Rab

Right. Just had a conversation with Davie (vrooom-pttshshshshs or whatever)

Basically, whenever I go out with the intention of buying a particular car, be it an XR2, RST whatever... I always, and I mean always end up with a fucking shed

And thinking about it, my best buys have been impulse buys. Thinks I had no intention of buying at 12pm, but owned by 1pm.......

A few examples.

This RST.... I was out with a few of my pals one day when I saw it at the side of the road for sale. So I phoned the number on it, and got chatting with the lad selling it. Basically he'd bought it, MOT'd it for a year, bought a new turbo for it, before it could be set up properly, he phoned the insurance and they told him to fuck off.

So, after a bit of haggling, it was mine for 900 quid.



Now, I set it up, spent about 60 quid on parts like cambelt and dizzy cap etc and it made 183bhp.

A few months down the line I sold it for 2600 And now I wish I hadn't


Moving on!

I bought my last XR2 in kind of a similar situation. Saw it in a forecourt. Haggled alot and got it for hardly any money. Was great until rust finally got the best of it.....



My Pug! I got this for 400 quid and I didn't even want it. I was going to sell it as soon as I got it home. Never missed a beat, until I destroyed the box at a track day. I even sold it for what I paid for it....



Now it seems to me, every time I go looking for a car, I end up with a shed.... Why is this

kik1.6se

That 205 looks good for £400

I brought this a few months ago:



I know the guuy that was selling it, he didn't look after it and the exhaurst had fallen off and the interior looked like it had been used as a bin, but with a bit of work its been a fairly decent runaround and is good fun in the wet.

Kirk

Rab

Pug was an excellent car. Handled great


Porker looks good.

vroooom ptssssh

LOL, your mental Rab, you need to go and "impulse buy" another RS ford mate

take the RAC, 4 mechanics and 9 bodyshop men tho jus to be safe

Davescoob

I told you not to sell that red RS!

Rab

I'd still end up with a shed.


Only way to garuntee I get a decent car is to not go looking for one and just buy what comes my way

Rab

Yes Dave......... I remember.... You also told me not to buy it in the first place though

kik1.6se

Most over the electrics have given up (very slow passenger electric window, heater is broke, rear window wiper motor dosen't work), but It came with 6 months tax and a Cd player and I paid £200, so I carn't complain too much.

Kirk

Rab

Nope, you can't complain at that mate