On Saturday the 5th of feb 2011 I bought a new car ....well .....er...... a second hand .... or should I say a 6th hand one!.......... A Fiat people 7 seater people mover!!! ... a people mover ? ... you may well ask ! ? ..... yeah !!... well ...... er ..... it's my dog Max!! ...... he's just to bloody big for the the snappy little 2 door Ford Escort I have been driving for the past year !!!... and I so need to get a life !!! ... as much as I love Wales ....Llanidloes .... I need to access an art Gallery! ..... Museum! ........Jazz !...... my mates !!!!.. even a strip show would break the monotony!!..Lordy ! Lordy!!.... it's to quiet here ......... even for this 65 year old!!
Anyway I was really chuffed with the purchase......... Finally I got all the insurance .....motor Tax etc., sorted and today .... Tuesday the 8th Feb.....just 3 days after purchase !!... the 1st sunny day in.. seemingly... a decade!!......... I decided to give it a good test run ...... go to the seaside .... run Max along the beach!!.....
.Now my local petrol station is about 500 yards away...so I thought it might be a good idea to top up the fuel ...oil etc., before hitting the road ......lucky I did ....!!! put £20 in ... and started her up ..... good gracious what the hell is that metallic sound issuing from the motor?........Shit ! it won't bloody go into gear !!!! Oh no bloody no!!! the clutch has imploded!!!...Gone!! Kaput !!.....
As luck would have it ...depending on which way one might look at it... the local garage ...also just happens to be the Pugeot dealer..... although my car is a Fiat........ it was a joint venture production between the 2 company's!!.......
.Other than the test run .which totally impressed me .... I have subsequently driven the vehicle less than 500 yard/ meters.....and by a very simple mathematical calculation it'll cost me about £500 !!! ...a pound a metre!!!. is this a sign for what is yet come ? ............. I guess the moral of the story is ....... " the poor always pay!!! ....whilst the wealthy get away!!!".
Stay tuned for the next episode!!
I shiver to think what the cost is going to be !!
Oh well have another glass of red !!! it's cheaper than a clutch ....and far more enjoable
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