Confess I was always soft on Riley, Wolseley, Rover … old marques, even if the first is an extended Mini. Buy one? Of course, even if the turning indicator had to be switched off manually … especially (partly) because of that.

But note this, from Penseivat 👇🏻

I had a Riley Elf in the mid 60s, after having a Mini. Basically, the same badly designed car, only with a slightly larger boot (it would have been more practical as a hatchback). Mine had a tendency to eat fanbelts, which either indicated the fanbelts from the main dealer were rubbish, or their tension guides were wrong (my wife’s nylon stocking being used in one occasion to allow us to continue the journey, very slowly).Made a further mistake by swapping it for a Renault 4. Long story about that car. Please don’t show a video of how good they were, because they weren’t.