Where do you see your bay in the future?

I was talking with my girlfriend about how we tend to get very sentimentally attached to material things.

I am not ashamed to admit that i am 27 and still sleep with my teddy bear.
In a discussion i had earlier, we came to the conclusion that you get more attached to things that you share some kind of memories with, so a car wouldn't hold sentimental value on its own, but the things you experienced with it might.

To get to the point... what do you think will happen to our cars in the future? do you think its realistically possible that you will still have your bus 20, 25 years from now? if not, what do you think would get in the way?


Would the car become too valuable/iconic to drive, thus non usable?
would it rot? would parts become unavailable? would gas prices be too high? would you get bored? need the money?


In a way i admire people who don't get attached to things, it's one less thing to worry about.

 

I have had bay window vans continuously for nearly 30 years now, one of them took me surfing most weekends, then round France For a whole summer,Then when other things became more important it was parked up for a few years. Eventually I found the time and money to bring it back to its former glory.
I thought I would never sell that one but then I saw a Tin top that I always wanted and I moved on.
As long as I have an Aircooled VW I'm happy,
They are only pieces of metal at the end of the day.

 

I'm keeping mine. I've been slowly changing and revising it so its as useable as possible though. I don't think I'll ever get to the stage where it's too precious to drive anywhere - it's got a purpose, and that's to get me to that next sunset, that next stunning view, that next horizon. And to give me a smile on my face while I'm getting there.

 

I see mine as a keepr.....at the moment

Jose the camper puts a smile on my face and whilst he does that I will keep driving it as my daily and put up with the 3K services and the spares required to keep him on the road. I suppose there may come a time that the amount of work/money to keep him going outweighs the time/money that I have. At that point I will have to decide whether to sell or mothball him in the hope of winning the lottery.

Older vehicles are easier to become attached to - especially if you work on them a lot yourself - then there's your blood sweat and tears invested in them.

My dad had a 1936 Wolseley 14 for well over 30 years. Bought as a run around in the 70s it was then restored and used well over that time - even towing a caravan at one point. My dad only sold it recently because it was getting too heavy for him to drive and wasn't getting used. He bought a 'newer' Wolseley 1500 instead from the 60s ;D which is lighter and easier to drive and still sees plenty of days out.

Cars/vans/campers are there to be used and driven. If there comes a day where I can no longer use Jose or drive him as much as possible, thats when I would have to make a hard decision.

 

I'd like to say i'd keep mine BUT i know realistically i couldn't afford 2 and i always told myself i'd one day own a car that was my age so my plan as it stands is to hopefully find a 68 for my 50th birthday, this would mean that unless i suddenly came into money i'd have to sell, this may prove harder than it sounds though 'cos as it stands i couldn't imagine not having Bolly, that said i felt that way about my 1st landy which to date is the longest owned car i've had as i sold it then 18 months later bought back and then eventually sold again, and if i could i'd have back tomorrow.....if i were to keep Bolls then my plan in my head at the moment is to run her as is with minor fettling and neccesary repairs until the loan i had for her is paid off then continue to pretend i'm paying the loan for another year to fund a respray and general light resto for her 40th in 2018 - trouble is that year is my 50th sooooooooooo who knows? suffice to say if you asked me in 6 months it'd probably change.

 

I can honestly see mine getting scrapped at some point in the future when the amount of patching up its had makes it uneconomical to keep on the road.

 

I want us to have 'discussions' with our daughter over whether she is allowed to drive it when she passes her driving test ... she will be 8 just before Christmas so Daisy-Mae isn't going anywhere is a hurry!!! Especially as she has passed two MOT's first time now .... unlike my 9 year old Polo!

 

If you'd asked this Q 12 months ago I'd have said in the scrapyard but now I well on my way to rebuilding her. I got mine for her indoors and as such don't really have much say in what happen to her providing I get it on the road. for her.

I'd like to think we will keep it for many years, especially after doing all this work. My youngest daughter is 11 so maybe I can give it to her for her 21st (maybe). No reason to see why it wouldn't be on the road by then, especially if I cut out all the grot.

 

Pinky is like a second home - a holiday home if you will.

I don;t see any reason to see her in the foreseeable future .... but over time if things change then the situation will be evaluated.
I like to think she will stay as part of the family and be used as Dylan grows up and joins us on family camping weekends away.

 

I can't imagine parting with Arthur!

 

Mine's a lifer! We'll not be parted for as long as I live! I hope to retire to Australia in 20 to 25 years time. My bus will be coming with me - back to where she spent the first 32 years of her life.

 

My bus wont be going anywhere if they dont fill that friggin great hole up right outside my drive :-, gas ,who needs it . Not sure mine will be a lifer i may be getting another :-

 

when me 2 old/blind/feeble/cannot afford fuel > when the govt. outlaws vehicles powered via fossil fuel , i shall source a friendly garden owner in a genteel area of this green and pleasent land, put my beloved bus in/on said garden , jack up just off ground, remove fuel tank ,refit engine, (filling totally with oil ) strip out furnishings likely to go mouldy , spray exterior wiv sealant , open side slide door , put "stay" by jackson browne on sound system and while away an hour or 2 reminissing over ALL the great and not so great times wiv her, at some point i will close said door , pat my bus gently , murmur goodbye , shake hands with garden owner (who is to use her as a hut/home for cats),and wander off,tear in eye ,to god only knows where . >i love my bus

 

Had the T2 about 15yrs now and as far as I can see in the future will have it still in another along with the T5 (not accounting for fire, theft or hand of God).

 

good point made by steveagain, i reckon the fuel shortage/price or ban on petrol engines will get us 1st..... i'm on e-bay looking for a mr fusion.