Tax exempt, dog friendly, every day classic £4500???

[aeropilot]

RJG46 said:

SAAB 99/900?

A 99 combi coupe yes, great choice, but these days, it will be next to impossible to find a good one in the OP's budget I'm afraid.
And a Saab 900 would be a great choice, although doesn't fall into the tax exempt bracket yet, the earliest ones being 1979/80, so not far away though.

[biggbn]

Huntsman said:

Volvo Amazon wagon?

And another for this. I ran a delightfully scruffy Amazon 222s with o/d, went everywhere in the outside lane at 90mph with more to spare and terrorised reps due to its battleship grey exterior and general aura of disregard. A decent 145 is also good shout. Had both w123 and w124 mercs, easily take daily use. Dunno tax exempt rules now but early 245 Volvo's are in the up...or a 2.8 ghia X Granada, ran one of them too, schmoozetastic

[dundarach]

I had a Scimitar, great fun, great drive, however very temperamental, a factory built kit car if you would.

Couldn't face it as an every day.

I think you need to define what you mean as classic.

I drive an 04 plate Rover 75 now.

It has wood, leather, getting rarer, nice drive and for £10 a year I'm in an active club who hold regular events.

It's also modern, safe and easy to drive.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...



Mine

Don't dismiss relatively modern, over old, I've owned all sorts of classics, the Rover is MUCH better than them all, including a TVR, Audi 80, Scimitar, Land Rover 2A, Volvo 240 GLT and so on....FOR AN EVERYDAY CAR - please be careful.

Chris

[Strugs]

biggbn said:

...or a 2.8 ghia X Granada..

Hell, yeah!

[johnxjsc1985]

Strugs said:

Hell, yeah!

2.8 Granada estates are like hens teeth in good condition. There is a pimped up one on Ebay that looks bloody awful.

[Darkslider]

Land Rover Series III? Immensely useful and fits all the requirements, although if you want a vehicle to keep you dry and warm the daily commute might take a bit of getting used to

[Strugs]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Strugs said:

Hell, yeah!

2.8 Granada estates are like hens teeth in good condition. There is a pimped up one on Ebay that looks bloody awful.

Agreed!

[LarsG]

Just get a van. £3500 Bedford.

[85Carrera]

A bit over budget but looks ideal

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-Volvo-145-de-Luxe-...

[Mr Tidy]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Strugs said:

Hell, yeah!

2.8 Granada estates are like hens teeth in good condition. There is a pimped up one on Ebay that looks bloody awful.

Probably because so many of them died as bangers on the short circuits, sadly.

I had a 2.8 Ghia back in the 80s and it was a great car, but later I had a 2.8i Scorpio that was even better and had every gadget imaginable!

I haven't looked, but might a MK3 Granada estate fall within budget?