Been a fan of them ever since one appeared in Gran Turismo 2. My desire to own one hasn’t diminished over the last decade and a half!

Oh shit, I wondered how long it’d take for someone to figure out the AZ-1 was next. I need to import one of those to the UK before America cottons on to them and prices go even higher than they are already.

Yeah, I don’t think they made many. Amazing engineering though. 115 horsepower from an air-cooled 1.3-litre four, in the late 60s/early 70s.

That is just perfect.

By all accounts these are terribly ungainly, but I still really want one.

Reprehensible if on purpose, but it’s hard not to be slightly impressed how beautifully executed that bump was. Just enough force to pitch both of them into the gravel, not enough force to lock the wheels and send him skittering into the gravel after them.

Always quite liked the 996s in general. When the 996 was launched I was only 11, so not old enough to be hugely offended that it was water-cooled or that the styling had moved on from the 993. Not that I’m not a big fan of the air-cooled stuff too, but the 996 was the 911 when I was growing up.

It depends how inherently biased you are against the 996. I think the post-facelift one is a genuinely good looking car - pre-facelift, it’s a decent looking car spoiled by some droopy headlamps.

As the commenter says, finding one in this condition is basically impossible now. Pity, as it’s a really attractive design before people start dicking about with it.

In fairness, the facelift 996s look a lot better than the “fried egg” early ones.

I’ll take this one, thanks.

Selling reasonably well here in the UK too, presumably for similar reasons - despite the much, much bigger market for small economy cars.

It amazes me these were ever as cheap as they were. The unfortunate thing is, ten years ago I had vague hope they’d remain at those prices...

I’ve driven a few Cactus now (can I actually call them Cacti if there’s more than one?) and I quite like them. Ride is pretty good, and you can definitely tell it doesn’t weigh much - in the lack of inertia, rather than it feeling thin and wobbly. It’s modest fun, and the decent ride means you don’t have to slow down…

Not had a charge that high before, but I do tend to take tickets with me when it’s not a ‘pay and display’ car park.

New brakes. New clutch. New steering wheel (not essential, but desirable). Full service (also not essential - last one was fairly recent - but also desirable).

Not sure about this one. No, it’s not used as a grille, but it’s also an essential visual link with other BMWs. The ‘i’ range doesn’t use the Hoffmeister kink, so the kidneys are the only real remaining link with the regular product range. You see that face, and it looks like a BMW.

I really don’t mind these. They’ve just become part of what makes that generation of 911, that generation of 911. And really they’re no more aesthetically offensive than that whale-tail...

It’s a neat concept, but I can’t help feeling it’s a little redundant when there’s a business-to-user model already in place. You can get groceries delivered, posting items is relatively cheap and works on economies of scale - it’s more economically viable for a big company to deliver a letter even from your house to…

Same problem in the UK. Only here, people also brake for oncoming cars on regular two-way roads, like roads aren’t wide enough to accommodate cars travelling in opposite directions. I mean sometimes, they aren’t, but I’m fairly sure the average UK street is wide enough for Nissan Micras driving past each other.