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Dr Pepper

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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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20th Apr 11 at 21:40

Dont miss the car in this weather- bloody lovely on the bike this week - especially burning past all the snarled up traffic I know I would normally be sat in.

taylorboosh

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20th Apr 11 at 21:41

quote:
Originally posted by pow
Sell TT, get something that'll do 100 miles on £15, none of this bike me-larky

gfs yaris will do no problem... even better i will have my van soon and wont need to buy fuel. priorities need addressing regardless. getting to the point in our relationship where kids seem the next step. Rent our own house of her dad. steady jobs. been together 4 years.

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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20th Apr 11 at 21:46

Kids? Fuck that

Personally I'd give it a good go riding but I'd be selling the TT and buying something that's cheaper to run for when it rains.

Eck

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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20th Apr 11 at 21:47

That's an odd outlook to have. Kids should be planned, it's not a logical step in a relationship

pow

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20th Apr 11 at 21:51

Any money behind you both? £800 a month is not going to support kids. If you can't run an Audi TT you can't afford kids IMO

taylorboosh

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20th Apr 11 at 21:51

lol i am of vulcan

they have been discussed after our holidays in sept. i will sell the car and also get my payrise to 1100 pm after tax.

comes a point when you have to say why the fuck not

pow

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20th Apr 11 at 21:53

I'm not going to disclose how much I earn but I wouldn't want to have kids on the sort of money I earn, and it's more than your payrise... plus you have to want them not 'fuck it, it'll do!'

taylorboosh

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20th Apr 11 at 21:53

yea we have money. even at the min we have a 30k a year income between us. we waste a fucking bomb on going out and shit. lol it may sound like a fuck it, itl do but its really a wanted for a while and been worried about being stable enough to afford it... come sept we will be at a level we both feel acceptable

i can run it, id just rather not... i feel ripped off every time i fill up, i dont have to get rid but probably will

[Edited on 20-04-2011 by john-d]

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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20th Apr 11 at 22:07

i used to do 18 milesish to work, took about an hour

taylorboosh

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20th Apr 11 at 22:24

Seems perfectly do able then

pow

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20th Apr 11 at 22:24

I don't understand how, my commute is ~18 miles in a car of 30/40/50 and NSL road and that takes 40 minutes on a good morning.

I must be averaging 35mph... Infact I'll reset the trip computer in the morning and tell you.

AlunJ

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21st Apr 11 at 04:11

I do the 4mile commute in 18mins, my run down the coast road is 15mile there and back which takes me an hour atm.

sc0ott

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21st Apr 11 at 05:40

What if you get a puncture 5 miles from work, do you?

A - walk the rest as you will be late if you head back home.

B - continue on your journey knowing for the rest of the day youve got to walk back 10 miles.

C - give up and just buy a cheaper car to run.

Kerry

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21st Apr 11 at 06:05

Get your cbt and get a twist and go

taylorboosh

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21st Apr 11 at 07:04

Scoot i pick d - get puncture proof tyres

Kerry - im 22 not 16

Pow - obviosly it depends on traffic ect in a car. If i keep a min speed of 10 mph for most of the journey then ill be fine

SR91

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21st Apr 11 at 07:04

quote:
Originally posted by john-d
john - i get paid around £6 per hour. £6 x 5 is £30 and therefore makes more sence than driving regardless

tbh if i did get a puncture i would just get one of the lads to pic me up

Why don't you car share?

taylorboosh

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21st Apr 11 at 10:04

No one lives near

sc0ott

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21st Apr 11 at 10:10

whats puncture proof tyres when someone decides to run up to you with a chainsaw and cuts only your front tyre?

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21st Apr 11 at 10:22

quote:
Originally posted by pow
And unleaded is 139.9 here... YOu must use the car to go other places/random drives/mcdonalds/the missus etc?

Cycling 10 miles is unrealistic IMO, especially if your as unfit as you say lol! Sorry...

I don't think so, however if you are unfit there is a chance you will be pretty sweaty if you want to do it in a reasonable time, so probably a no go unless showers are available in work.

mwg

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21st Apr 11 at 10:28

What I would do is just carry a spare tube or 2. If you have a puncture then change it. Takes 5-10 mins max. to change. Always give yourself 10-15 mins more than you need then if you get a flat you have time to change it. If you are on the road you won't get many flats anyway. I've had one flat in the last 200 miles of road riding and thats on a road bike with narrow tyres thats a lot more delicate than a mountain bike.

3CorsaMeal

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21st Apr 11 at 12:06

at work the big sideloader truck we have, has some stuff sprayed in the tyres, its like a tyre weld but really works.

when the tyres got changed it had about 50 nails in it and the company who make the gel kept the tyre as a display piece of how good the stuff is.

taylorboosh

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21st Apr 11 at 12:50

Innertube is a good idea

taylorboosh

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21st Apr 11 at 13:44

Also there is a shower at work but id just rough it and be sweaty

AlunJ

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21st Apr 11 at 16:59

quote:
Originally posted by pow
Cycling 10 miles is unrealistic IMO, especially if your as unfit as you say lol! Sorry...

Not completely unrealistic? I'm pretty fit and could probably do 10 miles in just over half an hour, say 40mins it's not going to take more than an hour even if you're unfit.

[Edited on 21-04-2011 by AlunJ]

John

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21st Apr 11 at 17:22

If it could be done in an hour I'd think about it (and not do it anyway).

I like the idea of exercising without wasting any of my time.

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