How Tenerife Does Classic Car Rallys | The Clasica de Tenerife 2021
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- Опубліковано 19 лис 2021
- The Classic de Tenerife is one of the classic car rallies on Tenerife’s calender. This even is predominantly for 1930-1970 cars and there were cars from Belgium and the UK that had travelled over for the event.
This is the XX Clasica de Tenerife; the 20th year of this car show.
We headed off to Santa Cruz to experience this fantastic event. The selection of cars was superb- from classic Mercedes, Austin Healey, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Triumph, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini and even a Bizzarrini Livorno and Alfa Romeo Montreal!
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Timeline:
- 0:00: Intro
- 1:12: The walk to the Classic Car Show
- 3:19: La XX Clasica de Tenerife
- 20:46: Coffee Spot and Wrap Up
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Locations:
- Car Rally Location: Parque García Sanabria, 38004, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Clasica de Tenerife: ractenerife.com/clasicatenerife/
- Food spot: Sana Healthy Food, C. Méndez Núñez, 36, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Perfect Sunday morning viewing. Some absolute stunners there! Impossible to pick a favourite but the Alfas are pretty special.
So true- I kept going back and forth with my favourite and I still couldn’t decide!
Wowzer. Just when I thought you'd given enough reasons to go there, with the winter climate, the stunning roads and scenery, then you drop this on us!
Absolutely beautiful selection of cars and some very rare beauties.
Great video, thanks for "taking us along"! 👍
Thanks Don, really glad you enjoyed it!🙂
Thanks Freddie you have done the channel proud ... never disappoint us with your content & enthusiasm ... also great work my Monica ...
Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thanks Freddie and Monika
Thanks Jason, really glad you enjoyed it!🙂🙌🏻
Thank you for sharing Freddie, some gorgeous cars there.
Thanks for the work you’re putting into the UA-cam channel. We enjoy seeing and learning about what’s going on around you. Some stunning old cars in this one! My dad used to have an old Opel like that black and red one - his was black and yellow. Cheers from the Pacific Northwest, USA.
Thanks Jeremy, really glad you’re enjoying the content!🙂
Those Opels have aged incredibly well- they are brilliant looking cars😍
Another good one Freddie/Monica, so informative. Thank you for sharing your explorations
Loved this one with all those wonderful classic old cars. That Bentley, wow!
Thanks so much for this 4K video! I love these classic cars, and I was very impressed with how well kept they all were..!💫
I feel old when you didn't instantly recognize the classics from my childhood, like the iconic Ferrari Testarossa at 8:57 or the blue Honda at 11:48.😅👍
However, I also had *never* heard of the Bizzarrini car brand or seen that car before (18:08). (edit: A Wikipedia page explains Bizzarrini existed from 1964 to 1969.)
What a beauty!
Absolutely superb, my kind of day out, plenty of quality on four wheels. Thanks for sharing this with us all
Always amazing to see such lovely cars. I was once at the Lakes Car Musuem with my family and a whole bevy of classic cars rocked up and had a meet. It was amazing!
Fantastic Freddie, what a super day out
You can't beat a good classic car show, what beautiful machines. 😍 Thanks for taking us along. Absolutely love those old Blower Bentleys. 👍
Thanks Phil! The Bentleys are incredible beasts- absolutely gigantic!
I remember hearing a quote from Ettore Bugatti describing the Le Mans blower Bentley, "the world's fastest truck". Ha ha !
@@russcattell955i Brilliant!!😆
XK Jaguars for me!
Very nice video, thanks for visiting our island Tenerife and for showing our 20 Clasica Tenerife. The Canary Islands do have a large collections of clasic cars. You are welcome, Natalia
Amazing day.. thanks for showing every one of them 👏🏻
Thank you Freddie really enjoyed that one
Thanks Michael!
I was looking forward to this one!
Awesome content Freddie as usual 👌🏻 you are living the life!
Thanks Ander!🙂🙌🏻
Freddie & Monika its freezing in the UK now .... you guys are so lucky & we are also lucking to have to have such a nice couple with a fab youtube channel ... also good to see your numbers are growing ... have a great thursday evening and day tomorrow .
