Selling my 400

[nick heppinstall]

Well after much head scratching I've decided to let her go. I've had almost 6 years of great fun but now the little one is here I have other priorities.

She will be in the classifieds soon.

[blaineuk]

very rare you see a yellow wedge and now there is 2 for sale at the same time

[cuneus]

I like it

[nick heppinstall]

cuneus said:

I like it

Go well with your 420 Dave

[nick heppinstall]

Would you believe it the Mrs has told me I cant sell !!! I expected her to be rubbing her hands together but instead I got 2 hours of the cold shoulder.

Women ....

[cirks]

Nick,

It doesn't matter what 'she' says, what is more important is what 'the little one' thinks. My wife hates the 450 but my daughter loves going out in it and my son seemed to as well (first time a couple of weeks ago).

Here's the 'before' shot:

And the 'after' one. First person to ever fall asleep in it

[waynester]

Sell.............

..........you'll regret it.


Listen to your wife.........woooh..(did i say that).....feel really light headed now.

>> Edited by waynester on Wednesday 2nd November 07:41

[jmorgan]

nick heppinstall said:

Would you believe it the Mrs has told me I cant sell !!! I expected her to be rubbing her hands together but instead I got 2 hours of the cold shoulder. Women ....

Get out of jail free card? Sad day if it has to.

[firefox1712]

Yours is a lovely car Nick.

Glad your wife wants you to keep it!

JJ

[broadside]

Cirks is right. Wedges are great daddy cars. My 3 year old son always falls asleep in the wedge and he has done this since he was knee high to an O.Z. centre cap. This gave me the chance to take the wedge for a blast and give the wife some time to herself. Everyone happy !!

I think the sleep thing comes from one of two things:-

1/ I'm a boring driver.

2/ V8's are soothing for the soul !!

So don't sell the wedge Nick, you'll need it for parenting reasons and if you are having sleepless nights get the wedge out and all your neighbours can have sleepless nights too !!


Nige'

[cirks]

broadside said:

I think the sleep thing comes from one of two things:- 1/ I'm a boring driver. 2/ V8's are soothing for the soul !!

in the case of mine, it's always possible that Adam was 'knocked out' by the petrol fumes from the carbs rather than just falling asleep

[grahamw48]

My 12 year old boy is so impressed by dad's supercar, that he also normally falls asleep after a few miles.

What do I have to do...buy Thrust 2 ?
They're so blase these days.

[selmer]

grahamw48 said:

What do I have to do...buy Thrust 2 ? They're so blase these days.

I'm not sure at 12 he'll even be aware of Thrust 2's existance Graham
Aaahh..1983!!! Those were the days.

[grahamw48]

I think the problem is....5 minutes before, he's been racing around the streets of New York at 150mph in a Ferrari F50 or similar....

... on his Playstation 2.

I have to say though, that (even steering with my thumb) the other day I managed to beat him. He was NOT amused

[cirks]

grahamw48 said:

I have to say though, that (even steering with my thumb) the other day I managed to beat him. He was NOT amused

Graham, what sort of example is that to set your son? When he gets bigger he'll be cruising the streets in his Max Powered Nova steering with just his thumb....I really don't know what has happened to parenting skills these days

[boltontvr]

cirks said:

in the case of mine, it's always possible that Adam was 'knocked out' by the petrol fumes from the carbs rather than just falling asleep

Or he caught sight of the flames coming out of your exhaust and passed out with fright.

My three year old lad is going to get me banned from driving. He likes the noise so much, he tells me to go faster all the time, and, of course, I'm only too happy to oblige.

[grahamw48]

cirks said:

grahamw48 said: I have to say though, that (even steering with my thumb) the other day I managed to beat him. He was NOT amused Graham, what sort of example is that to set your son? When he gets bigger he'll be cruising the streets in his Max Powered Nova steering with just his thumb....I really don't know what has happened to parenting skills these days

No no no!

He hates chavs with a vengeance, and nothing to do with anything I've said.

The boy actually has taste, and would rather his poor old dad would buy an expensive exotic.

At least it would be of some use to me too, unlike all of the Hamsters, Guineapigs, etc, that I am saddled with after his interest wanes.

[wedg1e]

grahamw48 said:

cirks said: grahamw48 said: I have to say though, that (even steering with my thumb) the other day I managed to beat him. He was NOT amused Graham, what sort of example is that to set your son? When he gets bigger he'll be cruising the streets in his Max Powered Nova steering with just his thumb....I really don't know what has happened to parenting skills these days No no no! He hates chavs with a vengeance, and nothing to do with anything I've said. The boy actually has taste, and would rather his poor old dad would buy an expensive exotic. At least it would be of some use to me too, unlike all of the Hamsters, Guineapigs, etc, that I am saddled with after his interest wanes.

...but will you be complaining when he starts on the young ladies...?

[Hormone]

nick heppinstall said:

Well after much head scratching I've decided to let her go. I've had almost 6 years of great fun but now the little one is here I have other priorities. <br/> <br/>She will be in the classifieds soon. <br/> <br/>

See sense man!
I have two little ones so now have two Wedges, thououghly recommend it to any one in your situation!

[grahamw48]

wedg1e said:

...but will you be complaining when he starts on the young ladies...?

Ian, the other week he mentioned his GIRLfriend.

Suffice to say, in this day and age, I counted my blessings there and then.