Ash-Kennard Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) Hello there, I've been put in a fortunate yet irritating position, I've been given a 3 month placement at BMW working on the new mini this summer, yay. bad news is that i have to keep my house in Coventry as my GF has to live there, driving from Coventry to Oxford will cost around £450 a month, and all accommodation in Oxford is insanely high, been looking at mobile homes and camping and everything. What I am asking for: Anyone with a spare room to put me up on weekdays, I intend to be in Coventry on the weekends as I will have work. I can put in for food and all the bills and some rent, but i will be very skint all summer. Need accommodation from 1st June-31st August. In return you will have a riding buddy to go out with very regularly, also very handy with bikes, so you will have a personal mechanic, niceee. I also have a car that regularly has bikes crammed into it, should we want to ride further a field. Can anyone help me? Doesn't necessarily have to be in Oxford, 10-15 miles would be ideal though. Cheers, Ash Edited April 25, 2013 by Ash-Kennard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thought about commuting Ash? There's a lovely M40 placed conveniently between the 2 cities. Might work out the same as renting out a room etc. depending on what car you run. Sorry I'm not much help. Congrats on the placement. I saw about 6 new mini hatches the other day convoying in their funky graphics! From what I can make out, they look hideous! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 there is another who was looking to commute, that brought the cost of commuting to around 450 a month, more than the rent! but now he wants to live in Oxford but is in halls so wont have 2 rents to pay with no money as his tenancy finishes in june Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Are there any nearby university halls that let to the public over summer? http://www.oxfordrooms.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 My old room was about as good deal as I could find in Oxford. It was £370 per month including all bills (as in broadband, TV licence and everything.), with parking and on the right side of Oxford for the BMW stuff. (Assuming you'll be at the Cowley plant, it's only about a 10 minute cycle away.) Can let you know my landlords number if you want? He may well have a spare room over the summer and be glad to fill it. Not really sure what else you could do. The halls connected to the Oxford Brookes Headington campus could be worth trying to see what they say. Good luck with it. (I just added you to the Oxford Brookes Mountainbiking facebook page, figured it might be of some use.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Have you had a look on http://uk.easyroommate.com/? I got my last lodger through there and he stayed for 2 years, you may find something cheap, especially if its a recent buyer with a spare room. Worth a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Cheers for the thoughts lads, signed up to easy room mate, but the cheapest prices are still out of my budget. Brookes halls are for some reason wanting £25 per night could travel lodge for less haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 What about commuting by train+bike? Also considered getting a more economical car? If you can push up to 60mpg then you should only be spending about 250 a month on fuel, drop that down to 50mpg and you're looking at 300 a month. Pick up an old high mileage diesel mondeo/focus for cheap and you should get that, sell after 3 months if it hasn't fallen apart and profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 58 miles, twice a day.. 5 times a week.. 812 miles. By my workings thats £81.20 a week, your car must to 5 miles to the gallon or something It might end up cheaper over the course of 3 months to buy a more economical car, rather than spend that money on rent. EDIT: you said per month.. Hour drive each way, I would commute, it's not that bad! Alternatively, you could do what I do, commute twice a week (100 miles each way) and stay over night occasionally. Edit, in fact.. I'd say commuting along a motorway is sort of nice. It's a rare 1.5 hours that I can spend without feeling like I need to be looking at my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 No, my car is reasonably economical, although I have been thinking about getting a diesel for this. but I have no capitol so would have to sell my car to get the next one, risky as i work 9 miles away. I would prefer to get a new car to be honest aswell, mine is a tad beaten. If someone can put me up, I wont bother with the car. still have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 If you need capitol and your credit rating isn't too bad I can recommend a zopa loan, good rates and super flexible. Get loan, buy car, use for three months/pay 3 months interest, sell car, repay loan. I got one a couple of years ago to clear up overdrafts, I think the rate was something like 5% compared 12-15% everyone else wanted. It works by borrowing off other zopa users so basically cuts out the bank and it seems to work exceptionally well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 my dad is coming here on monday ill talk it through with him before i randomly go mad with money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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