I've been mulling over whether to sell the 840 for the past few months. We're moving to a new house, where the drive at the front and back will be too steep to drive the car on to , without scraping the spoiler each and every time. To be honest I really don't think it will go up or down it at all.
The house does have a huge garage, but I wont be able to get the car in to it, until a load of building work is completed next Summer, as we need to use it for storage. I have never left the car out in the 7 years that I've owned it so don't want to start now!
So ....Decided, as I needed to drive down to Sussex yesterday, to see a couple of cars I had had my eyes on. Totally off the wall. One was a 67 Beetle , full body off restoration blah blah blah. Needless to say it didn't justify the price and I realised that cars had moved on in leaps and bounds . I had a 64 Beetle as a first car back in 74. That one wasn't really a problem. The guy wasn't enthusiastic so I walked.
http://www.ambrosemotorcompany…n_beetle_saloon_10178.htm
The second car was more difficult. I had always fancied, please dont laugh, a 2CV. We've got a couple of other cars to use so long distance, high speed autobahns probably wouldn't be on the horizon. It again was fully restored with over £9000 having been spent on it.It was just used as a corporate advertising vehicle and was superb.
We chatted loosely about figures and then I popped out to the garage forecourt again to mull it over. I had valeted the 8 series the day before and it looked stunning. I glanced at the snail in the showroom and then back at the BMW...I did this for the next 15 minutes and realised I couldn't do it..What was I thinking? It's going to be so difficult to part with it!
This was the 2CV by the way.
http://www.gprcars.co.uk/used-…-st-neots-201327522277884
Both prices look like madness, especially when compared with the pittance that needs to be paid to pick up a good 8 series. The Beetle will appreciate , thats for sure but the 2CV will hang around for a while yet.
Anyway I couldn't do it so all in all its pretty irrelevant!
God she's achingly beautiful!
