My old and trusty...sorry, that should have been *rusty* Nova failed its MOT today and it'll cost stupid amounts to fix, so I've no option but to have it put down.
It's got me from A to B and sometimes even C for seven years now and I'm really going to be sad when I have to hand it over to the executioners <gulp, snif> - not to mention I'll probably have to pay them to take it off my hands
Anyone wanna buy a Nova?
Nope, thought not... <sigh>
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RedWitch It's the so-called 'normal' guys that always let you down. Sickos never scare me. At least they're committed.
Well I was gonna, but if it's *that* much of a shed...
Sorry, but I promise to send flowers when Razzle goes off to that big MOT bay in the sky.
Trinity I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant.
Were you?! Thanks mate...but I wouldn't inflict it on you! (unless you've got £300-odd to spend...!!)
Thankyou for the flowers, he will appreciate them greatly!
RedWitch It's the so-called 'normal' guys that always let you down. Sickos never scare me. At least they're committed.
*coughs* how much!?
Erm, I'll pass...
Cat "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." ~Anon
My little old Rover (my first car) got written off in an accident. I cried when they told me she couldnt be fixed. (or she could but it would have been twice what she was worth).
She had a name (Beth) and a personality and everything. I miss her
She was replaced by Charlotte (another rover) who was given away to a nice family who love her and look after her.
Then came Lillian Rose Ka (Lil Ka for short). I love her too. She's all bright and shiney and new and reliable and mine I talk to her too, she doesnt reply but i think thats 'cos she comes from a factory somewhere in europe, hence she doesnt undestand english
In other words, i undestand how you feel. giving up a car is hard. Expecially when you have to put them down
Trinity I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant.
Cheers...as you've probably gathered, mine has a name too, and a personality and everything! Stubborn and temperamental, but I love him to bits! <sigh>
RW - you don't really think I'd give him up for a matter of a few quid?! Nah, he's all rusty and manky, and there's mechanical type bits which would take about four hours to do, which is where the cost *really* adds up! (unless you have a tame garage chappy hiding up your sleeve )
So I'll be getting the bus for a bit while Mark takes the tank to work every day. Joy!
head2head 'Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, I drink, therefore I am. '
Sorry to hear about your car I haven't even got round to filling in the form for my provisional licence yet (I'm 18...how slow am I????)
I know how upset my mate got when she had to give up her little Nova. so you have my sympathy !
Good Luck finding a new car !
MonSTeR No big eyes! No magic powers! No giant robots!
I got rid of the previous incarnation of the MonSTeR-Mobile a few weeks ago. I sent it to be scrapped because I really couldn't bear the thought of anyone else having "my" car
I've got a shiny red greasy fast Italian thing now and that's just the beginning
Awww...*hugs*... I remember when I had to scrap my first car
It was a Mark 1 Astra, it was old enough to send out to buy fags on its own, it was terracotta with turquoise waves on the sides (someone obviously thought it was cool once!!), and it cost me £60 and lasted 6 months before the suspension went... but I loved it!!
Hope you find another car soon
Trinity I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant.
Thanks guys...I'm beginning to come to terms with it, but I'll be a wreck myself when we take him to the scrappy. <sigh>
We're currently in the process of scraping the cash together for something a tad newer (we couldn't quite send mine out to buy fags, but sending him to do the weekly shop was beginning to look like a Cunning Plan!)
<off to carry on hunting for change down the back of the sofa>
FiveByFive I was being like, sarcastic, or whatever
I can't bear the thought of getting rid of my old car, it's a 1979 2-door Range Rover which I've owned for the last 8 years (the only car I've ever owned). It's becoming increasingly unreliable, and more expensive to get through the MOT every year, there's something not right about the steering at the moment, and part of the exhaust fell off the other week. Every panel on it is dented or scratched to some degree.
The thing is a brand new shiny company car was delivered to me on Monday. It's mine for the next 42 months (yay!).
So, a no brainer then, get shot of the old shed. So why did I buy another 12 months road tax for it yesterday then...?
Sydney You can lead the whore to culture but you can't make her think!
All this car talk makes me want one... shame i can't drive
However I WILL learn (after i get back from France)I've been putting it off for years but it'll open huge new job and shopping opportunities to me
Sange It's only kinky the first time!!! after that it's just the Norm ;o)
My ex took my lovely car
I so need to get one I'm totaly lost without it
Biff "This is the stuff, absolute mayhem". Joe Strummer
I sold my car last week. so i can sympathise but now i'm getting a motorbike!
Trinity I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant.
Oh...now I'm jealous too!
<sigh> sadly, getting a bike/learning to ride one etc is just not financially viable at the moment. Least, it would've been if we hadn't spent so much cash trying to do up my beloved husband's Z1000 <grr>
Ho hum. Maybe next year...!