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[Keith ABS]

 Is it worth considering a double cab pick up like a Navara or Isuzu?
IMO the Toyota is overpriced, the Mitsi is fragile, Rangers are for "Bully" boys

[Varche]

 

Ha ha , this is Spain not England. Men do all driving, drinking. Jobs are still well demarcated. Women do the cooking and cleaning ( and house painting - not a mans job unless it is his profession). Men rest when they  get back from the bar. Opti paradise!

Here is an example of a neighbour’s typical day.  Get up and service olive picking machinery ready for the day. Wife prepares breakfast and gets the children ready for school anda pack up for midday.Then off to the olive groves. Man wields the motorised tree shaker. Wife strafes the trees with an eight foot long pole. Beer with mans lunch ( juice for woman as she needs a clear head). Pack up at dusk. Man drives car and trailer ( with about 1200kg of olives) .Drops wife of home so she can do washing, help kids with homework, prepare evening meal for 9.00pm. Man drives to olive oil co op and joins queue to offload. Plenty of time to chat with others in Q. He knows them all.

Then to bar and some cuba libres ( g and t s) then home for meal and watch football while wife clears up and gets kids to bed.

Repeat every day from September to end of March except if there is heavy rain.

[ronnyd]

Ha ha , this is Spain not England. Men do all driving, drinking. Jobs are still well demarcated. Women do the cooking and cleaning ( and house painting - not a mans job unless it is his profession). Men rest when they  get back from the bar. Opti paradise!

Here is an example of a neighbour’s typical day.  Get up and service olive picking machinery ready for the day. Wife prepares breakfast and gets the children ready for school anda pack up for midday.Then off to the olive groves. Man wields the motorised tree shaker. Wife strafes the trees with an eight foot long pole. Beer with mans lunch ( juice for woman as she needs a clear head). Pack up at dusk. Man drives car and trailer ( with about 1200kg of olives) .Drops wife of home so she can do washing, help kids with homework, prepare evening meal for 9.00pm. Man drives to olive oil co op and joins queue to offload. Plenty of time to chat with others in Q. He knows them all.

Then to bar and some cuba libres ( g and t s) then home for meal and watch football while wife clears up and gets kids to bed.

Repeat every day from September to end of March except if there is heavy rain.

Opti heaven then 

[TheBoy]

Men do all driving, drinking. Jobs are still well demarcated. Women do the cooking and cleaning ( and house painting - not a mans job unless it is his profession).

TB looks out of window, just in case. Nope, its Blighty. All that happens in deepest Brackley

[Doctor Gollum]

Nothing wrong with a traditional way of living. Goes without saying however that if your on your own you do everything and if you both work, then you share the responsibilities.

A concept oft overlooked by the wokist eejits

[Doctor Gollum]

Would a Seat Altea 4track suffice🤔 should be old enough to be cheap, and basically a good looking Golf with raised suspension and AWD...

[Lizzie Zoom]

That is awful bad luck Varche
, but at least you or noone else was hurt

Hope you soon find a replacement car.

[Varche]

Had three developments.

First is our annual tax is less than I expected.
Second is that there are loads of cars available sub 4000 euros
Third is we had an unsolicited buy offer today to repair.

Managed to get the bonnet open. Radiator is holed and pushed up to the engine. Not against the cambelt. I also noticed for the first time that the roof is rippled and the side panel over the door.

I know the guy and he thinks his mate can “ repair it” The big no no for me is it crashed in neutral, gearlever is in neutral but it is in a gear! He would be mad to take it on.

I have started looking around for a replacement….

[Doctor Gollum]

https://www.autoscout24.es/anuncios/seat-altea-2-0tdi-170-4wd-diesel-gris-be6c4bd9-6626-442e-a992-b4a0f1bf34fd?utm_source=web-native-share&utm_campaign=share

[Varche]

Interesting proposition.  Not sure why you would have that car here? Maybe in areas that get snow regularly .

I occasionally need a towbar. Our other car deliberately didnt hsve one. Plus  hardly a day goes by without brushing against branches or Weeds.

OH found a Lada Riva one owner low miles for 2000 euros. Maybe another Vitara and then I can keep the wreck just in case I need any parts…….

[dave the builder]

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 Maybe another Vitara and then I can keep the wreck just in case I need any parts…….

that's what I'd look into if I was in your situation 

the Vitara was doing the job before it's sudden demise ,
there's usually a few niggles ,bit's of trim etc on a "new to you"  vehicle that can be sorted quickly,
if you have a donor with known good parts etc ,it can save money and time (including searching, waiting for delivery of parts etc )
even wheels & tyres far exceed the £100 scrap value of the old bus ,

BUT ,,,
can you find another Vitata ,at a reasonable price ,local enough ,in a reasonable time scale 

[Varche]

Yes, yes and yes. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I quite like the idea of the Lada assuming you meant Niva, not Riva.

They're tough little 4x4's and would be a great farm truck. What about spares though?