Road-side irritants   I am a passionate car nut and, over the
years have bought over 100 different cars. Most of them have
been through private sales via classified adverts, a significant
number have been purchased through dealers and some have been
bought from the side of the road, including a couple that I
bought by leaving notes on windscreens expressing a desire to
buy.  On many occasions I have bought cars because I was
inspired, not because I was looking and often this occurred
because I drove past a car, noticed the price stuck on the
window and stopped to examine the car in more detail.  Never
once have I bought a car that was parked with a sign saying ‘For
sale’.  And I never will.  Many things annoy me in this world
but, in the realm of vehicle sales, nothing irks me more than a
‘For Sale’ sign stuck in a window, whether it includes a phone
number or not.  The car is parked in a highly visible
(generally) location, with a bit of paper, cardboard or wood in
the window or, occasionally, big white writ