Golden Advice that you've received or learned?
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av185 said:
loafer123 said:
“Never drink coffee after 5pm.”
I took the advice seriously. He was 80, wise, had built a successful company over decades and had a private jet.
Jet owned or leased though?I took the advice seriously. He was 80, wise, had built a successful company over decades and had a private jet.
Not only that, he rented it out by the hour when he didn’t need it and made money on it.
He was a class act.
"Brakes to slow gears to go". Whenever i get a lift with someone who changes down towards a red traffic light, my teeth start grinding.
"Don't marry the wrong person"
Dad taught me "never compromise on tyres"
"Being happy is more important than money"
Brother taught me "buy it cheap you buy it twice"
One from PH "never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
"Don't marry the wrong person"
Dad taught me "never compromise on tyres"
"Being happy is more important than money"
Brother taught me "buy it cheap you buy it twice"
One from PH "never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
I took a friend of my Mum's with me to buy a Lotus once. I was hesitating about the deal, and I asked this friend to come with me because he is a massive petrol head and is really into his cars.
We arrived at the address and it was a small but really smart little cottage in a nice village, and the seller was very welcoming and friendly. On the test drive, before we'd got very far, my friend turned to me and said he thought I should buy it. When I asked why he said:
"Nice people sell nice things"
It's something which has gone through my head with every single vehicle purchase or indeed second hand purchase since then (2010 ish), and as an extension of that, I have also found the opposite to be true, " Horrible people sell crap things" I recently bought a motorbike off a bloke that was really pushy, impatient, flaky about when and where to meet and generally a bit of a dick. Turns out the bike is a bit s
t and I'm selling it asap as I've already bought a replacement. (From a bloke that seemed pretty nice)
So, if you're still on here, L8LUE, thanks for the advice. I loved that car.
We arrived at the address and it was a small but really smart little cottage in a nice village, and the seller was very welcoming and friendly. On the test drive, before we'd got very far, my friend turned to me and said he thought I should buy it. When I asked why he said:
"Nice people sell nice things"
It's something which has gone through my head with every single vehicle purchase or indeed second hand purchase since then (2010 ish), and as an extension of that, I have also found the opposite to be true, " Horrible people sell crap things" I recently bought a motorbike off a bloke that was really pushy, impatient, flaky about when and where to meet and generally a bit of a dick. Turns out the bike is a bit s
t and I'm selling it asap as I've already bought a replacement. (From a bloke that seemed pretty nice) So, if you're still on here, L8LUE, thanks for the advice. I loved that car.
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