To be fair, I totally see the appeal of those sorts of cars but the reality of actually using one can be a costly process.
One of the shows I half watch while pottering around in the kitchen is Bangers and Cash and the guy on there often says things along the lines of 'you don't want it to be too perfect, otherwise you'll never want to use it' I guess there is a lot of truth in that.
Agree entirely, mine was a silly mistake to buy in the first place tbh, when I got it, it was truly immaculate in every respect but unfortunately it very quickly started to deteriorate once the elements got to it and as I was using it as a daily, whilst it had low mileage when I got it (56k iirc) the majority of its components were largely as they left the factory, and plenty of stuff started breaking,seemingly all at once.
Im sure had I bought it and stuck it in a heated garage and used it sparingly it would still be around, instead, I sold it on requiring a lot of expensive work and ultimately it never got another MOT nor has appeared on the insurance database so I’m presuming it got scrapped.
I don’t regret owning it though, loved the car while I had it and until it threw up some big bills (with bigger on the horizon) it had always driven beautifully and been reliable, I’d always wanted a really tidy e38 and had one but it didn’t end how I’d envisaged.
I have every intention one day of buying another classic/old car but I’ll only do it if I have use of another car and somewhere to keep it safe and dry, and, of course, far deeper pockets, none of which applied when I bought the e38….
Heart over head at its finest.
