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eck c

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347 posts

224 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Nothing against keeping you P&J clean and miles low but where's the pleasure in this? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

TTmonkey

20,911 posts

277 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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eck c said:
Nothing against keeping you P&J clean and miles low but where's the pleasure in this? http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...
Go see it. Take it for a test drive. Drive through a puddle. Watch the guy quiver.... :-)

anonymous-user

84 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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I'm not sure which I find more perplexing; his ownership of a car that he hasn't driven or his short advert with so many spelling and grammatical errors!

Obviously a bit of a slep.

Edit to add: I can understand how he does not want to put any miles on it because I wouldn't be seen dead in that green monstrosity either.



Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 5th December 22:14

Europa1

10,923 posts

218 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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To quote the great philosopher, Ferris Bueller, "a man with his priorities so far out of whack does not deserve such a fine automobile".

For fk's sake, the colour is a bit strident, but by all accounts they're a hoot to drive. So drive it.

Escort3500

13,533 posts

175 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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There's a certain irony in the number plate given that he's barely driven the car smile


996TT02

3,342 posts

170 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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We have to accept that people buy stuff for different reasons.

This person bought this car to look at it.

I know a person who keeps his sport bike in his living room. He even bought and fitted tuning bits to it. But he never, ever uses it. So it potentially goes faster now, only it does not go at all...

But hey, just how much "use" does anyone get out of a sculpture, or a painting. Same difference I suppose.

Jimmy No Hands

5,102 posts

186 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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anonymous said:
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fk it, stick it dry storage for 40 years then sell it for £70k laugh

BugLebowski

1,037 posts

146 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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I knew this was going to be a Ford before clicking on the link. I've nothing against the used ford market, I just don't understand it in the slightest.

HaylingJag

2,122 posts

178 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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anonymous said:
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laugh


thus saving a leg of lamb for a re-bore

TTmonkey

20,911 posts

277 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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BugLebowski said:
I knew this was going to be a Ford before clicking on the link. I've nothing against the used ford market, I just don't understand it in the slightest.
What's not to understand?

Swanny87

1,265 posts

149 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Jimmy No Hands said:
fk it, stick it dry storage for 40 years then sell it for £70k laugh
Not sure about the legal implications if someone did that with their missus hehe

RWD cossie wil

4,382 posts

203 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Generally I have noticed this tends to happen when people buy a car that they can't really afford, or have virtually their entire life savings invested in. It's almost a form of OCD regarding the cleanliness, looking at some of the concourse vehicles at shows is amazing, it is great to see older cars in such good condition, but to me there can be very little pleasure in ownership as you can't drive the bloody things so what's the point.

Incidentally, my mates parents bought a new set of leather sofas a couple of years ago, they are still in the plastic covers & you can't sit on them.....again, a mild form of mental illness I think & not being able to accept things wear out with use!

Hoofy

80,112 posts

312 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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I think he's taking an investment risk and hoping a collector will rip his arm off at the price.

0a

24,158 posts

224 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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The reason for selling did make me smile:

seller said:
I don't want it to get dirty

Mastodon2

14,338 posts

195 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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I can see why you would do this if it's something special, but it's never going to be a classic like a real RS Ford. He should have just driven it.

swisstoni

24,111 posts

309 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Any hobby taken to extremes looks nuts from the outside, not to mention slightly sad.

Djtemeka

1,985 posts

222 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Jimmy No Hands said:
fk it, stick it dry storage for 40 years then sell it for £70k laugh
although that £70k might only get you a loaf of bread then :P

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

193 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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How much was this new ?

He's not going to make a huge amount of profit, is he ?.....unless he got a huge discount.......confused

DrDoofenshmirtz

16,952 posts

230 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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RWD cossie wil said:
Generally I have noticed this tends to happen when people buy a car that they can't really afford, or have virtually their entire life savings invested in. It's almost a form of OCD regarding the cleanliness, looking at some of the concourse vehicles at shows is amazing, it is great to see older cars in such good condition, but to me there can be very little pleasure in ownership as you can't drive the bloody things so what's the point.

Incidentally, my mates parents bought a new set of leather sofas a couple of years ago, they are still in the plastic covers & you can't sit on them.....again, a mild form of mental illness I think & not being able to accept things wear out with use!
They like the fact that's it's their car you think is amazing, and people getting pleasure from what is a hobby to them. I bet they get huge amounts of pleasure from polishing a wheel nut. Nothing wrong with that if that's what they enjoy.
It's no different to somebody owning a very expensive watch, and only wearing it on special occasions.

grkify

366 posts

150 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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buy it bring a bucket of mud with you, as soon as all the paperworks done chuck the mud over it and do handbrake turns on the road outside his house after all cars are to be used and this one has a lot of use to catch up on