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I quite like the idea of a ZT, Bob yours is a nice colour too.

I've just got these three for now



.. and a list as long as your arm for what i want to get next. I need more parking space.

I think I should convince work to give me a pay rise then I can have one of these for the work horse:


And this for our 'family-car'


For now the ethnic family carrying wagon with Pakistani air fresher & Vincent the Vectra will do

I feel very fortunate that I 'think' I can run all of these cars. In actuality one of them is usually on SORN. The Mercedes C220 is the 'family' & daily hack.
The A210 is used in winter as it is front wheel drive. The F is used when it's not raining so I can have the roof down. The Mini is used on high days & holidays with zero chance of rain. I spent too long resurrecting her from years of neglect to risk more tin worm.

When I'm an old fogey an old mini will be mine....

Howz tha mean, WHEN?

Dad... Your donkeyskin moccasins have now been cancelled and sent back to Bradford.

I meant to say when I'm as old as you I might be able to get another old mini ( used to have a ng metro turbo powered one when I was a younger whipper snapper)

Az tha sin Cedric darn your way? He flew off wi'tother pigeons last neet...

Aye lad, Cedric t'pidgeon is here in t'Midlands. Resting beneath t'pastry in th'oven.

I'm not that old! I'm a member of the Heinz club.
You're only as old as the woman you feel.

picked a new family transport yesterday.



one owner from new, 50k mls, service history, immaculate tan leather interior, new tyres, MOT'd, all for £1000.00

Yes, it's ugly. But I'm masochistic.

Thinning out the collection - four vehicles for one couple was a bit over the top really.

The diesel Citroen Picasso went last week - a brilliant, ridiculously economical, carry-all that was actually better to drive than it looked. And our much loved, immaculate, 23-year-old Fiat/Hymer motorhome went up the lane for the last time yesterday. (Somebody once asked me how it handled. 'Compared to the MG it's totally, utterly, bloody awfull. Compared to a small bungalow it's not too bad')

Our faithfull 10-year old Suzuki Grand Vitara now fills the everyday gap while we await the delivery of our Dacia Duster 4x4 - Titter ye not, you've had the Indian-built versions, we have the Romanian-built ones which are now number two in the 'Auto Plus' magazine's reliabilty tables (Volkswagen are 13th, Audi 20th...) The dear old Suzy will go too after the Duster arrives and takes over the trailer-full-of-logs task.

So number four? The TF - and it STAYS! It is immune from this and any other rationalisation.
Obviously!

My toys

You will recognise the green one  it’s a 1996 VVC which I got for under £300 of fleabay and am currently using as my daily. It is coping with a 50 mile round trip to work and back with ease and is great fun to drive, but you all knew that anyway.
The rusty white one is a 1959 Ford Fairlane Galaxie 500. Imported by myself from Kansas 3 years ago with four flat tyres, no sills and a seized motor, it is slowly coming together. She runs and drives now, pretty sweet when you consider the engine was unstuck using diesel and a long bar. No re-build at all. Just need a carb and a wheel arch and she will hit the road, though I have got her registered and have driven her on the queens highway. The handling on those whitewalls is very different to the VVC…

Wouldn't have thought that the cost of importing the Fairline was practical, seeing its condition
A good clean would help!
On the other hand the MG looks a good buy.