What Cheered You Up Today? (1 Viewer)

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All the paperwork in the process of legalization of the house where my family (4 of us) is living is finished. It will allow me for doing my business-related paperwork in 10 km distant Trogir, rather than in 70 km distant Sinj, as well as less trouble to enlist my daughters in the local kindegarten and schools.
 
Had a rental truck for a week. During the pre-trip, the rental agent and I both missed some glaring damage at the bottom of the front bumper(the missus noticed it when I pulled into the driveway) so for the whole week I fretted about this going as a claim on my car insurance. To top it off, when I dropped it off, I had to back into the only parking space, directly opposite the front door. I might as well put a large red arrow pointing to the damage, it stuck out that much. As the agent walked out, I could swear he looked directly at it. When he finished the post trip, he said "great, no damage". I signed the truck off and made speedy retreat.


Geo
 
Thursday I bought a 14 year old Mercedes CLK320 V6 Auto with all the electronic toys that could be fitted in 2001 for £700 ($1100) it has 40,000miles on the clock and was a trade in at work. The boss let me have it for what he gave the customer. Friday I changed all the fluids, filters and fitted a 2nd hand stainless steel aftermarket exhaust, 2nd hand sports front dampers, new drop links and bushings, new air filter, new plugs and today I had a friend put it on his rolling road and re map the ECU for more revs and ponies.

Why so cheap for a classic 14 year old car that is barely run in, will run for as long as I can afford to fill the tank, will more than double the national speed limit, never depreciate and has cost me £1800 in total puts out 237 hp on the dyno (it only put out 215hp when brand new). Well the Alloy wheels had been kerbed (a few hours with a sander and a tin of silver paint) the paintwork needed a T-Cut and mopping (apprentices are so handy they get to do the crap jobs), the air con didnt work (split hose cost £9.99 re-gas £50) and the drivers seat had a split in the leather (tube of impact adhesive £2.99).

Vroom vroom poop poop
 
Airframes said:
Got yourself a real bargain there then, FM !
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Cheeers Airfranes however I filled it up with super unleaded this morning and I think I need to remortgage the house to fill it up again

Runs like a swiss watch never had such a smooth motor just need to keep my right foot light on the loud pedal.
 
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