Now I'm in trouble. Impreza purchase, wife yet to be told!
Discussion
RS Grant said:
67Dino said:
Ouch. Think the solution to your car-buying addiction is to buy a newer model of the same car, in the same colour, and then hope the other half doesn’t notice. eg “It does look like new, doesn’t it? Just had it valeted”.
A friend’s dad did exactly that and got away with it.. 
He had an R8 V8 and wanted the V10 version when they were launched, so bought one in the same colour combination as his outgoing R8 and my friends mum never noticed any difference... in fact I believe she only became aware of the switch after his dad sadly passed away and it came out while they were all reminiscing about the cars he’d had.
Except I didn't buy a different one I bought another one the same - this thread got me thinking I should share
B'stard Child said:
I had a similar issue - started a thread on it Here
Except I didn't buy a different one I bought another one the same - this thread got me thinking I should share
Lol, just been reading that, it's genius. I clearly haven't thought it through, mine are all different models and colours! God, what a fool I've been..........Except I didn't buy a different one I bought another one the same - this thread got me thinking I should share
Heaveho said:
B'stard Child said:
I had a similar issue - started a thread on it Here
Except I didn't buy a different one I bought another one the same - this thread got me thinking I should share
Lol, just been reading that, it's genius. I clearly haven't thought it through, mine are all different models and colours! God, what a fool I've been..........Except I didn't buy a different one I bought another one the same - this thread got me thinking I should share
B'stard Child said:
Ahh Part three is now up and they aren't the same colour
Just had another look, I'm normal compared to you!Claire twigged I still had a Cayman on my watchlist, due to end tonight at 9pm. Spitefully, she arranged for us to be out with friends so I couldn't enter into the final few seconds of melee. Not to be outdone, I set a limit and got a mate to bid on it. Sadly, or possibly, fortuitously, I was a bit of a frock and fell a few hundred short of the final bid. Can't decide whether to be glad I've dodged another domestic bullet, or irritated at missing something that was a dead cert on giving me a drink and a quick resale.
Might let my lovely 987S go to justify my recent and possibly upcoming purchase frenzy. Cobalt blue, 77k miles, high spec, and full history should help. Marital trauma aside, space is genuinely becoming a complete headache. Tomorrow has been put aside as a day of garage space experimentation involving the Evo, the Boxster, the MR2 and the scissor ramp! It'll be the first time all 3 cars have been at the same address in 3 years.
Edited by Heaveho on Wednesday 28th August 01:03
Heaveho said:
B'stard Child said:
Ahh Part three is now up and they aren't the same colour
Just had another look, I'm normal compared to you! - enjoy the normality - it's a short step to lunacy Heaveho said:
Claire twigged I still had a Cayman on my watchlist, due to end tonight at 9pm. Spitefully, she arranged for us to be out with friends so I couldn't enter into the final few seconds of melee. Not to be outdone, I set a limit and got a mate to bid on it. Sadly, or possibly, fortuitously, I was a bit of a frock and fell a few hundred short of the final bid. Can't decide whether to be glad I've dodged another domestic bullet, or irritated at missing something that was a dead cert on giving me a drink and a quick resale.
Might let my lovely 987S go to justify my recent and possibly upcoming purchase frenzy. Cobalt blue, 77k miles, high spec, and full history should help. Marital trauma aside, space is genuinely becoming a complete headache. Tomorrow has been put aside as a day of garage space experimentation involving the Evo, the Boxster, the MR2 and the scissor ramp! It'll be the first time all 3 cars have been at the same address in 3 years.
women are clever things - I've been with Mrs BC for 29 years - all my opel addiction was just ripples in a pond - only a skoda got close to breaking the relationship........ how weird is that!!!!Might let my lovely 987S go to justify my recent and possibly upcoming purchase frenzy. Cobalt blue, 77k miles, high spec, and full history should help. Marital trauma aside, space is genuinely becoming a complete headache. Tomorrow has been put aside as a day of garage space experimentation involving the Evo, the Boxster, the MR2 and the scissor ramp! It'll be the first time all 3 cars have been at the same address in 3 years.
The German stuff I look at is where the real marital discord becomes a factor. When I moved south in '98 I left a job working for Lexus, and took the last one of the many Corolla GTIs I'd owned with me when I moved in with Claire. We lived on a houseboat for 3 years which wasn't the cheapest way to live, and I misguidedly sold the Corolla and replaced it with a Corrado VR6. Although I loved it for the way it drove, it was the most unreliable car I hope I ever own, and the bitter memories Claire has of the endless ownership expense has coloured her view of supposed German quality.
3 Boxsters in a row since 2015 hasn't exactly enamoured her with feelings of warmth towards me.........hence the hope that sacrificing this one may buy me some tolerance!
