just for devilment

[rob.hardy1]

I saw on tv a website offerring to buy any car so, just for fun, i thought iwould give it a go and strangely morris wasnt listed. it has the facility to accept details not on the standard form so i sent them

To fill in your form it would read

Morris
Minor
1967
Traveller
Smoke grey
Not metallic
Registration MEA 242F
6mnths mot
not import
not personalised plate
v5? Yes
incomplete service history
no o/s finance
cant tick ANY boxes on extras
condition, good
photo enclosed
Good luck
Rob Hardy

i will let you know what the answer is

[wiglaf]

I know a bike shop that offers "£50 Any Bike, Any Condition"... and very small "terms and conditions apply".

When I went in to offer them my slightly defunct (gear and tyre less) common as muck 1970s Raleigh Traveller, it turned out those terms and conditions ultimately boiled down to "less than 10 years old and in running order, or valuable vintage in good condition"...

It'll be interesting to see what they say though!

[bmcecosse]

£50 ? For the car that is!

[rob.hardy1]

Now now, lets play nice.

[rob.hardy1]

Well, i was expecting a computer generated reply telling me how morris minors dont exist or somesuch tosh but i got the following from a chap ( maybe chappese) called Chris Rawson.


Hi Rob,
Your picture brought a smile to my face as a pal of mine at Reading University had one in the early eighties !!!
Unfortunately, We would value this purely as an old car and take little or no account of it’s classic status !!
You would achieve a much better price marketing it to enthusiasts through a specialist website or magazine.
Good Luck !

What a pleasant suprise

Thanks to Chris for restoring my faith in human nature

[polo2k]

The human touch nerver goes awry!

[polo2k]

I just thought id add this on.
If you phone 118 118 and ask them "where is my morris minor leaking oil from?"
then you will get a text back with words to the effect of "sorry we dont know but please bear us in mind in the future"