An Old New Arrival

JimInOz

That's one lovely car, I'm jealous!

About three years ago I was torn between restoring a MK1 Golf GTI or devoting my time to vintage Omegas.

"Oh I'm sure you'd be better off with watches" said my Darlin' as we were discussing it, so watches it became.

I have a sneaking suspicion that her reasoning had a financial bent based on the experiences of some of my car mates, watches couldn't soak up as much money as those darn old cars.............could they?

😁

seamonster

Respectable Member Hijak

Definitely a Classic and not plastic.

Thank-you.

JimInOz

That's one lovely car, I'm jealous!

About three years ago I was torn between restoring a MK1 Golf GTI or devoting my time to vintage Omegas.

"Oh I'm sure you'd be better off with watches" said my Darlin' as we were discussing it, so watches it became.

I have a sneaking suspicion that her reasoning had a financial bent based on the experiences of some of my car mates, watches couldn't soak up as much money as those darn old cars.............could they?

😁

seamonster

Respectable Member JiminOz

If not because of the opportunists who treat owners of a new car as cash-cows, owning a vintage-car is not going to be that expensive.

Just like vintage-watches, if a vintage-car is well maintained and serviced regularly, it will also give a life-time of virtually trouble-free motoring, from one generation to another.

Just compare most of the new cars, with just this one.

Most of the vintage-cars are majestic-looking. Like 'ulackfocus', I will also stop to admire their beauty. New cars are just like new watches. More than perhaps, boring.

Thank-you.

Hijak

...Respectable Member Seamonster that 58 Benz is outstanding! I've owned a few Mercedes but nothing even close to that, WOW, love it. I owned a 1984 300D wish I still had it.

Alpha

In response to the many vintage car admirers I hope you will agree that to own and drive one does make you a better driver.
With my own 1937 Morgan and its cable brakes driving and paying attention to the road well ahead was essential, breaking distances without servos etc as we all know can stretch quite a bit.
Anyone ever owned a Honda S800? a lot of fun

Hijak

Ahh the GTI, you may enjoy this then...




This is my 2004 Audi A4 3.0, done a few things to the suspension and engine to make it a little more interesting. Fun daily driver...

citizenrich

Nice paint.

are those VMR's?

AuBuyer

240D

U ulackfocus

Dig that Maxwell Smart / Cold War CIA agent get up in the Mercedes pic! 😜

Alpha

Here's a nice wee runaround for summer days -
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page/206445/?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=CCFS TUES 09072013&cm_pla=CFS_Newsletter&cm_ite=CAR 1&[email protected]&cm_ainfo=&att1=&att2=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute2%%&att3=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute3%%&att4=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute4%%&att5=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute5%%