Great music ! Great vid love it all !
Great event and coverage
Top work fella, nice to see those beautiful cars in such a stunning setting.
Thanks Andy🙂
Great video,many thanks.
absolutely great day and what a collection on show. nice to catch you both there and I think with so many amazing examples of historic classics it was incredibly hard to pick a favourite but I think for me the E type V12 roadster and the 1960's vette was a stunner. was great to catch them all again in Santiago del Teide on Saturday. Great video as always and just shows what's on offer on this glorious rock. cheers
Thanks Paul and great to catch up!🙂
The V12 jag was very special- I bet it was brilliant to see them over in Santiago del Teide!
Absolutely brilliant Freddie 👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧please keep yours coming
Thanks!🙂🙌🏻
Great video! And yes, the cars!!!
Fabulous tour old cars really enjoying the show thanks
Thanks Dave!🙂
I had to share with my Mom. She loves those classics as well
Wow...I am shocked at myself that I really really loved the old Alfa Romeos, especally the red and gold pair and again what a backdrop. Great episode, nice choice there Monika, I could see you in that!!!!!
Those Alfas really were beautiful- so simple and elegant❤️👌🏻 Monika’s very pleased to hear it!🙂🚗
Great video, thanks for the walk around the show. I just love the old cars, they had so much personality and beauty. When I go to bike nights or shows it's the same, every bike is different, that's what I love about bikers they like to put their mark on a bike and make it theirs. It's rare you see two bikes looking identical.
Completely agree- it’s also funny how the car modifying scene has pretty much died out, but bike customisation is exploding!
Content is really good, loving your videos….
Just caught up with your last 2 vlogs,, love the car show my favourite was the Volvo 1800 so thanks for that. we are just off the Withlachoocee trail in Florida, I got to borrow a Harley from my friend Bob, the bike is massive compared to my bonnie, to big for a short arse like me but we have enjoyed riding over here.
Keep the great blogs coming.
Thanks.
Really enjoyed that guys! Beautiful cars and agree Freddie that silver one you looked at omg beauty. Monika’s Merc SL though omg! Classic
The old Mercs are so damn classy. I feel like I should buy an early 2000s one and wait for it to skyrocket in value!
Sir!! Your videos looks interesting day by day😍
Brilliant podcast of classic car’s
Love ❤️ it.
Thanks Alma!🙂🙌🏻
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💗 Love classic cars and they was some real beauties there. 😊
Hello you 2, loved this video what a superb collection of classic cars, my favourite TR4 as I used to have a 1966 one, mind you that red Mercedes whoa, Glad Monika selected a Mercedes convertible (suit you sir) you will have to save a lot for one of those Freddie.
I think that you two are starting to really enjoy Tenerife, and the only bike a Triumph scrambler, excellent
Ah the TR4- and a ‘66 one- very very special!❤️👌🏻🚗
That Scrambler at the end in those colours- beautiful.
We really are loving it over here!🙂
that burger at the coffee shop must be so delicious love the vids
Freddie, man, great video. I’ve had an Austin mini, early 70’s, MGBGT mid 70’s and I think I saw my Opal Manta GTE in there…..what an extraordinarily great video. Thank you. It’s definitely worth a trip up from the south of the island. Oh how times have have changed to now having a Swift😂🙄
What a selection- imagine if you had all of your old cars lined up now- you’d have your own classic car museum❤️👌🏻🚗🚗🚗
I don’t blame you at all- Japanese quality is impossible to ignore🇯🇵💪🏼
Freddie indulging his car fantasies! 🚘 We knew this video was coming eventually! Beautiful arrangement of classic Euro cars.
