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

Ah, so no mention of the ropey MX5, or the battle scarred vauxhall astra, none of the motorbikes, the ford Ka.

Oh and where did the van comment come from, as it was before the hire van whilst stopping in to help someone then leaving?

Oh and Renoir fitted a purpose if you ever smelt it running. It was the perfect London car.

No, I never saw any of those, only the Renault. Oh, and the motorbike held together with Gaffa tape.

I think the point that you are missing here is that things do not match- you claim to have owned/do own/are working on a variety of limited run, desirable cars- which are an expensive proposition.

You then turn up in a variety of filthy beaters such as the Renault, or on that 90's Raleigh hybrid.

If this were Pistonheads then the howls of "Custard" would have been heard a long, long time ago.