Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:06 pm  

Having owned Beetles I'm biased - but you could end up with a dud. I've got a MKIV Golf now which although only 10 years old is still reliable. Why not go for a MKI Golf - or are you going for the tax free element?

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:12 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Have you considered two wheels if it's mainly for a short jaunt to work?

Been there, had the Vespas and had the being knocked of it by a Transit Van - not too keen to go there again

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:22 pm  

ExiledWool wrote:

Having owned Beetles I'm biased - but you could end up with a dud. I've got a MKIV Golf now which although only 10 years old is still reliable. Why not go for a MKI Golf - or are you going for the tax free element?

I'm going purely for the design and beauty of the thing, I've got a strange fascination with them and classic cars in general. As a designer I am pretty much style over substance .

I know this is not a sensible thing to do but still appealing. Could be worse I could prefer Alfa's !

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:57 pm  

Quite apart from the cost of running a classic car, you should also consider the safety aspect. The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ran a test of a 1959 Chevy Bel Air crashing with a 2009 Chevy Malibu The results are frankly astounding

Quite apart from the cost of running a classic car, you should also consider the safety aspect. The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ran a test of a 1959 Chevy Bel Air crashing with a 2009 Chevy Malibu The results are frankly astounding

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:52 pm  

christopher wrote:

... As a designer I am pretty much style over substance . ..

I daresay you'd love the Aprilia Moto 6.5 that Starck designed in the 90's?, an unusual departure for Starck, in that it actually performs its function.

Then again, why not put your money into an Eames recliner or something?
Doesn't require outlay after you've bought it, unlike anything with an engine.

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:59 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

I've lost count of the number of cars I've owned and wished I'd kept

My first motor, a 105E Anglia



I've mislaid or lost all the rest (that only survives because my ex-girlfriend posted it to facebook) but they included various American tin, including a 1956 Studebaker Silver Hawk

Bloody hell Dave, you were a fit thing back then, who's the young lad with you

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:54 pm  

rover49 wrote:

Bloody hell Dave, you were a fit thing back then, who's the young lad with you

May I remind you of my ex Chinese launderer: Fuk Yew

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:53 pm  

christopher wrote:

Been there, had the Vespas and had the being knocked of it by a Transit Van - not too keen to go there again

How the hell do you not see a Transit coming?

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:58 pm  

Scooter Nik wrote:

How the hell do you not see a Transit coming?

Maybe it jumped out on him.

I didn't see a coal wagon parked at the side of the road once on my bike - rode straight into the back of it

Mind, I was reading a book on the handlebars at the time

Re: Classic Cars : Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:25 pm  

Fair point. Maybe it was lurking behind a bus.