Classic car. Why do I even want one ?

[arther dailey]

I pay just over £100 a year fully comp all mods listed in great detail.

Limited to 3k miles a year and must be garaged after 10pm

is that through a specialist ? thats great value ,congrats

 

[bert]

Yes but I cant remember who at the moment, might be Adrian flux

 

[Blobber]

Cant beat a classic even if it doesnt get used all the time, its nice to have! Insurance for mine with all the modifications is about £130 with Classic line

 

[dobbslc]

mmy brothers rav 4 isnt a classic, but is compliant or free of lez zones etc so proves a very handy run about when you need to go into town/bristol etc , 51 reg and still going strong although at about 25mpg isnt exactly economical !

25mpg!
That's bad for a small car like that, my Surf does that sort of mpg.

 

[marlinspike]

I recently was ordered to come and remove a hoard of car magazines from my mum and dad's, these are from 35 years ago, Practical Classic and the like. Flicking through the classifieds in some of them would make you cry, the asking prices seem like peanuts

I was at the National Motorcycle Museum recently. Not really into bikes but I picked up a couple of the free magazines they were giving away in the shop. Prices in 1988:

 

[indy4x]

My Dad has a useable Austin A30, we bought it for his 70th birthday.

It had been stored in a garage for many years but was complete and solid

We replaced all of the braking system and gave it a service to get him going

He has pottered with it over the last 10yrs, didn't really get involved with it until recently, his cognitive skills are poor so I now look after it

Drove it last week, it's awful, brakes are still good, gearbox has no synchros on any gear (pretty sure it should have them on 2nd, 3rd and 4th but 1st never had synchromesh from new)

Steering is awful, 40mph is scary, thankfully he doesn't drive it much but I'm going to have to get the steering sorted ASAP

 

[Smallfry]

I was at the National Motorcycle Museum recently. Not really into bikes but I picked up a couple of the free magazines they were giving away in the shop. Prices in 1988:

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Did you find your "other" magazines in the stack too ?

 

[keithski122]

I've just inherited a third share in a bedford ca camper and a triumph herald, hopefully will be getting shot of as soon as.

 

[W.olly]

I pay just over £100 a year fully comp all mods listed in great detail.

Limited to 3k miles a year and must be garaged after 10pm

Yes but I cant remember who at the moment, might be Adrian flux

I just insured my Vette for £220, agreed value and 5k miles a year with Classic line plus more. Its same with all insurance now, a gamble. A Flux have been mental over the years for me. for this Vette it was £700 and odd.. my old Shogun was £1600 with them. i paid £550 with Go Skippy.

 

[ajlelectronics]

I just insured my Vette for £220, agreed value and 5k miles a year with Classic line plus more. Its same with all insurance now, a gamble. A Flux have been mental over the years for me. for this Vette it was £700 and odd.. my old Shogun was £1600 with them. i paid £550 with Go Skippy.

I renew every year with RH Insurance. It just works and you get to speak to real people in this country.

 

[marlinspike]

Did you find your "other" magazines in the stack too ?

Lol. They were free at the Motorcycle Museum cafe, so no, no other literature, especially of the type you suggest, was available. Thought I'd better reiterate that in case your post starts a rush.

 

[marlinspike]

I just insured my Vette for £220, agreed value and 5k miles a year with Classic line plus more. Its same with all insurance now, a gamble. A Flux have been mental over the years for me. for this Vette it was £700 and odd.. my old Shogun was £1600 with them. i paid £550 with Go Skippy.

I just did Go Compare and ended up with Performance Direct for £100, 3k a year on my Saab 900 turbo. Proved to be optimistic insuring it. Thought it was nearly MOTable. It isn't. Hopefully before Christmas.

 

[Smallfry]

I renew every year with RH Insurance. It just works and you get to speak to real people in this country.

I like RH of all the brokers, but they seem to be getting more expensive now. I spoke to Lancaster the other day, to make sure they had the correct vehicle and modifications details. Supposed to be a specialist in this field, but I got the impression the young guy I spoke to knew diddly squat about cars, especially older ones.