Bought the wrong car
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Well took it in p/x, a very nice Volvo Amazon 123gt of 1968 vintage. Car is a very good runner and condition is very good, enough bits and bobs for fiddling about with for interest. But somehow I am not 'feeling the love' for it. Five months into my ownership and my feeling is 'its OK' hope it grows on me.
Drove pre 1930's cars for about twelve years prior to the Volvo and I seemed to bond with each and every one I owned, maybe it's the Volvo is so modern. Bought a e46 m3 same time and only covered about twenty miles in it, same feeling. No I am not so wealthy to not care, it's just worked out like this for me.
Anybody else suffered this type of post purchase ?
Drove pre 1930's cars for about twelve years prior to the Volvo and I seemed to bond with each and every one I owned, maybe it's the Volvo is so modern. Bought a e46 m3 same time and only covered about twenty miles in it, same feeling. No I am not so wealthy to not care, it's just worked out like this for me.
Anybody else suffered this type of post purchase ?
Hi David.
It's a real shame that you don't appear to have 'bonded' with the Volvo !
I have read all your previous posts on the car and it looks stunning ( in photos at least ).
Is it possible that you bought it out of the 'Show/meet ' season and have not been able to get out in it and enjoy the car in fairer weather, with like minded people ?
To answer your closing question, yes I did have a car that I could not 'love'.
It was a Triumph Vitesse MKII. Made a lovely sound, once I had manually primed it.. waited eight seconds on the fuel pump...then starter motor twice !
Terrible steering, terrible handling, awful brakes.
I drove a restored version to compare them.......
It seems that it was a family trait.
To me at least.
I hope you don't get rid of the old girl before I her.
I'm only in Slowmarket
It's a real shame that you don't appear to have 'bonded' with the Volvo !
I have read all your previous posts on the car and it looks stunning ( in photos at least ).
Is it possible that you bought it out of the 'Show/meet ' season and have not been able to get out in it and enjoy the car in fairer weather, with like minded people ?
To answer your closing question, yes I did have a car that I could not 'love'.
It was a Triumph Vitesse MKII. Made a lovely sound, once I had manually primed it.. waited eight seconds on the fuel pump...then starter motor twice !
Terrible steering, terrible handling, awful brakes.
I drove a restored version to compare them.......
It seems that it was a family trait.
To me at least.
I hope you don't get rid of the old girl before I her.
I'm only in Slowmarket
Huntsman said:
Same here. Bought a P6 and its doing nothing for me, 20 years since I last had one.
Funnily enough I wished I had bought an Amazon.
I recalll your recent deliberations regarding which classic to go for. Sorry your not feeling the love for your P6, Of course I know the feeling. Funnily enough I wished I had bought an Amazon.
Plenty of choice with the Amazons and they can be had in variety of different models. What I do appreciate is the fact that almost the whole car is available in spare parts, like an Austin 7. I hope I do bond with mine as I am sure it will be a very good all rounder classic for the long term.
I find that unless you have an immediate bond/love for a car, you never do.
Last year bought a new Mustang. As soon as I drove off the dealers forcourt, I realised I had made a mistake.
The Lotus Excel didn't do much for me when I bought it - but fitting the Lexus V8 has changed it to a much loved thing.
Strange what "does it" for us isn't it? sometimes you know just by looking at a car it will be lurve.
Like women, I s'pose. No, there again, perhaps not.
Last year bought a new Mustang. As soon as I drove off the dealers forcourt, I realised I had made a mistake.
The Lotus Excel didn't do much for me when I bought it - but fitting the Lexus V8 has changed it to a much loved thing.
Strange what "does it" for us isn't it? sometimes you know just by looking at a car it will be lurve.
Like women, I s'pose. No, there again, perhaps not.
I've never had that, I always find something to love. I don't agree with this instant bonding thing, it took me a while to bond with my SL, fixing, improving, understanding and driving always helps.
Maybe the Ford Probe was an exception, but I even like my wife's Hyundai i20. It's an honest unexceptional cheap run about, but goes about it's tasks with aplomb.
If I can't help taking a last look over my shoulder, as I'm walking away, I know it's got to me.
Maybe the Ford Probe was an exception, but I even like my wife's Hyundai i20. It's an honest unexceptional cheap run about, but goes about it's tasks with aplomb.
If I can't help taking a last look over my shoulder, as I'm walking away, I know it's got to me.
healeyneil said:
Not quite the same but ; I had a Healey 3000 for 20 something years. Improved it ( made it faster ! ) etc, then eventually decided to restore it properly. When it came back, I didnt love it anymore.
I sold it !
Thats cos it probably didnt crab down the road like it used to Neil.!I sold it !
Sort of true for me, bought this completely original no rust beauty about a year ago mainly for my Dad to share as he had one when they were new! He has only driven it once, so sadly hardly gets used. Its a lovely thing to drive, surprising good for a 51 year old car, but TBH does not really float my boat.
Hence the car is for sale here in the classifieds.
Hence the car is for sale here in the classifieds.
Frexit said:
Bought a 996 turbo X50 and was underwhelmed wholly unless I was on track and then I was just wishing I had something with the same oomph but lighter.
Loved my MGA, such a nice free revving engine and about 350hp less!!
My next modern car will be NA, not turbo
Interesting. I bought a 'not as exotic' 996 3.6 as an itch scratch last year. I tried so hard to bond with it but it just wouldn't happen and it was a perfect example. On the odd day when the roads were clear it was superb but those were in the minority. More often, stuck behind the infernal Honda Jazz on potholed roads in the rain.Loved my MGA, such a nice free revving engine and about 350hp less!!
My next modern car will be NA, not turbo
Finally gave in and sold it, back behind the wheel of a V8 again which I'm now convinced is my comfort zone. Torque and toys, that's my new mantra!
Mark A S said:
Sort of true for me, bought this completely original no rust beauty about a year ago mainly for my Dad to share as he had one when they were new! He has only driven it once, so sadly hardly gets used. Its a lovely thing to drive, surprising good for a 51 year old car, but TBH does not really float my boat.
Hence the car is for sale here in the classifieds.
Bloody hell, that's lovely.Hence the car is for sale here in the classifieds.
Was in the market to buy a classic,tried a Stag as everyone said i`d love it-I hated it.
Bought a TR7 and stuck a v8 in it,never really got it finished to a 'high' standard as I just wanted to try it out on the road.I take it out for a blast a couple of times a month and drive it hard.
It maybe is crap as they say but I enjoy it and its cheap too apart from fuel.
If a classic does not float your boat straight away it never will,all you will remember about it is the money it cost you.
Bought a TR7 and stuck a v8 in it,never really got it finished to a 'high' standard as I just wanted to try it out on the road.I take it out for a blast a couple of times a month and drive it hard.
It maybe is crap as they say but I enjoy it and its cheap too apart from fuel.
If a classic does not float your boat straight away it never will,all you will remember about it is the money it cost you.
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