Well, I’m a little over 7 weeks into using the QP5. Touching wood, nothing has broken and it drives beautifully. It’s not a daily driver, but I’m using it very regularly and have put on about 1500kms in that time. It really is a joy to drive, and on the low traffic roads here the Duoselect gearbox remains a joy to use.
Having resolved that I plan to keep her here long term, my attention is turning to a few paintwork areas that could do with improving. The paintwork is mostly very very good, but there are a few marks on both bumpers, the sills have some roadrash at the rear, and both wing mirrors have a little corrosion. So will get these bits done for now.
And just to really test my wife’s patience a little further, I’ve just bought a 21 year old 34ft Italian sports cruiser. It will be interesting to see which bankrupts me first!