For Sale.

For sale:

One fairly careful,

but sometimes under-valued owner

prone to breakdown on occasions

when the weather and temperament gets too hot,

has rust spots where lack of full thrust

and fifth gear has only ever been imagined

but never put in practice.

Right headlight needs work,

best not try on full beam as photophobia

may upset other users.

Stereo works well, too well, sometimes

only available on loud, especially when

the mood hits and the upbeat open road

seems clear of clutter, place objects in way,

feed it the wrong energy to stop

annoying veering into Progressive tunes.

 

Vehicle is at times able to seem like a stubborn

mule holding up other road users,

best to try and find way round it

rather than tempting with a carrot

or hitting with a stick, neither really gets results.

The engine at times is sluggish and is more

used to the feeling of blissful static charm

but place on downhill trajectory and it shifts

very quickly with the momentum offered of hitting

rock bottom and is then difficult to get out

of the rut you have driven it into.

Its freewill is out of this world and

it is perhaps left to its own devices

as it goes from believing it is an 20 tonne articulate lorry

to a run-down single seater with the springs

placed into the chair at the wrong angle and many

a slash marks are concealed with new vinyl covering.

 

We recommend not looking under the bonnet,

for the sight is not pretty and the mess that is there

will have many an enthusiast or potential

buyer handing back the keys

with a disappointed sigh after once taking

it round the block for that early test drive.

The wheels need close attention

as does the rear view mirror

which is disturbingly clear

and can lead to accidents when used

with a window screen which suffers from foggy

disposition and rose tinted wipers.

 

It is impossible to gage how many miles

the vehicle has done, as not every yard

has yet been recorded but it knows

its way from home to Birmingham and back

without having to navigate any obstacle.

It is one of a set but the other has not been seen

in recent times and has perhaps been allowed

to be used as a chicken coop somewhere

and its own value has reached the point where

it can be exchanged for a new model

without any disgrace to its own very conscientious

owner who treated it with care but like all

sad vehicles built around that time

the female owner is far nicer than the car she drove.

Emissions are perhaps a bit high, nothing can be done

about that.

Overall you could never give this vehicle away,

once taken a shine too and with polish, care

and attention the broken chassis no longer

matters and besides

money cannot be returned for it holds

only sentimental value.

At the time of placing advert, the owner

will not sell.

 

For Sale:

 

Ian D. Hall 2015