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Betsy RIP

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4 Jan 31st, 2002 

18 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Tank like

Disadvantages:
Some spares can be expensive, ugly

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

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ln01

ln01

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I brought a copy of the local free ads looking for a car,
I didn’t already have one so I couldn’t go too far,

I saw an ugly looking beast it definitely wasn’t sporty,
It was the chunky tank-like Volvo three forty.

I looked down at the price to see if I could afford it,
It was only £100 quid so I went right out and brought it.

The ride was smooth,
The seats were comfy,
It felt indestructible.

I filled her up,
Off I went,
I could have drove to Dunstable

Then one tragic day,
6 months down the line,
She took a turn for the worst,
The day before she was fine.

I found out it was the alternator,
I’d have to get a new one,
I looked through the Yellow Pages,
Then found a dealer and rung.

The alternator cost £60 quid,
More than half the price of the car,
But I had to buy it for her,
She had taken me so far.

Half a mile down the road,
She now spends her days on a scrap heap.
You see the problem with old Betsy,
Is that the spares were the opposite of cheap.


( I apologise for the bad poetry but I felt like doing something different).



 

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Comments about this review »

roy_l_t_1970 24.02.2002 07:19

Just had to comment on this. I drive a peugeot 206 but I still have a volvo 340 and I know exactly what you mean. Roy

The_Walrus 02.02.2002 18:48

Awww, poor old Betsy! I still have my 340, Colin, on the road but I agree with the spares problem, Colin needs a new alternator each year..... but I have a local garage who get parts from scrap like Betsy and so it's a lot cheaper. And yes, it is a tank. As the driver who cut me up a month ago found out, his posh car was quite damaged but i only had to spend a tenner on fixing Colin!

wilsam00 31.01.2002 12:37

This opinion is very strange, but diffrent. Thanks. Sam. Theres a 340 on a B plate dumped at the bottom of the road, now i know why!.



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