TomB Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 My car has spent more time in garage this summer than on the road. This is mainly due to me fiddling with it then getting cross & not being able to put it back together. For example, it hasnt moved for a fortnigth after I drained the coolant & took the inlet manifold off for some fettling. Life has got in the way & its still in bits. I am also feeling the urge to move out of home (Im 25) & the car would be a sizable deposit for a decent house or a normal sized deposit & stuff for the house. £10k would be a good sized deposit. But then I wont have the 7. But then again I hardly seem to have used it. But I am grumpy cos Ive got wisdom teeth coming & they hurt. And then there the uncertainty in the housing market. Does life have to move on? Im 25, need some space of my own & to get a social life away from home. But when it working I love my car. Hmm. Older, wiser sheddy chums, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Unless you have an NHS dentist you'll probabally have to sell it to pay the bill but have enough over for the T shirt Or buy a new 7 with a £5k deposit and finance and then a really small place with the other £5k. Put the 7 in the lounge cos you will not have enough to insure and run it but the seats will be comfortable and the bonnet would certainly be an unusual coffee table When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mav Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 What a wonderful idea (someone please make a rolling eyes icon ❗ ) Viv for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 You gurls have so little imagination Tom, find yourself a rich bird and move in with her *idea* If you find a supply of rich birds please make me the 1st person you tell as I'm in need of one too Paul Supercheese R250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTD Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Buy a car cover, move the Caterham out and live in the garage? G 4 Geoff Leather Good - Carbon Fibre Bad 619 GTD here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I prefer Paul's idea .........Oh and put me down for one if you find a surplus Brent Zetec 209 Reassuringly Expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 If you haven't got time to look after a car, think how much harder it will be looking after a house. Sort your life out first, then think about it. A key indicator of whether your life is sorted will be a fixed car. Perhaps the car bores you now, in which case you should take the deposit for the house and upgrade... My ... Preciousss! Member #109** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Older, wiser I kept the Seven at my parents house for 4 years when I lived in London. I used it about once every two months Thought about selling it, but all these years later I still don't regret keeping it. What about renting for a bit in your chosen area ? With all the uncertainty in the house market it doesn't make sense to move somewhere that you are not that sure about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I STILL prefer Paul's idea. Brent Zetec 209 Reassuringly Expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Have you tried www.richbirdswholikethesmellofoptimax.co.uk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyMiller Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Sell the seven put deposit on enormous house, buy it, wait 15 mins for the price to go up by 100k then resell using the profits to buy a new seven and a beach hut on the North Norfolk coast. So obvious surprised no one has mention it Windy Red and Black 1.8K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Noger I've tried to access that excellent sounding website but I get a 503 error, what am I doing wrong ? paul Supercheese R250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Try typing with BOTH hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Sorry Noger I was showing off and not using hands at all 😳 Supercheese R250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 To quote my old English master... "The boy's a fool!" Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 To quote my old school report :- "Doesn't play well with others" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 and mine "for most of the term Paul has been trying, for the rest of the term he has been trying" Supercheese R250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Wheatley Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Keep the car - stop fiddling with it (so you can drive it more) and use the 'fiddling' money to save for a deposit I was in a similar position (house or car) although I was renting at the time. Didn't regret the car at all. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Quick! Quick! Someone call the baker. The gingerbread walls are drying out again.... Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Cracks in the wall, I knew that the conker tree roots would grow too near the shed. Have we got a subsidence clause in the insurance??? Have we got insurance????? Actually whats a few cracks, ventilation to cope with the "odours" that appear and can' t we see the local girls school when they have netball practice through it without getting noticed. In winter we can allways plug it up with stale bourbons... When you realise the worlds not nice just drop your pants and slide on the ice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Toothache is getting better, car is fixed & tonight I drove it again. Bugger the house for this year, I'll keep saving for a deposit & keep the car for the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Rrrrrrrrrrrrossssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!! here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Do you have a poor short term memory and is this your TDML ? Supercheese R250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Who are you? Rrrrrrrrrrrrossssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!! here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Willoughby Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 I'm in a similar position Tom. We (myself and the girlfriend) even went for a ride around the local estates today in the mobile house deposit (the 7) to see what we might be able to afford. If I still have the 7 by the end of the year I'll be surprised ☹️ But at least I'll have my own place with the girlfriend rather than lodging with a fat, smelly, chef 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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