Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[clan chieftain]

I recently traded in my Suzuki Alto for a Suzuki Ignis but the wife would kill me if I swapped it for another classic. Its worth £2000 but what half decent classic can you get for that kind of money. I would need to put another 3 grand to it to get what I want.......A Mk 1 Consul.
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[ukdave2002]

No I wouldn't

My modern is for functional practicality, my classics are for pleasure That said I like my modern and all the gadgets, but I wouldn't want them on the classic. If I'm meeting a client after a 200 mile drive, I want to be fresh and not having to have thought about the car.

In my mind its like asking if rather than having breakfast and dinner each day, have 2 breakfasts? both have their place

That said if I had a job that rarely required long distance driving, I would conciser it.

Dave

[peter scott]

The trouble is that anything old and comfortable enough for long journeys also gobbles fuel.

Peter
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[roverdriver]

The most modern car that I own (and the most modern that I have ever owned) is a 1984 Rover Vanden Plas. I would happily swap it for a Rover P4 in good condition, or better yet a P3.
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[kevin2306]

I wouldnt, i do huge mileages with work so my mondeo has that role (new 1.6 tdci-superb actually)
Classics are for fun and tinkering time :0)

[Rick]

If it wasn't for needing an estate for runs to the tip, I'd sell my modern(ish) and run something old, although if I did big daily mileages I might think twice.

RJ
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[Richard H]

The newest car I have is my 1959 Austin A35, which also happens to be my main car. I did think about getting something a bit more modern recently (1991 Metro) but I don't want to sell any of my current fleet of oldies and I don't need another car getting neglected because I don't have time to use it!

I've always had older cars and long may it continue. I don't cover any huge mileages though.

The main drawbacks for me are rust and lack of cruising speed. Still, they're much more fun!
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[Phil - Nottingham]

I did (a 1987 Rover 820SE 4 years old then) and would never go back to a modern one though I do not the mileage I once did (well under 10K) but my everday cars are 4 classics P4 P5B, LRS2 & LRS3 - with the P2 for pleasure. My wife uses her 1968 Mini everday along with the LR's

Classics are far more cheaper to run and more reliable if given the proper regular attention
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[Riley Blue]

We have two moderns; one is a seven year old Fiesta 'shopping trolley' and just used for going to work (ten miles) and local trips.; both jobs it's perfect for so it'll stay a while longer.

The other is a 13 year old Audi on 158,000 miles. It's used for longer trips, sometimes to Germany or France and it's very good at that, comfortable and economic. I'll probably say goodbye to it soon as it's starting to get expensive to maintain and would happily swap it for a classic if I could find one that would be as good at doing the Audi's job but I can't think of one so it'll probably be another Audi - and I've run out of garage space, another reason not to go for a classic.

[Ellis]

No, I would not.

I use the S2a Land Rover two or three times every week but could not imagine doing more than a 20 mile round trip in it. It's too basic and noisy.
Fun though.

The Mark 2 Jaguar would cost a fortune in fuel if used for, say, 200 miles a week. At 16 -17mpg you can understand why.

The diesel Fiat Panda does nearly 70mpg and even the Discovery 2 TD5 can attain 32mpg.
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[Roger-hatchy]

Only got the one car and it's more comfortable to drive than the 850 Volvo I had.

One advantage with this car, not a lot of space so ideal for shopping

[Keith D]

We have three "moderns". My wife's Holden Barina (your Chevrolet Avea) - two years old and only about 8000 miles on the clock, only getting used as a shopping trolley and local running about. My 2004 Mitsubishi Magna that rarely gets used now that I'm retired and a 1997 Jeep Cherokee that exists only for dragging our caravan.

Yes, I would cheerfully replace the Magna for a nice classic, but what? Remember that the Magna is not worth that much!

Keith

[Minxy]

We have two moderns - definitely need one as we have family spread all over England but could possibly get away with swapping the second for an old car.....but I would worry that driving an old car on a daily basis would spoil the 'fun' of owning old cars and driving them for pleasure.

[welshrover]

never had a modern car and don't want one EVER! horrible nasty plastic piles of crud with gadgets to promote idleness .if Britain ever produces anything I might think about it but I doubt it will ever happen in my life time

[badhuis]

I have a modern (2001 Subaru Outback H6-3.0) because it does all the things my classics are not so good at:
- driving to wintersport countries
- getting large amounts and big stuff from the DIY and garden centres
- taking piles of rubbish from the garage to the tip
- transport my wife to and from her work
- travel in snow and rain comfortably
- pull a car trailer
- live outside all year

Apart from that I need no modern car. If it does not rain I prefer to take a classic, more fun to drive.