A very long time ago when I lived near Blackpool I was persuaded by a mate to buy a Lincoln Continental MK4 , dirt cheap ,from a yank who was getting shipped back to the USA . Driven gently it did 8mpg , if I thrashed it 6mpg .It handled like a blacmange on stilts but the young ladies were seriously impressed , only ran it at weekends , used my 850 mini the rest of the week .I sold it at the end of the summer season to a French bloke who'd been entertaining on the peir all season , made a good profit too .