In 1987, I bought a 1984 Granada 2.8 Ghia Estate. It was only three years old, I could not afford the repayments or run it! But what the hell. It looked great and it was fantastic.
Over the next fifteen years we went everywhere in it, evey day to work, on holidays, up the side of mountains.... It was part of the family, but it was starting to cost a fortune, not only in day to day running costs (Them old V6's will only do around 20 MPG commuting) but as strong a car as they were, it was starting to go rotten in the wrong places and it failed one M.O.T too many. If I had the money I would of liked to have sent it away and had it done up, but then if it came back looking immaculate, I would be to frightened to go out in it and leave it anywhere!
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