Who else is getting their Summer cars out?
Discussion
I shall tax mine (a Boxster) from April 1st.
Loving the variety of stuff posted on this thread. The sort of cars I rarely see (never in the case of an Alfa Romeo RZ), but make me smile when I do.
Re the last post - I love a Mk1 MR2 - any pictures from less than 50m away?! I don’t do many miles in my car, but 4 seems a crying shame.
Loving the variety of stuff posted on this thread. The sort of cars I rarely see (never in the case of an Alfa Romeo RZ), but make me smile when I do.
Re the last post - I love a Mk1 MR2 - any pictures from less than 50m away?! I don’t do many miles in my car, but 4 seems a crying shame.
5pen said:
I shall tax mine (a Boxster) from April 1st.
Loving the variety of stuff posted on this thread. The sort of cars I rarely see (never in the case of an Alfa Romeo RZ), but make me smile when I do.
Re the last post - I love a Mk1 MR2 - any pictures from less than 50m away?! I don’t do many miles in my car, but 4 seems a crying shame.
Lol, I know it wasn't the best pic I've ever taken of her, it was an afterthought as I was on my way to get breakfast.Loving the variety of stuff posted on this thread. The sort of cars I rarely see (never in the case of an Alfa Romeo RZ), but make me smile when I do.
Re the last post - I love a Mk1 MR2 - any pictures from less than 50m away?! I don’t do many miles in my car, but 4 seems a crying shame.
Happy now?
Chubbyross said:
Getting the summer car out? Have you seen the weather out there? Sadly, mine has been out three times since September when I bought it. The weather is driving me insane.
My car is taxed all year round and I would expect at least once a month there would be some dry and unsalted roads to have a weekend drive on. But this winter... Either crap weather or other commitments. Only 2 drives since last November and one of those was last weekend.
UTH said:
As quite a few sides of life remain pretty depressing in the UK, one positive about this time of year is getting the summer cars out of hibernation and hopefully a sign that spring is nearly upon us!
So time to revive the thread!
I dropped the Corvette off for service and MOT this morning, ready to be taxed from Saturday. Of course, nothing is simple at the moment so of course it's raining and filthy, so even my 5 mins drive has immediately undone the good work I did before putting it under the cover.
Looking forward to putting some miles on this year, including 5 days family boy's trip to the Loire Valley in July
Thats a lovely beast.So time to revive the thread!
I dropped the Corvette off for service and MOT this morning, ready to be taxed from Saturday. Of course, nothing is simple at the moment so of course it's raining and filthy, so even my 5 mins drive has immediately undone the good work I did before putting it under the cover.
Looking forward to putting some miles on this year, including 5 days family boy's trip to the Loire Valley in July
Another project said:
Lol, I know it wasn't the best pic I've ever taken of her, it was an afterthought as I was on my way to get breakfast.
Happy now?
That's a great colour, hardly ever see it. Happy now?
Mine came out a couple of weeks ago after a two year lay up, and promptly spat it's dummy out by sprouting a leak in the rad!
Heaveho said:
Another project said:
Lol, I know it wasn't the best pic I've ever taken of her, it was an afterthought as I was on my way to get breakfast.
Happy now?
That's a great colour, hardly ever see it. Happy now?
Mine came out a couple of weeks ago after a two year lay up, and promptly spat it's dummy out by sprouting a leak in the rad!
Mine was repainted a few years back in sable grey the same as the mk3 mr2
braddo said:
Chubbyross said:
Getting the summer car out? Have you seen the weather out there? Sadly, mine has been out three times since September when I bought it. The weather is driving me insane.
My car is taxed all year round and I would expect at least once a month there would be some dry and unsalted roads to have a weekend drive on. But this winter... Either crap weather or other commitments. Only 2 drives since last November and one of those was last weekend.
Chubbyross said:
One of the downsides of living in London. At least in the sticks you can jump in the car and hit the b-roads within minutes when the roads are dry. In town it takes an hour sometimes just to get clear of the traffic. At the moment it’s hard to commit to a drive as the weather’s so unpredictable. As you say, in previous winters there’s always been a day here and there when you knew the roads would be dry and clear of salt. Maybe Mr Khan’s controlling the weather too!
Yep! Very early weekend mornings are pretty much the only time I go so that roads are quiet and getting out of town takes a fraction of the time. I had a Caterham a couple of years ago and scooting through town at sunrise, roof off, on the way to some good driving roads is a great feeling.
With earplugs ready to put in for the dual carriageway bit 
A pertinent post for those who only tax their cars through the summer months.
If you’re planning on taxing your car in April, do it TODAY (31st March)!
The RFL rate rises by approximately 10% depending on banding tomorrow - you can avoid this by taxing the car today, but are still able to start the taxation from tomorrow (1st April).
As a side note - cars previously in Band A (so £0) such as my daily drive (a Citroen C1) move to Band B, and are liable for charge, from 2025.
If you’re planning on taxing your car in April, do it TODAY (31st March)!
The RFL rate rises by approximately 10% depending on banding tomorrow - you can avoid this by taxing the car today, but are still able to start the taxation from tomorrow (1st April).
As a side note - cars previously in Band A (so £0) such as my daily drive (a Citroen C1) move to Band B, and are liable for charge, from 2025.
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