Duncy H Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 I can understand what Jardo is saying in some way, I too am a bit of a petrolhead and I just couldn't accept settling for a car that didn't have something a little special about it. It's kind of my hobby really, and if you really want something you can always stretch for it i think. But then if its just something to get you from a to b then you can find something cheap to so so! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) I know I am a bit big headed, but the way I see it is simple. Having wanted nice cars, and settled for shit cars myself I just felt like a failure. As though I hadn't got what I wanted, because what I wanted the most was a nice car I couldn't afford. So I worked harder, and bought the car I wanted. Which made me feel like I had achieved what I set out to do. All the time I was driving a shit car I didn't want and had no interest in, I felt crap about it and it was always on my mind. The difference with you and I Robin is that you are A a realist, and B motivated to do work yourself. We both get what we want but in different ways, I buy things and you build them over time. I wanted my nice cars so badly I put my life on hold, every single penny and every waking hour was spent working just for those 30 mins to work and back every day or for an afternoon drive on a Sunday. If you wanted it as badly as I did, you'd have put your education on hold as I did everything in my life. Edited May 8, 2012 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 But by working his arse off to become better qualified, Robin's setting himself up for being able to more comfortably afford the things (cars included) later on, without having to put absolutely everything else on hold because he needs every last penny? As you said, you both get what you want in different ways, but that sure as hell doesn't mean that Robin doesn't want it as bad as you did, he just went about it a different way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Cheers Luke, yeah, I completely understand your approach to cars Jardo, I wasn't meaning to criticise your way of doing things at all, I just though your last post implied that if you didn't drive a nice car and spend silly amounts on insurance, you were either lazy or not interested in cars, which just isn't true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) But by working his arse off to become better qualified, Robin's setting himself up for being able to more comfortably afford the things (cars included) later on, without having to put absolutely everything else on hold because he needs every last penny? As you said, you both get what you want in different ways, but that sure as hell doesn't mean that Robin doesn't want it as bad as you did, he just went about it a different way. Yup, but if he wanted it as badly as I (and others do) then it wouldn't have to wait. I see myself as having had my "fun" times with mental cars and NOW I am working for my future. Life's long, I say live it whilst you can. Again though, Robin and I will still end up in the same place and doing the same sort of thing to achieve our goals in life, but he'll have gone to college and Uni for it and I will have blagged it all my life. Edited May 9, 2012 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 If you don't you will buy a shed and drive it forever whilst all your friends take the piss out of you. But then when you are 25 26 you will buy a nice car.That sounds similar to my car history, what's wrong with doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I'm really interested in potentially getting involved with track racing in the future whether that be on a bike or in a car yet I'm not sure. But for the roads (especially around Southend where hes from) Your in stop start traffic all the time and if you do get a bit of space then you can be certain that there will be a rozz or a speed camera within half a mile, unlike you country bumps who have mile after mile of country roads on your doorsteps. Gimme a nice car on a track when I can afford it and a shed as a runner on the roads any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 That sounds similar to my car history, what's wrong with doing that? The daily abuse for having a 1.4 306 for the last 7 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 It was a 1.6, it did me well for all those years I owned it, f**k you Mr Car Snob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Think I may be onto a winner, my dad has a 1.6 escort x reg. Hes had it since new think its done about 110k and its mint and hes never ragged it, Sounds perfect. My parents bought me a 1.1 peugot (ok, I dont know how to spell it and I can't be arsed to google it) which lasted roughly 8 days after I passed my test. After that it was back to an old X Reg fiesta mk 1 that they also had since new. Turned out to be a really fun little car to bimble about in, fairly reliable if you knew how to work it and great for going to the beach. So yeah, old cars are more fun. If I had the choice again between a newish 106 and an ancient fiesta I'd go for the fiesta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I had an Audi estate as my first car, drove for 2 years and didn't crash it but gave it to my dad and bought another estate. Was expensive to insure on my own policy, even though it was worth less than £5,000 it could do alot of damage to a Bentley. Do you want something big to take bikes in or are you just after something to get you from A to B? I had a Lupo as a courtesy car for a couple days and loved it for shredding about town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 It was a 1.6, it did me well for all those years I owned it, f**k you Mr Car Snob Did you shag any bitches in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Most people drive shit cars until they're in their mid 20s, welcome to the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Shit first car crew RPRZNT. My first car was and is a Rover 220SDi. I bought it for £600 with 150,000 on the clock, and just over 2 years later it's just ticked over the 215,000 mile mark. I do a lot of motorway miles and it's pretty economical for that (can also shift along when needs be), but it's quick enough to be fun to drive on backroads too. Because it's a pretty simple old car it's easy to do any work to, so for the entire time I've had it I've been able to do virtually all the servicing for it. Changing all the filters/oil is a piece of piss, and spares are plentiful and affordable. The only time I had any problems was with an oil pipe that had corroded that had to be special ordered in, but even that wasn't particularly expensive. So far nothing major's really gone wrong with it at all - the worst part was an issue with the solenoid in the starter motor I needed to replace, but that was a tenner for a kit from eBay, then an hour or two after work. It was made by people in the Midlands so it's pretty simple, and if you do need to do any work to it it's all pretty straight forward - you don't have to instantly reach for your laptop and VAG-com CD to try and work out what some random error code means... Definitely with Simps about pretty much everything really. I've done quite a few roadtrips in it with 3 people, 3 bikes, 3 big clothes bags, 3 sleeping bags, camera bags, etc. without having to resort to a bikerack or totally stripping bikes down to get them to fit in. When Ali spilt shit all over the passenger seat I didn't really give a f**k because it wasn't me who had to sit in it and I'm not arsed about the re-sale value of the car. When part of the door lining on one of the rear doors tore a bit from a Holy Roller rubbing against it I didn't massively care just because in the scheme of things it's irrelevant. I also have to park overnight on a side street, and have to park in car parks on a daily basis, so the little wing mirror scratches and occasional door scratches are annoying but aren't really the end of the world. If - for example - I was driving a car like Stan's A3 I'd probably rage it constantly because of stuff like that, but I know my entire car cost less than the price of a clutch for his so it just doesn't really phase me. EDIT: Oh, and 'cos it's not a 'usual' first car it seems like insurance is pretty reasonable. There's a decent modding scene too if you decide to throw money into it. There's a lot of help online for various things, so yeah, that's a bonus too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 It was made by people in the Midlands so it's pretty simple 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Did you shag any bitches in it?Nope, your mum was too fat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Cheap, tatty, simple cars for your first one = win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nope, your mum was too fat That and she couldn't stop laughing when she realised you starred in the Two Towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 From what I know, the classic VW beetle has statistically been the cheapest car to insure for new drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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