Allegro Club International

[J Dawson]

So what was the very first car produced by BMW? It was an Austin 7 manufactured under licence, called the Dixi in Germany. Datsun also produced it.

So we can attribute BMW's automotive success to Austin, yah?

Wonder how many BMW drivers know that in a roundabout way their cars are linked to our old Austins... which are undoubtedly the better cars!
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Austin - you can DEPEND on it!

1976 Allegro 1100 4-dr saloon

Squeak, rattle & roll

[ruSSell]

Didnt know that!!! i have the natural evolution lol. Mind you.......dont think my Allegro would ever produce a bill like my BMW caused me at the weekend

[giz]

on another bl forum there was a really interesting topic about which car manufacturers didn't have a connection with bl. i think it was around 5 pages in before one was agreed.

[AlexB]

[Colin T]

[ruSSell]

lol no garage bill, £700 split between a service, replacement key needed (had to be be replaced and coded to the car), some software in the ecu needed updated and a couple of lambda sensors were away. Thankfully its six cylinders are all happy again. Modern cars, i dont know!!!!

[AlexB]

Bet that hurt! Keys and coding them, are an absolute joke. In my experience Volvo are the worst (dearest) for it. I am looking at a similar bill with my car at the moment, a 530d with leaking injector. When they come of an age and start to go wrong it really is time to dig deep!
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'When you're travelling economy, go first class'

[ruSSell]

[Richard Howe]

Spending £700 to keep an Allegro alive is nothing Don't ever wish to learn how!
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...that's why Allegro will look as good 5 years from now as it does today.

[Paul-V]

Sounds like Bad Mechanical Workmanship to me

[ruSSell]

[J Dawson]

I drive mine everyday, long motorway trips no problem, though there is a lot of maintenance to keep on top of (part of the enjoyment for me). I do not want a modern car.

It depends if you are using it for business, how mechanically competent you are and what sort of a nutter are you to have it as your main car.

You can't beat a modern car but I like the old Austin and am happy to stick with it.

Just change the oil & filter every 3000 miles and all will be well.
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Austin - you can DEPEND on it!

1976 Allegro 1100 4-dr saloon

Squeak, rattle & roll

[ruSSell]

Absolutely, i take my hat off to those who use every day but its just something i could never do, i couldnt even take mine out in the rain and it lives in an air chamber!! Any classis ive had has been the same. The fun for me is taking it out on a nice sunny day as its something totally different to what i drive everyday. But i totally admire those who use and enjoy everyday, its good that were all individuals and we have a different take on things

[giz]

the thing is, like you say if your happy to get your hands dirty classics are much more practical for every day use. if it breaks, you can fix it (as long as parts are available). if a new car breaks down you need a specialist to plug it in and repair. the last mot i had on my old mini cost me £14 for break cylinder, my more modern rover cost me £400 in the first fortnight

[J Dawson]

Yes indeed Giz, not to mention the savings in insurance.



You're right Russell about only using it on sunny days - a good job preserving it for a long time to come.


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Austin - you can DEPEND on it!

1976 Allegro 1100 4-dr saloon

Squeak, rattle & roll