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Old 23rd September 2021, 14:31   #3
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I notice that you are throwing this up in the air, for debate, as opposed to looking for an actual answer.

That is good: only you, and all things being equal, your wife; can make your final decision.

May I suggest the following, for your consideration :-

Is it important to either of you, to keep up to date, or up with the Jones’s?

Does owning a future classic appeal to either or both of you?

£3,500, and a further £600, is a lot of money to spend on a 17 year old car.
But it’s more than a 17 year old car. It’s an old car, with memories, and by the sounds of it, at least some sentimental value.

Have you ever sold a car, and later regretted it?
I have, and the money involved “dissolves” in both time, and your regrets.

I was (still am, at heart) an engineer, so not a bean counter.
No disrespect here; I’m grateful for the companies that employed me, and needed strong financial controls to survive.

I doubt if £4,000 plus is enough to buy a (near perfect) modern 2nd hand replacement for a quality car.

But, by your calculations, it is enough to recreate a (fading?) Pride and Joy.

Regards

Mike
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2002 75 1.8 auto Club SE,
2000 75 1.8 auto Classic SE (Company Car)
1997 420 (Company Car)
1996 216 cabriolet,
198? 213 VDP
1986 SD1 V8 VDP,
1968 2000TC,
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