3 Boxsters in a row since 2015 hasn't exactly enamoured her with feelings of warmth towards me.........hence the hope that sacrificing this one may buy me some tolerance!
Heaveho said:
The German stuff I look at is where the real marital discord becomes a factor. When I moved south in '98 I left a job working for Lexus, and took the last one of the many Corolla GTIs I'd owned with me when I moved in with Claire. We lived on a houseboat for 3 years which wasn't the cheapest way to live, and I misguidedly sold the Corolla and replaced it with a Corrado VR6. Although I loved it for the way it drove, it was the most unreliable car I hope I ever own, and the bitter memories Claire has of the endless ownership expense has coloured her view of supposed German quality.
3 Boxsters in a row since 2015 hasn't exactly enamoured her with feelings of warmth towards me.........hence the hope that sacrificing this one may buy me some tolerance!
I honestly don't know how to advise you on that front - BMW 125i's are nice 3 Boxsters in a row since 2015 hasn't exactly enamoured her with feelings of warmth towards me.........hence the hope that sacrificing this one may buy me some tolerance!
Well, today's the day, off to collect the Impreza in a mo, hello Subaru, goodbye marital relations! Very much hoping for a completely uneventful run back, which is why I'm taking a jack, tools, jump leads, water, oil, code reader and circuit tester! And going in a Lexus, as at least that way we're guaranteed reliable transport home in one of the cars! The thought process being that when you take all of this stuff, you won't need it! Hope I'm right. Wish me luck........
Whatever happens, pics to follow.
Whatever happens, pics to follow.
Heaveho said:
Well, today's the day, off to collect the Impreza in a mo, hello Subaru, goodbye marital relations! Very much hoping for a completely uneventful run back, which is why I'm taking a jack, tools, jump leads, water, oil, code reader and circuit tester! And going in a Lexus, as at least that way we're guaranteed reliable transport home in one of the cars! The thought process being that when you take all of this stuff, you won't need it! Hope I'm right. Wish me luck........
Whatever happens, pics to follow.
Good luck - will check in for pics later - need to get under a car this afternoonWhatever happens, pics to follow.
Well done, your story is on par with B'stard Child's one, great reading.
It helps to have a mechanic with a large storage area who never gets mixed up with mrs sidewinder, except once I needed her to pick up another hidden acquisition (a Maserati gransport where I was the highest bidder with a ridiculously low offer, never thought of getting the nod) - that was one of the license plates underneath the sofa - and all the cars she would see there were mine (she knew of two, there were 7 others...). The mechanic informed me of the various stages of improvement on some cars before he noticed mrs, who overheard the full conversation...
Nice trip home then...
Well anyway, as another serial buyer/ owner CharlesDeGaulle said in a similar thread regarding SLs "...the mark of a gentleman is to never know when to stop..."
Nuff said, you can't escape your destiny...
Bookmarked
It helps to have a mechanic with a large storage area who never gets mixed up with mrs sidewinder, except once I needed her to pick up another hidden acquisition (a Maserati gransport where I was the highest bidder with a ridiculously low offer, never thought of getting the nod) - that was one of the license plates underneath the sofa - and all the cars she would see there were mine (she knew of two, there were 7 others...). The mechanic informed me of the various stages of improvement on some cars before he noticed mrs, who overheard the full conversation...
Nice trip home then...
Well anyway, as another serial buyer/ owner CharlesDeGaulle said in a similar thread regarding SLs "...the mark of a gentleman is to never know when to stop..."
Nuff said, you can't escape your destiny...
Bookmarked
Heaveho said:
Well, today's the day, off to collect the Impreza in a mo, hello Subaru, goodbye marital relations! Very much hoping for a completely uneventful run back, which is why I'm taking a jack, tools, jump leads, water, oil, code reader and circuit tester! And going in a Lexus, as at least that way we're guaranteed reliable transport home in one of the cars! The thought process being that when you take all of this stuff, you won't need it! Hope I'm right. Wish me luck........
Whatever happens, pics to follow.
Whatever happens, pics to follow.
loving the faith in the new purchase!Well, we got back without incident, no tools required, and in record time. Unfortunately, all of this because we both came back in the same car we went in.
The Subaru started and ran perfectly. It all went fairly downhill after that. It looked great in the pics. Someone is a good photographer! Rectification of the paintwork issues would be expensive and impractical. This description also applies to the fact that the front wheels were sitting at different distances inside the arches, and at angles I'm fairly sure weren't ever intended by the manufacturer.
I'm not going to make a complete list of the potential ownership headaches , suffice to say I saw enough not to need to drive it, and was way happier losing a non-refundable deposit than I was buying the car. Sorry there are no pics, the mood twixt us and the seller deemed taking them rather inappropriate! Sorry to end the thread on a bit of a damp squib, I was expecting it to continue on in the same vein post purchase.
