Hi Justin
It sounds as though your preference or need is to buy a tidy car that you can jump in and enjoy – rather than a wreck to restore. Asking prices have gone up a LOT since the 90s and more and more cars are being restored from rust buckets – some very well, some not so. The days of finding an original car in good condition AND at a reasonable price are not entirely over, but are dwindling. The cars sold through the Club are, all too often, cars bought at a high price and now offered for sale at an even higher price.
I have seen some good looking cars that fit your bill (well maintained) go for ridiculously low prices at auction compared to what is asked elsewhere – £7k, £8k. So consider that. The trouble is that even a car ‘well maintained’ on a daily basis, could be secretly suffering from severe corrosion in the chassis and roof. There is also a trickle of RHD cars coming in from South Africa. These may have a few oddities in terms of fittings, but can be cost effective way of finding a tidy car – once all the paperwork is done.
