Nigel Tufnel
Potential Enthusiast
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Good day, all. Your sage comments would be appreciated, as I am not yet the proud owner of a R4.
The question is, how practical a classic is it for me? Fundamentally, I'm a biker who has had enough of a B-road commute (50 miles round trip) during winter, and I'm looking for relatively cheap, but interesting motoring. So that immediately cuts out most cars. However, I have liked the R4 since I lived in France some years back, as it ticks the boxes for me when it comes to cars - form, function and quirkiness. I have no issues with driving a car of about the same cubic capacity as my bike. I have owned and maintained cars built in the 60's and 70's (though when they were much younger) and am familiar with routine maintenance. I even put up a fairly good struggle with a Peugeot 104ZS before that particular salaud ground me down.
However, I don't have a garage, nor am I likely to, so the car would have to be parked on the drive, and restoration is a complete non-starter. So, should I start to get serious about looking for a R4 to use regularly as dependable transport, or should I admit defeat and look for a 10 year old Toyota Carina in Bargain pages?
I like the site and I'll value the comments.
The question is, how practical a classic is it for me? Fundamentally, I'm a biker who has had enough of a B-road commute (50 miles round trip) during winter, and I'm looking for relatively cheap, but interesting motoring. So that immediately cuts out most cars. However, I have liked the R4 since I lived in France some years back, as it ticks the boxes for me when it comes to cars - form, function and quirkiness. I have no issues with driving a car of about the same cubic capacity as my bike. I have owned and maintained cars built in the 60's and 70's (though when they were much younger) and am familiar with routine maintenance. I even put up a fairly good struggle with a Peugeot 104ZS before that particular salaud ground me down.
However, I don't have a garage, nor am I likely to, so the car would have to be parked on the drive, and restoration is a complete non-starter. So, should I start to get serious about looking for a R4 to use regularly as dependable transport, or should I admit defeat and look for a 10 year old Toyota Carina in Bargain pages?
I like the site and I'll value the comments.