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Oscar
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One car too many

Post by Oscar »

Help!

We've inherited Groliffe, and very nice it is too (forget my recent hysteria about head gaskets, it was me overanalysing). Swampy was supposed to be stripped and scrapped...but I can't. I just can't.

A pal is wiling to house it for a few weeks on SORN while we are away, but I know I'll have to face it eventually. We have one car too many.

What shall I do??
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Post by Linegeist »

It's obvious. You HAVE to buy a bigger garage/house/shed .......... :wink:
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Post by ken newbold »

Same problem here I'm afraid, my XM is sat outside, it's far too good to scrap and being the best car I've ever owned I'm reluctant to part with it.
It's been sat there for 16months now and I've done virtually all the MOT work other than fit a new timing belt, but I don't really want to run it again, the redshed(ZX) has proved to be so reliable I would be daft to part with that :?

dilemma. :(
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Post by Defender110 »

Get rid of Groliffe and give reliable Swampy a bit of TLC, Simples! :lol:
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Post by cavmad »

Ken's option is easiest.
Pm me offering for a piddly amount of money with a full MOT, drive it down here, take cash and get train home again!
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Post by MULLEY »

:lol: :lol: You legend Billy.
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
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Post by Oscar »

You wouldn't like it Billy. It's got (yuck) air con, and leather seats...
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Post by cavmad »

Hey, everything has a price you know. To my eternal shame I'm currently knocking about in a VAG diesel :oops: :cry:

*Obviously it's not a Golf like, as even my incredibly low standards aren't that low!
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Post by messerschmitt owner »

I have the same dilemma - off to view a 97 XM tomorrow (two owner - Citroen and the seller) - do I need it, might I want it, where would I put it, what would I have to sell to justify keeping it? What to do ...
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Post by kiwi »

I got plenty of room and a double garage that fits 4 medium sized cars well it would fit 4 BXs Nose to nose. Up until the misus sold the Korean Astra a BX could sit on either side of the garage. Now because of the Mitsis extra length I can now only have 3 cars in the garage. So kind stops me getting another BX for parts....hang on a minute 2 years ago I brought a TRS for parts and its still with me :lol:

Rising costs of motoring has forced the TRS into a reluctant storage but I can not do what is going to be inevitable one day. My justification to keep two BXs is a back up. Logic seems to work :wink:
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Post by Oscar »

You're not making any friends around here, Kiwi...
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