High - seeing my son's face on his 21st birthday when I gave him the keys to his first Coupe

Low - seeing my son's face last night when I diagnosed a snapped cambelt

If he is your son Nigel, surely he's now looking to go forged

high- Driving through Boston town centre in a convoy of 3 yellow coops, with everyone pointing and looking

low - crashing into the back of DanDan

high - driving it for 6 weeks

low - a lot

High - The first tunnel run with the windows open.

Low - Seeing my flaking lacquer on the roof getting worse over time and not having the spare money to get it corrected.

High- Getting the Coupé
Low- Turbo blowing on the day of purchase
High- Lovely 5 cylinder burble of the engine
Low- Engine expiring after 10k miles
High- Shiney Front end respray
Low- Paint reacting and going off after 1 month
High- Another front End respray
Low- Paint reacting and going off after 1 month (again)
High- Having immaculate bodywork
Low- Woman manoeuvring into drivers door, mother reversing into bootlid

Geez I’m a miserable git

High: A gloriously sunny week last August spent touring Sutherland in the Coupe with my big brother, especially seeing the grin on his face the first time I let him drive it.

Low: Standing in the rain watching as it was taken away on a trailer last week when I finally gave in and sold it (after 6 months of sitting in the garage SORNed 'cus I had no money to repair or run it).



I've already started saving up for another, but for now at least I've got the memories.