Chug has gone one better than buying the wannabe 500. I'd run into some short term financial issues with a loft conversion and since I'd beaten Chug to it when I bought Tuxie in October, we came to a deal and it's now hers (Rusty, sorry I never got the chance to give you a spin in it).
I've never been so gutted about selling a car and my eldest daughter was in bits about it, so a few days later I was dumb enough to bid on a nearby BIS which I won sight unseen on eBay for £510 including a new MOT. Picked it up at the weekend and it's much tidier and more solid than the pics suggested, the previous owner spent several £1,000s over the past few years at Proiettis, including a full respray and mechanical work, although the interior is a bit tatty and the brakes need some work. Anyway, I drove it home through central London traffic and no overheating issues at all, despite a sticking throttle and binding handbrake so can't be all bad! Will give it a full service and sort the brakes at the weekend.
Typically enough, now that I've done the swap, the financial issues have eased off a bit and I could just about have afforded to keep Tuxie after all but I guess that's life and I'll see how I get on with the BIS.
