Postby Nick3 » Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:08 pm
Greetings, fellow Malibu fans and owners.
If you're sitting comfortably, then I'll begin.
I saw the WA Gumtree ad, on Day One, and thought I'd finally found my Malibu Gold.
I was the first to contact the owner, but I wasn't cashed-up at the time, and I'm temporarily down on the south coast, so couldn't even drop by for a look and drool.
I thought about it, a lot, for the next few weeks, then received a text that, after a failed sale to someone in Victoria, who had just lost his job, she had dropped the price by 25%, and was I still interested ? Was I ever !!!
I thought that this must be a sign, so after speaking to the owner again, and juggling finances, I was just about to purchase bus tickets, when she contacted me.
She said that her father had scraped the drivers side, that morning, with his new Jag. I thought lots of colourful language about Jag drivers.
I booked my tickets anyway, then thought about the possible extent of damage, and asked her to send me some photos, before I made the trip, the following day.
She sent photos that night, with the news that the repair quote would be over $2,000. Ever seen a grown man cry ?
I've always had the improbable high hopes of finding an original paint Malibu, and she'd already mentioned that the car had been in a front-end collision, which had put me off a little.
This news of further damage made me think hard about buying it, so I've reluctantly said that I wouldn't be coming to look at it, and I've just cancelled my bus trip.
In the words of those classic Toyota TV ads - BUGGER !
The search continues.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Nick
Was : Cortina GTL, Celica, Cooper S (x3), A/H 100/4 (x3), A/H Frogeye, Datsun 240Z (x2), Jag E-Type, MGA, Honda S800, Honda S600, Honda Z360 (x3)
