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Trying to grow up.
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:22 pm
by bikemad99
I am in the process of selling a 4.2 litre V8Jag,£395 road tax & on a good day 20mpg.And buying a 2 litre diesel Volvo V40 Cross Country, £20 road tax and around 60 to 70 mpg.Will I enjoy it as much? I`ll let you know in a week or so.
Old Reg.
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:32 am
by JamesL
Well done for picking an oil burner!
A mate had one fitted with the lane assist and cruise control toys, meaning the thing will pretty much drive itself... A laugh a minute on the Gairloch / Ullapool road and potentially super exciting Down South. .. He was pleased with it though, so hopefully you'll enjoy it! J
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:06 pm
by dark_knight87
I just find the whole road tax thing mad! - my R1150R is £102 per year and a V40 Volvo is just £20 - and the Goverment want us to use cars less!!!
Enjoy!
Regards,
Russ
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:20 pm
by boxerscott
Sounds like a smart move Reg, You will find it easier to park and get in and out of without the odd involuntary fart
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:43 pm
by bikemad99
Hi Chris I hope you meant Gwen.
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:14 pm
by boxerscott
bikemad99 wrote:Hi Chris I hope you meant Gwen.
chris
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:42 pm
by nab 301
bikemad99 wrote:I am in the process of selling a 4.2 litre V8Jag,£395 road tax
Old Reg.
Sounds good to me , I think that would be approx €1800euro to tax in my part of the world... my 23 year old 1.0L costs €200 euro.
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:38 pm
by herrman
I've given up on trying to grow up!! Given up the retirement thing and gone back to work, recent birthday pres from me to me-- a new Mini Cooper,did consider a new bike but haven't worn the old one out yet!!
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:47 pm
by ianc53
Well done Peter. It's not really work if you're doing because you want to.
Enjoy the Mini. The Union Flag rear indicators are causing lots of bluster from the Nationalists up here
All the best
Ian
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:48 pm
by Blackal
herrman wrote:I've given up on trying to grow up!! Given up the retirement thing and gone back to work, recent birthday pres from me to me-- a new Mini Cooper,did consider a new bike but haven't worn the old one out yet!!
I "might" have done my last contract - but it
feels like retiring early? WTF is
that all about??
A neighbour opined that sometimes who we are professionally - defines who we are and who we think we are, and therefore we can be loathe to give that up.
Who knows?
What I do know - is that buying a Perfect Draft Beer Machine - leads to more opinions.............
Re: Trying to grow up.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:19 pm
by boxerscott
Think you may have consumed too much of the freebie keg they gave you with that piece of landfill.?
Chris.