Big cars.

[mushroom 14,236]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

I’m getting old and am at the point where I begrudge £0.25 p a mile !…..I’ve driven just about everything from Porsche to Mercs to Jags, various 4x4s and Crew cabs all of which were fun or practical for a while and my favourite out of them all was my old Land Rovers.

However, now I’m really into cheap and cheerful and cheap on juice and I’m getting 53 to the gallon out of the latest thing. 
I begrudge £100 a week on diesel just to potter about day to day. 
I genuinely couldn’t give two fucks about cars. 

I haven't owned a car since I moved to Spain (14+ years). Public transport is cheap as fuuck here, works and is on time.... If I need a motor, I just borrow a mate's. Laws are a bit different here if the car is insured the driver is too. Bit like a traders policy in UK.

[jukel123 9,872]

Used to have one of these back in the day.Great for lamping. Take the battery out for a night's lamping and, if it was flat when you got back to the car, the trusty starting handle would get you started. Brilliant machines.

https://board.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=37129

Edited 2 hours ago by jukel123

[jukel123 9,872]

Used to have one of these back in the day.Great for lamping. Take the battery out for a night's lamping and, if it was flat when you got back to the car, the trusty staring handle would get you started. Brilliant machines.

https://board.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=37129

[jukel123 9,872]

Just in case you didn't hear me.

[scotty12 4,172]

They should remove the licence of drivers of 65+ and protect our tiny little roads and give them all a pass for free public transport. Those desperate to keep on driving should sit a 6 monthly welfare fit to drive test. Would free up the congestion on the roads and make them safer 

[mel b 4,102]

8 minutes ago, scotty12 said:

They should remove the licence of drivers of 65+ and protect our tiny little roads and give them all a pass for free public transport. Those desperate to keep on driving should sit a 6 monthly welfare fit to drive test. Would free up the congestion on the roads and make them safer 

f**k me scotty

[chartpolski 28,544]

In my dreams;

In reality;

 

Ahh well……

Cheers.

[downsouth 8,401]

7 hours ago, jukel123 said:

Cars are getting bigger and bigger. Just as our tiny roads are crumbling beneath our tyres. Do people really need American style pick ups and 4 wheel drive SUVs to go to Tesco? It's total overkill.

It's getting so you're going to have to buy a silly beast of a car as protection, just in case one of the daft 'ego' cars hits you head on.

 Parking  a car in designated white line spaces is becoming impossible because wannabe tough guy cars are taking up more than their allotted space.

Just for the record I drive a modest 2019 Honda civic with a filthy interior, which has been washed occasionally to remove salt in winter and has numerous scratches on the bodywork. It's only done about 60000 miles and I'll either drive it until it dies or give it to my grandson.

Cars have become much more than a means to an end. They are huge statements of status, wannabe power and toughness. They are bollox.

You sound a bit bitter because you cant afford a car that you'd actually like to own and enjoy driving

[jukel123 9,872]

14 minutes ago, downsouth said:

You sound a bit bitter because you cant afford a car that you'd actually like to own and enjoy driving

I'll leave the pleasures of off road motoring  to you Landan lads. 

Edited 3 hours ago by jukel123

[jukel123 9,872]

45 minutes ago, scotty12 said:

They should remove the licence of drivers of 65+ and protect our tiny little roads and give them all a pass for free public transport. Those desperate to keep on driving should sit a 6 monthly welfare fit to drive test. Would free up the congestion on the roads and make them safer 

https://youtu.be/SuClPAWDr2A?si=769UfhQgq49vvffG

[Halfhound 459]

36 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

In my dreams;

In reality;

 

Ahh well……

Cheers.

You’re a wise man chartpolski. My son has had two rangers if you don’t keep them in warranty they will break you. The kangoo won’t however great little van 

[chartpolski 28,544]

51 minutes ago, scotty12 said:

They should remove the licence of drivers of 65+ and protect our tiny little roads and give them all a pass for free public transport. Those desperate to keep on driving should sit a 6 monthly welfare fit to drive test. Would free up the congestion on the roads and make them safer 

Or we could ban drunks and drug takers from driving for life ?

Cheers.

[Daniel cain 49,611]

only ever owned the 1 brand-new car....lost loads on  it,so now I buy them a few yrs old...always keep on top of em,servicing etc and been fortunate to always get my money back...

 

[jukel123 9,872]

I've had a berlingo in the past. Kip in them if you need to.

My son has a Toyota land cruiser, zero gallons of diesel to the mile. But he lives in the far north in the tundra and lives in an igloo. Feels like that to me anyway.

[jukel123 9,872]

Just now, Daniel cain said:

only ever owned the 1 brand-new car....lost loads on  it,so now I buy them a few yrs old...always keep on top of em,servicing etc and been fortunate to always get my money back...

 

Buy at 30000 miles or 3 years old. That way you benefit from most of the depreciation. So I was told anyway.