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gr4eme

Original Poster:

204 posts

306 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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hello to everyone;

I'm in a little dilema, the Tuscan has been repaired, (re-build). This is at no cost to me, and now it is ready. Problem is that they want me to collect it from coventry, (I live in leeds).
To weigh things up it will cost me the train fare of £29.50 + petrol to get back around £35 BUT at least it will have some miles on it towards its running in cirtificate.

What do i do

A) collect it at my expense
B) try to haggle for either the train fare or some petrol
C) wait upto 3 weeks for them to bring it back to Harrogate, as they say they will only do it when they have something else to collect from Harrogate

I must admit i'm willing to pay, i'm not tight and £60 for a rebuild is good value.
Am i being soft or should I try and hanker for a deal

chim_girl

6,268 posts

288 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Wait three weeks or pay £60 and have it this weekend, not a tricky choice really!



PS If you collect it this Saturday you could call at Donninton on your way home.

rods

1,798 posts

282 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Get it collected you tight bugger,nice drive back to stretch its legs,you want to get to 1000miles as quick as poss.
Oh and they soon turned that round for you Graham,enjoy

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

287 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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chim_girl said:


PS If you collect it this Saturday you could call at Donninton on your way home.


What an excellent idea

p.s just tried ringing you on your mobile chim_girl

j_s_g

6,177 posts

279 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Glad to hear the car's fixed. Try thinking about it this way... in three weeks how much will you have lost in:
Tax
Insurance
MOT
Depreciation

All for £60? Plus it'll have been sitting around for 3 weeks. And we know how much TVRs like that!

swilly

9,699 posts

303 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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You tight git

I travel from South Wales or London, depending where I am at what time, to Coventry for servicing BECUASE (in part) of the distance and the drive.

Nothing like a just-serviced car to race, sorry drive through the country.

Marki

15,763 posts

299 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Tight git ,,, do you even wnat the thing back ,, you dont seem so excited carpong on about 60 squid , dah thats not even a good night out

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Blimey, were you peeling an orange in your pocket whilst typing this?

Pay the £60, live life, few people have the opportunity to own such a fine automobile, having it sit for 3 weeks over sixty nicker seems tantamount to lunacy to me...

RichardR

2,907 posts

297 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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April fool's day was yesterday!




chim_girl

6,268 posts

288 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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Plotloss said:
Blimey, were you peeling an orange in your pocket whilst typing this?

captain honesty

152 posts

271 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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maybe you could hitch hike down to power that way you could save yourself a massive £29.50 for the train,drive out of power and stop down the road then you could call the rac/aa and get them to take you home.job done.although it does cost about £60 to join so you might of passed on that.

jigs

1,840 posts

279 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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I'll fly over and collect it for you - give me your address - I'll even take the scenic route and take care of the running in too!

S1X OK

366 posts

279 months

Saturday 3rd April 2004
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Seeing as I'm only 15 minutes away from Power, why don't I pick it up and deliver it to you. Then, when I've dropped it off, you can give me a lift home, then scoot back up the M1 - sorted. That way you won't have to get on a nasty common train and you get to drive there and back in your own car.
If anyone is currently on the lookout for a logistics expert, don't look in this direction!