Thinking of selling the coupe

[grinder]

Hiya chaps

what a wierd start to a day !!

got up , had breakfast and cleaned the coupe

now for some strange reason i have decided that i want to sell it

not 100% sure about it yet - but the more i look at it , the more i dont want it on the drive

this is really really worrying ??

i dont know whats come into me to be honest - took it out for a spin last night and its fine - no probs at all - very ammusing at WOT with the new exhaust

but as i was cleaning it - the car had lost all interest .. i cant figure out whats going on to be honest

you all know me and the car and the amount of work i have put into it - but if i put it for sale for between 800 - 1000 do you think i would sell it ??

gonna get it MOT\'d in the next few weeks to find out whats wrong ( there is bound to be as its the story of my life )

just cant put my finger on this sudden urge ??

not sure if its down to the fact that i have mty 2nd child arriving in May and that a RX7 isnt that practical and the fact that the more that i look at the cab - the more i want to drive that with the roof down

im really confused to be honest - i cant work it out .. im not sure if this is just a passing phase or what

so i thought i would post up on here - so that you can either knock some sense into me or tell me that im actually growing up and realising thats cars arnt the bee all and end all of life .. supposed i need to grown up eventually as im coming up 31 , house , kid ( +1 ) etc..

this is soooooooooooooooooooooo stange

think i might go back to bed !! LOL

Stu / Grinder

yeah im still here - i really cant figure this out ... WOW - what a wierd feeling this is ?!?!?! how very strange .. i have had this attachment to the car for sooooooooooo long and now its not there .. i look at it - and its just a lump of metal on the drive way .. ekkk this is scary !!!

[elford_tim]

It\'s the cleaning that did it, I\'d say.

Probably hallucinations from the fumes - what were you using to clean it?

[grinder]

ha ha ha !! normal cleaning stuff !! LOL

just been speaking to the better half about it - and even she is worried !!

[Brett]

As we discussed at the old skool meet mate, The cab will be a better long term option for you, it has higher residuals too.  Plus if you really want to the auto-manual conversion is no real biggie.  :yes

 And knowing what you know now, it wont take you long to get simialr power out of the cab

[MikeLMR]

the real reason Stu wants to sell is he wants one of those turtles instead LoL

The Cab does seem like a good option, can always sell it on and get another coupe + a bit of cash left over when you fancy a change as well

[FD3SNuttah]

As we discussed at the old skool meet mate, The cab will be a better long term option for you, it has higher residuals too.  Plus if you really want to the auto-manual conversion is no real biggie.  :yes

 And knowing what you know now, it wont take you long to get simialr power out of the cab

auto to manual conversion isnt that hard at all actually!

i decided to psycho analyse you.

You was washing the car and thought "man i cant be arsed with this thing anymore esp when i got a cabrio that needs sorting".

You see the beautiful sunny day and you want to go out and get a bit brown while doin something you love? for the past few summers youve been driving about in the coupe but this year with the new arrival on the way.. you just after a change.. i reckon

Sell the coupe - do up the cabrio - save wats left!

[lanciachris]

Completely random mention. The f3cs link made my virus detection software go kablooey. detected some script for exploiting IE

[grinder]

really

its on a linux server and runs PHP - there is no dodgy code in there as i coded it in notepad ?

i have run it at work - and there is no probs and we have serious virus protection etc...

sorry about that - but i have no idea ?

[grinder]

back to the coupe

really dont know whats come over me to be honest

and to make matters worse - i have no idea what its worth

i have to keep it another 3-4 weeks anyways as i need to get it MOT\'d - and the outcome of that will help me decide what to do

im not sure if doing the exhaust has pushed me over the edge - im really not happy with the fitment of it - and i gave my old exhaust away - so im stuck with what i have

like i said - i really dont know whats going on to be honest

if i do sell - it will be sold pretty cheap anyways , i reckon certainly sub £1000 - i dont want it sat on the drive for long if the decision is made

i will then prob go thru all my rx7 stuff and flog all that off aswell and just have the cab as a stock car and leave it that way

hell - i dont know ..

Stu

[Prof]

bit young for a mid life crisis dude - maybe after seeing my engine bay you had \'cab envy\'  ?
 
Think long and hard before you decide Stu - you don\'t want to regret a rash decision - I have been doing that a lot recently and it\'s no fun
 
First dibs on anything good your selling - £50 grinder friendly limit mind !:Thumbsup!
 
Dave.

[Brett]

If I were you, I\'d get the MOT out of the way first - and get a pass!  Then decide.

 If it were me I would sell the coupe (Stick it up for £1500ono) , sell the other bits you dont really want and use the money to get the cab on the road, taxed and with a few nice mods :yes

[shaunwil]

If the exhaust fit is really bad come to me and we will get it jacked up high and have a proper look. It may just be that you need to loosen stuff to get it to sit better. I had the whole of my exhaust for the 1st gen loose because it was a bit of a mare.

Plus I hope Driving the 1st gen hasn\'t mad you think like this. Blimey I take you out in the FD and you have sleepless nights thinking of selling. You drive the 1st gen and think about selling your car again.

SNAP OUT OF IT !!!!!!!

Shaun

[Kron]

Are you thinking of selling it with the pure intention of focusing on the cab or do you have a sneeky desire for something different? Be honest

Saw this Infini4 style cab last night and thought it was a nice combination btw
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g50133518

[grinder]

ha ha ha i cant see the point of having a car i dont use

i whinge about putting juice in it and stuff like that

i just seem to have problem after problem with it

in the 3.6 yrs of owner ship its done about 3000 miles - is that fair on a car like this ??

dave - i have a RAFT of parts matey - all put together are worth more than the car i think

brett - the car - humm not sure on price - i reckon about £1000 to be honest

im still not sure - just i have lost a lot of interest in it - and i dont know why - it does sounds like a mid life crissis - but then you usually buy a sports car not sell one !! LOL

Shuan - thanks for the offer of assistance - i might have to take you up on that ... having looked at the exhaust - its catching a lot of thinks underneath - and i have no idea why - but there is no vibration under the car and it doesnt bang - im thinking thats cause its sooo tightly wedged

need to get the mot sorted before i do anything rash with it - unless someone wants it as spares/repair ??

Stu

[grinder]

Are you thinking of selling it with the pure intention of focusing on the cab or do you have a sneeky desire for something different? Be honest

Saw this Infini4 style cab last night and thought it was a nice combination btw
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g50133518

thats a nice example the tan roof is soooooooooooooooooo rare ( if its the genuine one )

the intention of selling it would be to focus on the cab

i do have a desire for something different to be honest - i want a lotus 7 style kit car ( catherham , locost , westfield etc.. ) - they just look dead easy to maintain , do more than 15 MPG and you can get parts from ANYWHERE for them

im just not sure what to do !

Stu