Hey all. I've been sniffing around here a little bit looking for a car so thought I'd drop in and say hi.
I actually found one last Saturday but because the bank lost some paperwork then sent the wrong forms out then... well you get the idea.....So I gotta wait until this Saturday to pick it up.
I've never owned a Volksy but always had a soft spot for the olive green Type 3 Squareback my mate's mum used to own. She let me drive it a few times and I was hooked. I thought it was hilarious that you had to lean on the door when you drove it because the pedals are all the way over that left side and the steering wheel is over here... That was about 15 years ago and I've wanted one ever since.
So up until recently I've been on motorbikes full time. I've barely driven except to band practice each week. Before that I owned a bunch of Alfa Romeos and some other things that were more or less run down old taxis. I restored a CX500 over the last 7 years then ended up selling that recently to build a rumpus room. As things came along with the rumpus room and I started to see that I was finally gonna have a place to put my guitars and play a bit of music, I started thinking about getting out there and playing more gigs. Basically getting back into that stuff I've always loved doing. That meant we needed a second car. And I'd be stuffed if I was buying another 250,000km old ex taxi.
So my second bike is now up for sale and I had a choice of three cars on my wishlist: Escort panel van, Gemini wagon (both of which I owned at one point and loved) or a type 3 Squareback.
I got wind of a Type 3 a local musician was thinking of selling a few weeks ago and I took the other half out to see it. It had rust as you'd expect but my missus fell in love with it.
From that point I wasn't allowed to look at anything else apparently. 😂
I popped out to see another one last weekend and we've done a handshake deal on it. I know that there'll be some immediate things to do when it gets home but that's half the fun I reckon - the car and me getting to know each other.
So I'm not going to count my chickens as yet because of bank and work and teeing things up to buy it. I don't get the keys in my hands till Saturday, but if it all falls through I'll let you all know so I can find another one. If not I'll take a few shots, pop it in my avatar and chuck a thread up.
Great site by the way, helped me go in there with a good idea what to expect.
Cheers 👍
Backless Learner Dubber
18 posts · joined Apr 2016 ·
