nigelxk wrote:
and on subject of cars,first car morris minor at 16,sat on front garden getting customised for a year,was looking cool,second car aged 17 capri 1.6gt in gold,tried to drive it two miles home and got picked up half way by old bill .no cars for next six years.lol.first road legal car ital estate(yes marina lol)was actualy very reliable and a great passion waggon,say no more.two skoda estelles(both of which never let me down and sold for more than purchase price),next carlton cdi,then omega estate(caravan days).then mercs.but also toy time for me,dutton phaeton,next beauford 2 door tourer ,both kit cars.toyota mr2 trike,model t vintage van replica,and the best of the bunch tvr cerbera(only got 170 from her,roads round by where we lived where too short ,but three times speed limit was fun)...none of my toys lost much money(beauford brought for £5k,and 8 years later sold for£9k) ,the tvr being the biggest loss, bought for £10k and sold for £8k to my best friend.but the profile is building,very different,like bmw m3,s , range rovers,and many others but never went down that avenue,had to be different.got a new baby at 44,so no more fast or dangerous cars,