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I’ve always been brought up to appreciate the value of things and to make sure you can afford to buy something before you part with the cash. Apparently this means that firstly you won’t end up with loads of junk you bought on a whim and secondly, by waiting and going without for months, when you do finally get your dream item, it’s even better than you’d ever imagine. It’s for this reason I highly recommend giving your local Ford car dealer a miss and buying yourself a new Ford Mustang from America.

Yes importing a car is going to be a headache. It’s going to cost a scary amount of money in import tax and fees, but in the case of a new Ford Mustang, it’ll still be incredibly cheap compared to the opposition and more than worth the hassle. I’d liken the process to my most prized possession – my Fender Jaguar guitar.

After a few years of playing I figured I was of a decent enough standard to qualify for owning a better quality guitar without feeling guilty. Following months of searching guitar shops, internet offers and studying what guitars my idols played, it was settled beyond doubt in my head that the Jaguar was for me. Despite saving and missing vital socialising nights at university, I still didn’t have enough money to buy a new one from the high street, but did for over the internet. “It won’t matter” I thought, “It’ll be the same guitar at the end of the day”. I placed my order for a white version and excitedly checked my email every day for a dispatch notice. Nothing.

Two weeks passed with no word and more importantly no money left in my bank account. Smelling fraud I was pleasantly surprised when someone answered the company’s telephone number. Very apologetically I was told that the guitar wasn’t available for another three weeks due to its rarity. Wanting it more than a fat person wants cake, I held out another agonising month whereupon I was met with the news they couldn’t get one and I’d be refunded the money. Two months older and a broken dream was all I had to show for my efforts.

In a final throw of the dice I went to a back street shop that probably sold one guitar a year and given that rationale would be desperate for my business. Amazingly they agreed to match the internet price and would have a white Fender Jaguar in the next week. The big day arrived (again) and I went to the shop to be greeted with a large box with ‘Fender’ emblazoned across the front. Shaking with excitement I rushed home and much like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, ever-so-carefully eased the lid of the box to be met with a brand new Fender Jaguar – in red.

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