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We like to obey speed limits and drive sensibly on this channel most of the time, sir...

That's ever so kind of you to join! Yes, the P6s are an impressive car for the time. They absolutely did borrow the base unit with separate panels construction method from Citroen, by the way. We have a DS19 review coming up soon.

I think some of FDs were definitely three speed, but I can understand why the 2.0 models had at least a four speed gearbox.

Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! This rare old Victor was an amazing car, so typical of the era. I am surprised just how many people remember them.

Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting. These are absolute cult cars like virtually nothing else. I don't tend to fit in them very well, unfortunately...

Yes, I think Mr Coleman would agree with you there. He had a lovely 323i.

I wish my old 1980 Dolomite 1500SE had been specified with the reminder panel....

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes I had a 1300 when I was 18. Seemed more up to date than the 1966 2000 I have now.

Yes, they are surprisingly nice cars considering their size and era.

Yes, we can call them estate cars, even if other manufacturers refuse to use that name these days. I can imagine lots of these, and the later Corolla, are in virtually every town centre in the country!

Sir, that must have been an impressive car back in the day.

Yes, Captain Mustard is an amusing chap. I have previously had a P4, P5 and P6 on the channel, and I have owned nine Rovers in total myself, so I know them quite well. The P4 was a bit tricky to drive.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Good to know I drove my uncle Joe's P4 it was easy to drive was the the gears you found tricky or something else Joseph best regards Andy Allen.

If you have a look on the Sensible Secondhand Classics playlist, you will find reviews of the P4, P5 and P6. The P4 and P6 are actually owned by the same person.

The Notchbacks are very rare now. I have done a video with a 1968 Beetle many years ago, but I wasn't able to drive it at the time.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I know they are it's one of those cars you really wish you had kept the main issue I had at the time was it neede 5 star petrol and for a good while I could get it ev en though it was expensive it went off the market so I had a Volkswagen specilist garage detune it to run on 4 star and it really was not the same joyful drive after that so like a idiot I sold it on best regards Andy Allen.

Never mind, I think that all of us have automotive purchases that we sometimes regret selling.

Sir, that sounds like very high mileage indeed. You can't buy them for No Budget Reviews money any more, unfortunately. The rust was quite bad, like many cars of the era, this is quite a survivor with the rust in some really strange places, which will be dealt with at some point. Let's hope the local recidivists don't get their hands on this one again...

Mr Coleman has sold this now. The new car he bought to replace it will be up on the channel soon. The wiring on the S40 is all sorted, this was about three and half months ago now.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Cool. Any chance of a V6 Mondeo or an 850 2.0/2.5 20v review? Or even a V6 Cavalier? 😀

Volvo 850 2.0 10V and Volvo 850 2.5 10V have already appeared on No Budget Reviews. Mark III Mondeo 3.0 V6 coming up soon. I have done two Mark III Cavaliers, but they were both 1.6s.

This one is definitely within the price bracket in its current state, sir.

Yes, the Nissan Cherry Europe is an extremely rare car. I should be getting some more 1970s and 1980s Datsuns and Nissans on the channel soon, as I am in the Owners' Club, I have already done a 1973 260C and a 1976 260Z on the channel. I remember the rust...

Yes, these are not No Budget Reviews cars any more. They seem to be around in rather plentiful numbers compared with other cars of their era, despite of the rust and other issues. The Tourings are probably my favourites. As you say, if you want to flick out the back end, you certainly can, particularly on a loose surface!

Sir, the 318i Coupé is a lovely car. That sounds like you did quite well for a first car.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes, it was a lovely car, Mr Lloyd. It came in as a part exchange at a car dealership in Duffield Derbyshire. At the time I was the car valeter there, you may have passed the place going to the great British car journey in Ambergate. Looking back, I wish I was more sensible and kept hold of it.

Yes sir, quite possibly! Been there many times now.

Don't get an early one like this, then...

@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's still great. Yeah, I think ABS became available around 85? Cheers, I like the way you respond, you don't become emotional or upset, you just say it like it is.

I am sure that you are right, sir. The Mark III Granada had ABS from its launch in early 1985. I can assure you, sometimes my responses are not as measured, but I have already removed the silly comment in question by then, so it doesn't matter so much.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah it did, I'd love a 1.8L in white! All gone now! 😞

My gosh, good luck finding any 1.8 Mark III Granada! I drove a 1994 example a few months ago, actually, it was a 2.0 with the DOHC engine.

Yes, I think that the FE Vauxhalls were a bit bigger than the Mark III/IV/V Cortinas, although the lower end FEs were directly targeted at them.

Oh yes, probably much the same in London, sir!

I will see if I can get my hands on a current generation Corolla and see if the screens are any better in one of those.

Well, if you look on the Sensible Secondhand Reviews/Classics playlist, you will find four different Metros that I have driven, including an MG and a Vanden Plas... Thank you for watching!

Indeed, sir, two of my uncles still live in Sheffield.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting The best part of Yorkshire to be sure.

@@mickles1975, we may be biased in that respect, but...yes!

Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

There are some lovely roads in North Wales! It is a shame that they seem to have made them less enjoyable. It's not really practical for many people to use public transport (which seems to have become worse) or cycle everywhere. The failure to build a relief road for the M4 is very perplexing to to me, as is, exactly how you have described it, having to watch the speedometer so carefully a lot of the time, and deal with tailgaters who don't want to obey the 20 mph, even if you do... I understand why they would not want to!

