RE: PH Fleet: the Harris collection

RE: PH Fleet: the Harris collection

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arkenphel

484 posts

205 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Interesting cars, but me thinks keeping a not very well maintained fleet + keeping a GT3 rs 4.0 = financial disaster in the making. Mrs. Harris must really love the man...

Soovy

35,829 posts

271 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Chris Harris said:
Pug has 95,000 miles!! Imagine a 205 bodyshell after 950,000 - you could bend the a-pillars by hand!
No change from new then!

hehe

Garlick

40,601 posts

240 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Don't SORN the RR, loan/ hire it to me for the summer......

rm89

348 posts

177 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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When I was a toddler my parents had a grey AX GT 5dr with a red pinstripe down the side. Ever since I was 3 I have wanted one. Safe to say I still do.

Nice collection, very much along my line of thinking if I were ever to have a collection of my own. Just stuff that interests me, and can have a vague notion of a speciality attached to it in my head to justify its presence. The W124 cab is beautiful too smile

Vilhelm

406 posts

149 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Interesting collection. But why does the 205 have an L plate?

Johnboy Mac

2,666 posts

178 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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arkenphel said:
Interesting cars, but me thinks keeping a not very well maintained fleet + keeping a GT3 rs 4.0 = financial disaster in the making. Mrs. Harris must really love the man...
I think Mrs.Harris is on a need to know basis smile

angelsguardian

17 posts

150 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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I think we all need to know your insurance brokers number!

Rollcage

11,327 posts

192 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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I wouldn't imagine that the GT3 RS 4.0 will be in the garage for too much longer - the appeal of a hefty profit for spending on more cars will surely be to much to resist? I know what I'd do......

JimmyJam

2,324 posts

219 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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That garage needs some man-cave automobilia on the walls, a threadbare chesterfield and a bar.
Nice collection BTW

Greg 172

233 posts

201 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Chris Harris said:
Pug has 95,000 miles!! Imagine a 205 bodyshell after 950,000 - you could bend the a-pillars by hand!
My old 'Open' had done 250k when I sold it on

MarJay

2,173 posts

175 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Hmm. Writing these things down for presentation to other people is bad. It would make me start considering selling some of the stuff I never use.

I recently listed my (small) motorcycle collection for the benefit(?) of another internet forum, and realised I kinda need to sell or be rid of at least one bike... Whether this is a bad thing or not is up to you of course!

j001

12 posts

182 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Chris, you forgot to mention the Zonda, Maserati and Ferrari!! Oh wait a minute, sorry wrong website.laugh

cjgreaves41

106 posts

155 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Chris Harris said:
Pug has 95,000 miles!! Imagine a 205 bodyshell after 950,000 - you could bend the a-pillars by hand!
Bloke at work has a D reg 1.4 xs with 270k on! Think hes had it 20 years and still drives in daily!

Bash Brannigan

211 posts

187 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Amazing collection, the only thing missing is a W126 SEL

Soovy

35,829 posts

271 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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So, if it was me.

1994 Range Rover Vogue SE. 3.9 V8 'soft dash' 160,000 miles - snotter - KEEP
1990 Peugeot 205 XS. 950,000 miles. Completely standard - fun runabout - KEEP
1988 Citroen AX GT. 68,000miles, Completely standard. SELL TO AN ENTHUSIAST
1997 Mercedes E320 Sportline Cabriolet. 90,000 miles. Standard car. - picnic car - KEEP
1957 Land Rover Series One 107-inch Pick-up. MOT failure. SCRAP for curry money
2003 VW Passat TDi 100 estate. Slow. - use the RR - SELL
A BMW 325 rally car. Why!!!?? SELL
2011 Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 SELL FOR HANDSOME PROFIT. Buy 997GT3 for cash
1986 BMW E28 M5. 120,000 miles. KEEP - just because
2012 Mercedes E350 CDi estate. BAIL - you have the RR and the E320


Chris Harris

494 posts

153 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Listing all this stuff isn't really my thing: Stuart, Dan and Garlick thought people would like to see the shambles up close. It's all up-together and well looked-after, if you'll excuse the odd bit of dust.

Next steps are probably to sell the 4.0 RS for the reasons explained and get something else. Would love a 'Grale, or an E30 M3. Or a 3-dr Cossie. Or any one of several dozen cars that do it for me.

Maybe just re-attach myself to the drip once more and get a C63 Black Series? What a car that is.

One constant in the whole process is that whatever happens, it won't have been predicted by me or anyone else.

How much are Meharis?

Dusty964

6,923 posts

190 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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You simply cannot beat a good ranger classic (although i dont like the soft dash version)


Rollcage

11,327 posts

192 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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I suppose that you'd want to try and keep the equity from the 4.0 intact, rather than spunking it into a deposit on other modern exotica (Assuming profit cars like the 4.0 won't happen very often in the current economic climate)

So what can you buy that's suitable, and that you won't lose money on?

Cotty

39,553 posts

284 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Can't be all bad if he has a BMW E30 in there

dave stew

1,502 posts

167 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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I keep looking at E28 M5s... Lovely cars. Is yours a right hooker, Chris?