my partner and I talked about this the other day

we decided we don't

we plan to sell everything while we are still fit, put outside a large rental pot or buy a place either of us would be happy to live out our days in/would sell to fund care and blow the rest on luxuries of every description

if we die earlier than we hope, there'll be a windfall or three

otherwise, our families (or the juniors in them anyway) will have to do what we did - make our own money

the exception, on my side at least, will be my nephew

I will ensure, have ensured, he'll be a wealthy sod at some point in his life (he's 15 now)

 

 

[QUOTE=gaddafi,Sep 13 2010, 12:35 PM] my partner and I talked about this the other day

we decided we don't

 

one of our customers has bought one of these. it may come over from America some time. it's quite a beast apparently. this'll go up in value.

 

latest addition

another Merc

420 SEC

dark blue/tan leather/NO rust

£1750

 

Nice, a Merc from when they built them to last.

I noticed a couple of 1970s XJCs on Pistonheads a couple of weeks ago for around the £5k mark. Neither of them were complete sheds but neither was mint, I'd be tempted at that price though, I always thought the XJC was the nicest looking of the modern era Jags.

Next house will have a barn for the purpose of storing 'project' cars that will make my grandchildren rich (or not).

 

rot is the problem with the XJS

have a look at the radius arms where they join the sill just in front of each rear wheel

bad rust there can make the car scrap

I think the XJC is one of those cars that people have tried to talk up but it has never really happened

XJ6/Daimler coupe being another example

I don't think there's any value in a £5K XJC but I would pay half that for one if it was basically sound

I see a lot that just don't sell

barns are good