Flight to Scotland to buy a car located in England
Discussion
I'm fairly lucky to have driven most of the cars available today. One i'd never driven was a MK1 MX5 and yet i'd always had an itch to own one, particularly after a chance meeting with a certain editor of PH.
Late on a Friday night this popped up and I knew I had to have it. A couple of emails later and a deposit paid, man maths dictated that it would be cheaper to fly north and get a train back to England to collect it rather than a direct train.
The man maths however didn't take into account a 2 hour delay to the flight, (hit the bar) the trams in Edinburgh stopping at 11pm, (taxi) an overnight stay in a hotel, nor the coffee needed to clear my head sufficiently enough on a Monday lunchtime to collect and drive the 220 miles back home.
First impressions were and still are good. Paintwork is a bit flaky and it possibly needs a full respray. Other than that, all seems great.
Jobs to do, paintwork, new handbrake handle but hopefully just get the top off and enjoy it this summer.
Late on a Friday night this popped up and I knew I had to have it. A couple of emails later and a deposit paid, man maths dictated that it would be cheaper to fly north and get a train back to England to collect it rather than a direct train.
The man maths however didn't take into account a 2 hour delay to the flight, (hit the bar) the trams in Edinburgh stopping at 11pm, (taxi) an overnight stay in a hotel, nor the coffee needed to clear my head sufficiently enough on a Monday lunchtime to collect and drive the 220 miles back home.
First impressions were and still are good. Paintwork is a bit flaky and it possibly needs a full respray. Other than that, all seems great.
Jobs to do, paintwork, new handbrake handle but hopefully just get the top off and enjoy it this summer.
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