Generally the ride is smooth and quiet with little road noise. I have driven the car with light snow on the ground and it can be driven very delicately. I would not normally want to drive it in cold weather as it has no heater and the window has to be open all the time so that I can give hand signals. In warm weather it is very nice with the huge sunroof wide open and even the windscreen can be opened to allow more ventilation. It can smell a bit of petrol on slow bumpy roads as the fuel tank is under the bonnet and ventilated to the atmosphere.
Routine maintenance is simple, although there are a lot of greasing points.
I use all of the correct Castrol formulations. Not long after I bought the car in 1996 I was approached on behalf of a local school to see if I would like to do something to help them raise funds. I had already been thinking about taking the car to the Standard Motor Club National Rally, a round trip of over 250 miles. I wasn't sure how wise it was to attempt the journey but the idea of using it as a fundraiser made it worthwhile. The teachers at the school took the opportunity to do something special with the children.