ned
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 03:53 PM |
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sentimental sellers...
beware of sentimental sellers! needless to say I didn'y buy this one!
email quote:
"But the guy who's interested is a real Sierra fan, and the car is going to a good home which is what I want; lots of memories, and it
needs looking after. Let me know if you can make a bigger offer"
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 05:52 PM |
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yeah.
really sentimental.
that traslates to
'pay me more and you can hack it to bits for your kit car'.
atb
steve
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kingr
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 08:57 AM |
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"lot of memories"? That to me translates to "Don't ask about the stains on the back seat".
I know someone who worked in the car trade, and he said the worst thing was trying to gently explain to people that their "much loved car"
was in fact a heap of crap and was essentially worthless, despite them thinking it's worth a grand.
My mum was no better though, she was convinved that the C reg Renault 5 she had that failed it's MOT so badly that they didn't even bother
to charge us for it (one look underneath and it was condemned), was still "worth something". In the end my dad and I quietly got the
scrappers to take it away when they came for the remains of my XR2.
Ah well, leave these people to their delusions and once the car has been rotting on the drive for 6 months they may just realise that it really is a
worthless piece of crap.
Kingr
Kingr
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ned
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 09:12 AM |
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apparantly it was his late grandfathers car.
still only a sierra though. the thing was it was a d reg 2ltr pinto ghia with 56,000 miles. a v.good donor i thought.
nevermind, the search goes on.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 09:47 AM |
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my mother had a crap renault five - also c reg. she replaced it for a while with a crap seat ibiza so ended up at one point with TWO POS cars. Her
plan (as it costs 50 quid to get a car taken away nowadays!) was to put an ad in the paper for the cars as free. I said no one would be interested in
picking up a POS even fro free - who wants a C or D renault or seat?
eventually they got hauled away - two got a discount I think 
atb
steve
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kingr
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 10:07 AM |
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And I'll bet they wonder why they get loads of abandoned cars in your area!
Kingr
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kingr
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 10:12 AM |
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Oh, I forgot, you live in Northamptonshire, where the authorities appear to be totally devoid of logic. Having said that my local council isn't
any better, they've set up a scheme to allow residents to group together and sign a petition if they want the speed limit lower in their area.
Well, dur, who not going to want a lower speed limit in their area? And also they've got 24/7 20mph limits for about 1/2 mile either side of all
the schools in the area, and have reduced a large number of other limits. They've also gone for the nanny state approach to corners and have set
compulsory limits on steep corners, rather than just warnings and advisories.
Anyway, that's enough whinging from me.
Kingr
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 10:49 AM |
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my mum and dad live in north london.
but you are right about northants.
we have a road in northampton thats full of tipping, burn out cars (even caravans) and the contents of gardens - even kitchem goods in the middle of
the road.
At the end of the road is the main dump for northampton! They had this great idea - to reduce the amount of stuf for recycling - of charging to use
the dump for 'too much waste' - I have actually been in the dump where people have been told there was too much to dump in their car.
Guess where it goes!
My dump in kettering is a PITA. They have made it so that you have to segregate everything, and enter via a 'carosel' system.
Cant put garden clippings in a balck bag - you have to tip em out. Wood goes in a certain place- but only the right kind of wood. Clothing in others,
bla de blah.
I can understand recycling, but a trip to the dump now is like mastermind - you need to know all the rules.
The best bit are the signs outside.
Illegal tipping outside is a 20k fine.
Dumping hazardous goods - like uranium or summat - is 2k. So, chuck yer lawn outside the gates and its 10x less than a bag of anthrax.
atb
steve
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