I'm gonna drive if it takes me years.

redcountess and I are giving thought to getting a car. See her post. Not for work, but for lifestyle. Your comments related to car purchase and ownership in the UK, please.

Edit: When I say 'lifestyle,' I mean things such as Liz's health - on bad days, her legs are sufficiently nonfunctional that she can't get down the steps in the tube station. A car would enhance her life (and hence mine) significantly, even if it's just me driving. The money is the catch, of course.