| The cappo:
Saw a picture of one and loved the fact it was tiny. Talking to a bloke in the pub about cars a week later and he told me they had one in as a part ex. Next day I was up having a test drive - It was only at this point I realised the car was a convertable! When he dropped the rear pillar down I was in a state of utter shock! Never had I seen such amazing engineering.
Sat in car and shut my eyes - All the controls were exactley where I'd expect them - It was almost like the car was custom built for me. Test drove and was in love. An absolute hoot to drive (although my friend who was following in his car told me I shouldn't buy it as it was dangerous - "the rear end keeps sliding out when you go round corners"). Talked finance.They wanted too much so I decided to play hardball. Called back a week later figuring they'd be more likely to haggle - "sorry sir, we sold it the following morning"
4 Weeks of frantic hunting, I'd tracked one down in Sheffield. Checked it out, HPi'd it and picked it up on April Fools day. It was a cold week but I went to work topless that week (with heater on full reheat!). Wrote to the previous owner to find out more about it. He asked if he could buy it back! Apparently he'd traded it in for a jeep Cheroke as his girlfriend thought she was pregnant so wanted a "proper" car - It was a false alarm and he was left driving a petrol gussling big bus.
Currently driving a ZX turbo diesel after the Pug 205 Diesel died. |