speedboat or off road buggy
speedboat or off road buggy
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ozzerr

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348 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Whats it to be i have been looking at both for a while,hired a speedboat once in greece loved it but know nothing about boats and water apart from the latter is wet.The off stuff road been looking at the 2 seat quadzillas but feel they may be a bit tame looking for a few grands worth of fun for when i got spare time,anyone got any experience on buying a second hand speedboat for a few grand am i looking for trouble

B17NNS

18,506 posts

277 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Thought this was a post about bullseye prizes of yesteryear.

Sheets Tabuer

21,474 posts

245 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Get a quad and take it on some land with a few hills and jumps.

Great fun.

KingRichard

10,146 posts

262 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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ozzerr said:
Whats it to be i have been looking at both for a while,hired a speedboat once in greece loved it but know nothing about boats and water apart from the latter is wet.The off stuff road been looking at the 2 seat quadzillas but feel they may be a bit tame looking for a few grands worth of fun for when i got spare time,anyone got any experience on buying a second hand speedboat for a few grand am i looking for trouble
See if you can get hold of a second hand Honda Pilot. Brilliant fun thumbup

Secondhand cos the buggers stopped making them frown

ozzerr

Original Poster:

348 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Get a quad and take it on some land with a few hills and jumps.

Great fun.
That was what got the quad thing started my brother has a ten yr old and a 2 yr old thought a 2 seat quad would be ideal hills jumps mud etc.But now i am thinking of a boat speed or cruiser my brother works on the rigs and reckons he has got sea legs so i could sway him into getting a boat i reckon.

GilbertGrape

1,226 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Another option..


Blue Meanie

73,668 posts

285 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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What about a hovercraft??

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

234 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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If you only know that water is wet then i suggest you don't bother with the boat unless you get some RYA training as water is lethal to dumbos in speedboats

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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thinfourth2 said:
If you only know that water is wet then i suggest you don't bother with the boat unless you get some RYA training as water is lethal to dumbos in speedboats
...and other water users.

andyquantum

13,204 posts

234 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Go for a quad, but do it properly and make sure there's somewhere off road you can legally ride it. There was a load of quads around here last summer that all seem to have disappeared, whether they were "borrowed" or not I dont know, but the local plod didnt take too kindly to a few of the riders antics with them.

Neighbour used to use his for going to/from work daily, road registered with a few tweaks on the carb and it was a good laugh. That was a Quadzilla as well

Jasandjules

72,622 posts

259 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Blue Meanie said:
What about a hovercraft??
Good call.

bobt

1,323 posts

233 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Blue Meanie said:
What about a hovercraft??
"My hovercraft is full of eels" smile

slideways

4,101 posts

251 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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dont compromise buy one of these
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/471028/quadski/

tr7v8

7,623 posts

258 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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slideways said:
dont compromise buy one of these
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/471028/quadski/
Ummmm do I like that! :-)

audidoody

8,598 posts

286 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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If it floats, fcks or flies - rent it.


Edited to say: a speed boat will cost you minimum of £1,500 a year in winerization maintenance and storage

Edited by audidoody on Sunday 5th October 11:32

Steamer

14,186 posts

243 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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audidoody said:
If it floats, fcks or flies - rent it.
hehe I like that quote, I've heard it before on here. Are they your wise words?

audidoody

8,598 posts

286 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Steamer said:
audidoody said:
If it floats, fcks or flies - rent it.
hehe I like that quote, I've heard it before on here. Are they your wise words?
Take your pick

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=if+it+f...

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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tr7v8 said:
slideways said:
dont compromise buy one of these
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/471028/quadski/
Ummmm do I like that! :-)
Me too.

http://www.quadski.com/

50mph on land; looks pretty nippy on the water too!

catso

16,497 posts

297 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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ozzerr said:
speedboat or off road buggy
Kind of depends where you want to use it, I would think........

thetrash

1,860 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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