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Grizz1963 · 08-10-2023, 05:02 PM

So when I collected the car, the seller said only one key.

Kinda disappointing as it means a £10.00 key purchase adding to the cost of buying and fetching the car.

Remember, all the peripheral costs are costs, not magic.

So train, a potential key cut, a day off work are real costs I add to the purchase price calculations, then of course there are these, insurance, road tax, recovery insurance adding up to about £800.00 yes, really, the cost of reversing off the driveway at home for the first time. These are yearly costs, so you could split them by 12 bringing you to about £67.00 per month, or £2.00 per day excluding fuel and repairs/service costs.

So a pleasant surprise when I was driving down the motorway was a spare set of keys falling from the sun visor, onto the floor by my feet, £10.00 reduced.

When I got home I noticed a Haynes Manual and original owners manual on the floor. So more moneys saved as I had intended to go buy these.

Last night I did a quick video and also got a couple of engine bay pics.

Quick video:

https://youtu.be/9WubHv51_gE

Tonight after work I washed the S10 as I want to park it on the sidewalk with a for sale sign on the screen, and clean sells.

The Astro was pretty dirty when I took it, well….. it was no worse than the S10 or my company car tbh, but washed and vacuumed made a difference.

I was standing looking at this in the back yard earlier…… even before I washed it, and it really made me smile.

This is a good looking car for sure.

So pleased I got lucky to find it.

08-10-2023, 05:02 PM	#1366
Grizz1963 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rochester, KENT Posts: 10,484	Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck So when I collected the car, the seller said only one key. Kinda disappointing as it means a £10.00 key purchase adding to the cost of buying and fetching the car. Remember, all the peripheral costs are costs, not magic. So train, a potential key cut, a day off work are real costs I add to the purchase price calculations, then of course there are these, insurance, road tax, recovery insurance adding up to about £800.00 yes, really, the cost of reversing off the driveway at home for the first time. These are yearly costs, so you could split them by 12 bringing you to about £67.00 per month, or £2.00 per day excluding fuel and repairs/service costs. So a pleasant surprise when I was driving down the motorway was a spare set of keys falling from the sun visor, onto the floor by my feet, £10.00 reduced. When I got home I noticed a Haynes Manual and original owners manual on the floor. So more moneys saved as I had intended to go buy these. Last night I did a quick video and also got a couple of engine bay pics. Quick video: https://youtu.be/9WubHv51_gE Tonight after work I washed the S10 as I want to park it on the sidewalk with a for sale sign on the screen, and clean sells. The Astro was pretty dirty when I took it, well….. it was no worse than the S10 or my company car tbh, but washed and vacuumed made a difference. I was standing looking at this in the back yard earlier…… even before I washed it, and it really made me smile. This is a good looking car for sure. So pleased I got lucky to find it. __________________ MY BUILD LINK: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...585901]Redneck Express - 1966 C10 Short Fleetside MY USA ROADTRIPS http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...2018-humdinger IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE.