I think it also depends on why you bought it in the first place and how much you paid for it (relative to your wealth)

I bought my older 4/4 for relatively little money with the express intention of having fun and playing with the car to improve it.

When I drove it away from the dealer my initial thought was OMG what have I done.

It didn't handle very well at all, wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, would never get up to operating temperature, had bumps, bangs and rattles all over the place and various things didn't work.

Had I paid a lot of money and expected it to be great car straight out of the box, I would have been hugely disappointed and spent the journey home thinking about how I would explain to SWMBO that I had made a big mistake and that it was going to cost a good few bob to get out of it.

As it is I have had 18 months making it do what I want it to do and planning for the future with it.

I love it every time I drive it because if I discover something else I don't like, it gives me great pleasure thinking how I'm going to sort it.

So my Mog is everything I wanted and I'm excited by the pleasure of owning it and the opportunities for future enjoyment. And My Wife absolutely gets that.

As I said It depends why you bought it in the first place and does it fulfil those desires??

Only you can answer that!!

Last edited by IvorMog; 18/07/18 09:06 PM.
Bob

2009 Black Roadster
1999 4/4 2 litre Zetec