Stevo985 Posted February 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Risso said: Game of cards? Gwent, specifically? I'll play you for your Range Rover. In return I'll stake one of my unique cards. Edited February 3, 2016 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, blandy said: Holy Crap. I remember the days when you were happy with a Renault Megane. Nice one. Moves Risso from "Uncool " to " Super Uncool " on the VT cool wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Moves Risso from "Uncool " to " Super Uncool " on the VT cool wall It was a dark blue, 1998 2.0 Megane Coupe. Well cool that car, I loved it to bits. Unless Pete means my wife's Scenic, which was shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Risso said: It was a dark blue, 1998 2.0 Megane Coupe. Well cool that car, I loved it to bits. Unless Pete means my wife's Scenic, which was shit. I remember the CD in the CD player was pants and your strenuous denials that it was your special favourite "hot wax". Must have been your Megane then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, blandy said: I remember the CD in the CD player was pants and your strenuous denials that it was your special favourite "hot wax". Must have been your Megane then . that's probably a better explanation than having to explain what you were doing in Mrs Risso's car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 series beamer - nice work Stan! Always fancied one but when it goes wrong, they cost a bomb to fix. I just can't justify a flight of fancy car like that, especially as i don't drive during the week. I'll stick to my 328 for the time being 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 3 hours ago, blandy said: I remember the CD in the CD player was pants and your strenuous denials that it was your special favourite "hot wax". Must have been your Megane then . Haha, Sugababes?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 3, 2016 52 minutes ago, Risso said: Haha, Sugababes?! Yeah, "Heather's" sugerbabes, ahem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 23 hours ago, Risso said: With the expanding family, I bought a Range Rover Sport Autobiography a few weeks before Christmas. Two extra seats that pop up in the boot electronically for when I've got all 4 kids with me. It's far and away the best car I've ever owned, as everything about it is just quality. They don't half shift when they get going too. Range Rover Sport. You'll know all about faulty electrics pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, foreveryoung said: Range Rover Sport. You'll know all about faulty electrics pretty soon. Hope not. The wife had a Discovery which had a few problems, but the one she's had since has been great with no problems at all. Another director at work has had a RR Sport for the last 4 years with no problems at all, so we'll see. Edited February 4, 2016 by Risso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 4, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 4, 2016 18 hours ago, Xela said: I just can't justify a flight of fancy car like that, especially as i don't drive during the week. Actually, from my own POV it's precisely because I do fewer miles that I can now drive a flight of fancy. If my commute was still 60 miles a day instead of 45 miles a week I'd still be in a car that made sense financially 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 On 2/3/2016 at 22:36, Xela said: 8 series beamer - nice work Stan! Always fancied one but when it goes wrong, they cost a bomb to fix. I just can't justify a flight of fancy car like that, especially as i don't drive during the week. I'll stick to my 328 for the time being Cheers Xela, always fancied one too. I'm fortunate enough to have a newer car to drive alongside my little random purchases most of the time, so I'm not wholly reliant on these wheels to get around. I bought a '98 BMW 740i a few years ago as a project, which I put a lot of time and effort into getting into top shape and it ran like a dream. I used to prefer taking it out more often than my daily driver at the time, but mechanically it was good as gold. By the time I sold it, it was immaculate. I swapped it for an '04 Jaguar XJR, which was a beauty to look at, and super quick with around 400bhp, but that cost me a lot to keep on the road (the first bill to bring it up to the standard I wanted came to around £3,000 alone!!!). In the end I could feel that the transmission was going to let me down one down. With the other car being a Porsche C4S of a similar age, I knew of of them had to go. There's one thing you don't want is to breakdown in the middle of summer in Dubai. Anyway, the 840 is going to be having some work done initially, but I'll get some pics up soon. Here's some of the 740 and the Jag from when I put I put them up for sale though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Deal for the Quattroporte is off. I arranged for it to be inspected at a garage that I trust, and they're quite confident that it's had some damage to the front end. Whilst it seems the repairs have been done to a decent standard, nothing of the sort appears in any of the documents provided with the vehicle. There are no records at the main Maserati dealer, nor the Maserati specialist that I used. For me, it's enough to back out of the deal for this particular car (especially given that the warranty expires later this year too), but probably not put me off trying to find another. Shame though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpanishVilla Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Wow, some nice cars you boys are driving in here. I've been looking at the new Merc C class as my 10 year old 3 series beemer is getting a bit boring now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Peugeot 108 coming through the NHS works deal next week. 94mpg. No tax. Gets me from A-Z. My penis size and bank account remains beyond peer validation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I quite like the look of some of the small cars out and around at the moment. The 108, Skoda Citigo, Smart For Four. If you're doing mostly commuter traffic and urban running around they are a no brainer. How much is one of those? Less than £9k? Probably close to being disposable compared with the depreciation over 3 years on something bigger. I did four consecutive days of town commuting last week, averaged about an hour for a 12 mile drive. If that became a regular thing I'd probably switch to a scooter in the better weather. Can't get away with anything smaller than an estate at the moment, but would happily 'drop down' to a city car when that becomes the sort of driving I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 On 04/02/2016 at 13:14, BOF said: Actually, from my own POV it's precisely because I do fewer miles that I can now drive a flight of fancy. If my commute was still 60 miles a day instead of 45 miles a week I'd still be in a car that made sense financially I see what you are saying and it makes sense, its just that my 328 owes me nothing at the minute so i'm keeping that until it dies. I don't want to spend anything on a car as all my available cash is (hopefully) going into a second property in the next 12-18 months. As much as I'd love an 850/911/XKR on my drive, It'll just have to wait! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 25 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: Peugeot 108 coming through the NHS works deal next week. 94mpg. No tax. Gets me from A-Z. My penis size and bank account remains beyond peer validation That's some cracking economy stats there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenz Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Peugeot 108 coming through the NHS works deal next week. 94mpg. No tax. Gets me from A-Z. My penis size and bank account remains beyond peer validation [emoji6] What is this NHS works deal in which you speak of? 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I'm not sure whether its through the NHS as a whole or just my NHS trust employers. Search for cpcdrive. Its a salary sacrifice scheme so it will affect your pension for 3 years, if you're in it that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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