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Old 09-01-14, 11:14 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Wolferz View Post
If you can afford to restore a vintage Jaguar, the cost of fuel shouldn't be a concern. Yes?
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna View Post
Reminds me of my early teens when my father owned an XJ-6.....16 mpg which wasn't very much by the then current UK standards.

"If you can afford the car, the cost of petrol shouldn't be an issue".
Again, agreed.
I only considered my POV. If I were to restore, say, a Citroen DS23, I wouldn't be driving it every day, especially not commuting. I'd have to worry about not only fuel mileage, but the occasional supermarket cart dent, or maybe even a fender bender. Not to mention for such vintage cars some replacement parts are becoming harder to find.
On the other hand, a friend of mine who works at a local bank, his commuting car is......a 1960's Series II 109" Land Rover, with which he picks up his daughter at kindergarten. BTW, he also owns a Discovery.
If you have it, enjoy it.
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