I am officially the best husband ever!

[Mr Tidy]

I have never really cared about colour of cars when buying. I buy on condition, mileage, condition, history and condition. If it's a nice colour that's a bonus.

My priorities are much like yours, but price is a factor too! Although there are colour combinations I just won't have.

 

[IRD]

You tell a good story Iain.
In all honesty white isn’t my favourite colour either. Melbourne Red would be my choice. But it is such a good car I couldn’t turn it down.

I've got an idea Ian! We get the Estoril one and if it is good, we swap (with a few quid my way obviously)! What do you reckon?

OK Andy. I think I could swing £50 your way. What do you think? Oh! And at a push, a decent set of mats.

 

[Pondy]

And at a push, a decent set of mats.

Yes the mats in yours were pretty crap. I spent a lot of money on internet "bespoke" ones. Another lesson learned. More money than BMW genuine ones and total rubbish!

 

[TOMGREEN413]

That's the problem when buying used! I would have preferred Imola Red.

I have never really cared about colour of cars when buying. I buy on condition, mileage, condition, history and condition. If it's a nice colour that's a bonus.

now that's almost the exact opposite to me, I buy in colour and anything else is just a bonus........yes I know....its a recipe for disaster......fortunately that only happened with the yellow TVR but I think it would have blown up whatever colour or history it had.....pile of crap

 

[Pondy]

now that's almost the exact opposite to me, I buy in colour and anything else is just a bonus........yes I know....its a recipe for disaster......fortunately that only happened with the yellow TVR but I think it would have blown up whatever colour or history it had.....pile of crap

Always loved the idea of a TVR, but never had the balls (or disposable income) to actually go there. Same with a Noble. I learned my lesson many moons ago (1990) buying a Lotus from the mid '80s. Better (and cheaper) than the other two but still utter shite.

Now the British car industry is almost wholly owned by the Japs and ze Germans, it can only be a good thing. Left alone we are atrocious at making cars. Engineering excellence always under-funded, under-developed and ultimately over-costly to everyone.

There is someone on another forum who has just bought a Noble M12. He paid big money and I think the running total so far is around £200 a mile to keep it on the road. I like my cars, but not that much!

 

[TOMGREEN413]

A mate of mine had an M12 a few years back, same story.....looked amazing, sounded amazing but spent to much time on a low loader. It's a shame but it is what it is.......I've been fortunate with a few lotus I've owned but never kept them long as I figured they were kinda like a hand grenade with a pulled pin, you know it's gonna blow but no warning of when

 

[Pondy]

A mate of mine had an M12 a few years back, same story.....looked amazing, sounded amazing but spent to much time on a low loader. It's a shame but it is what it is.......I've been fortunate with a few lotus I've owned but never kept them long as I figured they were kinda like a hand grenade with a pulled pin, you know it's gonna blow but no warning of when

I had an 'Excel' which was a later Elite or Eclat. The engine was a Vauxhall 2.2 from about 1974, canted over at 40 degrees to fit. The wheels, hubs and brakes were from a 1983 Toyota Supra. The electrics were worse than the French could manage and yet the word 'kitcar' is still met with derision unless it has a proper badge!

It was the best handling front-engined car I've ever been in TBH (of it's time) but was a shoddy thing at best. To think I sold a pristine Mk3 RS Turbo Escort (the white ones) to buy it aswell.