There just happened to be an auction on about 80 miles from home and not having been to one for several years decided to attend. There was quite an eclectic mix of vehicles plus one that looked quite promising from it's photograph on car and classic. (That was the first mistake)
Went along (second mistake) and entered into the friendly banter and camaraderie, wondering who was interested in what.
I had picked out 4 cars which may have been of interest and written down my top bids so as not to get too carried away.
The main one of interest was green, moss encrusted, sad and unloved, semi flat tyres, unlike the photo which tempted me in the first place. At this point I wondered why I had bothered but decided to stay and have a coffee.
Along came car number 7 The green, Sorry Silver Xantia 2.1 td estate with 36K on the clock and my hesitant very low bid won, so today I had it transported to my local very strict mot centre for a laugh and it passed with no advisories. The only thing we did was replace the window wipers because they were stuck on the screens. The tester said it was a very old brand new car, it has only covered 9 yes 9 miles in the last 4 years.
It has been booked in for a timing belt, water pump, thermostat and rear ride height corrector and is my son's birthday present as his current xantia is not long for this world.
Looking forward to being a passenger.
