Have you got a car you'll never part with?

[RDMcG]

My old bus bought new in 2007 and still have it. I expect I will hang onto it until I am too old to use it:

[mwstewart]

Yes. The Fiesta remains my favourite of all. I'll never part with it.

[Blib]

Mrs B would far rather be rid of me, than her beloved, 1970 500L.

Edited by Blib on Wednesday 15th February 07:47

[mwstewart]

Blib said:

Mrs B would far rather be rid of me, rather than her beloved, 1970 500L.

Thats nice, and the pantiles are pleasing.

[Jag_NE]

For me it’s probably a no. I like the idea of keeping something indefinitely but the reality is I get bored of stuff. Perhaps I’ve never owned anything truly special but if I was rich I think I’d get bored/distracted even quicker. I presume the only people who keep stuff indefinitely are marque specific beards and people who do low mileage and have zero interest in cars so they can run something like a Golf for 20+ years.

[Monster Mash]

This would be the last possession I’d ever let go of if times got hard. Of course it’s hard to say something will be in your life forever, but it is certainly my intention to never sell this car and I truly hope that is always the case.

Bought my first one in 2008 and ran it as a daily until 2012 when it met its demise on a diesel spill on New Year’s Day. Managed to resist the urge to buy another for over four years then the right car came up at the wrong time due to ongoing house renovations.

After persuasion from the missus I ended up taking the 38,000 mile, two owner car that I’d fallen in love with home. It’s been really well cared for and only ever been a summer, weekend toy so is pretty clean underneath too. Despite being gutted about how the first car ownership ended, the reality is that I’ve ended up with a better car. I do miss the first car and the memories attached to it but being a daily, it was starting to rust in the common areas back in 2012 so would need some extensive metal work now.

Edited by Monster Mash on Tuesday 14th February 23:09

[donkmeister]

Jag_NE said:

For me it’s probably a no. I like the idea of keeping something indefinitely but the reality is I get bored of stuff. Perhaps I’ve never owned anything truly special but if I was rich I think I’d get bored/distracted even quicker. I presume the only people who keep stuff indefinitely are marque specific beards and people who do low mileage and have zero interest in cars so they can run something like a Golf for 20+ years.

Not necessarily; I have no allegiance to any brand but I become very attached to cars to the extent i will only move them on if I really need to.

Jay Leno, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Lionel Richie, Chris Evans (the ginger one, not the American one) - all are very much car guys and notorious hoarders of their cars. OK Chris Evans is admittedly a Ferrari beard but the rest have very catholic tastes with their collections reflecting that. But when I see an "influencer" who trades last year's blingmobile for this year's blingmobile, I don't think "car guy" but rather see someone who sees cars as fashion accessories.

[BenS94]

Bobupndown said:

This unexceptional old mini that turns 60 years old later this year. Not a Cooper or S, just a humble 850cc Morris Mini Minor. As far removed from most of the standard PH fodder as you could get. Owned it 11 years now after a series of younger classic minis, a Mk1 was always what I wanted. On a sunny weekend B road cruise there is nothing like it.

Is that it's original plate? If so, that'll possibly have been sold by Dias' of Carlisle originally.

[BenS94]

Monster Mash said:

This would be the last possession I’d ever let go of if times got hard. Of course it’s hard to say something will be in your life forever, but it is certainly my intention to never sell this car and I truly hope that is always the case.

Bought my first one in 2008 and ran it as a daily until 2012 when it met its demise on a diesel spill on New Year’s Day. Managed to resist the urge to buy another for over four years then the right car came up at the wrong time due to ongoing house renovations.

After persuasion from the missus I ended up taking the 38,000 mile, two owner car that I’d fallen in love with home. It’s been really well cared for and only ever been a summer, weekend toy so is pretty clean underneath too. Despite being gutted about how the first car ownership ended, the reality is that I’ve ended up with a better car. I do miss the first car and the memories attached to it but being a daily, it was starting to rust in the common areas back in 2012 so would need some extensive metal work now.

Edited by Monster Mash on Tuesday 14th February 23:09

My all time favourite car. I'll own one one day, having had 11 "standard" MK1s of various types since 2012.

[LeoSayer]

5 years on and I still own the 993. It's starting to show it's age with corrosion in a few places so I'll get that taken care of at some point. I have had good fun driving it in all weathers through the years but that has now taken its toll on the bodywork - the wheel arches, door shuts etc are a bit scabby now.

Thanks to the ULEZ it now costs me £12.50 every time I take it for a drive so once the repaint / restoration is done I see me using it much less frequently and only when the roads aren't salty like they are now.



So a few years back the search started for a car I could use whilst the 993 became a garage queen and not have to worry about ULEZ charges.

