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On my way to work every day I pass a silver Porsche 928 sitting in a parking place at the side of the road. The car hasn't moved from the same spot in almost four months. Today I decided to leave a note on the windscreen so that the owner could contact me.
When I pulled in I realised that I was in a very small yard cum garage. An elderly gentleman who had heard my tyres on the chucky-stones walked out from one of the buildings. I told him I was curious about the Porsche and was going to leave a note on the windscreen for the owner to get in touch with me. I asked him if the car was his - he shook his head and smiled wryly. "The owner's a heidbanger!" He said.
"How do you mean?" I replied.
"He's aff his heid. He bought that motor 2 year ago for four and a half grand and it jist sits there. He still paying it up, but for whatever reason has forgot about it." He told me.
"Do you know him?" I asked.
"Aye. He comes around every so often - he's got that Peugeot in the corner too. You're not the first to come asking about the Porsche either."
"Is that right?" I replied, curious. "Listen, could you make sure he gets this wee note? It's got my mobile number on it and my e-mail address. If he's interested in getting rid of it I'll make him a reasonable offer." I continued.
"Sure sonny. It's a bloody waste of a good car if you ask me. The boy's no right in the head. Do you know I think he's driven it once in the two years since he bought it - and that was the day he came here with it!" The old man added.
With that I walked over to the beast to have a closer look. She's an 'A' reg, silver Porsche 928S. The plastic body mouldings for along the sides have been blown-off! (this car is parked out in the wilds) There is some wee spots of rust dotted around the bodywork. She's an automatic. The interior looks ok - a bit of junk in the boot area, but the black leather interior looks pretty good. I couldn't get into the car and the windows had a fair bit of internal condensation on them. Alot of the bodywork has 'moss' and 'algae' growing on it.
Okay - firstly what sort of engine size am I looking at here? And given that the current 'owner' still has outstanding credit on the car, how much might it be worth if it were in better nic? The old guy did ask how much I'd be willing to pay (crafty, eh?). I told him I might pay what the owner wanted!
Hopefully I'll hear from the owner in the not too distant future. Failing that I might just liberate the car some dark, stormy night.
Cheers,
Paul.
ps...Happy New Year!!
When I pulled in I realised that I was in a very small yard cum garage. An elderly gentleman who had heard my tyres on the chucky-stones walked out from one of the buildings. I told him I was curious about the Porsche and was going to leave a note on the windscreen for the owner to get in touch with me. I asked him if the car was his - he shook his head and smiled wryly. "The owner's a heidbanger!" He said.
"How do you mean?" I replied.
"He's aff his heid. He bought that motor 2 year ago for four and a half grand and it jist sits there. He still paying it up, but for whatever reason has forgot about it." He told me.
"Do you know him?" I asked.
"Aye. He comes around every so often - he's got that Peugeot in the corner too. You're not the first to come asking about the Porsche either."
"Is that right?" I replied, curious. "Listen, could you make sure he gets this wee note? It's got my mobile number on it and my e-mail address. If he's interested in getting rid of it I'll make him a reasonable offer." I continued.
"Sure sonny. It's a bloody waste of a good car if you ask me. The boy's no right in the head. Do you know I think he's driven it once in the two years since he bought it - and that was the day he came here with it!" The old man added.
With that I walked over to the beast to have a closer look. She's an 'A' reg, silver Porsche 928S. The plastic body mouldings for along the sides have been blown-off! (this car is parked out in the wilds) There is some wee spots of rust dotted around the bodywork. She's an automatic. The interior looks ok - a bit of junk in the boot area, but the black leather interior looks pretty good. I couldn't get into the car and the windows had a fair bit of internal condensation on them. Alot of the bodywork has 'moss' and 'algae' growing on it.
Okay - firstly what sort of engine size am I looking at here? And given that the current 'owner' still has outstanding credit on the car, how much might it be worth if it were in better nic? The old guy did ask how much I'd be willing to pay (crafty, eh?). I told him I might pay what the owner wanted!
Hopefully I'll hear from the owner in the not too distant future. Failing that I might just liberate the car some dark, stormy night.
Cheers,
Paul.
ps...Happy New Year!!
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