A rumination on abandoned cars

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Thu 25 May 2006 15:56
A rumination on abandoned cars - Thommo
Now we all know the price of older cars has dropped through the floor.

But outside the front door of Tescos Guildford is an abandoned blue Fiat Punto S. M registered it has good tyres (please note good not just legal) a good exhaust clean body with no signs of rust and all round looks in fair nick. Certainly a world better than the MK1 Escort which was my first car.

Tagged as a abandoned and no doubt soon to be removed. Is the market for such cars now so low that its not worth trying even to get say £100 for such a vehicle?
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Thu 25 May 2006 16:06
A rumination on abandoned cars - mss1tw
I walked there at lunchtime and didn't see it. Worry observation!
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Thu 25 May 2006 16:07
A rumination on abandoned cars - mss1tw
Worrying observation. Oh, the irony.
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Thu 25 May 2006 16:28
A rumination on abandoned cars - Altea Ego
Ah yes

Tesco in Guildford - The one with no petrol Station.

Probably run out of gas as I nearly did!

You working in the research park mss1tw?

not at the home of noble gasses?
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:43
A rumination on abandoned cars - mss1tw
Ah yes
Tesco in Guildford - The one with no petrol Station.
Probably run out of gas as I nearly did!
You working in the research park mss1tw?
not at the home of noble gasses?


The joys of The School of Management at University of Surrey.

Telling [swear filter hits boost about here] students things that are already written in a manual, and putting paper in printers.

Whilst using the vast amounts of free time to learn Linux, administer my home server, and post rubbish on internet forums... :^D
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:16
A rumination on abandoned cars - mare
Tagged as a abandoned and no doubt soon to be removed.
Is the market for such cars now so low that
its not worth trying even to get say £100 for such
a vehicle?


Turn the question around: Is it worth the hassle to get the notional £100? Time is money, different people value theirs at different rates.

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Thu 25 May 2006 17:35
A rumination on abandoned cars - Lud
How could it be worth that little, unless it had just broken its cambelt or something?
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:37
A rumination on abandoned cars - local yokel
A Punto of that age probably has HGF - my guess is that it's gone a few times before, and the owner know that the head won't take another skim. Probably not worth a transplant.
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:46
A rumination on abandoned cars - Thommo
Given Miss's occupation I should point out that whilst the tax disc had been removed a UoS car park ticket was visible through the windscreen...
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:49
A rumination on abandoned cars - mss1tw
Just to clear things up...I'm a bloke.

MSS = Management School Surrey. ;o)
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Thu 25 May 2006 17:50
A rumination on abandoned cars - mss1tw
Probably belonged to one of our many Asian or European students who has gone back for the Summer/ever.

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Thu 25 May 2006 17:52
A rumination on abandoned cars - Thommo
Oops. And I was so impressed you were a female biker...
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Fri 26 May 2006 06:22
A rumination on abandoned cars - L'escargot
Turn the question around: Is it worth the hassle .....


.....or the cost of recovery and repair?
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L\'escargot.
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Fri 26 May 2006 00:35
A rumination on abandoned cars - frazerjp
Maybe the owner ran out of fuel as it can happen with any car, walked the rest of the way home & suffered from a bout of amnesia, it can happen!!
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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Fri 26 May 2006 01:24
A rumination on abandoned cars - Unusual Autos
i am the owner of a blue Punto and its not dumped ,just looks that awful so as it dont get nicked
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