Car SOS star Fuzz Townshend reveals the best way to ‘avoid making mistakes’ when buying a classic motor
CAR SOS star Fuzz Townshend has given classic car owners – or petrolheads interested in one day owning a vintage motor – a valuable piece of advice.
The motorhead, who hosts the popular television show alongside his long-time pal Tim Shaw, has owned various retro sets of wheels over the years and knows a thing or two about buying old cars.
For drivers new to the game of classic car ownership, the thought of DIY repairs, specific maintenance work or even large restoration jobs might seem daunting.
It could even put off car fans from wanting to own their dream motor.
However, Fuzz explained that the best thing vehicle collectors can do is to join a dedicated car club – where owners can rub shoulders with other enthusiasts and maybe learn a thing or two.
The car nut explained that owners of certain vehicles should “get amongst” other drivers and learn from them before jumping into potentially complicated and costly projects.
Speaking to Express, Fuzz said: “What I would say is join your local car club or the car club that’s appropriate for the type of car you’ve got.
“Go to the meetings, talk to people, they’ve always got a technical expert there.
“Rely on their expertise because you might buy something that’s 20 or 30 years old and someone will have been working with them for as long as these cars have existed.
“They will be all knowledge and you can go there and find out what’s going on.
“That’s what I would advise, get amongst it.
“Get amongst other people that have got them and find out what mistakes people have made before and then try and avoid them.”
Fuzz is certainly the sort of classic car fan you’d love to rub shoulders with, having bought his first vintage motor – a Ford Anglia – at the tender age of 15.
However, the presenter never actually managed to get on the road with it and was forced to dispose of his first set of wheels.
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