set to pretty much OEM 'stiffness' if that's your thing.
As for your Dad's words, yes I agree to an extent in that I always try to drive with 'mechanical sympathy!' - I rev match on downshifts etc as it's habit now, but you'd better believe I drive it as was intended too....
Use it or lose it!
Mine is 23 now, a previous steed of mine was 40 years old so don't stress.Anything mechanical can be solved, as time goes on bodywork will be the deciding factor for most people, but just expect the usual and you'll not go far wrong. Keep your maintenance up, prevention is always cheaper than cure.
Clutch master/slave cylinders can go but are cheap, yes OEM shocks can cost but TBH you can spend about £650 and get a set of coilovers, which you can set to pretty much OEM 'stiffness' if that's your thing.
As for your Dad's words, yes I agree to an extent in that I always try to drive with 'mechanical sympathy!' - I rev match on downshifts etc as it's habit now, but you'd better believe I drive it as was intended too....
Use it or lose it!