Do you use your toy?

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wormus

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14,509 posts

202 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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No, I'm not being rude. biggrin

If you have more than one car or bike living in the garage, how often do you use it?

2 months ago I started working in London so my main car does about 200 miles per month because I am quite close to the train station. I suspect my other car and bike will struggle to move in 2015. Must invent some recreational excursions.


Heartworm

1,922 posts

160 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I've got 3 cars (Well, 3 roadworthy cars), and I only use 1 of them regularly. I keep saying I should use the others more but the TVR only went out a handful of times in the last 18 months, always a reason to be using the Defender instead (too much stuff, too many people etc). Think I will need to get rid of the fun this year.

Edited by Heartworm on Saturday 31st January 18:13

mrfunex

545 posts

173 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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couple of thousand a year - it's on a 4k limited mile policy anyway

Ki3r

7,806 posts

158 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I haven't used my bike in nearly a year. The first year I did 11,000/12,000 miles, must be less than 1,000 in the last year. I'm going to sell it come the summer I think.

so called

9,074 posts

208 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I've posted this many times, even earlier today but just to say my Tuscan, now a days, has a quiet winter period but will be heading to Germany and Spain throughout spring to autumn.
As far as inventing a reason, why fly to Spain when you can drive smile

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I've only got 2 cars and no bikes at present, so I do use the toy from time to time.
Not as much as I did now I have got a better daily driver but I'm conscious that no car likes to sit around unused for too long - and in a way that makes it feel more special.

wormus

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14,509 posts

202 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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so called said:
I've posted this many times, even earlier today but just to say my Tuscan, now a days, has a quiet winter period but will be heading to Germany and Spain throughout spring to autumn.
As far as inventing a reason, why fly to Spain when you can drive smile
In July I'm taking the family to the Loire valley and plan on driving driving they think they are flying!

crowfield

432 posts

157 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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My kit car did a massive 259 miles last year

007 VXR

64,187 posts

186 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I only did 3.5K in my Monaro last year frown

croyde

22,704 posts

229 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I have my daily, a faithful E36 that I bought in 1998, and a big Yank V8 that I bought in the summer but is so nice to drive that it has become my daily but I'm fast approaching it's insurance limit of 3000 miles.

My motorcycle is a bit of a joke. Bought in 2009 and it's barely done 5000 miles. In fact the last two MOTs were embarrassing as I had only done 600 miles between them. What with servicing, insurance and repairs for an attempted theft, it's costing me about £2 per mile ridden biggrin

Shame of it was that I started using it a lot to get to a job across London but then they restricted the parking spaces. It's hard enough to get one of the 50 car spaces but there are only 4 bike spaces which are usually taken by staff, fair enough.

Nearest bike parking where you won't get a ticket is the shopping centre 20 mins walk away. Bit pointless as the 35 min ride plus the walk means I can drive or use public transport in about the same time.

wormus

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14,509 posts

202 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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007 VXR said:
I only did 3.5K in my Monaro last year frown
What are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be running a pub? biggrin

Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

197 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I'm selling both toys this year as last year they barely got used. 2010 CBR1000RR & Mk3 MR2 with a 2ZZGE conversion and lots of modifications for track - did one day at Snetterton last year and that was it.

007 VXR

64,187 posts

186 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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wormus said:
007 VXR said:
I only did 3.5K in my Monaro last year frown
What are you doing here, aren't you supposed to be running a pub? biggrin
Night off biggrin


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wormus

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14,509 posts

202 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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Herman Toothrot said:
I'm selling both toys this year as last year they barely got used. 2010 CBR1000RR & Mk3 MR2 with a 2ZZGE conversion and lots of modifications for track - did one day at Snetterton last year and that was it.
That's a real shame frown

spyder dryver

1,329 posts

215 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I only managed 1500 miles in the red one and one trackday in the purple one last year.
Spyder Silverstone and STM Phoenix Fireblade respectively.
Must try harder.
Will try harder.








otolith

55,899 posts

203 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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Wife commutes in the 350Z. I do all the journeys I reasonably can in the Elise. The Saab estate car picks up the rest. I mostly work from home, though, and do very few of the miserable traffic ridden journeys that cause people to leave their toy at home.

feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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The MX5 gets used quite a lot, although she is under a cover for the winter months. However, I've not ridden ANY of my 9 motorcycles in the last year other than a one weekend tour back in May. I'm going to sell the lot, as I'm just not riding them and now that I'm starting to suffer the early stages of arthritis in my right wrist (due to the reconstructive surgery after a motorcycle accident in 2002), riding them for any distance is just plain uncomfortable.

sospan

2,469 posts

221 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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7.5k per year in my Morgan.
Mostly runs with other owners and Morgan/Motorsport type events.

sospan

2,469 posts

221 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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Oops.... Missed out car used all year round - 500 miles last weekend.

RedBull

1,142 posts

221 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I'm terrible for not using stuff I'm afraid: The Lambo does around 200 - 300 miles a year, but I'm ok with that as I enjoy every one of them and I genuinely look upon it as my toy rather than a means of transport. Selling isn't on my radar because the increase in value has put me in the position of owning a car that I couldn't possibly have afforded if I hadn't bought it when I did.

My E36 M3 and C5 Corvette live outside and get used all year round, but again only maybe 1500-2000 miles a year at most. Mainly because I have a van for work in which I do 25000 miles a year, so none of my private vehicles are used for anything work related. My Grand Cherokee does around 3500 a year as my wife borrows that when she needs more than 2 seats (she has an SLK 320), and it's hugely practical for trips to DIY stores etc.

Bikes wise: I've owned my Ducati from new in 1998 and it still has less than 4000 miles on it. I haven't ridden it for nearly 2 years but it will get new belts and a service in spring and get ridden this year without doubt. My GSXR did maybe 100 miles last year.

None of this matters to me though because I enjoy owning them and when I do use them I really enjoy it. They don't cost a great deal to keep, especially the bikes as insuring 2 is barely more than insuring 1, and road tax is cheap enough. I don't feel any need to justify them to anyone, I want them and that's enough justification for me.

That said I do sometimes think I should maybe sell the M3 as I had promised SWMBO when I bought the Vette, but I just don't want to. I love the thing and it's mint with less than 44K miles on it and a rare colour, so I know I'd never be able to replace it if I got sellers regret. SWMBO reluctantly agreed I could keep it but has made it very clear: no more cars unless one goes first, which is fair enough.