I sometimes miss our Series III diesel. It was slow, noisy, thirsty, draughty, incontinent - and wonderful.
It was the cheapest motoring i ever had or will have. Zero depreciation and cheap parts. Walking into a specialist and buying pistons, rings, big end bearing set and a gasket set over the counter was an aid to ownership.
A long hill with the horse trailer on the back was torture on the noise front.
I once averaged 29mpg - by cruising at 42mph - for several months when interest rates were at their peak.
Just a big meccano set really. We sold it because Management started to compete a lot further away and we need3d a 7.5T horsebox with a living area so the horse migrated to a Bedford TL and I commuted in a Ford that was quiet, economical, warm, fast and lacked soul.
