What classic car should I buy? Up to £4000 to spend?

I have an MGB GT, and, unless your kids are the size of small rabbits you won't get them to stay in the back for more than a few minutes at a time - no leg room or back support in the back seat - great car otherwise. Jag will cost a fortune to run. Have you condidered a Porche 928 - fast, fun, bulletproof engine and reasonable room. Rover P6? loads of room, good club support. MG magnette (I've one of these too), very distinctive, nice to drive, lasts forever, very good club support.

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Your kids certainly won't enjoy being stuck in the back of an MGB, especially when they get bigger! I'm having the same thoughts as you at the moment (but without the consideration of ankle-biters!) and I'm thinking Capri, Manta, old BMW 3 or 5 series, XJS (but VERY expensive to run!), early Sierra XR4i or Saab 900 Turbo, even an Opel Monza if I can find a good 'un.

Try reading a few classic car mags for inspiration and tips.

Have fun!

A Stag would be nice, but if you're going to use it regularly, four grand ain't gonna buy one that will do that for you.

You'll get a good 80's Jag for that, but you'll need a mortgage for the fuel bill.

Have you thought of early 80's BMW's? If you look carefully, you can find some really mint examples of 3 or 5 series for that kind of money. They will be low mileage one or two owner cars - they are comfortable, fast and easily capable of dealing with today's traffic. Spares are readily available. What's more, if you look after it, it will probably go up in value.

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XJS, but it has to be the V12, or an XJ6 two door coupe, you might struggle with that on four grand though.

you could get a vaxhaull astra for £1665 and use the rest of the money to customize it

xjs, capri, manta, firenza, xj coupe, scimitar. hope that helps

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