I bought the F-Type pictured below thinking there was a chance it could replace the 993. However, despite being insanely fast, noisy and good looking it didn't have the legroom I needed and I never really bonded with it so I sold it after 18 months.



I can't believe I'm the 3rd person on this thread that now owns an electric blue GR86. Despite a 330bhp deficit, a rough sounding 4-pot and a lack of refinement, it's far more fun to drive that the Jag. I guess a 400kg weight saving really helps.

[CallThatMusic]

Yeh, I’m going to keep this one. Sentimental value.

[Pub2Pub_Ben]

I'm coming on for twelve years with this piece of fibreglass:





We've been through a lot together. Around 30 different countries on three continents, for a start. And it's certainly showing it; the paintwork is tired, the mechanicals enjoy protesting from time to time, and it's not exactly cheap to maintain and keep it rolling. Oh, and it doesn't even make any sense for me to keep it at the moment - with no garage, it currently lives in a lock-up a 40 minute drive from my house, meaning I don't get to enjoy it nearly as often as I'd like. But, with apologies to Mr Clarkson, it's become more than a car to me - it's a mate. I've spent almost ten percent of the time I've owned it on the road with it, living out of its boot. We've crossed deserts and salt flats together, and driven everything from Bolivia's Death Road to the Stelvio Pass.

It may not be anywhere close to being the best car around, but after all I've been through with it, Kermit the Chimaera isn't going anywhere. Except on more road trips in the future, of course...

[Bobupndown]

BenS94 said:

Is that it's original plate? If so, that'll possibly have been sold by Dias' of Carlisle originally.

Sadly no, but it did come from Carlisle, originally registered as 14 LAO. I bought it in Penrith so hadn't gone too far.

[A.J.M]

A.J.M said:

I have two I don’t see ever selling.

My daily, a 2004 Discovery 3, it’s got 170,578 miles on it. It’s book price is just over 3 grand trade in, it’s worth nearly 10 grand if I stripped all the off road parts and sold them.

I’ve had it over 5 years, it’s done everything I could ask of it, from work horse, to van, to tow car, to off roader to motorway mile muncher.
It’s yet to fail me for a tast I ask of it.
It’s had a few quid invested in it to keep it reliable, it’s about 80% kitted our for how I want it with the snorkel, roof rack, under body protection plating, remap, sliders, I have a D4 heated flappy paddle wheel and Bluetooth kit to fit to it, a 2nd fuel tank and some other bits.

The end goal is an overland trip through Africa with it.

My other long term project is a 1950 Land Rover series 1. It’s been converted to a trials car at some point in the 70s or 80s. It’s got series 3 engine and axels, series 2 gearbox, a roll cage, and plenty of dents.
I got it for next to nothing, and been offered several grand for it due to it being a genuine car with V5 and correct I.D for it.
Already got new door tops, new windscreen, new bulkhead, a hard top roof and lights for it.

Needs a proper restoration at some point which is going to be interesting.

Both remain.

Both are now fully fledged restoration projects.

The series has been repainted, new wiring harness and soft top roof, dials and other bits but is on hold.

The disco suffered badly at the hands of an incompetent specialist to the point it left in worse state than it went in.
Had to sell off a load of the off road gear to help fund a house purchase during covid and twice tried to sell the car, firstly on eBay and then to a breakers.

But it remains and is lined up for a body off frame restoration, fix all mechanical problems. Sort all rust and give it a full respray and replace all the bits I’ve had to sell off.

[TheGroover]

LeoSayer said:

I can't believe I'm the 3rd person on this thread that now owns an electric blue GR86. Despite a 330bhp deficit, a rough sounding 4-pot and a lack of refinement, it's far more fun to drive that the Jag. I guess a 400kg weight saving really helps.

I'll add my grey one into the mix! Only had it 3 weeks but loving it, I can't see me getting rid of it.

[BenS94]

Bobupndown said:

BenS94 said:

Is that it's original plate? If so, that'll possibly have been sold by Dias' of Carlisle originally.

Sadly no, but it did come from Carlisle, originally registered as 14 LAO. I bought it in Penrith so hadn't gone too far.

Even better! Love a locally plated classic.

[jakesmith]

I always wanted an R8 from when they were new. I got one 4.5 years ago and have slowly been upgrading it with every factory leather and carbon option, new exhaust and fully upgraded stereo. I absolutely love it, and will keep it forever

[e600]

[lord trumpton]

Id sell my limbs before selling my old SAAB

Edited by lord trumpton on Thursday 16th February 02:00

[dhdev]

Can't see me getting rid of my e46 M3, I'll just keep making it faster. I've had it 9yrs now and it started as a low mileage well specced standard car that I used as a daily. Its changed a bit since then...

Edited by dhdev on Thursday 16th February 07:20