Wished I'd kept hold of my first car, 1969 Cortina 1600E Mk11. Cost me £150 and was luvverly.

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

You little super stud Dave. Not bad pins mind. Did she smoke in bed?

Dunno mate, I never looked.

That pic was taken not too far from your old stamping ground. It was at the side of Burn's Head, Pat Haven

When I lived in London so used the excellent public transport to get to and from work I owned a Morris Minor convertible as my only car and that was on a classic car insurance policy.

Not really practical though as with most moggies of that vintage the fuel pump was feeble and would inconveniently just stop pumping fuel, usually at traffic lights on the North Circular and the only option was to get out lift the bonnet and give the fuel pump a belt with a spanner or something to get it going again.

So I think the moral is if you want a classic car as your only car remember they are old and may well not be reliable so you may not be able to count on it to get you about.

I bet the drivers behind liked you



It also wont be the only car in the houshold as part of the reason I want to get rid of the mini is I've just bought my wife a new car and I cant really justify having two expensive new cars so at least there will be one reliable car when needed!

I may well just go for a normal cheap run around but the pull to get something I've always wanted is very strong, at least I can say I've done it and I suppose the thing with classics if they are looked after they shouldn't depreciate like 'normal' cars.

Depending how far you stretch the word 'classic'... I run a Mk2 VW Jetta. Lovely piece of kit. Simple, solid, plentiful parts and also something a bit different to the euroboxes in the staff car park. Trouble is that I then went and got a job in the middle of Leeds and use the trains to get to work so now I have to sell it

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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