A restoration lasts at least 30 years
11/09/2015
Restorations are expensive and time-consuming, but depending on the effort and consistency involved, they can return an automobile to its original condition. In principle, the costs can be amortized over many years. But how much does a restoration actually extend the life of a car? We put this" question of the week" to the readers of Zwischengas and received a clear tendency as an answer, but no uniform opinion.
The largest proportion of readers, almost a third, are convinced that a complete restoration should extend the life of a car by at least 30 years.
A further 20% consider 20 years to be the time horizon over which one can have peace of mind and drive a roadworthy vehicle after a restoration.
Around nine percent believe that you should be able to drive your car for 40 years without any problems after restoration.
Eleven percent even consider 50 years to be a reasonable shelf life after a restoration and a further 12% even assume that a restoration using modern methods should be enough to keep the car alive for eternity.
Eleven percent of respondents were unable to decide or felt that none of the options applied.
Overall, it can therefore be said that restorations are given a very good report card. There are probably comparatively few cars that have already been on the road for 40 or 50 years since a restoration, but one or two cars have certainly exceeded 30 years since a complete overhaul. And what did a wise man say recently? My car will outlive me one day. If it has recently been restored, this could very well be true.
Here are the complete results of the question of the week "How long does a restoration last":
And of course, we've already asked the next question of the week . This time we would like to know how many classic/young car events you attend each year.
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