[DAVID GAGNARD]

Forgot about another one.....In 1980,married two years then,house note,wife's car note (she bought it just before we married),doctor in a town about 25 miles down the road deceided to sell his 1974 (I think) Jag XKE-V-12,silver,loaded with ever option avaliable then..... I loved those XKE's,still do,still want one.....Pricey sum of $7,500.00,car had less than 30,000 miles and was immaculate......Begged ,pleaded,threatened my wife in every way I knew,she would not budge,really could not afford it at all....My plans were to park the car and show it and not drive it,had I bought it,I probably would still have it today.....Car stayed for sale for three months,about the time I thought I had her wore down,it sold to a local guy...... He did exactly what I had planned to do.... We saw the car a few years later at a car show and it was gorgeous.....Some years back while thumbing thru my CPI book (Cars of Particular Interest),I showed her what the value of that exact car was,50k,she said "oh well".....I promised her that the next time I ran across a car/deal like that,she would find out about it when I brought it home..... Her reply was "You had better enjoy it before you bring it home,cause that may be the last thing you ever do"....

David