i reckon u would enjoy a car of lesser value & condition better mate, ive been there before as well with escort cossies, a mint white 3dr cossie as well as a few proper mint saffs which spent most of the time in my garage coverd up. i sold my 3dr 2 years ago bought an ae86 corolla which i was scared to use in rain,salt etc & sold it last september. i bought a roughish 1990 2wd flint grey saff with 113k, mot & taxed running stage 1 for £3100 & ive had the best fun ever in it. ive drove it everyday for 7 odd months, put 2 snow tyres on the back in december for the bad snow & drive her rain hail or snow. ive tidyed it up to a resonable standard & when its washed up its good enough to show although no where near concours. a mint car is always nice to have & talk about but imo takes the fun out of it a bit.