The Dark Wob

ghosty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:03 pm Whatever I'm buying is a long termer, I think I have a right to be a bit picky!

fried onions wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:48 pm Ghosty says he's getting a Chevy Caprice.
Ghosty gets an Ovlov.
Ghosty says he wants something British.
Ghosty gets an MX5.
Ghosty says he wants a Farina.
Ghosty starts looking at Granadas.
Ghosty says he wants a Dolomite.

Place your bets.

ghosty wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:34 am Tbh, I don't like Jags past the XJ40, they just aren't for me. Too modern.
Whilst I like BMWs I can't get past the image of them. I'd make an exception for good E28s though.

Danthecapriman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:36 pm

The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:11 pm

Danthecapriman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:25 pm

Like?

My E32. Even now it wouldn't break 2 grand on a good day. Therefore it's worth half as much as a rusty example of an inferior car that folk buy because it reminds them of the good old days, whatever they were.

Like Junkman, I owned a lot of these 'valuable' classics when they were bought by mere mortals and priced accordingly. That Granada Estate is worth 500 quid to me. It's fucked.

I sort of agree with you but the Granny is a much older rarer car that’s in more demand. Tbh, it’s totally irrelevant if it’s better as a car or not than a modern BMW. The desire to own one is not necessarily a reminder of ‘the good old days’ but it’s a toy someone wants because they like them.
I’d still have the Granada over your BMW, I just like Granada’s much more. That’s all there is to it. Plenty of other people would say the opposite.

That particular Granada is/was fucked, yes. The give away being the vinyl top. There’s only one reason you’d fit one to a car that didn’t have them in the first place! I wouldn’t have even bothered looking at it based purely on that. Plenty of others around though.