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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
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An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.
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