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Originally Posted by topman
On my trips to africa and the middle east that's certainly true. There's all manner of vehicles on the road in those countries, that we might politely describe as ' beyond economic use'
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Of course the reason it is economically viable in these countries to keep old vehicles on the road for so long is that those undertaking the work are often very poorly paid in relative terms. So labour is relatively cheap which means that workshops will often make up panels and structural components as necessary.
The same is true of India - it has been said that an Indian can keep a car or motorcycle running longer than most. Some of us continue this tradition despite labour costs in Suffolk not being quite the same as in the Punjab.
My Omega will be 20 years old in September.