Disappointed in some respects, not surprised in others. I'm lucky to have what I've already got, today has made me realise how nice the cars I own are.
Now, where's that Elan M100 I've been interested in, if she thought she was upset at the idea of an Impreza, imagine how repellent she's going to find this apparition!
The Subaru started and ran perfectly. It all went fairly downhill after that. It looked great in the pics. Someone is a good photographer! Rectification of the paintwork issues would be expensive and impractical. This description also applies to the fact that the front wheels were sitting at different distances inside the arches, and at angles I'm fairly sure weren't ever intended by the manufacturer.
I'm not going to make a complete list of the potential ownership headaches , suffice to say I saw enough not to need to drive it, and was way happier losing a non-refundable deposit than I was buying the car. Sorry there are no pics, the mood twixt us and the seller deemed taking them rather inappropriate! Sorry to end the thread on a bit of a damp squib, I was expecting it to continue on in the same vein post purchase.
Disappointed in some respects, not surprised in others. I'm lucky to have what I've already got, today has made me realise how nice the cars I own are.
Now, where's that Elan M100 I've been interested in, if she thought she was upset at the idea of an Impreza, imagine how repellent she's going to find this apparition!
Well done for walking away!
I saw this advertised and the fact it had been sat around unused for 14 years and I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround, suggested it might not be the find that you were hoping for.
Finding a truly rust free, unrepaired, classic Impreza is nigh on impossible and while they may look rust free from the outside, the inner arches go first...as you will probably know having done a bit of research.
Don't be put off by this example though, they are truly great cars and if another comes up, you will be more versed in knowing what to look out for.
I saw this advertised and the fact it had been sat around unused for 14 years and I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround, suggested it might not be the find that you were hoping for.
Finding a truly rust free, unrepaired, classic Impreza is nigh on impossible and while they may look rust free from the outside, the inner arches go first...as you will probably know having done a bit of research.
Don't be put off by this example though, they are truly great cars and if another comes up, you will be more versed in knowing what to look out for.
Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 31st August 20:37
MattsCar said:
Well done for walking away!
I saw this advertised and the fact it had been sat around unused for 14 years and I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround, suggested it might not be the find that you were hoping for.
Finding a truly rust free, unrepaired, classic Impreza is nigh on impossible and while they may look rust free from the outside, the inner arches go first...as you will probably know having done a bit of research.
Don't be put off by this example though, they are truly great cars and if another comes up, you will be more versed in knowing what to look out for.
Yep, I saw those repairs in the pics, but I was prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt until I saw it in the metal. I didn't get far enough into it to be completely sure I'm right, but I made the assumption that I was looking at a car that had been in a shunt, and that, and a few discrepancies in the answers to questions asked was more than enough for me.
If you say in the ad that you've fitted a new clutch and timing belt recently, then can't provide receipts for the parts, that's a red flag. As a seller, I'd have that stuff ready for scrutiny, and be at pains to put a buyer at ease. None of that was apparent in this instance.
Still, it was a nice drive out for the afternoon.
I saw this advertised and the fact it had been sat around unused for 14 years and I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround, suggested it might not be the find that you were hoping for.
Finding a truly rust free, unrepaired, classic Impreza is nigh on impossible and while they may look rust free from the outside, the inner arches go first...as you will probably know having done a bit of research.
Don't be put off by this example though, they are truly great cars and if another comes up, you will be more versed in knowing what to look out for.
Yep, I saw those repairs in the pics, but I was prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt until I saw it in the metal. I didn't get far enough into it to be completely sure I'm right, but I made the assumption that I was looking at a car that had been in a shunt, and that, and a few discrepancies in the answers to questions asked was more than enough for me.
If you say in the ad that you've fitted a new clutch and timing belt recently, then can't provide receipts for the parts, that's a red flag. As a seller, I'd have that stuff ready for scrutiny, and be at pains to put a buyer at ease. None of that was apparent in this instance.
Still, it was a nice drive out for the afternoon.
Edited by MattsCar on Saturday 31st August 20:37
This thread is making me look so much better with my wife she knows of all my cars!
However she is sitting there looking thoroughly disapproving as I laugh at and read out some of these comments!!!
Having said that in the last month she has suggested getting a classic car and a Caterham or similar so she is pretty good really!
she knows of all my cars!However she is sitting there looking thoroughly disapproving as I laugh at and read out some of these comments!!!
Having said that in the last month she has suggested getting a classic car and a Caterham or similar so she is pretty good really!
MattsCar said:
Well done for walking away!
I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround,
Where?I could see bad rust repairs in the photos on the top edge of the internal boot lid surround,
I don't buy cars long distance now off ebay as you really need to see it before hand, too many people see a car and get that romantic thoughts about it, considering it is nearly 20 years old i would expect it needing money spent on it.
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