Have you ever just thought 'sod it' and bought a car?
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My much missed 3.0 X-Type.
Saw it, drove it, liked it, wanted it, got home & swmbo said we didn't a big car.
Didn't buy it.
Two weeks later her horrible Laguna failed its mot.
So went back to the garage & bought the Jag as a daily driver - I was driving upwards of 500 miles a week!!!!
Cost me a fortune in petrol however I loved that car & it's big noisy exhaust.
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d thing destroyed its engine. Sold it for just £250.00.....
Still miss it.
Saw it, drove it, liked it, wanted it, got home & swmbo said we didn't a big car.
Didn't buy it.
Two weeks later her horrible Laguna failed its mot.
So went back to the garage & bought the Jag as a daily driver - I was driving upwards of 500 miles a week!!!!
Cost me a fortune in petrol however I loved that car & it's big noisy exhaust.
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d thing destroyed its engine. Sold it for just £250.00.....Still miss it.
Yep, went for a nosey at a car auction one day and came back with a 1968 Volvo Amazon. Went to the cash and carry for the Cadets and ended up buying the MX-5 in the dealership opposite. Bought a £500 banger on a whim to go with the MX-5 (rather than replace it) and just a fortnight ago collected a 21yo Range Rover Classic...
No need for any of them but why the hell not
No need for any of them but why the hell not
Last 3 cars have all been "sod it" moments, working in a dealership doesn't help. Really fancied a Fiesta Zetec s 125 Ecoboost, and the first one we got in I fell in love with it and bought it as soon as it went on the forecourt, only had the previous car 6 months! Had the Fez for just over a year, realised the loan I had on it was fking up my chances to get a mortgage. In February, an '04 Corsa SXi came in on part-ex to go to auction with just short of 25k on the clock. Thought fk it, chucked the Fiesta and bought the Corsa for £1400, and paid off the loan with what I got for the Fez. It was only MOT'd until this month, and decided to get shut after it had it. In May I was on Auto Trader, getting an idea of what was available for peanuts, and came across my current car, the Celica. 55k on the clock for £2500. Rang up the dealer, found out no service history, so I said I wasn't interested. Half an hour later, thought "sod it," went down for a test drive, next day I rang up to put a deposit down
king up my chances to get a mortgage. In February, an '04 Corsa SXi came in on part-ex to go to auction with just short of 25k on the clock. Thought fk it, chucked the Fiesta and bought the Corsa for £1400, and paid off the loan with what I got for the Fez. It was only MOT'd until this month, and decided to get shut after it had it. In May I was on Auto Trader, getting an idea of what was available for peanuts, and came across my current car, the Celica. 55k on the clock for £2500. Rang up the dealer, found out no service history, so I said I wasn't interested. Half an hour later, thought "sod it," went down for a test drive, next day I rang up to put a deposit down
A few winters ago I was chilling on a beach in thailand, got a call from my bro about an e46 convertible that had come up for sale. I wasn't really in the market for a car, but paid for it there and then knowing I'd be coming home to a new ride and a little christmas present to myself.
Picked it up the moment I landed a couple of weeks later and loved every minute of owning it. Only sold it a couple of months ago.
Picked it up the moment I landed a couple of weeks later and loved every minute of owning it. Only sold it a couple of months ago.
One of these drove past me in traffic while walking down Theobalds Road in London c2002. I could not take my eyes off it. Within two weeks I bought one from a specialist after a 10 minute test drive. It was 2 years old with 5k on the clock. The V6 engine noise was intoxicating. Kept it for a year or so and sold taking about a £2k hit on depreciation, no other costs during my ownership.
Had a few days off work and was a bit bored, and was bored with my immaculate 20k miles 330ci auto. I was browsing the classifieds over breakfast and spotted an e39 M5 with 100k on the clock for sale nearby.
I thought 'f*ck it' and went to have a look. Ended up test driving it and signing the paperwork. I texted the then girlfriend who replied "Never heard of one, I've heard of an X5 but not one of them", and of course, thought I was wasting my money.
I returned to collect it a few days later and it hadn't been prepared when I had been assured it was ready. It even had a flat tyre which was pumped up by the red-faced dealer.
It didn't put me off though, it was a great car!
I thought 'f*ck it' and went to have a look. Ended up test driving it and signing the paperwork. I texted the then girlfriend who replied "Never heard of one, I've heard of an X5 but not one of them", and of course, thought I was wasting my money.
I returned to collect it a few days later and it hadn't been prepared when I had been assured it was ready. It even had a flat tyre which was pumped up by the red-faced dealer.
It didn't put me off though, it was a great car!
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