I couldn’t resist!😆🚗🚗🚗🚗
Fantastic way to spend a day! Now go buy Monica a Merc, def suit her! Keep living the dream the guys, Cheers
The savings have started!😆🚗
Amazing video Freddie, thanks so much. Keep them coming. You guys stay safe. Pete (Royal Enfield Bullet rider!). Let us know if you see any Francis Barnett motorcycles out there!! 😁
Thanks Peter! I LOVE the Bullet❤️👌🏻🏍
I have my eyes peeled for Francis Barnett bikes🙂
What a fantastic selection of cars. It's amazing how many totally different designs that designers came up with back in the day, compared to how similar all modern cars look. Loved the Alfa Montreal....and the orange Renault 8 and the Porsche Targa....and.......basically all of them. Super video. Thanks for posting. Take care you two and have fun
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Completely agree- the cars were so elegant, and the interiors so stylish!
Great video Freddie & Monica!
Thanks Neil!🙂
Thanks for the report. Spectacular exibition of classic cars. For me the most spectacular were the Bentley. I was in the Tegueste regrouping. Best regards
Ahhhh brilliant- I should’ve gone to the Tegueste regrouping- fantastic location for it👌🏻
Foooooooking lovely what machines , love them !!!!!!
Nice one, beautiful cars.....
I live in Santa Cruz close to Parqué García Sanabria during the winter months and a couple of months in summer. Fantastic lifestyle with great restaurants, bars and cafes. Can’t understand why more Brits haven’t adopted it as a place to live. Great for digital nomads, reliable 4G.
I was saying exactly this to Monika- the quality of life seems superb in Santa Cruz- it’s a perfect digital nomad destination👌🏻👌🏻
wow thanks for a nice video, I saw a lot of beautiful Jaguars there and I was also pleased by Mercedes from Slovakia ! 👌🏼😉
It was great to see a Slovakian car make it down!🙂
Great vlog, Freddie. You've got me reminiscing about my first car, a 1979 black mini clubman 1100cc. Absolutely loved it. Great fun to drive. The racing green mini in your vlog looked immaculate! 🤩
Oooooo what a car to have owned!❤️👌🏻🚗
There's a strong arguement that pound for pound, the mini is the best car ever made. Bury your right foot and ignore corners, it will get round. A well sorted mini is an absolute joy to drive.
@@stuckintheeighties487 I can imagine- I would absolutely love to try one, one day!🙂
Great vid. Can’t beat enthusiasm.
Appreciate it Pete🙂
Really enjoyed your classic car vlog Freddie, Monica looking very classy as well, but you know what they say !!! Four wheels move the body but two wheels move the soul 🙂 keep them coming 😉
I can’t argue with that!🙂🏍🚗
Lovely.
Awsome Freddie. And Mrs Freddie
All the best from Paul in sunny Doncaster.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Loved this vlog, it may not be bikes but I’m sure we are mostly petrolheads, my car journey has included mk1 escort, mk1 capri, triumph Vitesse 2L straight six in baby blue, a bright orange BMW 2002Tii, triumph dolomite, then things went a bit more bland (family will do that 😂).
Have recently had to scrap an MGB in British racing green because I just did not have the time to work on it because of working in mainland Europe. Tried to give it to the British motor museum too, just wanted someone to enjoy it as much as I had in the past.
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Back on Two Wheels
Incredible selection- the MK1 Escort would be worth a lot now! The MGB I’m sure is soon for to be a very desirable classic!👌🏻😍🚗
Looks like you both had a great day out. Thanks for Sharing it with us. shelley is not a car fan, so I would never get to see this type of day. Great work. Have a good weekend.
Thanks! It really was a great day🙂👌🏻
Freddie, that was a great turn out and it’s nice that the rally was a manageable size and didn’t require 2 days to get around. The park looked like a beautiful place to talk a walk with all those spectacular trees. Your point about the strength of the British motor industry back then is very well taken and many of those Jaguars and Healeys are works of automotive art. If only the quality of the engineering could have matched the quality of design. Once we got to the late 70’s and 80’s it all came tumbling down. Nice choice Monica, that is a very feminine car and you would indeed look very good behind the wheel, tell Freddie to start saving hard.
So true- the styling really was superb of the old British cars!😍
And thank you from Monika!🙂🚗
Enjoyed your video very much. The M on the number plates are Madrid. There was a couple of B's too, they were from Barcelona.
