That time of year again

[R8VXF]

stigmundfreud said:

R8VXF said:

Well I don't pick my car up till next month and there is no way I am leaving it off the road till the nice weather comes Am used to the Beemer in the snow anyway, so a few hundred extra horse power ain't gonna make much difference... Riiight?!

if its got white stuff on top and more than 0.1 degree incline, you'll be going nowhere!

Sounds fun Bet yours is worse being lighter and having those bloomin wide rears!

[stigmundfreud]

its all downhill to reading

[R8VXF]

stigmundfreud said:

its all downhill to reading

Will I need to drive you home in the Corsa?

[stigmundfreud]

R8VXF said:

stigmundfreud said:

its all downhill to reading

Will I need to drive you home in the Corsa?

Corsa? No. I'll walk.

[willisit]

wormus said:

I've owned mine since new. I have 2 other, more practical cars and a motorbike to choose from. Paying £500 tax and enduring 14mpg fuel economy whilst sliding around in an 800hp, rwd car does not appeal. The paint on my car, apart from a couple of stone chips is original and immaculate. I should really sell it but I know I'd regret it and nobody would pay the £20k it would take to make me part with it. I've spent too much on it to let it go for a song so I keep it nice and use it on sunny days.

Same here now... considered buying something similar to run in to the ground to keep mine nice.., I have a Corsa (so less of it you lot!) which is cheap and fun as it's a VXR too. It's no V8 though!

[SturdyHSV]

Don't know what you're talking about

[DCLXIV]

Daily driver throughout the winter here. I can already hear the ditches calling my name.

[IXLR8]

DCLXIV said:

Daily driver throughout the winter here. I can already hear the ditches calling my name.

Actually thats a nervous laugh

[Tattooboy]

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

[007 VXR]

Tattooboy said:

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

Will tax mine by DD next time too

[IXLR8]

SSShhhhhhhhh mines asleep saving pounds...
I was disgusted with its RR RESULTS so I sent it to bed and it's not coming out for six months ... It's banned

[SturdyHSV]

Tattooboy said:

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

But that's what they want you to think!

That way when they stick it up by £20 every year "Oh it's only an extra £1.75 a month".

bds.

[TonyTwoTribes]

Ours goes into storage Dec-Mar, run on a rolling road there once a month. Sorn until April next year. Type r brought to blip about in. saving on tax goes a little towards storage costs

[Tattooboy]

SturdyHSV said:

Tattooboy said:

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

But that's what they want you to think!

That way when they stick it up by £20 every year "Oh it's only an extra £1.75 a month".

bds.

True, but I use my car as and when I can, it's very rare I won't use it for a whole month, unless it's snowing.........raining...........windy..........overcast..............below 20C.........a Monday..........Tuesday.......Wednesday...........Thursday.........Friday.......... a leap year........etc etc

[pah250]

Mine will be used all year long, just as my last one was:



No fear!! (although I do have a second set of wheels with winter tyres to go on this time!)

[IXLR8]

pah250 said:

Mine will be used all year long, just as my last one was:



No fear!! (although I do have a second set of wheels with winter tyres to go on this time!)

In that photo it looks as though you are stuck and stranded let alone drive it

[stigmundfreud]

Tattooboy said:

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

yeah just done the vette, £216 for the year

[ARAF]

stigmundfreud said:

Tattooboy said:

Just sorted my tax but by 12 monthly Direct Debits, £43.75 a month doesn't sound too bad to keep it taxed all year round

yeah just done the vette, £216 for the year

Damn! £9 cheaper than our truck.

[pah250]

IXLR8 said:

pah250 said:

Mine will be used all year long, just as my last one was:



No fear!! (although I do have a second set of wheels with winter tyres to go on this time!)

In that photo it looks as though you are stuck and stranded let alone drive it

I had abandoned it in a layby close to home as I couldn't get into the estate. Photo taken the following morning as I attempted to get to work. Fully expected to be stuck but it just drove straight out, and this was on regular summer tyres too!

[wozzza]

Can also say they are good on mud too. Even when its so rainy and the mud is literally streaming down the hill. I managed to get up it, while a couple other friends couldn't even get their focus up.

I was rather determined knowing how much of a bugger it would be if I needed towing up it.

Edited by wozzza on Wednesday 5th November 05:35