persuade me not to give up motoring in the UK

goldspanners

anewman wrote: »

And why should I pay £96 for an open off peak return when the same journey by car costs £50 in petrol and I can go when where and how I want, including when I reach my destination, and go doorstep to doorstep. All for the initial outlay of the cost of the car, insurance, tax, mot etc.


These days you get idiots like these...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyyoa02-6Yw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd0hxypqYiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpSTCtRDums

then theres the neds that love to play thier hardcore dance music or gansta rap at full volume through a crackly tin sounding mobile phone so the rest of the train can hear it.

tomstickland

catflea wrote: »

But then again, you didn't like your Fiesta.....

It wasn't my Fiesta, thank god. I borrowed it a few times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpSTCtRDums
I'd love it if the driver opened his door straight into the poxy chav and then booted him out of the bus.

tomstickland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyZ0Zb6b_o&feature=related

goldspanners

tomstickland wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyZ0Zb6b_o&feature=related

a classic!

tomstickland

This is funny too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM17lydBTV4&feature=related

boliston

CarJacker wrote: »

....Im thinking whether to give up, it just doesnt seem to make financial sense even though the convenience is helpful - I live in a big city where the only thing stopping me is time.....as I live in the suburbs the car shaves off a good 1hr of my commute time.

I would always try and tackle the root cause of commuting misery first, and either move my job closer to home or move my home closer to job. If a car is still required for a commute then something needs to be moved

My car is something that is for use in my free time to visit places at weekends that can't be reached by train, bike or foot.

anewman

tomstickland wrote: »

This is funny too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM17lydBTV4&feature=related

So funny but I'd always assumed those barriers would have some sort of sensor to stop them coming down on something.

petrolhead69

Ever considered a motorbike? Far cheaper to run, less traffic problems, and you dont need to sit next to the great unwashed. I really wish I could fit my ladders and tools on a bike my trip to work and between jobs would take half the time.

MrsE_2

CarJacker wrote: »

persuade me not to give up motoring in the UK

You get smelly mad ranting raving people on public transport who sods law are going to sit next to you.

DCFC79

goldspanners wrote: »

then theres the neds that love to play thier hardcore dance music or gansta rap at full volume through a crackly tin sounding mobile phone so the rest of the train can hear it.

i hate the wannabe chavettes with they're crappy cheap looking rings etc who play some crappy r n b music on they're phones and make other people listen to it, makes my skin crawl, if i ever happen to have kids i would make sure they dont turn into a chav and dont hang around with chavs