Hi,
Last week I finally took the plunge and bought a new to me car.
I've owned my old existing car for over ten years (Rover 75) and it's held some great times and lovely memories of times gone by . When I was married we had a caravan a dog ect ,and the Rover suited us really well in the form of practicality and great comfort for touring around with a caravan in tow.It also holds great sentimental value of my dear bereaved mum as well as my ex and my long gone dog that went to live with her when she ran off with another fella .That beautiful little dog went everywhere with us in that car and I miss her so much.
For these reasons I've found it really hard to part with it ,and I have religiously kept up with all servicing and maintenance it's needed.
As it's my daily driver though it's miles have really racked up over the years and it's really starting to show its age.The paint work is failing underneath the clear coat, the head lining is held up with pins and the foam in the drivers seat is disintegrating due to age.
The aircon needs more than just a regas , the list goes on.
Mechanically wise though it's strong but when things do go wrong, parts seem to be very expensive and on some occasions very hard to source.
One person driving a big old car just doesn't really make much sense anymore.
My ex's family still treat me as family and I'm always invited to get-togethers and family occasions but they have disowned my ex after turning ferrel.
The ex's family kids have nicknamed me as "Uncle Buck" because I drive an old clapped out big car ,and that I'm totally disorganized in my life just like John Candy in the film.
Being single money has always been tight too ,and what little money I do have and save ,I have learnt to spend it very wisely and cautiously.
Well the time had finally came to which I made the hard decision to get another car.
A good few months back the bosses son was doing a bit of car trading, and one of his cars really caught my eye.
Please, Please don't laugh but it was a Peugeot 206 cc 2.0 litre, with a mere 37 thousand on the clock.
It looked absolutely amazing and immaculate, and being top of the range with auto lights, wipers and unmarked leather interior this car really turned my head.
It was sat in the overflow warehouse at work for a good few months through the winter and every day I would look at it with admiring looks.
I'm a naturally suspicious and cautious kind of person and I've been Googling left right and center about the good the bad and ugly about these cars to the point I've become an expert 🤣 and I still hadn't even bought the dam thing.
The bosses son is a real nice genuine lad and we get on really well, so I made him a cheeky offer to which he accepted.
Well this week gone I've had the time of my life enjoying this little convertible around the twisty scenic roads of Wales.Its nippy and gets round the corners so much better than the big old wallowee automatic rover.
It costs less on fuel and when the suns out and the roof down it makes me feel alive again.
I know I'm going to get some stick off some of you good folk here, but I thought I would share this pointless story with you
All the very best
Johnny 👍😀
Last week I finally took the plunge and bought a new to me car.
I've owned my old existing car for over ten years (Rover 75) and it's held some great times and lovely memories of times gone by . When I was married we had a caravan a dog ect ,and the Rover suited us really well in the form of practicality and great comfort for touring around with a caravan in tow.It also holds great sentimental value of my dear bereaved mum as well as my ex and my long gone dog that went to live with her when she ran off with another fella .That beautiful little dog went everywhere with us in that car and I miss her so much.
For these reasons I've found it really hard to part with it ,and I have religiously kept up with all servicing and maintenance it's needed.
As it's my daily driver though it's miles have really racked up over the years and it's really starting to show its age.The paint work is failing underneath the clear coat, the head lining is held up with pins and the foam in the drivers seat is disintegrating due to age.
The aircon needs more than just a regas , the list goes on.
Mechanically wise though it's strong but when things do go wrong, parts seem to be very expensive and on some occasions very hard to source.
One person driving a big old car just doesn't really make much sense anymore.
My ex's family still treat me as family and I'm always invited to get-togethers and family occasions but they have disowned my ex after turning ferrel.
The ex's family kids have nicknamed me as "Uncle Buck" because I drive an old clapped out big car ,and that I'm totally disorganized in my life just like John Candy in the film.
Being single money has always been tight too ,and what little money I do have and save ,I have learnt to spend it very wisely and cautiously.
Well the time had finally came to which I made the hard decision to get another car.
A good few months back the bosses son was doing a bit of car trading, and one of his cars really caught my eye.
Please, Please don't laugh but it was a Peugeot 206 cc 2.0 litre, with a mere 37 thousand on the clock.
It looked absolutely amazing and immaculate, and being top of the range with auto lights, wipers and unmarked leather interior this car really turned my head.
It was sat in the overflow warehouse at work for a good few months through the winter and every day I would look at it with admiring looks.
I'm a naturally suspicious and cautious kind of person and I've been Googling left right and center about the good the bad and ugly about these cars to the point I've become an expert 🤣 and I still hadn't even bought the dam thing.
The bosses son is a real nice genuine lad and we get on really well, so I made him a cheeky offer to which he accepted.
Well this week gone I've had the time of my life enjoying this little convertible around the twisty scenic roads of Wales.Its nippy and gets round the corners so much better than the big old wallowee automatic rover.
It costs less on fuel and when the suns out and the roof down it makes me feel alive again.
I know I'm going to get some stick off some of you good folk here, but I thought I would share this pointless story with you
All the very best
Johnny 👍😀
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