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Wales is lovely, you should try North Wales if ever you get the chance. The A55 trunk road is impressive and Snowdonia is beautiful. You raised a good point with tail gating, I've seen near accidents happen because of this. When the pace is so slow, you can end up driving closer to the car in front of you. If you do find yourself in that position, then you have to act super quick if someone makes an emergency stop, something you might normally associate with higher speeds. Even excess signage and road markings are getting beyond reason, when you are just trying to keep an eye on the road ahead. Then we have the addition of trying to avoid the potholes which still have not been fixed. It's a right mess.

Yes, I have used some of the A55 before. Been to Rhyl and Prestatyn a couple of times before too. Yes, someone driving right up behind you when you are trying to stick to 20 mph isn't very safe when there is about a six inch gap.

A free lifetime's supply of oxygen, sir, as usual...

Yes, Daewoo went bankrupt in around 2002, after which point General Motors increased their stake in the company once again. In most parts of the world, the Daewoo badge was replaced by Chevrolet in 2004, and I think even in Korea it disappeared by 2011.

A lot of cars simply don't like driving at 20 mph for any extended period of time, it seems... If you in somewhere like Inner London, though, there is often no choice in the matter.

They are reviewing each of the 20MPH areas in September for some reason, but I don't hold much hope as they are on about the cost.

Yes, I remember the advert from a long time ago. Some roads are better off at 20 mph for various reasons, but to make so many of them like this seems a baffling decision to me.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting We accept a 20 mph limit around for example: schools hospitals, cul-de-sacs etc, but definitely not on clear roads where it is important to keep the traffic moving.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting You mentioned in your video that there weren't any cameras to enforce the 20mph limit. Pure speculation on my part this next bit - but could it be a bit of psychology? Put the speed limit at 30 & people speed at 40 - put the limit at 20 & people speed at 30?? Thus achieving what they really wanted all along - people doing only 30. Who knows

I didn't see any speed cameras in the 20 mph areas I drove through, but plenty in the 30 and 40 mph areas. I wouldn't like to say whether it is just psychological or not....

Did you enjoy the video, sir?

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Of course. It made a lot of sense. Which cannot be said about being coerced by law to drive at a speed I can exceed on my Raleigh bike.

​@@roygardiner2229 You are an excellent cyclist, Sir.

It's a strange one, isn't it?

@@michaeloreilly657 Hardly! Even on foot world class 100m sprinters can achieve 24 m.p.h..

These cars are so rare in this country that everyone seems to forgotten about them and just how unusual they are anyway!

I imagine that they bought them in quite large numbers.

We aim to please, Mr Watters!

Yes, I don't actually know what tyres are on this particular example. It seems fast enough for the time. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

Idling problems?

Not that I noticed.

Yes, the rust on Mark I and Mark II Mondeos was quite bad... Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

I actually liked the Mk1 when I worked for a Ford franchise as a body fitter, thought they were built well back in the early 90s.

The Mark I was a very important car indeed when it was released in 1993.

Car of the year in Europe 1994..

Indeed!

They were available with the canvas roof on the first generation 121s over here, but those are virtually non-existent now. These are also exceptionally rare in the UK. The Kia Pride was sold for nine years in this country, and so they tend to be more common. I drove one of those back in 2020, actually. The front bumper on this car was a rare option, we aren't entirely sure if it was a factory or dealership option.

Really, sir?

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Indeed, on this one anyway. The below bumper spot light bits make it look sporty, but then the back looks goofy. BUT it's still better looking to me than a LOT of modern things

This is a really rare optional fit bumper. Even Jim doesn't seem to have seen another one with this in the metal.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's unique, I'll give it that! I do have a soft spot for Mazda. An MX6 is top of my list.

I filmed one of those last year, sir, although I wasn't able to drive it.

This is the third Montego I have driven. I preferred the other two, which also had the 2.0 engine, for some reason... This didn't have a rattly dashboard, which is miraculous. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thank you for your reply mine had a good dashboard and electrical issues sometime I felt depending on which day the car came off the production line had a bearing on the quality of the workmanship just my opinion I must say I find your reviews refeshing for your honesty and fairness I would like to ask a question I only found you recently and love the content just curious why no diesal car reveiws did I miss something being in the USA their are lots of them although I have not seen a diesal Jag my car is a Jaguar XJS Convertible 1995 straight 6 4.0 Litre and I just love it anyway best regards Andy Allen

As you work your way through the videos, the reasons why we do what we do, and have done since the very first upload almost six years ago, will become abundantly clear... I drove a 1991 XJ-S Covertible last year, actually. It was a V12, and I found it a bit disappointing, probably because I couldn't drive it at over 20 mph on the test route, and there did seem a few things wrong with it. Give me a final facelift 4.0 Coupé, and I think I would get on with it much better.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes 20 mph would not be a good thing sorry you were dissapointed I have spent quite a lot of money on mine having all the mechanicals redone new brakes and suspension I think it is money well spent as this is my dream car thanks for your reply and as always best regards Andy Allen.

Hopefully I can get to drive another one at some point. I didn't really have long with the 1991 XJ-S at all.

They are ever so typical of the era, aren't they?

@@lloydvehicleconsulting they really are 👍.

They seem to invoke quite a lot of nostalgia.

The sunroof actually jammed after I opened it. Jim had to come and reset it for me manually. This is why I don't tend to touch them on old cars.

We had an L specification 121 over here, although they are very rare.

That's a massive shame! I have actually seen a Mazda 1000 from that era, as Ian Seabrook tested the same car which I had seen at the first ever HubNut social event five year ago.