RE: Shed gets a pay rise!

[mikeyr]

Honestly don't think there would be the slightest issue in finding decent sheds for a grand if the PH Classifieds weren't so bare nowadays. Happy to be proved wrong but it appears that less and less is being advertised via PH. Love to see the stats on it?

A quick glance through Gumtree, eBay, AT throws up a multitude of interesting choices but totally understand the reasoning behind the change and can see why you wouldn't want to choose from outside sources.

Will say that I hope this will bring some variety to the mix, there should be a limit to how many times the same model of car can be featured!

I'd also ditch the Mrs Shed stuff but that's personal preference, others seem to love it.

[MarJay]

RE: Mrs Shed...

It's not very funny. It's pretty close to the lowest of low-brow humour, and it just doesn't fit with PH IMO. I'm not a powerfully built company director, but it just has no class at all. As I said before, it's a poor rip off of Carcoat Damphands from Sniff Petrol, and it just seems like a bawdy Carry On Sid James type stuff. If it was good double entendre, if it was good low brow humour then I could see the point, but it just isn't.

It might have flown in the 1970s, but not in the 2010s. Oo err missus, promises promises...

[Halmyre]

No Mrs Shed? It would be like I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue without Samantha.

[Dale487]

Great decision - personally the £1000 limit has meant the cars have been getting less interesting/more suspect (in more ways than just how road worthy they are) over the last year to 18 months. You can still get a perfectly good banger for £1000 but one thing it won't be is interesting - which I feel is a key part of SOTW, more so than the price limit.

The higher limit has brought plenty of more interesting cars in scope but the ship has sailed a long time ago on certain metal - be it the classic car market inflation (I doubt we'll see a Porsche, 924, 944, Boxster or otherwise like we might have done 7 or 8 years ago) plus what kills a modern car is the electrics not tin worm, so they'll have gone to the scrappy in the sky.

Here's to lots of interesting cars for less than a PCP deposit.

[Crankie Shaft]

MarJay said:

RE: Mrs Shed...

It's not very funny. It's pretty close to the lowest of low-brow humour, and it just doesn't fit with PH IMO. I'm not a powerfully built company director, but it just has no class at all. As I said before, it's a poor rip off of Carcoat Damphands from Sniff Petrol, and it just seems like a bawdy Carry On Sid James type stuff. If it was good double entendre, if it was good low brow humour then I could see the point, but it just isn't.

It might have flown in the 1970s, but not in the 2010s. Oo err missus, promises promises...

That's the thing about a sense of humour...we all have different ones. You might not find it funny, but plenty of people do. And so what if it's like Carcoat Damphands? (and at least we get a new Mrs Shed every week) Content wise, a PH car review is much the same as an Evo car review, but I bet we still read them both.

And another thing. "...no class at all." I play golf every so often with a Very Honorable Old Chap (any golfers who know their onions about the traditions of the game will get that reference). Epitome of class but with a sense of humour that would make a Carry On film blush. And usually at the least appropriate times as well. Class doesn't come into humour.

Personally, I enjoy a light chuckle on the Mrs Shed references on a Friday morning. And if I didn't, I wouldn't read it (or rather, I would but would dismiss it without a care).

That's the thing about t'internet. All can be taken or left. Each to their own and all that.

[ambuletz]

bang on new shed money is a mk3 golf VR6, shame about the description being in all caps.
and a impreza turbo wagon

[ChilliWhizz]

ambuletz said:

bang on new shed money is a mk3 golf VR6, shame about the description being in all caps.
and a impreza turbo wagon

That Golf's a cracker... had mine for four years now and its been a great do everything little hatch that's fast enough for making rapid progress and slow enough to be great fun where you can't go fast... If you, er, know what I mean


Edited to add.. bks, just realised my beloved VR6 is now a shed

Edited by ChilliWhizz on Thursday 10th August 12:25

[PoopahScoopah]

Hoofy said:

Obviously. But if there are two sheds, one better at £1200 and one not so good at £800, the £800 should be picked first.

bks to that, the choice should come down to what makes the more interesting article, within the rules of SOTW! Why do people feel the need to try and complicate this and put their own take on it? Like all the fuds who miss the mark every.....single......week and offer up alternative suggestions that are for sale on eBay, AT or Gumtree etc?

I welcome this change, if it opens up new possibilities. It's been samey for a couple of years but still with some good ones now and then, peaks and troughs, but the last few weeks have been diabolical.

[PoopahScoopah]

I don't really find the Mrs Shed stuff funny either, but I appreciate it being there. I look at it as being like side salad, enjoy it if that's your thing, or just leave it and get on with eating the meat if you don't like the salad. It's easy to skip past and just read the boring stuff specific to the car.

