Glad I drive a rubbish car...
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Well, I'm happy for you, old chap.
Not only has Mrs Greg had her first experience of road rage today (and if you're a Firebird owner who regularly drives the A45 near Daventry, I'm looking out for you - threatening women isn't fashionable nor becoming of a man of your years
), some stupid f***er has opened a door straight into the drivers' side of the Boxster. Nice dent near the door.
Not a good day, so far, then. Brandy's helping, but not much
Not only has Mrs Greg had her first experience of road rage today (and if you're a Firebird owner who regularly drives the A45 near Daventry, I'm looking out for you - threatening women isn't fashionable nor becoming of a man of your years
), some stupid f***er has opened a door straight into the drivers' side of the Boxster. Nice dent near the door. Not a good day, so far, then. Brandy's helping, but not much
Carzee,
Totally agree. I couldnt careless about my daily runner as it goes all over the place and especially into cities - esp. London. Cant really have a decent car there as I would be permanently stressed about parking knocks and dents...
It is a rather refreshing feeling though. Someone broke my rear bumper - cracked the plastic thing - dont care, screwdriver popped out the crack and I will happily leave it. Mmm, more money saved towards the TVR Maintenance appeal...
Cheers,
Paul
Totally agree. I couldnt careless about my daily runner as it goes all over the place and especially into cities - esp. London. Cant really have a decent car there as I would be permanently stressed about parking knocks and dents...
It is a rather refreshing feeling though. Someone broke my rear bumper - cracked the plastic thing - dont care, screwdriver popped out the crack and I will happily leave it. Mmm, more money saved towards the TVR Maintenance appeal...
Cheers,
Paul
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agree totally - I have an old shaguar and a granny - don't give a fk about either of them. lets face it who's going to joyride a granada...
Went to the salvage auctions last week and they had a G reg brown 2.0 ghia granada with 120,000 on the clock, it looked like a 12 year old high mileage motor but I nearly pissed myself when the auctioneer couldn't get a bid at £100 then £50 so sold it for a tenner !!! The guy that bought it I then saw get in it and drive out the gates ! Top buy I'd wager the fuel in the tank was worth that much so I can't imagine him being too fazed if it got keyed, there's certainly something to be said for shitters everyone should have one.
Me I've got an old G reg golf that lives on the drive and is refered to as the "disposable car" we often get in it and drive to the pub/town/peoples houses get pissed and leave it there for a few days before we can be arsed to go and find it again, so far it's never been touched, now I would never have done that with the TVR!
Mate of mine down in Yeovil runs nothing but "disposable" cars. Like he says - if a tractor coming the other way scrapes all down one side - drive it for another year then get another!
There's certainly a case for it - but I couldn't go as far as £250 car like he does. Couldn't stand all the calls to the RAC...
Having said that. I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of getting a runner. For occasions when the TVR AND the PORSCHE are BOTH off the effin' road. oh f***, oh...fooooey.
There's certainly a case for it - but I couldn't go as far as £250 car like he does. Couldn't stand all the calls to the RAC...
Having said that. I'm SERIOUSLY thinking of getting a runner. For occasions when the TVR AND the PORSCHE are BOTH off the effin' road. oh f***, oh...fooooey.
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I found a lovely canary yellow mark III Cortina with a purple velour interior and the obligatory black vinyl roof complete with 70's slot mags the other day for £300!
Ideal car to piss off my directors and save mileage on the Chim I reckon.
Matt.
Matt, you want to tell the missus it's either the Ford or for just a few more quid you MIGHT be able to upgrade the Chim to a Cerb ... worth a try i think.
quote:No.. it happened in Staines.. funny thing is the car was parked on a street most of the day. I moved it into the company car park in the afternoon once the early birds had started to go home. I didn't notice any scratch, even though I'd opened that door at the time... but it was there when I came out at 5 o'clock...
Didn't happen locally did it, CarZee?
Drove an old Granada for years before it finally succumbed to terminal illness. Even then I got a few quid for it, from a guy who wanted it for banger racing. In all the time I had it I never had any trouble with road rage. Could it be because at one time every TV drama had the villains driving a granny?
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I love the idea of old shitters, I have had a few in my time, you can park them anywhere, bump into things (not other cars of course) and then scrap them in the end.
The catch is the
Oh to have a choice in the matter, student loan won't stretch to a decent car
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