Most un_PH place in the UK?

[FerrousOxide]

Yesterday, in a fit of boredom I did a random search on the PH classifieds for cars for sale that I could afford. That was it. No criteria, other than: (a) price – less than £4,000 and (b) distance – up to 50 miles (I live in Penzance).

The might of Pistonheads came up with just 5 cars for sale; a Range Rover (year 2000, 192k miles), a 1.6 Focus (with the bonus of 2 x twin 10inch Subs, so that's ok), a diesel Fabia, an Audi A3 and a diesel Audi A2.

Can anyone reassure me that this isn’t the worst place in the UK for a petrolhead?

[Cyder]

Oxford. Car hating, lentil eating, yoghurt weaving, hemp jumper wearing hovel of environmental loonies hell bent on persecuting drivers.

[LordGrover]

... a bit like Bristol then. Red trousered tt.

[zeb]

Cyder said:

Oxford. Car hating, lentil eating, yoghurt weaving, hemp jumper wearing hovel of environmental loonies hell bent on persecuting drivers.

Last time I checked that was called London......

[300bhp/ton]

FerrousOxide said:

Most un_PH place in the UK?

General Gassing....


Well sometimes

It's all diesel hatches and mumsnet in some threads these days.

[MidnightXR6]

Govan.

Ask chunky.

[JB!]

Cambridge, Oxford, London, Bristol, Birmingham....

[Pixel Pusher]

MidnightXR6 said:

Govan.

Ask chunky.

[RemaL]

LordGrover said:

... a bit like Bristol then. Red trousered tt.

+ 1000000000000000000000000000000000

Mayors a hunt. Right daft hunt doing his best to make sure anyone with a car moves out of the area. including businesses and so on

[matchmaker]

zeb said:

Cyder said:

Oxford. Car hating, lentil eating, yoghurt weaving, hemp jumper wearing hovel of environmental loonies hell bent on persecuting drivers.

Last time I checked that was called London......

No, Edinburgh...

[anonymous-user]

Bradford? I am doing this right.

Any place with load of Honda Jazz cars for sale.

[mikeveal]

That will be Sark.

(Unless you're into tractors.)

[StuTheGrouch]

Jaywick. Judging by the recent piss-boiling benefits Britain programme I doubt anyone there can even afford a car

[getawayturtle]

JB! said:

Cambridge, Oxford, London, Bristol, Birmingham....

Never a dull moment driving in Birmingham. A mixture of poorly modified limo-tinted german saloons being aggressively driven, and battered old Toyotas, 5 up, ready to slam the breaks on for a whiplash holiday.

[Blanchimont]

Bristol.

The Mayor is a prick.
The roads are akin to the sort of thing found on a new planet.
the 20 limit everywhere is about as useful as a knitted condom.
The RPZ's in and around the town centre work as well as a hole in the head.
The Mayor is a prick.
They seem to spend money on new cycle paths, rather than improve the roads which the cyclists use anyway.
Is it obvious I don't like the mayor?

[zeb]

StuTheGrouch said:

Jaywick. Judging by the recent piss-boiling benefits Britain programme I doubt anyone there can even afford a car

or actually drive one........

[VeegasRS6]

JB! said:

Cambridge, Oxford, London, Bristol, Birmingham....

Add Brighton onto that list, I don't even live there but spent 9 horrendous months contracting there. I've never been to a more anti-car place!

[Chunkymonkey71]

zeb said:

StuTheGrouch said:

Jaywick. Judging by the recent piss-boiling benefits Britain programme I doubt anyone there can even afford a car

or actually drive one........

True story- I stopped in Jaywick once and went into the local shop to buy a drink. While waiting to pay I was offered a DVD player (with no power cable or remote) by a guy who came in to the shop.

[opieoilman]

FerrousOxide said:

Can anyone reassure me that this isn’t the worst place in the UK for a petrolhead?

Okay, while we don't have the best range of cars to pick from locally, there are some pretty good roads that are emptyish for the colder months.

[shouldbworking]

Bristol once again. 16.5 miles by car, 17.2 cycling... and most of the time it's still quicker to cycle.

if you ignore shower and changing time