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Jul 16, 2004 17:16:28 GMT
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I recently put my A35 up for sale,just testing the water ,so to speak . . Within 2 days a guy had phoned &wanted to buy it ! He didn't want to see pics of it and hadn't ever seen it b4 at shows etc ! He came today ,from Brighton ,by train ,saw it ,wanted it straight away . Within 30 mins he had counted out the wonga,Didnt make a bid on it ,took all the various details of the mods etc . I checked the money with one of those counterfeit money pen thingys ,and he was gone ! A result in one way ,but , That van was a one owner (my fathers),so a bit sad to see it go . took a long time to soul search about selling it ! DOES ANYONE ELSE GET ATTACHED TO THEIR VEHICLES??
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Jul 16, 2004 17:19:27 GMT
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I get attatched to vehicles I didn't even own,.. my girlfriends beetle was a pain in the  from the day she got it to the day it was sold (8 months later)... was still quite attatched to it when it went. My Van isn't for sale yet, but I'll be sorry to see it go, feel I've failed it in some ways. Still onwards and upwards  |
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Jul 16, 2004 17:45:19 GMT
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I do, I've still got my first car (my 75 Imp rally car) and I've stripped it bare and am selling the bare bones, shell minus engine, some suspension, some brakes, transmission, interior, registration documeents although it never had those, but I can't bare to see it go, even though it never made it onto the road (bloody DVLA!) and I'll only be selling the shell and stuff when you think about it! Why do I get so attatched to a lump of steel that is no use?!? And believe me, it's took me months of soul-searching to decide it has to go! I try to console myself by believing that because I'm really using the whole car minus shell from the rally car in my standard 74 Imp, that it'll live on in that, but then I start thinking that I'm talking a load of sentimental misty eyed curse word and there's no reason to care what happens to the shell. Then I change my mind again! So i've decided to convice an Imp-racing friend of mine to rebuild it as a non road legal circut racer, so now I'm not so guilty!
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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HytestA
Part of things
Cant beat a good bit of rubbing :D
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Jul 16, 2004 17:50:49 GMT
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I always 'Wish I'd kept that!' some time after selling my old cars. I'm having that at the moment, regretting selling my '63 split camper 8 years ago. So much so that i'm going to sell my Polo to get another Splitty (yeah Simon, I know I said I was after a notch, but I cant help it  ) Putting the Polo up though is a tough one for me though as I know it will be a classic in years to come, meaning again i'll regret selling it. Its just a vicious circle  |
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Jul 16, 2004 18:46:55 GMT
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I don't think I've regreted selling any of my cars at the time, in fact I'm usually glad to see the back of them  . Just wish I'd had a crystal ball to see the likes of MK5 Cortinas, Itals, MK1 Cavs, Avengers Ect. becoming 'cool'  |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Jul 16, 2004 18:51:57 GMT
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I have been on a real guilt trip with mya35 ,due to its origins . But I also believe that things must go forward ,and i needed to let it go now ,'cos it will only gather dust in the garage now I've got my escort back out to play again.I'm actively looking for something else ,and b'cause of my obsession with rust on cars, ,I may get something like a Locost ,or even a T-bucket . NO BODY RUST ! Have persuaded the mrs thats what we need !
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Jul 16, 2004 19:14:51 GMT
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I have been on a real guilt trip with mya35 ,due to its origins Then I best not say anything then...  |
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Jul 16, 2004 21:07:13 GMT
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Nope!
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Jul 17, 2004 12:17:07 GMT
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Hope you told the new owner about this place |
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Jul 17, 2004 15:13:57 GMT
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Actually I didn't have time for any small talk,apart from telling him ,I f one day he looks in his rear view mirror,and sees an old man ,with cloth cap sitting on the back seat ,that'll be my dad!!!! lol!
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Wish I could sell mine that easily!
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 I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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Jul 19, 2004 10:49:30 GMT
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This was just a freak thing really ,fastest I've ever sold a car!
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. Just wish I'd had a crystal ball to see the likes of MK5 Cortinas, Itals, MK1 Cavs, Avengers Ect. becoming 'cool' 
