Oh bugger! ive bought the car that i want... but its one hundred miles away. How on earth am i going to get it home? As far as i can see it ive got 3 options
1. Hire a trailer and find a vehicle that can tow it home
2. get a bit of rope and tow it home on the back of my own car
3. book an MOT in birmingham and drive the robin back myself - and then if im close enough to home without being stopped by the police, simply pop it in my garage and cancel the MOT. I must say i rather fancy the idea of hitch-hiking up to manchester paying a bloke a couple of hundered of quid and driving his unknow entitiy back home - but i can some the risks involved in this option and i dont have the same dare-devil attitude that i had when i was 18.
And then theres the budget - damn that budget....... Ive had an insurance quote from Adrian Flux for £98 fully comp - which is pretty good seeings as i claimed off them for my stolen Beach Buggy a couple of years back. Or i could hire a trailer at £78 from Gordon Love Trailers - but i have to collect it friday night and return it on monday morning, and seeings as i dont have a car with a tow bar I'd have to convince someone else to take on the hassle.
I have taken some advice from Hughie who thinks towing on a rope would be too much of a drag (excuse the pun) and bearing in mind the budget limits, maybe its worth risking driving home without insurance. This latter option i really couldnt do.
I havent consulted Dad on this one, but i think i can guess what his position might be.
And so i shall "incubate" on this predicament. But whatever i do - it has to happen on Saturday :-)