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16-11-2024, 08:21 PM
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Has anyone here had that conversation with family, friends, neighbours or random people after a car has been damaged and that old saying 'at least no one was hurt' as if to totally disqualify your interest in your car/s as not important? I get it people and safety first but is not ok to be upset about losing your pride and joy?
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17-11-2024, 06:04 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melb.
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Hell yes....my wife....only interest in a car is it starts.....and gets her to where she needs to go...when I brought home our brand new G6ET it took her 2 days and a wheel spin making a left hand turn with oncoming traffic to comment that "this new one seems faster then our old wagon", which was a BA Futura ....and if anyone remembers the interior, it has Turbo on the dash gauges, door sills and exterior side and rear badging and she still didn't pick it up...
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17-11-2024, 07:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2010
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“At least no one was hurt”, the best comeback I heard was, “tell that to my f’n wallet, it’s still in intensive care…”
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18-11-2024, 02:18 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gren A Waverrey
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A car, like a person, is not directly replaceable.
However, I'd rather lose a car than lose a person I care about. It's about perspective. Yes, losing your pride and joy would be absolutely awful - especially a classic which is not replaceable. In a world where we cannot even agree on how many genders there are, I don't expect people to see things my way on everything.
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18-11-2024, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Australia
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yep - its a lesson that evolves as you mature.
I am anal on my garage queens but the dailys ? I had to step back re the wife's car for she isn't me. Its a means of transport and she's right. Who cares damage or how treated and lives matter more in anycase in the worst circumstances.
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