Sold my Cup......and i'm gutted :(

[Dave H]

I just sold my RB 182 Cup to a member on here. To say I am gutted is an understatement. I moved to China last year, and bringing it here wasn't possible. I had owned it since 2006 and its been the best car I've ever had. It had a damaged front shocker a few years ago which was a pain to sort (the garage fixing it either got the wrong part or something, but it went back and forth for weeks until Birchdown sorted it). I had to replace the front brakes (£50 done by myself) and it needed a hazard switch for the MOT's. It gave me 38mpg on average over 7.5 years and never let me down. Oh, it needed the odd squeak and a heater switch doing under warranty. I put a set of tyres on it, had it serviced on time, I put FF 182 front seats in it, fitted Eibach springs and a SS exhaust, and it had a cambelt change. Snappy did a wheel refurbishment for me, which was great. It drove me and some birds up north, down south, all over Wales and to the shops each week. It looked clean when it was dirty, felt and smelt new, and I hardly saw another on the road.It was utterly, utterly brilliant.At present I have a mountain bike. A step back to take two forward, I hope.

Goodbye, my old friend. You will be missed.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Go nail some Chinese bird to get over it!

Take it you sorted your starting issue, was it just a battery?

 

[Mr Burns]

I wish Honda made a Clio, that would be an awesome car.

 

[imprezaworks]

Sounds like it was a very nice car Dave.

 

[Gally]

Any reason you couldn't take it over? £££ to be made over there!

 

[Dave H]

It was the battery. Tom from here has it and i'm sure he'll look after even more than I did...such as washing it more than I managed too ! lol


I'm told they don't allow RHD cars here. Also, the fuel is different so it may have lost some performance. In the city here you don't really need a car. But 3rd class driving is always better than 1st class walking !

I've yet to see a Clio here, so I guess it would be expensive to get parts. But there is a dealer in town... I wonder what they sell here?

 

[Mr Burns]

Slight change of subject Dave, but where in China are you and what's it like? There because of work are you?

 

[Dave H]

I'm in Beijing. I came here just for a change. I love it here, nice people, interesting place, but the air is s**t today ! I work 20 hours a week and get more money than I did for 50 hours a week in the UK.

Oh, and the Chinese birds love us foreign guys

But no Cup.....

 

[Mr Burns]

Sounds awesome, I'd love to do the same as you. My friends in Japan and he loves it.

 

[banther]

What is it you do Dave H ? I have a friend out there doing after school english lessons.

The money is crazy for 3 hours work a day!

 

[Dave H]

I teach English. But I wasn't a teacher in the UK...I was a chemical tanker engineer. We used to get £8.73 an hour for a skilled job. It's a fcuking disgrace. Here I can get £41 for 2 hrs using a text book teaching 5 girls and boys. Hell, I get £16 an hour acting like a clown for some pre-schoolers! Beats working outside, in all weathers for ungrateful bosses, and working with some absolute cnuts ( they laugh at African kids starving on the news!). I'm actually at the badminton centre here, playing with a load of guys who invited me a few months back. Life's different. It had to be worth it to sell the car lol !

 

[sikora]

Sounds great.

I seriously considered your car too. Glad you've found a good home for it