Bought mine for cash at the age of 32 in 1983. Still own it. Ran it for the first 2 years as a daily driver, then for a few years owned airport and rail car park cars. BMW 528i cost me £700, a dog. Lancia HPE, £500, lovely car but kept breaking down. And the best a Renault 12 paid £250, ran it for 3 years, never serviced it, passed 3 MOTs first time. Blew the head gasket one night at 90MPH on the M4, sold it as a non runner for £250. The 90s saw employment improvement and company cars.
