I want a Classic!
Discussion
esso said:
I don`t wish to sound negative here and I wish you good luck with your search but please be aware that if you intend using a classic for everyday use it will require reqular maintainence and lots of TLC,attention and care.You say you are not a technician,unless you are willing to learn and use spanners then you will have to pay someone to maintain it which will cost you.MGB`s etc are a good way into classic car ownership but be prepared for it to let you down one frosty morning!
Thanks Esso I know by no means is this a practical idea, all the techs I work with have said it's costly, unreliable, difficult in some cases to source parts, have suggested buying a kit car with a new engine and classic body shape. I have no problem with learning the mechanics of the classic I go for to an extent for that frosty morning but more than anything i'm trying to find out which would be one of the most reliable classics and cost effective to run/ maintain.... which I guess is a bit like how longs a piece of string, dependant on build quality, history, mileage etc so just trying to jump the first hurdle to find the right path to go down lol, thanks for your comment 
benjj said:
Given your job and place of work you'd be mad not to go for a 944. Or a 924. Or if you're mad a 928 
Wow! Thanks for everyone's comments! Ben haha I would love to but can't afford it we've been restoring a 944 for the past few months.... sick of the sight of it now haha looks good though.PS Mission Motorsport is cool, a friend of mine did the Travel Trade crusade earlier on in the year and we donated to you guys, do brilliant work!
My daily commute to work is 40mile round trip doing 70mph so thats partly why it's been so hard finding something that will be reliable enough, great suggestions though thanks guys!
80quattro said:
OP doesn't state how many seats/level of practicality he needs, but if both of these feature high up the list, I would recommend a BMW E28. I own one, and despite not needing to use it as a daily, I would not hesitate should I have to.
It starts first time, every time. It has a good heater and fan, power steering, five seats and s great boot. It 'bongs' at me when its cold enough to be icy outside, I have a low fuel light, a fuel computer, lovely comfy recaro leather seats, and a good fun factor provided by circa 220bhp at the rear wheels via a limited slip diff. £10k budget would be more than adequate to get a super clean one, possibly two.
Lol OP's female It starts first time, every time. It has a good heater and fan, power steering, five seats and s great boot. It 'bongs' at me when its cold enough to be icy outside, I have a low fuel light, a fuel computer, lovely comfy recaro leather seats, and a good fun factor provided by circa 220bhp at the rear wheels via a limited slip diff. £10k budget would be more than adequate to get a super clean one, possibly two.
Seats, not fussed no kids, practicality mechanically the more reliable the better, normally prefer cpe's to cab's don't know why. BMW E28 sounds good though.
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