In the mid 1970's I bought a 1968 Alfa Romeo 1300 GTV. The engine blew up and I couldn't find a 2nd hand one anywhere so I ended up putting a 1750 in it which made it worth less because it wasn't original anymore. And then the thing starting to fall apart with rust. The best thing about it was the handling. A good chassis, RWD and an LSD - way to go.
First car was a 1962 Mini 850 that had been de-seamed and painted in metal flake green. I luved it to bits and sold it for more than I paid after a year of ownership.
That looks so wrong, mate. I think you need a sweeping gravel drive to compliment the G now!
Mrs Sarnie is on the case
apparently now i can afford a £90k car i can afford a £475k house
That sounds like an argument your going to lose Sarnie
When I was in the car business I sold to a couple of celebs- Noel Edmunds and Andy Fairweather-Low, but my claim to fame was meeting Nick Mason at a Ferrari owners meeting and having him show me round his F40.
It's to do with their emissions, mainly.
On another note, when going FI, you always reduce the CR to allow for the increase in cylinder pressures due to the forced induction.