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

I don’t know why more people aren’t buying pre 1980 cars in London. No road tax or mot needed, cheap insurance and no ULEZ charges

EDIT: apologies @bq this was a reply for @johnnettles2

Environmental/safety/maintenance/driveability issues aside unless you're experienced with classic cars the classic car market (IMO) has become a playground for the wealthy rather than what it once was, a cheap run-around option. I can't recall seeing anything for less than £3k recently that wasn't a project car. I'd guess you'd need to spend around £7-8k to get anything as reliable/sorted as a more modern £3k car. That said if a pre 84 900 came up for the right price i'd jump at it as it's essentially the same platform right the way through to the last models (like mine).

I drove a 73 bug around London for over 5 years but sold it in the end as at that time i still had to pay tax, it was relatively cramped, boot space was crap, and it was too thirsty/tiring over longer runs (#csb).