Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Suspension bushes, ARB drop links, brake discs and pads, new clutch, leaking dampers, etc etc. New pads, a new clutch and a set of ARB droplinks could easily come to £2k, and might well be required on a bargain basement car which hasn't had that much preventative maintenance carried out. Cheap cars are usually cheap for a reason, after all.