What did you do today?

[LynehamHerc]

Enjoy your walk X.

[SiC]

Rusty turds are fine at rusty turd money, it is all I've ever bought! I suspect that one was all the money, though.....

It is why I have an aversion to spending mid to top money on a "nice" example of a classic.

[mercrocker]

The most I've spent is 3K at any one time and I expect 10 years at least out of that expenditure. Much as there are many, many cars I have lusted after and still yearn for I also have an in-built aversion to massive investment. I just don't value them to that extent....

[PhilA]

That Renault 9 certainly is a nice looking thing. It looks a lot better as a 2 door than the European 4 doors we had, I might have to keep an eye out for one.

I'll sell you this one cheap.

[paulplom]

Is the steering wheel on the right or wrong side depending on what side of the Atlantic you're from?

[paulplom]

Anyone want a dash cam for the price of postage? Kiltox left it in the van vut doesn't want it back.
It's un used.

[PhilA]

Is the steering wheel on the right or wrong side depending on what side of the Atlantic you're from?

Well, being built in Wisconsin the steering is on the left.

I am pretty sure you could convert it to RHD without too much hassle other than the brakes. I'm not sure the Renault answer to that- did they just put a big bar across to the master cylinder on the left? Clutch isn't a problem, cable-op.
Dash is fairly stock, though the rest of the interior is specific to the GTA.

[SiC]

The most I've spent is 3K at any one time and I expect 10 years at least out of that expenditure. Much as there are many, many cars I have lusted after and still yearn for I also have an in-built aversion to massive investment. I just don't value them to that extent....

I struggle to comprehend how much classic cars in particular have risen in even just half a decade. My suspicion is a lot of it is potentially Greater Fool Theory that is funded by low interest rates leaving many middle aged people and older not seeing a point in leaving money in the bank.

So any car I buy, I don't usually intend to sell but always have an eye on value in case I have/want to. Hence I have to see where I can potentially add value to justify selling for more/same as I've put in. Otherwise I'd just be looking for a Greater Fool that may not be around when it's time to sell.

[LynehamHerc]

In a way I'm hoping that the squeeze on incomes will take a lot of the froth out of the classic car market, as will the ability to go on foreign holidays a lot more easily.

If I had a fair few cars I could see my missus comparing owning them to heating the house or going to the Med., even though she tends to be fairly laid back and leaves the money side of things to me.

[Eddie Honda]

I struggle to comprehend how much classic cars in particular have risen in even just half a decade.

Increase the amount of money in the system and that money is worth less. So they are probably* still the same value, even if the price ticket is massively increased. Plus a bit of speculation, plus a bit of various other shenanigans.