headgasket wrote:
I'm feeling a bit glum today. It seems everyone thinks its a bad idea to keep the mini. I called a friend yesterday to see who he recommends for a mechanic and he told me he doesn't see what I see in the mini, it's a rough tin can and his advice is its not worth spending money on a car worth $50. He says he knows many better cars that are as much fun. My parents tell me to sell it and get a modern car. I went to the mechanic and he tells me while we are driving around the block that it's an f*cking old car, it's going to make some noises and generally doesn't look like he wants to deal with it. From experience I know that means I'm going to pay a lot.
It's days like these, that I just don't have the energy to argue back... that it's small, it's different, it's fun, sounds brilliant, we've gone so many places, had so much fun, broke down so many times, worked so many hours on it, wasted so much money. Why?
Maybe I should just give up and get a toyota. I hate them so much. Why is it so hard for me to be "normal"? It's so hard to let go...
hg.
Hi,
I have very good friends; they are 3 brothers and they do have a mechanic shop. What ever I learned about fixing cars I did learn from them.
But each time I visit them to say hi, one of them keep saying what are you doing with this p.. of s..... it is too small, etc... I keep saying to him mine is a classic not like a p.. of s.... like the one you driving(3 years old Volvo) and it is a okey size for me. and I add: but you right I would not buy small car if I was like your size this car for normal size people. That usually shuts him up.
Moral of the story some people are morons they will hang s.. on your car for no logical reason so you have to deal with them in a way they would understand.
What ever car you have do not forget Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
