Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: condensed
Synonyms: appressed, bunched, close, compressed, crowded, dense, firm, hard, impenetrable, impermeable, packed, pressed, solid, thick, tight
Notes: a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities
Antonyms: loose, slack, uncondensed'
After watching a couple of race weekends and, of course, our friends from the Midlands battling it out in Time Attack my appetite for a car was twitching like a dog's at tea time. I did like the idea of a cheap runabout that may be able to be converted (at a later date Tan
) into something usable for track/sprints/ euro trips as well, so the regular eBay searches started and my life become tunnel visioned once again, in pursuit of another car to ruin.Every day, every waking hour in fact I pored over Gumtree, Pistonheads, every regional VW forum, Adtrader, eBay etc etc etc. I even set a Google alert up to snare a suitable car before some other work dodging bugger got in first
My initial thoughts of a MK2 8v faded as Trev bought them all, or forum jockeys decided that they were worth more than I was willing to pay (i.e. not a lot) I liked EG and EK Civics but the majority have fallen into the ownership of those that talk in text speak, so most conversations broke down quite quickly. I didn't like their skinny jeans and I don't suppose they liked my comfortable shoes and disapproving looks
Ho-hum.Then I went to the Compact Cup last weekend and everything went a bit......fast forward! I'd been looking at them in the lead up to the event as they seemed
- Well built
- Cheap
- Rear wheel drive
- Nicely specced
- Tough mechanical bits
I found the car at about 10pm, and emailed the owner immediately. He responded the following morning in joined up English, and suggested that he called me later to discuss my questions. He called on time, provided clear and specific answers and loads more photos at my request and that was about it. I merely had to sort the insurance in case the car was a good'un, and work out how one gets from the middle of nowhere to a train station in Norfolk, all the way to East London on a Thursday. Thank God for the trainline, as the fare went from
Hang on to the bushes Rob, as I have no idea what I am doing in the short term, other than using it. Thanks all the same (very kind)