[sarg]

Well, this has all gone way off topic.

So, back to that, my point about wanting a return of investment has been misinterpreted.

What I meant was that if I paid, say, £10k for a car, that when I come to sell it, it should return at least £10k.

The running and maintenance costs in between are the cost of the hobby, I do not expect to get any or much of that back.

And this is why, for me, lower miles is important. Maybe not the be all and end all, but an important consideration, and partly why I've ignored most of the cars that have come up for sale.

A higher miler that had been through a part rebuild, such as one that had passed through the D2 Doctor workshop, might be considered mind you.