Gerard Clarke wrote:I am one of those nutters who drives a forty year old heap as an everyday motor, and doing so does have its drawbacks. I am not the worst nutter in the neighbourhood, however, as a bloke down the road has a spiffy mid fifties Riley as his everyday ride. Other local loons include a nice pair of Bristols, and what must be a galvanised Mark IV Spitfire with a permanent hard top. As my area is popular with City girlies and spenders of the pink pound, there are also loads of the big square Merc SEL coupoes/convertibles from the 70s-80s , and even a black number plated Pagoda-top or two. All of these jalopes live on the streets in all weathers and move about regularly, when not exploding.
Yeah, but you're in that London, with a lot of options like buses, tube, taxis and Boris bikes to get you to 99% of your destinations when all the smoke leaks out of your engine. I need to know I won't be left on the M62 hard shoulder between J22 and 23, nor somewhere really isolated and dangerous like the Leeds inner ring road. I also enjoy aircon, traction, ESP, MP3 connectability..........
(edited to correct gross apostrophe misuse)