Mervin was tactfully and discretely removed to his final resting place at Drapers Scrap Yard yesterday. It had to be done whilst Thomas was out as he gets worryingly attached to old cars.
£50 changed hands and off he went to be turned into baked bean tins.
This means that over 18 months of ownership he has cost me a total of 30 pence a day to run. I bought Mervin to save money, and whilst on the face of it he has almost achieved that (30 p a day is hardly a major loss) he has probably saved me far more than that in the depreciation I would have suffered if I had done those Miles in the Zafira, not to mention the damage such use would have caused to the Zafira's interior, and the excess miles I would have incurred.
Now if only I can get a reasonable price on the starter motor and rear lamps I removed from Mervin before he was scrapped, I reckon I can break even. Which will mean I have had free motoring for 18 months.
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