What is the Best Classic Car to buy in Ireland

dr.fuzzenstein

w124man wrote: »

So a thirty year old Golf would do 60,000 miles in a year with only regular servicing?

:eek:

If I had the choice between doing it in a 30 year old Golf or anything British Leyland of the same period, I'd take my chances with the Golf any day!:P

w124man

newmug wrote: »

I have the same idea as the OP. I want a daily run-around car, but not one that will rob me with tax and insurance, and also one that looks cool! So I was thinking of buying a W123 or W124. They'd be modern enough to compete with newer cars, still considered to be high-end cars, and cheap to tax and insure. Am I right in saying it counts as a classic after 20 years, ie 1993?

One thing that wrecks my head though, is the mileage. No car I've looked at yet has honest mileage. How can someone stand there and tell you that in its 23 years of life, this car has only done half the mileage of a 10 year-younger car? I do about 10k miles a year, that means a 23 year old car should have about 230,000miles on the clock. I think the highest I've seen was 160,000. How do they turn back the clock? Is it just that the car has done 1 million miles and gone right the way round again?

No its 30 years! Yo will have to wait another 3 years for a W124. There are plenty of W124 cars with low mileage around. I have one with 86,000 and have owned it for 5 years

dr.fuzzenstein

w124man wrote: »

No its 30 years! Yo will have to wait another 3 years for a W124. There are plenty of W124 cars with low mileage around. I have one with 86,000 and have owned it for 5 years

You own a W124? I am genuinely surprised. :P:cool:

w124man

Hehe .....

I own three ..... And just for good measure, a W126!