WBoD - 2.5 V6 Mondeo Ghia X

[Ohdearme]

My what a lack of patience I have...£7 each to get shot.

[Ohdearme]

Mondeo jealous of incoming SAAB.

 

Attempts to emulate night mode on way home.

 

 

Fuse suspected.

[yes oui si]

In at 3 for £20.

[Ohdearme]

In at 3 for £20.

Much obliged. Spent £10 on spare centre console as I’ve scratched existing one wrestling with radio.

 

Outside may be giffered but inside must remain mint.

[Ohdearme]

Mid afternoon bumping with useful* facts.

 

Giffer X is more comfortable than the Audi A1 I’ve just tried to steal a lunchtime nap in.

 

Fell asleep with hands behind head as only way to fit, on awakening my blood drained arm dropped like a stone luckily just missing my own stones.

 

Also, I may go add up the total spend on service history (mains dealer) of the Giffer tonight for lols.

 

Probably a comfortable three grand. Yes, I’ve chronologically filed it all like a bloody weirdo.

[purplebargeken]

Oooooooh, weirdo. Cool.

[Ohdearme]

Oooooooh, weirdo. Cool.

Only £90 of the spends was mine (two as yet unfitted wheel bearings! and a boot liner)

 

I had the folder lying around from the dead Aero

[rantingYoof]

SUPER DUPER LIKE for the chronological history file ordering.

[Ohdearme]

Phenomenal underestimation of monies spent...

 

Main stealer highlights include...

 

£134 squids for a new battery and that was back at 2009 prices

12/2013 - New fuel pump and sender £518

12/2013 - Rear discs and a caliper £505

02/2016 - Rear wheel bearing and hub assembly £460

07/2016 - New Front discs fitted for £180

07/2016 - New sump for £400 notes

 

Grand total £8,477,79 in servicing and maintenance across it's cosseted main dealer history.

 

Amusingly, despite the exterior, body/exterior paint inspections have also been kept up to date, reasons unknown.

[New POD]

Phenomenal underestimation of monies spent...

 

Main stealer highlights include...

 

£134 squids for a new battery and that was back at 2009 prices

12/2013 - New fuel pump and sender £518

12/2013 - Rear discs and a caliper £505

02/2016 - Rear wheel bearing and hub assembly £460

07/2016 - New Front discs fitted for £180

07/2016 - New sump for £400 notes

 

Grand total £8,477,79 in servicing and maintenance across it's cosseted main dealer history.

 

Amusingly, despite the exterior, body/exterior paint inspections have also been kept up to date, reasons unknown.

We once plotted the cumulative costs verses miles (and time) for a 150k Sierra.

 

The total costs of servicing, repairs and tyres was twice the purchase price.

 

I then managed to get the graph into an academic publication jointly written and peer reviewed on Design for Whole Life Cost.

[purplebargeken]

I think it wise never, ever, ever for me to carry out a similar exercise and let it be seen by Mrs PBK. Or anyone. 

[Ohdearme]

We once plotted the cumulative costs verses miles (and time) for a 150k Sierra.

 

The total costs of servicing, repairs and tyres was twice the purchase price.

 

I then managed to get the graph into an academic publication jointly written and peer reviewed on Design for Whole Life Cost.

 

Don't be giving me ideas, I already work on moving average cost per mile (to pointlessly convince myself I'm not really spending like PBK alludes to) as with work I often do large miles in short times, the wife sees cars as cost per time period, not the miles I batter back into them as does my dad who doesn't seem to comprehend my wear and tear may be higher given I can do 2000 miles in a month and he's got an '09 Vectra on 35,000.

[eddyramrod]

Yes, I’ve chronologically filed it all like a true AutoShiter.

EFA

[Ohdearme]

In the unlikely event of sale or roffle this thing is still available once you’ve stopped drooling over the brown one.

It’s likely I’ll keep this and roffle the SAAB in a month though as heaty seats and windscreens in winter = 5 more minutes in bed.

[yes oui si]

In the unlikely event of sale or roffle this thing is still available once you’ve stopped drooling over the brown one.

 

It’s likely I’ll keep this and roffle the SAAB in a month though as heaty seats and windscreens in winter = 5 more minutes in bed.

Which of the twenty seven saabs which have been sold or roffled in the last fortnight is it?

[yes oui si]

Nevermind, viewed in not-mobile and saw the signature...

[Ohdearme]

This way please...

 

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