Practically Classics Forum

My Rover 2000 has done 90k miles, according to the odometer.

Um...... can I? .... possibly? suggest that the ubiquitous 'taxi' the Mercedes w202 C Class be considered as a future Practical Classic?. I know.. no one loves it, Mercedes (proper) classic owners shun it and everyone else just runs it into the ground but that, I believe, is the very reason why it ...

One of my faves was when a trucker was caught using his phone and when they stopped him he was breathalyzed and found to be 3 times the drink-drive limit. When they tested him again down the station he was still twice the limit! The police found cans of Special Brew in his cab. That was on motorway...

The 1.9TDI 130 is actually really quite nippy, and was the quickest of the range for a while. Even the 115 is acceptable, so I think you'll enjoy the 130. I've never driven a standard 1.9 TDI Galaxy, the only one I've driven is an ex-police gun squad one with just 19k miles, and it certainly seemed ...

That looks lovely. I do like series one P6s, and I'm not biased.
Looks like a great car with some very nice extras. Recently resprayed if it's the car I think I saw on ebay a wee while ago?

I'm not sure if my email sent ok, can Neil check for me?
Thanks

Looks to be a very good issue this month, though I've not had the chance to read through it thoroughly yet. The only little thing I notice, is that on the cover you say 'How to buy a Mercedes Ponton project' but in actual fact it's a Pagoda when you get to page 112.

Get in touch with Footman James if you're after something which is around 2 litres at our age. Peter James insurance are very cheap if you have certain cars. Look at Dolomites, ado16s and so on, and you'll find some rather cheap insurance deals. I'm 19 and my insurance for the Rover is £924 per year...

I've just noticed this forum cuts bits off the pics. I should have resized them, but nevermind, they give an idea.

My email about my Rover is on its way.