Re: Mini Petrol Powered Corvette 'Go-Kart' For Sale (7ft Long) On UK Ebay

On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:59:12 GMT, "PikeyVanMan"
<Peter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>You do realise that a VIN doesn't record 
>every single detail of a car's specification, don't you?  It doesn't
mention 
>that it's the minor 1997 facelift with a slightly different dash switch
for 
>the heater fan and other similarly im****tant **** like that - it mentions

>the main points like plant where it was made, colour, year of manufacture

>etc etc.

For anyone with access to the manufacturer's production data, (e.g. a
dealer) the information you mentioned *is* actually implicit in the
VIN.

>Also, I don't know what the relevance of "some little local shop" is,
unless 
>you count all of the Ford/[insert other car manufacturer here] dealers 
>across the world collectively as "some little local shop".

Seeing as they're all franchises of varying size, some are what amount
to "little local shops."  Some of them certainly behave that way.

>To be honest, you've been boring me with your wittering on for quite long

>enough, and I've got better things to do than to enter in some other 
>long-winded debate.  

Translation: I *finally* figured out that I can't win.

>> Whatever.  You're a dinosaur.

>[Checks mirror]  ****ing funny looking dinosaur.

Maybe you're a trilobite then?  While you're in front of the mirror,
take a look and tell us: do you more closely resemble a woodlouse or a
lizard?  We'll help you figure it out.