eagerbeaver:
Glad you find it funny orange one.You aren’t the one who has to trawl Amazon for a bloody set of photo frames to fix the break-dancing chaos.
What was you dancing to?.. Tom Jones?
eagerbeaver:
Glad you find it funny orange one.You aren’t the one who has to trawl Amazon for a bloody set of photo frames to fix the break-dancing chaos.
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
eagerbeaver:
Glad you find it funny orange one.You aren’t the one who has to trawl Amazon for a bloody set of photo frames to fix the break-dancing chaos.
What was you dancing to?.. Tom Jones?
Peter Andre i reckon 
No Steve, it was that ’ intergalactic ’ thing . Think it’s the Beastie boys. Little lad has said it’s the funniest thing he has ever seen, and it was ’ an EPIC fail ‘. Sent the little sh*t to bed early. Er’ indoor’s is bloody fuming. The frame is apparently a ’ special gift ’ from a family member.
I told her that I am also special. She told me that I would be in a ’ special ward ’ unless I get off TNUK and get on Amazon sharpish.
eagerbeaver:
No Steve, it was that ’ intergalactic ’ thing . Think it’s the Beastie boys. Little lad has said it’s the funniest thing he has ever seen, and it was ’ an EPIC fail ‘. Sent the little sh*t to bed early. Er’ indoor’s is bloody fuming. The frame is apparently a ’ special gift ’ from a family member.I told her that I am also special. She told me that I would be in a ’ special ward ’ unless I get off TNUK and get on Amazon sharpish.
PMSL
Lol
eagerbeaver:
No Steve, it was that ’ intergalactic ’ thing . Think it’s the Beastie boys. Little lad has said it’s the funniest thing he has ever seen, and it was ’ an EPIC fail ‘. Sent the little sh*t to bed early. Er’ indoor’s is bloody fuming. The frame is apparently a ’ special gift ’ from a family member.I told her that I am also special. She told me that I would be in a ’ special ward ’ unless I get off TNUK and get on Amazon sharpish.
No leg over for you tonight then, or was you planning any anyway? 
Because the majority of drivers aren’t on good enough money…
tango boy:
SteveBarnsleytrucker:
eagerbeaver:
Glad you find it funny orange one.You aren’t the one who has to trawl Amazon for a bloody set of photo frames to fix the break-dancing chaos.
What was you dancing to?.. Tom Jones?
Peter Andre i reckon
Imagine him with the hair all greased up and tanning oil all over his ■■■■■■■ body can’t you? 
Strangely ■■■■■■ picture that you have painted there Steve.
The only thing that’s been tanned is my arse. And I am £30 worse off.
Got to wear my cap at a jaunty angle and wear my silver plated St Christopher though.
eagerbeaver:
Strangely ■■■■■■ picture that you have painted there Steve.The only thing that’s been tanned is my arse. And I am £30 worse off.
Got to wear my cap at a jaunty angle and wear my silver plated St Christopher though.
Sounds like a real bum deal to me… 
eagerbeaver:
I’m currently enjoying the dreadful fuel economy of a Focus RS.(mk 2). Volvo engine’d wage destroyer.
Is that one of those green ones ( drooling ) ,if you want I’ll swap you for a car ,£20 tax ,70mpg ( seen 80 ) if you drive it steady on a run,6 months old ,8,000 miles ,as new ,and it will bore you too tears .
Yours might be a wage destroyer ,but I bet it puts a grin on your face every time you drive it , I’d love one , but Mrs won’t pay 20k ish for a a 59 plate car , I’m working her round too a stealth grey St 
,nice but no rs
rhys.tilbrook:
Because the majority of drivers aren’t on good enough money…
But to many warehouse operatives get much less money but car much betters.By my view drivers have not good car because drive in life not much.2 to many drivers spend money for nothing.
rhys.tilbrook:
Because the majority of drivers aren’t on good enough money…
Most drivers I know are on at least 25k and if they can afford to eat at MSA’s, they definitely aint short of wonga… 
Heck now I’ve got a permanent job, I may even have to start looking at Autotrader again…
yorkshire terrier:
The state of a drivers car is often a reflection on the state he will have his truck.
I drive old motors as new cars don’t interest me at all but all are very clean and tidy.
I drive a 15yr old Beemer estate.
It was written off by a black cab, and I bought it back off the insurance.
It is used to take hay and straw to the farm, the dog to the beach and the park, the caravan around the country (when I get chance) and is a ■■■■ hole.
It’s purely a workhorse, if I need something nice (like my missus’ grans funeral) then I borrow my brothers newer Audi that’s always immaculate, if anyone needs anything shifting, bricks, cement, old beds etc, they use mine.
My truck’s are normally extremely clean inside, and I can see the truck outside (not 1 for polishing, but clean windows and mirrors)
I used to have a £15k focus, but it sat in the yard getting covered in the cement dust flying in from the yard next door, and my old woman had quite a tidy but old ka for running the kids to school and shopping etc. Now she runs around in a 58 plate mini Cooper, and I have an s reg berlingo that cost £300, sitting in the yard all week gathering dust
Double post
I once spent £2,000 on a car. A year later, it was worth £500. Since then, I have only ever bought bangers.
The reason is simple.
My missus owns an 11 plate Prius. She bought it for £18,0000. Fair enough, its a nice car and its what she wants. A year after owning it, it is now worth £14,000. So where has that £4,000 gone? When she sells it in 4 years, it will be worth about £4,000. So she would of lost £14,000 plus whatever servicing costs.
2 cars ago, I had a Vitara. I bought it in 2008 for £500. Had it for 4 years and sold it for £600. In that time it cost me less than £400 in servicing and consumables. So I am down £300 which over 4 years is £6.25 per month. Where as the Missus Prius will cost about £233 per month without servicing and repairs.
My last car was a Volvo V40. Bought with a months MOT for £200 from ebay. It passed 2 mot’s without needing work. Then the head gasket went. I chopped it in for £140. Which work’s out at £2.14 per month loss to me.
This is why I buy bangers.
My old banger stays at home doing the housework Only joking love!!!
I’ve tended to buy ‘middle aged’ bangers, but ‘top of the range’ ones. As Clunk said, depreciation is a big factor in not buying at the new end and I can spend my money on other/better things. I always have breakdown cover too ( apart from when I owned Hondas)
I want to change my car this Autumn but no longer looking for a largish car anymore for a couple of reasons. I went to look at a baby beamer 3 weeks ago. Not for me as I could barely look over the dashboard! 
I like to be high up, not feeling like I am driving a go-kart!
Lowish mileage if possible.
Electric windows usually a PITA on older cars - always on the way out.