Morning gents, yes we are in uncharted waters as far as the classic car scene goes.
Stichill that's a great pic. I've still never managed to plan a route that passes the Millau bridge as there's always some other destination that takes priority. It's on the list though.
Your pic reminds me of the Truman Show when he heads off for the horizon in a little boat but it's actually a wall with the horizon painted on it. :grin:
Important comment about sun burn. I'm fully factor50'd up, just going out in this country due to my health history.
I have always said I'm not a convertible person anymore, but those Spyders are nice.
Hi Ady, yep as above. Strange times to guess on which way is the best to go.
I'm just gonna buy what floats my boat the most and worry about it later. :grin:
Hi Chicb, thanks very much.
I won't be getting stuck in to anything as much as the C2. I want an easy year or two. :wink:
I'll always make a car my own though so will probs my have a thread running. Cheers. :thumb:
Hi Graham, yes who knows, things could crash or be alright.
I doubt many people will be in negative equity though. They may have a car worth less than they paid but not a car worth less than they owe.
I think most people buying the more pricier models will be chucking in a decent deposit.
So most can still get out in the black, but that doesn't mean a £20k loss wouldn't hurt a bit.
Yes the roof down motoring may not be a good as I remember it. I had a good blast out in my mates Spyder last year mind and it was great.
The wind noise in the Spyder is that bad over 50mph you may as well have the roof off anyway.
There is the fact that here in Blighty how often will I get to drop the hood though?
Hi JS, yes I hope we have another decade of business as usual. Price drops due to recession and things are ok as this always happens but a seismic shift in the use and taxation of petrol engines cars would be a shame.
My mate reckons it's happening much faster than he thought after a visit down south recently.
Hi Will, yep the usual talker uppers and talker downers depending on their livelihoods. :grin:
I've been reading a lot the past few days and I think classics will be ok for at least another 20 years. I may want out of mine way before then if I emigrate.
My wife wants to go now but I'll only go when I don't have to work. No point moving to a lovely place but still having to endure the daily grind.
Hi Szymon, I'd never go to the trouble of converting a classic to battery. You'd lose pretty much all of what makes the car what it is. When that day comes I'll just buy a modern EV and concentrate on other hobbies. :wink:
So the C2 went yesterday.
My mate Mark paid me straight away almost two weeks ago but had to clear his garage of all his boat stuff.
So last Thursday Mark came up to take the car for a drive. I was busy packing to leave for the RS day.
Anyway I'd never usually let anyone drive the car without me (other than Craig or my wife)
but I was busy and it was now Marks anyway.
So off he went in the crap weather and on filthy roads for 45 mins.
When he came back the car was stinking and filthy. He'd given it a proper spanking but whatever, it's his now.
However, he stalled it getting it on my driveway and must have wrestled with the key to get it started again. So you've guessed it, it knackered the ignition switch. Aargh! I'm sure cars know when you're selling them.
It may have been ready to die anyway but I've had no bother at all in 3 years.
Mark offered to pay for the part but I said no, I want it leaving me in perfect working order.
So anyway me and Craig fitted a new one yesterday then took the car down to Mark which is in my old home town.
I gave it a quick jet wash (not using the brush!) at the nearest filling station but it will need a proper wash by Mark.
The offending part.
Car dropped off.
After fitting the ignition switch with Craig I think it sparked that enjoyment from tinkering and fixing something and I had a major regret about selling, so I rang Mark before heading to his and said 'If you've any doubts I'll happily switch your money back through and keep the car."
He still wanted it though. Damn!
So that's it, it's gone.
I'm gonna save up and monitor the cars that sell over the next month or two and I'll have a day down south viewing a few next month.
In the meantime I may sort my garage.
It needs a full rewire with more sockets, proper lighting, some units, walls painting and floor sorting.
Big project though so I might leave it another year as we are scanning Zoopla once a week and may move.
At the very least though I need to seal the old concrete floor with waterproof PVA as the dust is a nightmare.
That's a warm weather job though really.
So this is it for this thread I think.
Massive thanks for the advice and opinions along the way with the C2. I've enjoyed almost all of it and the end result is a stunning 996.
When I drove it yesterday I just thought 'You idiot! for selling".
It really is a lovely thing to drive and they sound fantastic given the price of them.
That chapter in my Porsche journey is closed now though.
Onwards and upwards.
Cheers lads. :thumb: