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FWIW in 10 years of ownership my bug broke down once, didn't rust, started in any weather and could be left for 9-10 months without any issues. But i put that down to having a very good classic car mechanic (my dad) and if it were my responsibility to look after and maintain it i'm sure my story would be the same as the gen pop (old cars suck).
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They're absolutely wonderful if you have:
- Time
- Money
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Space
Which is why classic car owners are either incredibly boring or wealthy.
- Time
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Is that the royal we(e)? :)
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Old Classic cars are like Strippers, so long as you keep throwing money at them they keep working ;)
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@Airhead
So what we're saying is old cars suck.
Last time I supplied the sound system for a band out in the countryside we were talking about how we all arrived without any dramas in our relatively new cars and how years ago it was always a lottery if you'd make it. Then you had to worry about how you'd find these remote properties in the depths of the countryside while running mental diagnostics on why you were down on power or had a warning light on.
I always had a jack and box of tools in the back of my car.