Madmarky Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Bee up the pub tonight playing pool as normal. On the way home driving down a quiet street i see a car in my rear view rocketing towards me. Being in my shed i realise quickly he is going to overtake me so pull over slightly. A brand new 10 plate Aston convertible goes flying past me and I thought jesus he is in a hurry. Thought nothing more of it but went to the petrol station to get some cigarettes and see the same Aston parked on the forecourt. Inside was a fairly large guy with a sort of Greek look to him and he is paying for £10 worth of petrol with bags of copper coins. I am so puzzled by this as he probably used that £10 getting to the petrol station the way he was flying about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 When you have a car like that, you find any excuse at all to go out for a drive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Bee up the pub tonight playing pool as normal. On the way home driving down a quiet street i see a car in my rear view rocketing towards me. Being in my shed i realise quickly he is going to overtake me so pull over slightly. A brand new 10 plate Aston convertible goes flying past me and I thought jesus he is in a hurry. Thought nothing more of it but went to the petrol station to get some cigarettes and see the same Aston parked on the forecourt. Inside was a fairly large guy with a sort of Greek look to him and he is paying for £10 worth of petrol with bags of copper coins. I am so puzzled by this as he probably used that £10 getting to the petrol station the way he was flying about. Stolen much! If you can afford a new aston, you can afford to a) put more than a tenner in if you are putting a tenner in, not have to raid the copper jar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Maybe he was trying to escape from the charity police, because he stole a bunch of donation jars from various shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 stolen me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Maybe he was trying to escape from the charity police, because he stole a bunch of donation jars from various shops got to pay for the fuel some how these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 If it were stolen he would probably be stealing the fuel too. Having said that, way back I once saw someone prising a locked petrol cap off at a petrol station, after the driver realised he needed a key and then went about searching his pockets and inside the car - thought nothing of it, in my innocence, as I was filling up my car but then after he had filled up he jumped in the car and sped off without paying. Attendant said it was a regular thing with stolen cars and they didn't bother reporting it (it was before the days of cameras) as they knew they wouldn't get their money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 If it were stolen he would probably be stealing the fuel too. Having said that, way back I once saw someone prising a locked petrol cap off at a petrol station, after the driver realised he needed a key and then went about searching his pockets and inside the car - thought nothing of it, in my innocence, as I was filling up my car but then after he had filled up he jumped in the car and sped off without paying. Attendant said it was a regular thing with stolen cars and they didn't bother reporting it (it was before the days of cameras) as they knew they wouldn't get their money .........and at that point I hope you jumped in and horsed it away aswell! If they are not going to report you!....game on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 If it were stolen he would probably be stealing the fuel too. Having said that, way back I once saw someone prising a locked petrol cap off at a petrol station, after the driver realised he needed a key and then went about searching his pockets and inside the car - thought nothing of it, in my innocence, as I was filling up my car but then after he had filled up he jumped in the car and sped off without paying. Attendant said it was a regular thing with stolen cars and they didn't bother reporting it (it was before the days of cameras) as they knew they wouldn't get their money .........and at that point I hope you jumped in and horsed it away aswell! If they are not going to report you!....game on. Honest guv, the car I was driving was not stolen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz0 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Maybe he owns a few corner shops, has to get rid of the change somehow. Poor guy's just paying in coppers an apparently he's a thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 A lot of rich folk got that way by looking after the pennies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 If you've just bought a new Aston, its a nice summer evening and your child has asked you if you can change her piggy bank contents into a ten pound note. You dont want to be carrying around those coppers, so off to the petrol station for a tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 If you've just bought a new Aston, its a nice summer evening and your child has asked you if you can change her piggy bank contents into a ten pound note. You dont want to be carrying around those coppers, so off to the petrol station for a tenner as fast as humanly possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 A lot of rich folk got that way by looking after the pennies.... Exactly - some of the most wealthy people are the tightest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 The weird point was not that he was paying for fuel with pennies (although it is very strange) it was that he probably wasted £10 fuel driving like a lunatic to get to the petrol station! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I think the fuel consumption doesnt have the range of "fair to poor" that we are used to. I think in the 4.7 or 6 litre of the Astons its more like "poor to dreadful", so the speed doesnt really affect it that much. Its probably bad all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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