Hehe, yeah, I will be 35 this April, 40 in April 2010!

Ferrari situation is this....

I would imagine I will clear 5k minimum on the RS if I keep the mileage minimal, so that's 5k towards a total of 25k on the Ferrari.

It's 5 years until my 40th so that's 4k a year to save to hit the target....

I think with 25k I should be able to grab a 348 spyder by then - definately an early Testarossa. And people routinely throw 25K at BMW's/Merc's - even Subaru's!

I guess it's something I just have to do, own one at some point in my life and they are the sort of cars that hold their value.

It's the main reason I sold my MR2 -

....which I cleared 5K on as the MR2 is going through the "muppet" phase of ownership - i.e. the kids are buying them and driving down the values, and apart from wanting a S1 since I was 18 (some 17 years ago) I felt the Ford was a better proposition in retaining it's value for the future.

I almost bought an Esprit as the search for the S1 was becoming tedious, until I happened to drop on mine!

Obviously you can't plan everything down in the future, so if the Ferrari dream doesn't come true then at least I will have a classic Ford that is relatively easy to maintain and enjoy.

Nice to see another S1 owned by somebody who must have admired them the first time round, yours is absolutely stunning mate.