Signed up for the marketplace.
He was surprised when I told him how old it was, but TBH he is a bit of a design and tech geek too, so he bought into the idea straight away. We had been through the mini/corsa/fiesta list and he was ambivalent, while this was immediately something different and he got the concept straight away. Its a very modern looking car...next to the i3 you'd think they were the same vintage. With a private plate you'd have no idea how old it was.
Generally he (and his pals) have much less of an urge to drive than when I was a kid in the 80s. Don't know why.