Originally Posted by Mike1

For me, newer cars just don't have the inate 'rawness' of the mid/late 80s cars. New enough to have the modern things like ABS, electric windows, 5-speed box, modern injection and ignition for reliable starting/running................but still with a bit of soul in them . If they hadn't made the Sapphire/3-door Cossie I'd have something like the E30 M3/ Merc 2.5-16 in my garage...................but I went for the faster car
The Sierra has enough "build quality"/gadgets for me, nothing falls off in daily use and I love driving it.
I've had newer BMs etc as a daily runner...........but they don't interest me as much as my old Ford