Drago
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Jack Dee, John Bishop, R4 communist humour...you ain't selling it! 
The Retirement Thread
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Good morning from a dark damp Coventry. Sore throat's gone but I've still got a cough and a snotty nose. I've started the day by updating the back ups of the files on my computer. No ride today 
snotty cold, a wet day and taking my Good Lady to the doctors means no chance.
snotty cold, a wet day and taking my Good Lady to the doctors means no chance.
PaulSB
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Jack Dee, John Bishop, R4 communist humour...you ain't selling it!
You've got to be a card carrier to get in.................
GM
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Morning all. Definitely milder this morning although we've had some rain over night and more forecast for the rest of the day. Off out lunchtime for a rare treat slap up meal with SIL and partner.
I think I would have got round the block a few times to do a ton, which is very rare for me. Chapeau to you though
A day on the bike todday. Cambridge for lunch, was a bit chilly first thing but warmed up after a couple of hours, 90 odd miles. not bad for this time of year, defo easier in the summer,
https://www.strava.com/activities/1937825910
Back to the garden thursday.
I think I would have got round the block a few times to do a ton, which is very rare for me. Chapeau to you though
numbnuts
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stopped play
PaulSB
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Facebook, Gumtree, Ebay etc, even parked on the drive with a price on it, to be fair on the likes of WBAC etc, they have huge costs involved and have to do the work that people who sell to them do not want to do. Most local car dealers dealing in th sort of car you own are short on stock and will pay more than WBAC, but you may have to do a little work. What sort of car, mileage, year etc. and I will tell you what I would do.
A tip, WBAC etc, often come back with a better price the week after they first make an offer.
PaulSB
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This I will be sharing and using widely. Love it.
GM
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PaulSB
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Out of interest have you tried using just the one car? When I retired I was adamant we only needed the one, I had a company car all my working life. I wanted to sell my wife's and buy something slightly bigger which would be better for long distance journeys and weekends away. My wife has a Fiat 500 which is a great car for local travel but not so good for that type of activity.
Mrs P was of the opinion, quite rightly, it was her car and she had first call on it. If I wanted to use the car it would be when she didn't need it. After eight weeks I bought a Hyundai i30 as "my" car and for the longer trips. We have such different interests during the day at different times one car didn't work. For instance my wife is playing tennis this morning and I'm doing the weekly shop. This afternoon I may go riding and Mrs P is visiting a friend. Tomorrow we go walking, Saturday is footie, Sunday cycling and tennis followed by visit a son.
I've never agreed with the "my" bit and as an aside really regret not buying an electric car. I was put off by high new prices and didn't look at secondhand models.
classic33
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Put my ex boss's car registration through WeBuyAnyCar, got offerred £50.
We always had two cars since 1979.
When we retired we thought we should be able to get rid of one of them, so we sold both and bought one fairly new low mileage car.
In the past four years there has not been a single occasion where we've needed two cars. In fact, we only really need half a car ( if you get my meaning) as most of the time we either walk or cycle everywhere. We do about 8000 miles a year in the car, split about 80/20 in favour of caravan towing.
We'll be changing the car next year and I'm looking at an older diesel Honda CRV, which will better at towing as we will be getting a slightly larger caravan as well. Although I could easily afford a new CRV, I'm loathe to invest too much in vehicles at the moment as the whole electric/hybrid thing is muddying the water. I'll give it another five years before I'll make that decision.
When we retired we thought we should be able to get rid of one of them, so we sold both and bought one fairly new low mileage car.
In the past four years there has not been a single occasion where we've needed two cars. In fact, we only really need half a car ( if you get my meaning) as most of the time we either walk or cycle everywhere. We do about 8000 miles a year in the car, split about 80/20 in favour of caravan towing.
We'll be changing the car next year and I'm looking at an older diesel Honda CRV, which will better at towing as we will be getting a slightly larger caravan as well. Although I could easily afford a new CRV, I'm loathe to invest too much in vehicles at the moment as the whole electric/hybrid thing is muddying the water. I'll give it another five years before I'll make that decision.
Drago
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If it werent for needing to get to Search and Rescue call outs I'd gladly not own a car. I really don't understand why people spunk so much money on cars and get a bones over them.
Guy down the road from me has got one of these (McLaren). I parked next to it at Tesco the other day. It's the 4th one he's had. He used to have an Audi R 8, but they were a bit too 'common'.
