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December 09, 2003
Chris
You know, I had a funny feeling that it may have been the car you were talk
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about earlier, don't ask my why, I just 'felt it', and you should have said
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- it had
been restored 8 years earlier!!!! *smack on the wrist*
I can guarantee you this Chris, once you've owned a Midget (or Sprite) you
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won't ever want to sell it! These little cars have personality's of their o
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wn,
and you very quickly become very attached to them.
Having said that, a Rubber Bumper car may well be a better option as a firs
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t
car, they're generally younger (less time to rot) and as I said before, ten
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d to
be 'less liked' than the chrome bumper cars making them 'less desirable' an
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therefore cheaper, and there were about 75,000 of them made so plenty about
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still. Another advantage of the RB cars is the greater protection the car g
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ets
from knocks to the front and rear, much more practical for parking in busy
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high streets.
It's strange isn't it how car colour is a a very emotive and personal subje
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ct, I
for example would never buy a white car, I just don't like the colour. I'm
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very
happy with my dark blue Midget though : ) by far one of the nicest Midget
colours in my mind, and they did do some pretty awful colours! That
caramel/rust brown (Russet I think it is) of the 1500's has to be one of th
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e
yuckiest.
Nigel
"amukdigiphoto" < amukdigiphoto@... > 27388
Posted on December 9, 2003 08:18 PM
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