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Originally Posted by Shorty111R
Are there perhaps 350 members on the board who want to pull only $100 out of their annual salary to help this guy keep his car?
Surely $100 out of an entire year's salary can't be too bad?
Azskycop, you seem devoted enough an owner to be the son of Chapman himself.
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Wow Shorty I really appreciate that. However I know that life has it's ups and downs and this is just another chapter that I must close. I would love to keep it and my financial situation may change in the near future but that is another story for anther time. With the loss I took on my last home (ended up having the Government buy it after 8 months of dual house payments) I need to make up the difference and pay off some of the debt.
Funny thing is my wife asked if I would ever buy another Lotus if we ended up with enough money to afford one again. As much as I love the car I really do believe the 2005 was the best year the sold in the U.S. I like it for the reasons I stated in the first post. I would love to own one again someday but I know it would never be the same, sounds silly but I would miss the pedal arms the most!! A part of the car you can't even see is the most beautiful thing about it. Yes I may very well end up with anther one someday, if life goes that way, but for now I am very, very grateful to be one of the privileged few who has had the chance to own and fully enjoy this engineering masterpiece and beautiful piece of true automotive artwork.
I have in my garage a frame with a copy of the original title from Lotus along with the dealers license plate frame from Newport European. It serves as a daily reminder to me because as a kid I would drive by that dealership, on PCH, and know that I would never be able to afford a car from there. It has fulfilled more than a dream to be able to purchase the car, band new, from that place, and own it for the last 3 years.
Back in 1993 I was going through Chemotherapy after Desert Storm. I owned a Cherokee 140 airplane at the time but sold it the day my first daughter was born. I had to sell it mainly due to the fact I had lost my FAA medical and was only given 6 months to live. Now that daughter is in need of braces and starting drivers ed which means rising insurance rates and more money going out the door every month. So as you can see when I talk about another chapter in life I have been through it before.
Anyway I didn't mean to ramble on, just got all sentimental from your comment.
THANK YOU.....NOW GO ENJOY LIFE AND DRIVE THAT BEAUTIFUL CAR!!!!!