[Halmyre]

Crankie Shaft said:

MarJay said:

RE: Mrs Shed...

It's not very funny. It's pretty close to the lowest of low-brow humour, and it just doesn't fit with PH IMO. I'm not a powerfully built company director, but it just has no class at all. As I said before, it's a poor rip off of Carcoat Damphands from Sniff Petrol, and it just seems like a bawdy Carry On Sid James type stuff. If it was good double entendre, if it was good low brow humour then I could see the point, but it just isn't.

It might have flown in the 1970s, but not in the 2010s. Oo err missus, promises promises...

That's the thing about a sense of humour...we all have different ones. You might not find it funny, but plenty of people do. And so what if it's like Carcoat Damphands?

Don't you mean Knockers and Snatch ?

[Cutmore]

Times change.

I remember back when I was a teen reading through the AutoTrader magazine, browsing for £99 & £149 cars.

[mrtwisty]

Good move I reckon. £1500 is still a 'cheap' car in my book, but it opens out the playing field considerably, e.g:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

(Not sure they mention how many miles it has covered though?...)

[aaron_2000]

ambuletz said:

bang on new shed money is a mk3 golf VR6, shame about the description being in all caps.
and a impreza turbo wagon

I'd be concerned about an Impreza that's on 180k with only 1 picture and an MOT that expires soon. Though that Golf looks fantastic

[roland82]

I was expecting the reason to be Mrs. Shed winning 2nd place at a Beauty Pageant. Oh well it makes sense, don't tell Mrs. Shed though she'd probably want to use the money to a get man in to sort the front garden.

[RSD 25]

Two words have come to my head now that the Shed limit is £1500. Audi TT.

MOT'd TT Mk1's are finally in shed's budget! Even i know Mrs Shed will be over the moon to hear that!

But seriously, there's plenty of gem's for £1500 anyway.

Can't wait to see this weeks (and next weeks) shed!

[Hoofy]

PoopahScoopah said:

Hoofy said:

Obviously. But if there are two sheds, one better at £1200 and one not so good at £800, the £800 should be picked first.

bks to that, the choice should come down to what makes the more interesting article, within the rules of SOTW! Why do people feel the need to try and complicate this and put their own take on it? Like all the fuds who miss the mark every.....single......week and offer up alternative suggestions that are for sale on eBay, AT or Gumtree etc?

I welcome this change, if it opens up new possibilities. It's been samey for a couple of years but still with some good ones now and then, peaks and troughs, but the last few weeks have been diabolical.

Sure, so let's keep it simple and stick to £1k. If there isn't anything decent, don't write the article. I think it's a nice challenge at £1k and something I like to try to stick to. Yes, there are fewer decent cars but that is why it's more interesting. Otherwise, why not say £4k or even £10k?

[Stoned]

Outstanding decision to raise the budget to £1500. We've been hoping you would do this for a long time as the £1k budget was too small in this day and age.

[Mr2Mike]

Hoofy said:

Sure, so let's keep it simple and stick to £1k. If there isn't anything decent, don't write the article. I think it's a nice challenge at £1k and something I like to try to stick to. Yes, there are fewer decent cars but that is why it's more interesting. Otherwise, why not say £4k or even £10k?

Because £4k or £10k simply isn't in "shed" territory for the vast majority of people. £1.5k is.

[Hoofy]

Mr2Mike said:

Because £4k or £10k simply isn't in "shed" territory for the vast majority of people. £1.5k is.

£2.5k then.

[PoopahScoopah]

Hoofy said:

PoopahScoopah said:

Hoofy said:

Obviously. But if there are two sheds, one better at £1200 and one not so good at £800, the £800 should be picked first.

bks to that, the choice should come down to what makes the more interesting article, within the rules of SOTW! Why do people feel the need to try and complicate this and put their own take on it? Like all the fuds who miss the mark every.....single......week and offer up alternative suggestions that are for sale on eBay, AT or Gumtree etc?

I welcome this change, if it opens up new possibilities. It's been samey for a couple of years but still with some good ones now and then, peaks and troughs, but the last few weeks have been diabolical.

Sure, so let's keep it simple and stick to £1k. If there isn't anything decent, don't write the article. I think it's a nice challenge at £1k and something I like to try to stick to. Yes, there are fewer decent cars but that is why it's more interesting. Otherwise, why not say £4k or even £10k?

I agree with you on the first point and had the same thought yesterday - instead of it being weekly just make it an ad-hoc feature as and when something genuinely interesting comes up in £1k budget. But that would be far more controversial a choice.