I'm still seething from an MOT fail because of an ABS light not going out. Note that the brakes tested fine on the brake rollers, but that because the light stays on - it has to fail. (Yes I tried taking the fuse out and one or two other tricks suggested "elsewhere".)
But it sets me to wondering - What's available still that's owner maintainable, reliable and durable? Probably no more than 7 years old. Having had a Freelander 1 for a number of years I'm not falling into the trap of thinking that because you still see such-and-such a vehicle around it's necessarily a goodun. Too much money thrown into that particular pit.
Does everything have an ECU these days? Years ago I had to scrap something a bit exotic as there were only 24 imported and they had their own custom ECU - and the one scrapppy who had one to break said it was the ECU on that ...
Even wondering about something a bit vintage - any suggestions?
Thanks,
HFC
But it sets me to wondering - What's available still that's owner maintainable, reliable and durable? Probably no more than 7 years old. Having had a Freelander 1 for a number of years I'm not falling into the trap of thinking that because you still see such-and-such a vehicle around it's necessarily a goodun. Too much money thrown into that particular pit.
Does everything have an ECU these days? Years ago I had to scrap something a bit exotic as there were only 24 imported and they had their own custom ECU - and the one scrapppy who had one to break said it was the ECU on that ...
Even wondering about something a bit vintage - any suggestions?
Thanks,
HFC