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2boxerdogs

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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« on: 22 March 2017, 13:52:14 »

Chatting to our window cleaner this morning , wants to buy a car for his son who had his old mini stolen a few weeks ago.
Turns out one of his customers old fella has a MK1 Escort 1300 XL 1975 with just over 35,000 miles from new , the old chap has been advised to give up driving due to health issues .The car apparently looks excellent has been serviced regularly asked me what I think is a fair price, as the old boy wants £1250 for it , my answer was if you don't want it at that price tell me where it is and I'll buy it.
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #1 on: 22 March 2017, 13:58:53 »

Too right , snap that up .. worth a fortune  :y
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #2 on: 22 March 2017, 14:11:50 »

Chatting to our window cleaner this morning , wants to buy a car for his son who had his old mini stolen a few weeks ago.
Turns out one of his customers old fella has a MK1 Escort 1300 XL 1975 with just over 35,000 miles from new , the old chap has been advised to give up driving due to health issues .The car apparently looks excellent has been serviced regularly asked me what I think is a fair price, as the old boy wants £1250 for it , my answer was if you don't want it at that price tell me where it is and I'll buy it.

Even if you don't want it buy it,making strong money these days especially if unmolested :y
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #3 on: 22 March 2017, 15:53:05 »

Chatting to our window cleaner this morning , wants to buy a car for his son who had his old mini stolen a few weeks ago.
Turns out one of his customers old fella has a MK1 Escort 1300 XL 1975 with just over 35,000 miles from new , the old chap has been advised to give up driving due to health issues .The car apparently looks excellent has been serviced regularly asked me what I think is a fair price, as the old boy wants £1250 for it , my answer was if you don't want it at that price tell me where it is and I'll buy it.

Even if you don't want it buy it,making strong money these days especially if unmolested :y

Yep, like you could up your money ten fold by selling it the next day. :o
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #4 on: 22 March 2017, 16:18:03 »

Chatting to our window cleaner this morning , wants to buy a car for his son who had his old mini stolen a few weeks ago.
Turns out one of his customers old fella has a MK1 Escort 1300 XL 1975 with just over 35,000 miles from new , the old chap has been advised to give up driving due to health issues .The car apparently looks excellent has been serviced regularly asked me what I think is a fair price, as the old boy wants £1250 for it , my answer was if you don't want it at that price tell me where it is and I'll buy it.

Even if you don't want it buy it,making strong money these days especially if unmolested :y

Yep, like you could up your money ten fold by selling it the next day. :o
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I was going to say about £4000 but was dumbstruck when he said £1250 !
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #5 on: 22 March 2017, 16:30:15 »

Somewhat immoral/unethical to steal from a pensioner, don't you think?  :(

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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #6 on: 22 March 2017, 16:36:21 »

Somewhat immoral/unethical to steal from a pensioner, don't you think?  :(

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No. Money's no good to him, he's going to die soon anyway  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #7 on: 22 March 2017, 16:42:17 »

 :o :o :o
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #8 on: 22 March 2017, 16:48:31 »

Do the right and tell the old fella what it,s really worth.
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #9 on: 22 March 2017, 16:51:15 »

He's bought it now , took his son to see it who is apparently "over the moon" with it. Glad he got it as he had been working on his mini for about 3 years till some thieving individual stole it, the seller was happy to get what he paid for it 42 years ago, and has known the lad & his family for several years.
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #10 on: 22 March 2017, 16:54:03 »

Well he'd better lock that one up good and proper, cause it won't be around long if he doesn't.
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #11 on: 22 March 2017, 16:55:02 »

Hmmm..... ::)

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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #12 on: 22 March 2017, 16:57:06 »

Hmmm..... ::)

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Don't do it, Ron, you're too big for an escort anyway.  ;D
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #13 on: 22 March 2017, 16:59:46 »

Well he'd better lock that one up good and proper, cause it won't be around long if he doesn't.
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It amazes me what people will steal, especially something unusual going to get noticed, suppose the mini will be in bits by now, stolen from cinema car park.
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Re: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth !
« Reply #14 on: 22 March 2017, 17:01:28 »

Well he'd better lock that one up good and proper, cause it won't be around long if he doesn't.

Very true. Strong demand for anonymised Escort body shells as so many get killed rallying, and they aren't exactly difficult to steal. Might be prohibitively expensive for a young lad to insure as a result. :-\
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