22-10-2020, 08:33 AM
Each to his own, but if I wanted a modern sports car why would I pay £88,000 for an MGB when I can get a Mazda M5 for less than a third of that? And if I wanted an MGB I would want to experience the period character of the car, not some clone of a Mazda!
The article suggests that old car ownership consists of hardship and unreliability; perhaps the author should try experiencing a well maintained old car instead of spouting nonsense that will frighten off the inexperienced. He talks of the need for a garage and workshop to maintain an old car - that may be the ideal, but most of us gained our maintenance experience by the roadside, or if we were lucky in the driveway, and that is still achievable today.
The article suggests that old car ownership consists of hardship and unreliability; perhaps the author should try experiencing a well maintained old car instead of spouting nonsense that will frighten off the inexperienced. He talks of the need for a garage and workshop to maintain an old car - that may be the ideal, but most of us gained our maintenance experience by the roadside, or if we were lucky in the driveway, and that is still achievable today.