The roads had less traffic but also less capacity and cars were less reliable and needed a lot more servicing than today.
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Driving in Days Gone By
- Thread starter Morturn
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Well, you must have driven different stuff to me then Pete. I had a triumph bike that was a pain to start and if you drove it, you were lucky to get more than 300 miles before something needed looking at.
My Ford Escort was better once rebuilt, but I still have to change oil ever 1,500 miles, it would eat brakes, tires and petrol. I now have a Volvo that done 120k miles and was in the garage for the first time for a small repair yesterday.
I was surprised to hear mention in #8 of Walsh, Medlicott Road. My brother and I started off with a 1937 Morris 8 which required regular maintenance and Walsh was our "go to" guy to get serious engine and cylinder head work done. It was only a house and I remember he had his name in the fanlight glass above his front door. It was quite local for us.