23-12-2020, 08:57 PM
I must admit that, as I have grown older, I dislike changing cars. It’s a bit like new shoes! My present fleet consists of my Landrover Series 3(owned for the last 26 years), the VW Polo Mk2 (owned for 12 years with now 368000 miles on it) and the RP saloon, which replaced my Porsche 944. The Porsche was a worthy car, fast and definitely a drivers car, but eyewateringly expensive to maintain and not all that reliable. Having had a Seven when a student, and having seen my old car (now in the hands of Hedd Jones) in Bala one evening, I thought of having another RP saloon and I have not been disappointed. It is the complete antithesis of the Porsche, with a little more than one third of the maximum speed, handling characteristics that, let us say, keep one’s attention engaged and performance measured on a geological timescale but it is just as much fun to drive and, which is more important, I can get into and out of it with some dignity.
Yes, I too scan the For Sale ads to see what’s about. A prewar Wolseley might be nice, say a 12/48 or 14/56, but in addition to what I already have. And to be perfectly honest, I think I would rather spend the money on a Ruby for the right money for my great-grandson who would really like one.
Yes, I too scan the For Sale ads to see what’s about. A prewar Wolseley might be nice, say a 12/48 or 14/56, but in addition to what I already have. And to be perfectly honest, I think I would rather spend the money on a Ruby for the right money for my great-grandson who would really like one.