Classics Monthly

CLASSIC TAILS

THE ONES THAT I SHOULDN’T HAVE SOLD

Andrew remembers great cars that got away and ones he was glad to see the back of.

Right now my daily car is a 1994 BMW 318Ti Compact, bought for £70 in early 2017 in a’distressed’ state. The wings had the old park-by-feel treatment, so were replaced with good ones the right colour. The suspension was pretty much all knackered, as were the brake discs and one jacking point. I went through it from end to end – discs, pads, oil, filters, plugs, springs and

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