Pensioner Awarded Prize In Oldest Car Competition
by admin on 25/11/11 at 10:47 pm
A pensioner from Hertfordshire in England has won a competition for having the oldest car. Ted Sands has been awarded a prize to find the county’s oldest working Vauxhall car. The 85-year-old former tug driver of British Aerospace in Hatfield claimed first place for his four-door metallic green Vauxhall Nova saloon, which dates back to 1986. For his victory, he has now won a performance driving course in the new Vauxhall Insignia VXR at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Bedfordshire.
The retiree entered his car, which his grandchildren have called ‘Norman’, into the contest after his son read an article in the local newspaper. The OAP admits that he has never spent a lot of money on the car other than for important services and essential defects like brakes. And the senior citizen confesses that he loves the reliability of the brand and how it has never failed an MOT. He says that he used to drive it a lot but nowadays it is just used it for shopping and it has only done around 84,000 miles.
Now luckily the man’s car has lasted over 20 years without any major faults but if any of the electrical or mechanical parts were to defect he could have been left with an expensive garage bill. By taking out extended used car cover with Warrantywise, car owners can have peace of mind that should anything go wrong with the car, it is covered.
Ted, from the county that borders with Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex, can even recall the day he picked up the vehicle all those many years ago. But he could have saved money over the past two decades by being covered for failure due to wear and tear with a quality warranty plan, just like other drivers get with BMW car warranty. Warrantywise are thrilled to offer cover for Vauxhall cars as well as Audi car warranty, so remove any future unexpected repair costs for the thousands of parts that go into a car and be calm in knowing your vehicle is protected.
