I am excited

[pthelazyjourno]

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[S10GTA]

[Disco You]

Did anyone else see the Denis the menace cartoon when the wife learns to drive on the sofa with a plate, umbrella and a cushion in place of the wheel, gear stick and pedals? You need to get yourself a cushion and an umbrella!

[ThunderSpook]

You sold it without the steering wheel? That's just mean... and weird!

[pthelazyjourno]

ThunderSpook said:

You sold it without the steering wheel? That's just mean... and weird!

Hahaha

[pthelazyjourno]

Disco You said:

Did anyone else see the Denis the menace cartoon when the wife learns to drive on the sofa with a plate, umbrella and a cushion in place of the wheel, gear stick and pedals? You need to get yourself a cushion and an umbrella!

How do I know which bit of the cushion is the brakes?

[S10GTA]

pthelazyjourno said:

How do I know which bit of the cushion is the brakes?

Do they have a spongy feel?

[Captain Muppet]

pthelazyjourno said:

Anyone else ended up buying the same car again after they've had to sell it?

I bought a new CRX to replace the crashed one.
I bought a new mk1 MR2 to replaced the one my brother crashed.
I bought another MR2 to replace the one that rusted away.
I bought another RX7 (a standard one) to replace my first RX7 (silly 4.6 V8 project).

But I've never sold a car and bought it back. If I was to do it then chances are it'd be the Elise. Things would have to be pretty desperate for me to let it go. Congratulations.

[Disco You]

pthelazyjourno said:

How do I know which bit of the cushion is the brakes?

The bit that stops you from crashing into the TV.

[Andy_sx]

Not yet, but I will be telling the guy who buys my VX at the weekend to give me first refusal when he comes to sell it on

[pthelazyjourno]

Shnozz said:

Oh fook. Not the Vodafone sponsored flat on Pistonheads too. Spare us.

Hehehe. You love it!

[bikerstu]

I sold a car once and then got it back in a swap for some racing seats.... tells you how much the car was worth!

[pthelazyjourno]

I think I'd be quite pissed off at having to hold a 4-pint jug. It must be pretty heavy - steins aren't exactly lightweight if you've been holding them for a bit!

Suppose it depends on the speed you drank it at.

I think this has to have been the gayest thought process I've been through for a while. Apologies.

How did you get home?

[Prancing Hippo]

My old 575 is on PH classified at the moment. Am very tempted indeed!

[ArsE92]

Nice work. Did you ask for first dibs when you sold it? How come the new owner was happy to sell after only six months?

[pthelazyjourno]

ArsE92 said:

Nice work. Did you ask for first dibs when you sold it? How come the new owner was happy to sell after only six months?

We made a deal beforehand.

I didn't really want to sell the Elise, and he's moving to the US in the next month or two, so just wanted a fun car that wouldn't depreciate or cost any money.

I guess it worked out as a loan with the Elise as collateral! Except if he bent it I wouldn't buy it back, and if I couldn't afford to buy it back and it had to be sold at a loss, we'd both have paid half the difference.

Worked quite well really - I suppose I was lucky to find somebody who only wanted the car for a short amount of time.

[McSam]

Great to be able to have an arrangement like that good work!



Nearest I've been is picking up a crazy cheap 2.8 A4 with the intent of shifting it on. I sold it to a colleague that same day, actually but eight months later I ended up sourcing it back for my housemate. I never technically owned it again, but it was back on my drive next to my own A4!