Resisting the Weekend Toy
Discussion
zeXile said:
Hey all, I see that alot of people on here have two cars. Usually a 'boring' eco car for a daily drive and a nice fast car for the weekend.
My question is how do you resist your Weekend Toy, when u get up to go to work?
I have to move the Volvo onto the road to get the Caterham out, then put the Volvo back before heading off to work - too much hassle, so I just take the Volvo, assuming the OH doesn't need it.My question is how do you resist your Weekend Toy, when u get up to go to work?
It's a good question though - lots of people seem to ask for "weekend toy" suggestions and end up with a list of perfectly good everyday cars (Z3/Z4/350Z/MX5/M3/Cayman/911/etc) whereas I'd class a weekend toy as a motorbike/kit car/lightweight/classic, something that is not very practical for everyday commuting. IMO a "true" weekend toy is fairly easy to resist when it's cold and dark in the morning and/or you're a bit knackered - the Caterham is hard work if I've had a sleepless night due to my daughter sleeping poorly.
Rather than jumping in the Vectra and setting off I have to unfasten the child seat walk 50 yards to the garage and fix it in the other car before setting off .... that's five more minutes I could have stayed in bed !
The daily drive was off the road for two weeks recently, so I got to drive the Marcos to work for 10 days. To be honest the novelty had worn off at the end and I couldn't wait to get back in an old banger that I didn't have to worry about.
The daily drive was off the road for two weeks recently, so I got to drive the Marcos to work for 10 days. To be honest the novelty had worn off at the end and I couldn't wait to get back in an old banger that I didn't have to worry about.
zeXile said:
Hey all, I see that alot of people on here have two cars. Usually a 'boring' eco car for a daily drive and a nice fast car for the weekend.
My question is how do you resist your Weekend Toy, when u get up to go to work?
My weekend toys are all better on fuel than my daily driver, so if the weather is good I take one.My question is how do you resist your Weekend Toy, when u get up to go to work?
In my case the TVR is normally parked behind the Volvo, but all to often if the sun is out and I do not need to carry larger loads, it's TVR time.
It really is not good for productivity though...
Even before I was self-employed, I'd take it into the office, find an excuse to go into Manchester for lunch, and then maybe leave a little earlier than I should, and go home via the airport tunnels, and then the scenic route across to Macc, Buxton and Leek.
The other point is having two very opposite cars available to me. The Volvo is an effortless barge to drive, a nice comfy armchair and creature comforts. The TVR is much more raw and involving, so it also depends on what sort of mood I'm in.
It really is not good for productivity though...
Even before I was self-employed, I'd take it into the office, find an excuse to go into Manchester for lunch, and then maybe leave a little earlier than I should, and go home via the airport tunnels, and then the scenic route across to Macc, Buxton and Leek.
The other point is having two very opposite cars available to me. The Volvo is an effortless barge to drive, a nice comfy armchair and creature comforts. The TVR is much more raw and involving, so it also depends on what sort of mood I'm in.
vixen1700 said:
This really.
Polo diesel gets me to work with radio and air-con for about £22 a week, the TVR gets me to work in a shaken up state for about £10 a day.
yup this, I'll be doing 120 miles a day from september, in the mx5 that would be 25 quid a day, I'm planning on getting something like a 106 diesel, which will be about 10 a day if I run it on diesel..... That and motorways arent the nicest place to be in and mx5 in the autumn winter monthsPolo diesel gets me to work with radio and air-con for about £22 a week, the TVR gets me to work in a shaken up state for about £10 a day.
Baryonyx said:
Uhura fighter said:
Eh?
Edit: driving the MX5 daily, bought a Volvo S60, Volvo turns out to be so good I sold the MX5. Damn these sausage fingers I'm really impressed with our V50 too
The MX5 was great on the B roads but driving to work it was often too small, uncomfortable, noisy, too hot or too cold. The Volvo is none of those things, and it's also faster. So that must be a PH approved win! After all, I've been there and done that with the MX5 and found something better. Not that the MX5 wasn't great fun!
Eco car! Wash your facking maerf aaaaht! 
My daily snotter is a 2 litre petrol I'll have you know!
Mind you, it's still doing a rather splendid 47mpg over the week.
My weekend car, on the other hand, wouldn't get half that if I used it everyday. It's this difference that pays for the snotter, and keeps the miles down on the P+J.
My daily snotter is a 2 litre petrol I'll have you know!
Mind you, it's still doing a rather splendid 47mpg over the week.
My weekend car, on the other hand, wouldn't get half that if I used it everyday. It's this difference that pays for the snotter, and keeps the miles down on the P+J.
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