The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Sun is shining in the sky,
Drago has damaged a bicep tendon,
He's quite grumpy,
Everyone else can play,
And don't you know,
It's a beautiful new day, hey hey hey.

 

[welsh dragon]

One of my grandsons had his first driving lesson the other day. God help everyone who was on the road.

 

[classic33]

One of my grandsons had his first driving lesson the other day. God help everyone who was on the road.

Wait whilst I start driving, there'll be no-one on the roads but me.

 

[Drago]

Ooh, Nazzie Megastructures is on TV.

 

[Paulus]

No alarm today (or ever again).

Off to pick up the motorhome in a few minutes. Mrs. jg quite excited. Me, less so. Still think it could be a money pit.

If you use it a lot instead of usind B+b's or hotels, it could save you loads of money.
What make motorhome are you getting?

 

[welsh dragon]

Wait whilst I start driving, there'll be no-one on the roads but me.

I'm glad i don't live in Yorkshire.

 

[Drago]

I'm glad i don't live in Yorkshire.

Agreed. Too many old men riding downhill in bathtubs for my liking.

 

[classic33]

I'm glad i don't live in Yorkshire.

The roads'd be quiet though!

 

[Dirk]

Been shopping........need to recover........too stressful......

 

[172traindriver]

One of my grandsons had his first driving lesson the other day. God help everyone who was on the road.

Haven't heard anything on the national news

 

[172traindriver]

I'm glad i don't live in Yorkshire.

Agreed
Too many odd bods about

 

[Dave7]

No alarm today (or ever again).

Off to pick up the motorhome in a few minutes. Mrs. jg quite excited. Me, less so. Still think it could be a money pit.

I am with @Dirk on this. You have to make sure you really use it or its dead money. We spent a lot of money on a static. All mod cons and lovely sea views. But we just didnt use it often enough. Fortunately the site owner wanted our spot for developing so when we sold it we didnt take a massive hit.

 

[Dave7]

Best laid plans etc. Forcast WAS good so I planned a ride. However I had to go into town. WoW it was bl**dy freezing and I was glad I missed the ride.
Back home now enjoying a medicinal cognac& port while listening to the oldies.

 

[Dirk]

I am with @Dirk on this. You have to make sure you really use it or its dead money. We spent a lot of money on a static. All mod cons and lovely sea views. But we just didnt use it often enough. Fortunately the site owner wanted our spot for developing so when we sold it we didnt take a massive hit.

We spend approximately 3 months a year away in the caravan. I would not buy a brand new van.
Taking into consideration the amount of use, type of use and type of sites we use....I'd be scared of scratching a new one and also taking the depreciation hit.
There's a sweet spot with vans and motorhomes where it makes most financial sense - usually somewhere between 5 to 10 years old.
I worked it out the other day and figured that I'd actually made a £60 profit on my old caravan after 4 years and over 250 nights away.
Now, that I can live with.

 

[classic33]

Where's @numbnuts?