Freddie love your excitement and enthusiasm in this video, Great old cars good to see these cars are still running and going strong.
Thanks!🙌🏻
Very cool 😎 they all came through Los Cristianos yesterday. Sat on terrace watching them all go by in El Camison.
Some amazing vehicles. 👏
Ahhhh fantastic!🙂 What a way to spend the day👌🏻👌🏻
Great video Freddie and love the appreciation for classic cars, the older I get the more I appreciate their individuality and character, each one has a personality,, even the beat up old Seat or my favourite from my youth, the Peugeot 205 GTI. Most modern cars seem to miss the mark with regards to style!
I’m exactly the same- the old cars have so much character❤️👌🏻. The 205 GtI and Renault 5 Turbo for me🚗🚗
The Alfa Romeo Montreal was introduced as a concept car in 1967 at Expo 67, held in Montreal, Quebec
Ahh hence the name🙂. First I’ve ever seen, or ever even heard of it. Stunning car😍🚗
Wow, that was nice Freddie! And the event is still running today!
Oh wow, I didn’t know that- thanks Walter!🙂
@@FreddieDobbs oh sorry, I read it wrong: It really ended yesterday! I could see it on 7:00 in your video! Warm greetings from Barcelona!
@@MrWalter2202 No problem at all and hola over in Barcelona!:)
@@FreddieDobbs 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
I can't say I am into cars much but ya have to appreciate the style and work that has gone into restoring or just keeping up these classics .I can just see Monica driving the baby blue Merc around Monaco in her designer shades . Better get saving Freddie especially if you that that rare bird that was there . Good one guys : )
I’ve just shown this to Monika- she was very happy at the thought of that!😀🚗🇲🇨
These are my favourite cars😍😍 old is gold.. I always have a dream to buy these types of cars one day
Likewise!
Beautiful cherished cars.tku
Nice vídeo Freddie. I saw many of them yesterday on my way to Santiago del Teide
and rode a while behind that Renault and big fat Ford with the double headlights.
Even if you couldn’t see them you could certainly smell them 🤭
So true!😆⛽️. Tenerife felt pike a classic car parade- we saw about 15 of them whizzing around the island on Saturday too!🙂
Glad you liked it Freddie.
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Looks amazing - The Bentleys though 😍
So damn nice hey!😍🚗👌🏻
I love old Jaguars and Bristols most
Well Done 👍 You Freddie!!
Brian
London
Registration numbers changed in Spain some time ago. Four numbers followed by three letters and basically the later the letters are in the alphabet you can estimate how old the vehicle is. The registration numbers are issued on sales volume hence the complications. Great content as always!
Thanks for this heads up Simonn- I’m always trying to figure out the Spanish registrations!
Freddie, you didn’t even mention that one of the Bentleys had a blower on it!
I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t even realise!🤦🏼♂️
That Opel coupe is a Kadett B. Late sixties/early seventies (Richard Hammond's "Oliver" is a regular two-door 1965 Kadett A, for reference). This coupe version was also called the Rally Kadett. And no, Vauxhall didn't have an equivalent. Allthough GM owned both, Opel and Vauxhall cars were not badge engineered versions of each other back then. That came later.
The 3.0 CSi BMW is basically the forerunner of the first 6- series. The whole model range is called E9 (The saloon version was the E3, and- as you may have guessed- the forerunner of the first 7- series, and made during the same period, albeit a year or so longer than the coupe) in internal BMW- speak, and they were made between 1968 and 1975. Peronally, I think it's the most beautiful car BMW ever made. I even put it in my personal top 5 of all time for sheer looks. Maybe even top 3...
And so many Mercedes Pagoda's(!). Those aren't cheap anymore... I counted, I think, five... I understand why Monica picked one of them as her favourite, though. They are so nice. I prefer the successor, the W107 myself, though...
Great video Freddie, does Monica have her own Tube or is she just your camerawoman ?:)
That blower Bentley is a lovely thing, they make lots of “close” copies now days. Interesting fact They were race prepared in the 30’s in my home town of Welwyn Garden City in a workshop that is now Topps Tiles! There is a little plaque on the wall.
