K9F wrote:

Did you do a search before advertising?

I've been searching the whole gallery all afternoon looking at shiny Puma's - can't wait to get one and be the saddest on the forum touching up bits with copper grease and polishing the exhaust My hearts racing just thinking about it - what would a life be without cars & bikes - god bless the internal combustion engine

Zagato wrote:

Yeah a really tough decision Mal, it is beautiful and something else to drive. I was very lucky to buy it, they don't come up like this factory built very often and I would never be able to afford another. Four other people were fighting for it when it came up for sale. We all had to go into an office and before the salesman had a chance to open his mouth I threw my credit card on the desk and suggested the the others leave as the deal was done It pays to be bombastic sometimes

I said I would never sell it BUT I have to do the right thing and free some money up to sort the house out AND I want a Defender desperately again. Driving the 1962 Series everyday is getting to me and the kids won't be able to go in the front once they have outgrown their child's seats (seat belt issues in a truck cab!) so I have to be sensible and I can right some of the Puma off against tax.

I love Series & Defenders. A Puma is the only thing that has swayed my affections enough for me to swap, and I have always wanted one of the last before they stop making them so I can keep it for life. My Series will do the dirty work and I will keep the Puma nice (almost as a classic) so it will be cherished for a long time.

I still have my boat, Series 2 rebuild and my old BSA so can't complain, my poor old wife has nothing but a rotten old house, disgusting carpets, ripped wallpaper, no draw fronts In her broken 1970's kitchen - you get the picture, so it's time to "sort my house out" as they say.

Chris

Sonic3d wrote:

Don't do it you will regret it. No Defender is worth selling that for

Hear, hear! With you 100% Sonic! Zagato can I have first dibs on the BSA please!  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

K9F wrote:

Zagato can I have first dibs on the BSA please!

If I could ever prise it off my daughter Mal, your on Had to go to Edinburgh last winter to pick it up, nearly got stuck in the snow up there, had the bike wrapped in four rolls of cling film to protect it from the salty roads . Turned out to be a rare/original civvy model with matching numbers after a bit of research - which was a bit of luck. It's a 1947 M20 girder forks model - a real treat to ride with all the pot holes on Surrey roads



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Zagato wrote:

It's a 1947 M20 girder forks model - a real treat to ride with all the pot holes on Surrey roads

Great looking bike I got one too languishing in it's plastic bubble in the garage! Girder forks eh? How many times have you had the fillings rattled out of your teeth! Bet your dentist loves you and actively encourages you to ride the bike often as possible!  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

Sonic3d wrote:

Don't do it you will regret it. No Defender is worth selling that for

I love the defender but I have to agree with Matt. Have you looked into selling an organ or two instead??

I had an e61 BMW M5 (the touring model) and had to let it go to free up funds; granted, it was nothing like as unique as your Jaguar but it was still a rare thing. So much so that I made a profit when I sold it on, there won't be many people who can say that about a non classic BMW!

In the 18 months of ownership I spotted only 1 other e61 on the road


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