The joy of not having a 'posh' car.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
never had a posh car , i would rather put food on the table and keep family comfy than waste money on an expensive motor that wouldnt get enough use to justify it .
My 1st car was a kermit green mini and unlike most yoof of today i gave it up so i could get a house and walked to work
My 1st car was a kermit green mini and unlike most yoof of today i gave it up so i could get a house and walked to work
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
I don't do posh motorbikes either. My 19 year old Honda VFR 800 cost me £3k when I bought it 5 years ago and is still worth about £2k..
It sits unloved in my back garden until called into service, as it was on Wednesday when I got a last minute urge to visit Yorkshire. A quick booking for 2 nights BnB in Harrogate was made, and a top box packed with bare essentials.
The old Honda fired up first press of the starter and off we went. 480 miles in 3 days (and not used at all on day 2 as I took the train into York) she ran faultlessly. Up and down dales, on the motorway, and everything else. 0 to 60 she will still do in under 4 seconds, and very illegal speeds thereafter if that is your thing - but not mine, obviously. And still you get 50+ mpg..
An incredible machine and the best of fun for a fraction of the price that big shiny new car owners are paying, while it depreciates faster than the queue of traffic they are sitting in.
Thank you, Honda!
Still quite shiny though....
It sits unloved in my back garden until called into service, as it was on Wednesday when I got a last minute urge to visit Yorkshire. A quick booking for 2 nights BnB in Harrogate was made, and a top box packed with bare essentials.
The old Honda fired up first press of the starter and off we went. 480 miles in 3 days (and not used at all on day 2 as I took the train into York) she ran faultlessly. Up and down dales, on the motorway, and everything else. 0 to 60 she will still do in under 4 seconds, and very illegal speeds thereafter if that is your thing - but not mine, obviously. And still you get 50+ mpg..
An incredible machine and the best of fun for a fraction of the price that big shiny new car owners are paying, while it depreciates faster than the queue of traffic they are sitting in.
Thank you, Honda!
Still quite shiny though....
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- Egham
Is a 28 year old Volvo estate posh? Not that it gets driven much of course, SWMBO has an also not posh Fiesta which is driven a couple of times a week. Money saved on 'posh' cars allows us to have an also not posh but new motorhome.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Cosmicbike hits the nail on the head. Money not spent on car finance was extra money dumped into my mortgage, which was then cleared in 8 years. Never had a loan or finance of any kind on a car.
Having had my mortgage dispensed with long ago I could have a Bentley now, not that im remotely interested in such fripperies. The point being, most folk do it the daft way around. Instead of getting the best car you can manage on PCP and hock yourself up the the eyeballs, use that money to clear the damn mortgage and then buy a car three times as nice, if thats your thing.
A s****y little new Audi for now and all time, or rough it with a used Mondeo for the moment and then a Roller or a Fezza in 7 or 8 years when the mortgage is gone? - if I were a petrolhead (which im not - I spend my readies on pipe tobacco and basses) I know which option id choose.
Having had my mortgage dispensed with long ago I could have a Bentley now, not that im remotely interested in such fripperies. The point being, most folk do it the daft way around. Instead of getting the best car you can manage on PCP and hock yourself up the the eyeballs, use that money to clear the damn mortgage and then buy a car three times as nice, if thats your thing.
A s****y little new Audi for now and all time, or rough it with a used Mondeo for the moment and then a Roller or a Fezza in 7 or 8 years when the mortgage is gone? - if I were a petrolhead (which im not - I spend my readies on pipe tobacco and basses) I know which option id choose.
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Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Don't get me started, I work with a lifelong Millwall fan and he's fully indoctrinated. To the point he was asked to work in the same area as a black guy and couldn't stop muttering about "How can they put me in here with that guy"
Profpointy
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I like having a posh car. It's nicer to drive, comfortable, and has good performance. It was a 10 year old Saab 95. "hang the expense" I said so shelled out £2.5k for it. 10 years on I still have it.
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10 year old Suzuki Swift for me, a 1.2, ideal as a pensioners run about, brought it January 2017 with the money I got for cashing in a pension that wasn't worth much long term, previous car was a Hyundai Getz, unfortunately the tin worm got that one and I had to scrap it.
Richard A Thackeray
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Hence why I kept my Octavia estate for over 9 years
I was envisaging having it for at least another 5, but SWMBO wanted another caravan, so I had to get a larger (heavier) car
Likewise, I'll probably keep this for quite a few years
I was envisaging having it for at least another 5, but SWMBO wanted another caravan, so I had to get a larger (heavier) car
Likewise, I'll probably keep this for quite a few years
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Now the motorhome is gone Mrs D wants a wally wagon. Ive told her that if she wants one then a) she can do all the driving, and b) neither of our cars can be fitted with a towbar.
Im looking at a new or nearly new VW camper T6.1 for days out and short overnight stays, rather than a wally wagon (police terminology because of the problems they caused us) that we can't tow and would rarely use.
As a nice Jewish boy - non observant, but still acutely aware of my heritage - it pains me to consider a VW, but there isn't a great deal of choice otherwise, and they hold their value far and away better than anything else. Why can't Volvo make one?
Im looking at a new or nearly new VW camper T6.1 for days out and short overnight stays, rather than a wally wagon (police terminology because of the problems they caused us) that we can't tow and would rarely use.
As a nice Jewish boy - non observant, but still acutely aware of my heritage - it pains me to consider a VW, but there isn't a great deal of choice otherwise, and they hold their value far and away better than anything else. Why can't Volvo make one?
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
They do....... (and AFAIK you can drive this with your 7.5 tonne licence, which you will have since you - being an old duffer - will have passed your car test pre 1990).
Double bunks, night heater, microwave and everything you need!
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Richard A Thackeray
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I'd be feel moreso in a less economical petrol engined car, I have no real choice but to burn fuel to get to work, the diesel is the lesser of the evils
Richard A Thackeray
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And even a two-pedal' nowadays
Go for Scania, then you can have a V8
V8 & 'waste-gated'
(puts the silly little Astras, etc, to shame)
Coming up EastGate, in Leeds
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