Besides a Volvo

[Dippydog]

I have a V70 and a 960 as "dailys" the hobby car[as in it gets least use not so much for tinkering with]is a 20 year old Vauxhall Omega 3 Litre in Elite spec.

[37 RUBY]

Originally Posted by Bob Meadows

'54 Riley RME:~ purchased in the early 1970s and still firmly with the family.
Bob.

Now that is lovely.

Talking of keeping cars, I wish I'd taken on my dad's old Lancia Beta when he offered it but I was still bringing up a young family.

[37 RUBY]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I'm not sure this fits but my other car is a 1994 Rover 827 Sterling, for the most part it's exceptionally reliable but still fulfils my penchant for tinkering as i have added and upgraded various things in the car and now certain parts are getting old and wearing out, because of the general lack of spares for anything over 20 years old and the demise of Rover Group, i'm finding i have to make certain parts to keep it mobile and safe.

I've had it over 12 years now and don't plan on parting with it anytime soon for whatever reason!

A Rover 827 definitely counts. When was the last time I saw one of those?

[37 RUBY]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

I have a V70 and a 960 as "dailys" the hobby car[as in it gets least use not so much for tinkering with]is a 20 year old Vauxhall Omega 3 Litre in Elite spec.

An Omega eh! ? About 15 yrs ago I was thrust into one of those to do my skid pan training. I can hear the exhaust burble from here. Took some controlling mind

[Dippydog]

Had at least one "big" Vauxhall[sometimes up to three]since the late '90s mainly Senators but also a Monza and this is the second Omega I've owned.

[tofufi]

Current fleet:

Volvo 740
Volvo 340
Non-volvo:
'65 VW beetle
'71 VW microbus
'70 Rover P6B (V8)
'64 Morris Minor
'89 Eunos roadster (mx5).

Current list: Mercedes W126 lwb V8

[Wagon Sailor]

Our non-Volvos are all Hondas: two Preludes (SORN), an Accord Type R and a DB9 Integra.

[37 RUBY]

Originally Posted by tofufi

Current fleet:

Volvo 740
Volvo 340
Non-volvo:
'65 VW beetle
'71 VW microbus
'70 Rover P6B (V8)
'64 Morris Minor
'89 Eunos roadster (mx5).

Current list: Mercedes W126 lwb V8

Yep, you definitely have a fleet.

Any pictures of the W126?

[37 RUBY]

Originally Posted by Wagon Sailor

Our non-Volvos are all Hondas: two Preludes (SORN), an Accord Type R and a DB9 Integra.

Not enough people hold on to the offerings from Japan and then they all but disappear.

I remember the 4 wheel steer Honda Prelude in the late 80's.

Is the car in your signature an MG Magnette?

[tofufi]

Originally Posted by 37 RUBY

Yep, you definitely have a fleet.

Any pictures of the W126?

Sorry, the W126 should have been under the heading 'current wish list'. There's no specific one in mind yet - I missed out on a lovely champagne gold 500SEL with brown velour the other week. For me, it must be a 500 or 560, with a high spec and the horrible velour seats - the nastier the colour (both exterior and interior) the better.

A friend has one, and it is the most comfortable, relaxing thing to drive. Despite his having 240bhp (standard for the 5.0) you never feel the need to use it.

This is currently on eBay, looks good but the prices for W126 are all over the place at the moment so it's hard to ascribe a value to it. It's the cheapest 560SEL widely advertised recently, but I've privately been offered a white one with brown velour for £2500 needing a bit of work. I'd never normally buy a white car... decisions to make

Also, I really don't need another car, let alone one that is 5.3m long, I don't have storage for, and is likely to do sub 10MPG round town, 15-20 on a long run...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224200647213