Rally Car components that arrived today
Just met a bloke with a nice car....
get this.....
he was gonna spend just over £20k on a mid range Merc.....
Wanted a bit of class, nice build, and wanted to pose a bit. Not a racer boy...a steady old guy. Very nice. (no he didn't want a Vaux....can youblame him tho ;) )
What did he settle on?
An old Rolls :) for £7k
I see him EVERY DAY getting fuel...it EATS it (less than 10 mpg he said)
Is he mad?
Nope...he was gonna spend the £20k on a Merc and sell it in a few years for about £8-£10k
He reckons on using £2k per year more fuel in the Rolls.....insurance is "classic" so cheaper...he knows the service is big dough, but Mercs aint cheap
And he'll get his £7k back again......roughly speaking
Not a silly chap.......rich, but not silly.
made me think I can tell you....if you're gonna lose all that dough....on a new car...go get a bit of pure heritage and spend the money on maintenance and fuel instead.
*looks around for old 911 or Lambo or 'rrari*
Seriously tho...long term...the old high quality tools are cheaper and better than lots of modern things.