NOOOOOOOO WAY!!!!! I lived in WGC for the first three years of my life- I’ll look out for that plaque when I’m next back🙂
Nice chilled out vid Fred. I wasn’t so chilled on your leprosy vid cause I could see you were getting very dehydrated. I had a mate who got dehydrated and collapsed 😅
I love classic cars and would love one for myself but unfortunately I don’t have a big enough garage, so I guess just motorbikes for me.
Keep up the good work.
This was a much more relaxing video than the leprosy one😆
Likewise- you really need a double sized garage to have one of these beauties in comfort
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i really enjoyed the walk around ==== healey 3000 please ..
Monica has a classy taste in cars👍
Even a Renault 8(!). My first car was a 1969 Renault 8. Think it was a "sport" version with the four headlamps. Mine was the base model, and only had two. Also, the rear lights had a different shape, I noticed. Also an example of the "posh" version, the Renault Major (later sixties examples were branded Renault 10), did I spot...
Oh, and that red P1800 Volvo... that was snazzy!
And the 300SL... ooooh...(!).
Hi , a magic morning wondering around , under the trees , looking at some fine older cars . Thank you both and spoilt for choice ? .
Very spoilt for choice- it was a classy selection👌🏻👌🏻
The two ALFAs, yellow one and green one
So beautiful!
Fantastic turnout of classic cars, agree those Mercs rather classy, but prefer the more modest Alfa Romeo saloons. Great video as always thanks Freddie and Monica.
Thanks Dave!
The Alfas are so subtly classy👌🏻
Really good video! So, save up some money and go on classic car shows now! :) Really like your style of doing videos! Best regads from a chilly Sweden. - 3 degrees right now in the morning...Have a great one!
Really glad you enjoyed it Petter and hello over in Sweden!🇸🇪
The savings account is all set up and ready to go!😀🚗👌🏻
the only thing i know about classic car rallies is that one top gear episode, where they did the rally in Majorca. looked fun when they did it.
That was a brilliant TG episode!
That looked an amazing day out but far too many people around for me to feel comfortable. I'd be finding out the rally route and plonking myself down somewhere remote with the old Canon and taking some action shots as they drove past :)
Great shout- I know a few people who went up into the mountains and did just this!🙂👌🏻
Thanks sir fred and lady monica made sunday morn for me cup of fave columbian coffie and your happy vids both looking cool keep up the great vides and buy the sl for monica my bro had 380 sl mett blue he loved it better than his amg sl he has now
Ooooo that’s a great way to start the day with some columbian coffee👌🏻☕️
Very interesting that your brother would take the slover 380 over the beast of an AMG. I can see why- the old Mercs are very very special. The 380 SL has SKYROCKET in value over the past four years!😳
Another great video , still think kids in a candy store 😅 , you should buy Monica one of those mecs for Christmas 👍
Thanks Trevor- the savings account has been set up!😆🏦🚗
@@FreddieDobbs it's lovely to see all the old cars not just in this video , the ones you show us when you're out and about amazing condition of most of them even the not so well loved ones , thank you both for taking time and effort to make your videos 👍
@@trevorturner7682 Thank you for the support, Trevor! I really do love the simple old every day ones as much as the super expensive classics
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Thank you for a lovely vid. I do like a classic car. Ive had morris 1000s and early VW campers. It does seem you could probably get your old merc from there and require minimal work. unlike English examples!
the best buys are the 1980's Mercs which you see the old boys driving around, bought from new, well looked after and never ramped raced or rallied..
but generally it's make do and mend here. Might not be rusty but most are bodged up because of either lack of spares lack of cash or usually both.
for a small island, petrol is (was) cheap so cars here really rack up the Kms.. locals always describe their cars or bikes as "totally original and in excellent condition" seldom anywhere near the truth...
caveat emptor !
