facthunter

A few more sources of facts to back your argument would assist instead of Just Laughing. Any thinking person KNOWs you can find what you want to find, these days. When I look I trust More what the Market will Pay as a better indicator than most other self serving Propaganda that Pervades the Media. . Nev

Spares cost, availability and Price of labour dictate when it's time to be rid of the Old vehicles. Corrosion Metal fatigue, Bad Paint and reduced safety features,also. Modern cars are More value for Money than many other items. I tend to Keep them Longer than most People I Know. but I look after them better than most People I Know... Nev

I don't think you have agreed with anything I've said, so it's just More of the same to me. Nev

I doubt that would require much of it. Alloying with steel is common for strength and corrosion resistance. Nev

There was a Butter factory at Hexham called NORCO . ( North coast). Confession. I've never been a booby gawker to any great extent. Putting a sharp edged thing in your mouth is a bit risky. Nev

Plenty of other used for Nickel. Nev

I understand if they Pass the required inspection they go back into service for another 10 years. That's the situation with LPG Tanks in vehicles. Number of cycles matters in aircraft Hulls. That's related to metal fatigue. With hydrogen you get embrittlement of the metal. Nev

Motivation I would say, How would you know they had the ready money? Maybe they borrowed it? Nev

Before a bottle is refilled its inspected and tested. IF you don't use much, you miss out on the Inspections and are being charged for something you aren't getting.. Acetylene is more complex than Oxygen. (more Unstable) and risky. .Nev

The main mod is the rear hub (and brake) and the 21 inch front rim I can't see what the Hoo Hah is. He's not hurting anybody and it's his bike. Today you can easily spend enough on a WLA to have way more money invested in it than you will ever get for it... The best way to get a good one is to buy a good one. There's no shortage of them here. Later restorations may have non original parts. I've never seen a non original part that was superior to an original. The latest repro mudguards have become acceptable for quality and look. As I said the original star hubs used on the rear have been all used up. There are repros at a cost that are OK but don't have the "Look". That seat was very IN with the civilianised WD surplus bikes the went on the road just after the war . The seat sits further back than the Military one does. I have a mate who has on still in the crate.. They were treated with tropic proof Waxes to inhibit them from corrosion. Nev

The original star hubs are running out. They are 85 years old. Nev

It's somebody's idea of desirable. Why even THINK of having a Law against it.? It's only a consumable and they are not rare or very quick. . USA is a bit hooked on chrome. It will Probably run OK for years. Nev

Of course we have "Some" good politicians .You find out if you Look hard who they are, but that's not fashionable. We don't live in a Perfect world, especially Lately so to expect an easy ride is not reasonable in such circumstances. There's a few complete drop Kicks Nev.

To build a car from new Parts would cost more than 10 times what a new one costs. A six year old car not serviced properly could be not worth owning at any price. No good if it's been near salt . Once it has no warrantee you never know when A big bill will hit you and often with some brands Spares are not easy to find new. Once a car has become unreliable it's not worth keeping Parts also fatigue. like in aeroplanes. Plastic gets Brittle. Upholstery looks shabby. Shock absorbers stop working properly. Discs get too thin. CV Joints wear. Paint goes off in the sun. Wiring loom rubber ages and copper wire gets brittle. Discounted superceded cars can be a good deal.. Engine reconditioning is nearly extinct these days. A "cooked" Motor is junk. Get a good vehicle and service it meticulously. Make sure the thermostat is always working. Nev

Not a good look, even IF they don't fix the Potholes themselves.. Bad principle. The roads break up because they were never designed to carry heavy traffic and water gets in under the edges, softening the Underburden.. Australia has a lot of roads and not a lot of people to pay for their upkeep.. Nev