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Ebay strikes again......

Postby rupert » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:52 pm

A strange thing happened last Friday night.

There I was, drifting though the usual dream purchases in the cars section when I found what appeared to be a real bargain with just 2 hours to go.

Spoke to my Brother in Law who practically dared me to bid on it. In a moment of complete madness I took a guess at what the high bidder had bid and found myself £1 ahead of him but i felt satisfied that he would now have to pay a slightly more realistic price for the car when he bid again, which he surely would ....... wouldn't he?.

Left for the evening to take my daughters to High School Musical Stage show at the theatre, (which I found worryingly good), came home to find I had bought a new car.
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I may as well have crapped in my wife's bed. It has not gone down well. We have a house that is not even watertight, no proper bathroom and no carpet anywhere.

As many of you know, I'm not exactly rolling in it, (though I'm sure Lee won't agree :? ), but fortuately I did have an empty credit card with a low rate offer and having spoken to the bloke selling I don't think I'm getting scammed over.....

I go to pick it up tomorrow afternoon, from Walsall. Have decided to ride my luck and get the train up and drive it back. RAC membership is all up to date.....

The cost.... well £6751.... have a guess, if I get back without it breaking on the way home I'll let you know tomorrow evening what it is.

If not I'll just bury myself alive and start looking for a divorced bachelor pad. :cry:
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Postby mellowyellowa610 » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:06 pm

Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've purchased! I'm sure the missus will forgive you....in time!?
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Postby clee » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:18 pm

Not exactly rolling in it ,but have a ' spare' card with over 6k on it :lol: :lol: Wot ya got Rupret ??

I rest my case about Credit Britain .....you've only got yourselves to blame .
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Postby BIG_MVS » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:20 pm

After just doing some detective work I know what it is 8)

I'll keep quiet and let Rupert tell you, hope you have another credit card for "maintenence" :D Rups!
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Postby rupert » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:25 pm

oh yeah Martin, can you collect it for me!.....
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Postby clee » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:36 pm

BIG_MVS wrote:After just doing some detective work I know what it is 8)

I'll keep quiet and let Rupert tell you, hope you have another credit card for "maintenence" :D Rups!


Me too ....Maintaining it shouldn't be a problem .The guts drop out just the same as a GTA .Richard will be pleased :lol:
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Postby rupert » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:51 pm

LOL Fair point well made.... (how did you find out what it is then?)

Most likely I'll have to sell it before it breaks! :shock:
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Postby BIG_MVS » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:01 pm

rupert wrote:LOL Fair point well made.... (how did you find out what it is then?)

Most likely I'll have to sell it before it breaks! :shock:


Completed items in ebay :wink:

And no I'm not picking that up, the neighbours would think my numbers had come up and the wife would probably bury me under the patio if I returned home with that!
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Postby rupert » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:08 pm

.... you're right, but I think I'm safe, we don't have a patio....

Okay seeing as it is easy to find out what it is, heres a pic... Still can't believe it.

Hoping it is a bargain, and not a lemon....

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Postby Paul Fitzpatrick » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:26 pm

Just don't think about things like cam belts that haven't been changed, clutches at over a grand....
Still, it'll make a GTA repair bills look like a Skoda.......
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Postby simonsays74 » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:51 pm

LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love you Rupert!

I used to do work on one of those fine machines a couple of years ago!

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Postby andyh877 » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:23 am

give me a bell when your close, i'm 10 mins away from walsall!
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Postby clee » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:08 pm

andyh877 wrote:give me a bell when your close, i'm 10 mins away from walsall!


I thought your trailer was fubarred :lol:
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Postby andyh877 » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:46 pm

clee wrote:
andyh877 wrote:give me a bell when your close, i'm 10 mins away from walsall!


I thought your trailer was fubarred :lol:


:shock: :? not the one in my unit in ips...

trying to say he might need recovery??

it is very wet and cold here.... not really the right day for starting a 308 engine... that's if it starts
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Postby clee » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:53 pm

It's feckin freezing here as well :evil: Been out seeing how the 888s like the wet ,fronts are a bit :shock: I hope it's dry tomorrow ........
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