Cheap TatOneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."
Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.
What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?
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chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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Cheap tat?..not exactly...After 12 years of paying £400 the most for any car I owned my bank manager kindly accepted my loan application for £5k to get a tidy car....
£3,500 ,3 years later I am the proud owner of a Vauxhall astra which now sits outside MY FRONT FUCKING DOOR NEEDING A SECOND HEAD GASKET!!!
I have just started a renovation job on my sons bedroom (which now started must be finished ,knocked a few wallls down)which is gonna cost about £400 the price of a new gasket for the car.
How am i gonna pay for this? in work, which I need the car for.....If theres a moral to this story please tell me cos i,m pretty fucked off at the moment.
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YepAlways spend either peanuts on a car or buy new/very nearly new with manufacturers warranty - at least two years of.
Anything in between always has the risk of some expensive failure - just like your Astra. At least if the car cost £400 you don't give a shit and can send it down the scrapper.
I hope this doesn't sound smug - I've learnt the hard way myself over the years!
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dan j the filthy bastard, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 20:49,
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A banger that has been running fine for yearsWill probably continue to do so. A new car has lots of bugs, faults and niggles yet to be ironed out.
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