That’s a great duo you’ve had! It really is incredible how well preserved the bodywork is on the Tenerife cars- even the unloved ones!👌🏻👌🏻 And 80s or 90s Merc would be a dream🤞🏻🇮🇨
Good one Freddie-The Bizzarrini is the the rarest of the rare you may never see one again- Designed By Giotto Bizzarrini himself - ex lambo Alfa and Ferrari he was involved in the creation of some of the worlds greatest and most valuable classics ..inc the Ferrari 250 gto…
I’d never heard of it and it’s only when I googled Bizzarrini that same evening that I realised how rare and valuable it was!😳
My second car was an identical colour Opel Kadette Rallye as shown 12.10. As a teenager it cost me a small fortune in insurance. A fast little car in it's day.
They’ve aged incredibly well- very classy cars😍🚗👌🏻
Sorry, Monica's choice the 280 SL is exactly the car I already chose. I got first dibs.
Never would have guessed there was a Clasica de Tenerife - very interesting. I hope your savings are earning plenty of interest for Monika's baby-blue Mercedes - nice car!
I’d have had no idea about if had I not been tipped off by a local- I found it ridiculously hard to figure out when/where it is otherwise!😆. The savings have started (I must work harder!)
I just got back from the Vons market in Manhattan Beach, California, where I saw a late ‘50’s - early ‘60’s Mercedes Benz 300SL roadster in absolutely perfect condition parked incongruously by the front door. “Hon, I’m going to the market in my million dollar plus roadster. Anything I can pick up for you?”
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What a sight- seeing a car like that being used in the real world must be so special! There’s something even more special about seeing these cars away from car shows👌🏻👌🏻
Absolutely. Cars are meant to be driven. Although I doubt those classic old Bentleys ever feel the tarmac beneath their tires.
Mini Austin
Hi Freddie if you like the classic cars, there are several events like this along the year in Tenerife, there are also some classics motorbikes events, By the way I have an Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce 1500 from 1980
Could you let me know, or send me a link to the car and bike events please Andres??🙂. Instagram (@dob.bs) or dob.bs@outlook.com would be amazing if you’re happy to share the info with me🙂
What a car you own!
Back in the day I had a brand new Morris Mini Clubman (1973) £850 on the road!
Mind blowing!!💷. I LOVE them❤️🚗👌🏻
I miss Pegaso cars
Really enjoyed the video, you are correct about the most valuable cars there, genuine Blower Bentleys are £1M plus, as are the Mercedes 300 SL & SLR. Monika has great taste but the best 280SL Pagoda Mercedes are £100,000 to £140,000, so start saving! Forgive me for pointing out one misidentified car which was the metallic red Daimler 2.5 litre V8 which you said was a Jaguar, same body as the MK2 Jaguar but a very different engine, the same as in the Daimler SP250 sports car of which two examples were there. I used to own one, wonderful car, I wish I still had it, look again at your video and you will see the Daimler radiator grille, subtly different from the classic Jaguar grille, of the MK2. I have loved motor bikes since my school days but my parents forbid me to have one. My school mates bikes in 1967 included Triumph Tiger 100, Norton 500, Francis Barnett 250, Ariel Arrow, Ariel Leader, and twoTriumph Tiger Cubs.
I had no idea the Bentleys were that valuable- their presence is on another level to anything else.
Thanks for the Daimler heads up- I hadn’t even considered it wasn’t a Jag!😳
Great video, i was fortunate enough to be on holiday in Koh Samui around 7 years ago and there was a motorbike and classic bike show there. Literally hundreds of pristine bikes on show from people all over South East Asia.
Some if the Norton bikes there were jaw dropping
What an unbelievable location for a classic bike show!!👌🏻
Lovely cars, re XL MOTO had a bad experience with them this year when I ordered a airbag vest, in the end they sent me 2 that were missing the electronic brain twice, and I had to pay twice and wait to get money back, not cheap. I had a bad experience for sure also wasn’t aware they were in Poland as was a .co.uk site so though in uk. Shipping took forever to get here. Anyway I am prepared to give them another try as a lot say ok 👍 if good enough for Freddie it’s ok for me.
Ahh I know how frustrating anything postage-related can be! I feel your pain!