I'm so lazy, now I'm letting other people write my blog posts.
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For Sale
red car
It has come to that time when my car will fail
it's MOT (December 10th). So for all you Ford Orion enthusiasts this is a great
opportunity. All offers considered.
Disadvantages:
* The clutch
slips
* So do the brakes
*
The heating is more a suggestion of warmth. It reaches it's full affect after 40
or so miles. It's not "cold" exactly. And you can heat the tips of your left
hand fingers on the electric window buttons (if you have the car lights
on).
* Apparently some welding is needed somewhere to
get it past the MOT. I think the garage's quote of about £800 is pessimistic
though.
* I would change all the brake pads and
discs. And all the wheel bearings.
* The car was
cleverly broken into one night. The burglar sat in the seat eating chocolates
but otherwise left the car as it was. The sweets were quality street judging
from the wrappers (and the two uneaten ones on the floor, which may still be
there) left behind. But the driver's lock is no longer reliable. I had to call
out the AA shortly after because the car would not start. The man said that
car-disabler was disabling it as a result of the "clever" system detecting
something nasty in the circuit. Using the passenger lock he reset it. Simple,
but embarrassing. Fortunately I had had the alarm disconnected shortly after
buying the car as it kept going off outside the house and disturbing the
neighbours, otherwise that would have been embarrassing too.
* The front windscreen wipers aren't very good at
wiping
* No rear windscreen wipers
* Inside front windscreen blower has neither very much blow nor sense
of direction
* Not very clean outside
* Not very clean inside
* Probably flat
spare tyre (but the tyre changing tools which come with it are pristine as I
discovered for the first time on the M42 after a policeman had kindly asked me
to change the, only slightly flat, rear driver's)
*
Many more
Advantages:
* It's red
* It always
starts
* Soft, almost comfy, seats
* Radio with cassette (no disastrous digital CD) player (but lacking
knob for on/off/volume)
* Boot
* 4 doors
* Sunroof which doesn't
leak
* Automatic windows with heated up/down
buttons
* Heated rear window
* Manual steering (the car almost drives itself -- no clinging onto
the wheel for dear life to keep it in a straight line; and it gives you exercise
when parking)
* The indicators do not self-cancel
after you've gone round the corner -- though they used to -- (so you won't be
troubled by it stopping indicating half way round something)
* Ash tray (with ash)
* Cigar lighter
(with cigars)
* No side impact protection (makes
doors light and easy to open & close)
Comes
with free toaster (3rd hand).
Best offer by
Thursday gets the car. Otherwise it's off to the scrap for ~£5.