'White Van Man' Courteous To Cyclists!

[Richard A Thackeray]

It was me, I was that White Van Man, for the weekend
(transposed daughter to a house down there, ready for starting at University of Birmingham)
So, due to her not being used to m/ways, it was M1, to jct 28, then A38 to about 2 miles from the rented house

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how much they cost
The new equivilant has a list price of From £42,000 (inc VAT)!!!!

A nice van, 140BHP, 6-speed 'box
Very torquey

Downsides;
It had cruise-control, & the stalk was close to the indicator stalk, thus I kept trying to indicate with it
No DAB radio, or USB charging point
Taking up 2 (almost 4, due to width) spaces at B&Q, then Tesco




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[Drago]

White van driver courteous to cyclists? He must've stolen it.

 

[Archie_tect]

Warp factor 4 Scotty...

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Nice work.

Brum has a nice campus. Mrs 26 was there.

 

[I like Skol]

I used to drive sprinters, very, very nice to drive. I will buy another for private use if I every win the lottery. Would be plenty of room for bikes, tools and sleeping in

 

[Beebo]

How much stuff is she taking?
I used to get all my stuff in a Metro.
Students in cars stuffed to the max is a common sight on motorways in September.

 

[nickyboy]

It was me, I was that White Van Man, for the weekend
(transposed daughter to a house down there, ready for starting at University of Birmingham)
So, due to her not being used to m/ways, it was M1, to jct 28, then A38 to about 2 miles from the rented house

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how much they cost
The new equivilant has a list price of From £42,000 (inc VAT)!!!!


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A nice van, 140BHP, 6-speed 'box
Very torquey

Downsides;
It had cruise-control, & the stalk was close to the indicator stalk, thus I kept trying to indicate with it
No DAB radio, or USB charging point
Taking up 2 (almost 4, due to width) spaces at B&Q, then Tesco




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Where did she end up at Birmingham? Son#2 was in Tennis Courts last year and is out at Selly Oak with mates this coming academic year in a shared house

She must have a load of stuff if you need a van like that. I think we managed with just the car

 

[Levo-Lon]

Brilliant van that do starship milage
But they are rather pricey, and as you noticed all the extras are tbere but you have to pay.. Typically German

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Where did she end up at Birmingham? Son#2 was in Tennis Courts last year and is out at Selly Oak with mates this coming academic year in a shared house

She must have a load of stuff if you need a van like that. I think we managed with just the car

'Off Campus', at (I think it's Kings Norton)

Brilliant van that do starship milage
But they are rather pricey, and as you noticed all the extras are tbere but you have to pay.. Typically German

As with most Teutons?

 

[Drago]

Brilliant van that do starship milage
But they are rather pricey, and as you noticed all the extras are tbere but you have to pay.. Typically German

Except the ones intended for the UK market are not manufactured in Germany.

 

[Poacher]

How much stuff is she taking?
I used to get all my stuff in a Metro.
Students in cars stuffed to the max is a common sight on motorways in September.

She must have a load of stuff if you need a van like that. I think we managed with just the car

<3 Yorkshiremen>These young students of today! Round about now, in 1972, heading back for my second year at Manchester, I packed all I needed into a home-made rucksack and onto the rear rack on a Raleigh 5-speed, and rode from Lincoln via Dunham Bridge, Bolsover & Chesterfield. Knowing my chain was worn, I'd lashed out on a new one, but being a complete and impecunious wally, hadn't bought a much needed block. Totally p'd off with the inevitable slippage, I stopped in Baslow to swap the rear wheel round and rode the rest of the way on fixed, over the Pennines on the A623 via Peak Forest and Sparrowpit. Locked the bike to the railings outside the students union while I negotiated somewhere to doss for the night, and some complete daffodil nicked it. Hope they broke their bloody leg trying to ride it away. </3 Yorkshiremen>

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

White van driver courteous to cyclists? He must've stolen it.

I was even good to the chumps that were riding as idiots usually do

How much stuff is she taking?
Students in cars stuffed to the max is a common sight on motorways in September.

It was full!!
We got her down early to settle in, get all the local paperwork sorted
Council tax, utilities, Doctors, rail (or bus) cards, etc......

She doesn't start course, till beginning of October

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Full? Blimey. Unlike the skit above I went to Uni in the 80's with a rucksack and my bike on the train by myself. I left any coursework back at Uni. Breaks were for down time for the "hard" study.

 

[shirokazan]

It was full!!

Sheesh. After a few house moves, she'll learn to travel light.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I was even good to the chumps that were riding as idiots usually do



It was full!!
We got her down early to settle in, get all the local paperwork sorted
Council tax, utilities, Doctors, rail (or bus) cards, etc......

She doesn't start course, till beginning of October

Remember Uni is about her learning to become independent and do stuff for herself. Don't do everything for you it you'll still have a child in three years .