Morris Minor Owners Club

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:25 am

hello i note your comments with interest i am no trader i live a life in constant pain 24 hrs a day i buy some thing when i get fed up i sell and try something else to those hwo live fairly normal lives wouldnt understand, the morris i paid £1500, had clutch put in converted front brakes sold it for £1650 show me a proffit in thatas a trader would have wanted a lot more ,,think what you will ,the young lady will clarifi what i have said not that its any thing to do with you ,,grandad

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:30 am

Grumpy - I was yanking your chain !! Nice looking Capri - I had one as a Company car many years ago - the later model with twin headlamps - in Signal Orange! Fantastic car - especially as being a Company Car - it could go twice as fast in every gear as any normal car!

Post by **emmerson** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:31 am

Er...have we missed something?

Post by **PSL184** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:35 am

Yes, Roy made a joke, Grandad took it the wrong way.... Should have been on the end of the original thread though as it makes no sense to start a new one

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:13 pm

well thank you but i didnt see the funny side as bmc has made this comment to me before i dont trade its just bl,,y boredom , i love the old cars and yes i do change them very regular i see some thing i fancy then i go for it i certanly have no wish to upset any one, i have a certainamount of money which i call my playing moneyall i have to do is make sure what ever i buy that money can be returned, i got the capri but a little unsure yet as to wheather iv doneright but its a very nice car and has been done very well,as i have said i dont wish to upset any one and i have been known to lose money on what i have bought ,,dealers dont lose money , i hope this satisfies the curiosoty, my wife makes me have a nearly new car as so that i cant sell that cos she knows i probably would but when you buy aa second hand carfrom a dealership i couldnt recover my money just to say that i have nothing to hide if i hadf i wouldnt of been said which most is personal to me , i forgot in my first post i also put a years mot on the car, just the test fee as she didnt reqiure any repairs thank you ,,grandad

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:28 pm

Grumpy - sorry if I upset you - it really was just a yank of your chain. You must have v understanding Mrs to let you buy and sell these classics - if I sold either of mine - I would never see the cash!!

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:34 pm

hello er no she gets realy p off as i said the money is my playing money so i have to be very care full or i would be sleeping with my chickens i also always register the cars in my own name , actulaly the morris was worth conciderably more than i sold her for ,,grandad

Post by **ASL642** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:39 pm

I couldn't be as disciplined as you Grandad. I'd buy them and keep them all

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:26 pm

regaliaqueen wrote:I couldn't be as disciplined as you Grandad. I'd buy them and keep them all

well if iam honest a lot boils down to frustration and boredom realy the up side is that i get to try different classics ,i hope to find the special one that probably we would all like ,,grandad

Post by **les** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:00 pm

Must admit I was a bit suprised to hear of the capri, would think that is worse for getting in and out than the others!

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:11 pm

les wrote:Must admit I was a bit suprised to hear of the capri, would think that is worse for getting in and out than the others!

hello its not to bad with the wide doors could do with being a bit higher but not realy any lower than most cars,,grandad

Post by **dunketh** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:31 am

Its obvious your chain was being pulled. The place wouldn't be the same without the odd cheeky comment.
I note and empathise with your comments regarding the misses.
Mine thoroughly despairs whenever I get itchy feet about another car, these days its more a look of bewilderment than a full-on angry frown. I guess I've worn her down.

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:36 am

hello stick with it you will wear her down. we have an understanding the money i use is my playing money so i have to be carefull what i buy so i can get my money back, ,,grandad

Post by **ASL642** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:41 am

Our relationship is entirely the other way around. I'm the idiot who would have a fleet if left to my own devices! He very wisely holds the purse strings

Post by **Cam** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:07 am

Lou, over here we have a bit of a problem in that Gill and me are as bad as each other. If we had the money & space we'd probably have hundreds!

Post by **ASL642** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:27 am

Same with us really it just that Jon's got more "reserve" than I have LOL!

Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:24 pm

I certainly like gettin new classic cars... However I do prefer to move the old ones out to new pasture when they're up to it.
I keep promising myself that next time I won't buy a wreck, work on it to get it roadworthy, use it a bit, work on it more to get it reliable, drive it, and then get shot of it for the next one! Ah well - at least plenty of scrap Minors have been rescued in the process.

Post by **d_harris** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:59 pm

talking of which, hows the raymobile??

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:52 am

regaliaqueen wrote:Our relationship is entirely the other way around. I'm the idiot who would have a fleet if left to my own devices! He very wisely holds the purse strings

and Lou wears the trousers!!

(I don't really mean that - I was just demonstrating that we all pull each others leg. Which was what this thread was about!!)

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:13 pm

Yeah! Jon looks better in skirts than I do LOL