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tiggymalvern) wrote2008-01-09 02:55 pm
tiggymalvern) wrote2008-01-09 02:55 pm
The Sublime to the Ridiculous
The Seven's in the garage again this week. The only good thing to be said for the incompetent idiot in the minivan/people carrier who can't even manage to park without smacking into other people's cars is that she was an honest incompetent idiot who left a note with her name and number, confessing.
Her insurance company arranged for the SO to pick up a rental car from the place around the corner after he dropped the Seven at the body shop. The catch - they hadn't reserved any specific car on his behalf. So when he turned up to collect, he had the choice between the two vehicles they had left. Which were... a really big Ford pickup and a truly enormous Ford pickup.
The SO considered this a less than optimal exchange for our 1450lb aluminium-bodied two-seater and complained, but they were unable to provide him with an alternative that day. When he rolled up at home in this hideous excuse for a vehicle, we established that it would actually fit into the garage with a few inches to spare on either side, but frankly we couldn't be arsed, and left the miserable monstrosity outside to rust in the rain, like it deserves.
He's supposed to be taking it back today to exchange it for something reasonable - wonder what he'll be turning up in tonight?
Her insurance company arranged for the SO to pick up a rental car from the place around the corner after he dropped the Seven at the body shop. The catch - they hadn't reserved any specific car on his behalf. So when he turned up to collect, he had the choice between the two vehicles they had left. Which were... a really big Ford pickup and a truly enormous Ford pickup.
The SO considered this a less than optimal exchange for our 1450lb aluminium-bodied two-seater and complained, but they were unable to provide him with an alternative that day. When he rolled up at home in this hideous excuse for a vehicle, we established that it would actually fit into the garage with a few inches to spare on either side, but frankly we couldn't be arsed, and left the miserable monstrosity outside to rust in the rain, like it deserves.
He's supposed to be taking it back today to exchange it for something reasonable - wonder what he'll be turning up in tonight?
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Funny you should mention this as a friend and I were nearly rear-ended the other day by someone who couldn't be bothered to actually turn their heads around when they were backing up. Just a quick glance in their rear view mirror and they hit the gas. People just aren't very careful anymore.
I can just see your SO's face driving the huge monstrosity. So he didn't get a shot of testosterone with the keys? XDDDD
Just my opinion but, if it's a Ford, it deserves to rust in the rain. Truck or any other vehicle. :P
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Just a quick glance in their rear view mirror and they hit the gas.
Those people are a serious worry, because one day it'll be a person walking behind them when they do it, and they'll break more than a car.
When it comes to their vehicles aimed entirely at the American market I have to agree with you, but the Ford Mondeo's actually a damn good car, especially in the European spec.
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Pretty much nobody has had a bad word to say about that car in its thirteen years of production - it's considered economical, reliable and cheap for its design standards, with really good handling. And that last is something I haven't been able to say about a single US-designed car that I've driven, where ride and handling always suck.
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