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How to deal with snobbery?
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That's not snobbery, it's just good sense. My first adult bike came from Halfords - I tried to use that piece of **** to commute to work every day but it just kept letting me down. After I'd had it for almost a year and it failed for the umpteenth time I marched it back to Halfords and demanded a full refund (which I got). I then went to a different shop and bought a bike for £350 which has lasted me ever since for daily commuting.
Of course snobbery does exist among cyclists, and you can pay vast amounts of money for a bike. But "over £300" is not a huge amount to pay for a bike and if you intend to cycle frequently it's worth it.
That's back to the "I need a new BMW as it's more reliable than a 10 year old Clio" arguement.
All our bikes were second hand Halfords (or similar) ones off ebay, and they've all lasted well.
(So has our 15 year old Peugeot)0 -
Think the gaffer tape was a dealer option on the Mk1 Mondeo.
You would have hated my old diesel Passat, I used gaffer tape to keep the passenger window in place and to seal up the sunroof. Eventually it would start to unstick leaving gaffer tape streamers in the wind.
I did enjoy the dirty look from the M3 driver I overtook on the A41 back in the day. He was that close to the tractor he couldn't see past it to overtake and was not impressed at being overtaken by a manky old 64bhp Passat with gaffer tape hanging off the sides rasping in the wind.
When I was a SINK I managed to afford a new Nova (aka Corsa). It was a 1.2 and my pride and joy at the time all cutting edge new engine and design.
I traveled in a sort of convoy with a 15OO Beetle original and thought I would easily show him a clean pair of heels on 30 odd miles of fast B and A roads on quiet Sunday morning - how wrong could I be he just blew me away on all the bends and curves:silenced:"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »Tunisia pah - ours was loving manufactured in Cambodia;)
Is that reverse snobbery? - my bike was made in a cheaper country than yours.0 -
Mids_Costcutter wrote: »Is that reverse snobbery? - my bike was made in a cheaper country than yours.
Probably - didn't know (and doesn't bother us) when we brought it.
That is Globalisation for you. I'm sure the product gets badged and sold as something else at a premium in another territory.
Bet North Korea drool over the prospect of owning one:)"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
I drove around in my battered old 1995 Citroen ZX for 4 and a half years. I'd be driving along the road and I would often think "My car's the oldest one on this road" or "My car's in the worst condition of any car in this car park" but I dismissed those thoughts. The car was reliable and got me from A to B and I was happy to drive it. It doesn't matter what other people think.
One thing I've read on this thread is definitely true. An uncle is a retired architect and he's got to be worth £2 million or more. Sprawling pad in the country. Red Ford Escort in the drive. Reminds me of the founder of Ikea - billionare, yet still drove around in his old Volvo for years.
You don't have to take part in the "competing with the neighbours over cars" game.0 -
albionrovers wrote: »==
Disagree.
Used to be, it's personal choice nowadays.
Used to be mainly on prestige brands but snobbery on a Corsa? Nah ...
If I see that I wonder why you'd spend more on a number plate than on a car. It might not be snobbery but it is vanity.
5t.What if there was no such thing as a rhetorical question?0 -
If I see that I wonder why you'd spend more on a number plate than on a car. It might not be snobbery but it is vanity.
5t.
I have often wondered on this one. I know a few families who have matched plates reflecting their initials and a couple reflecting their business.
Two reasons spring to mind these days other than the above:-
1.) Investment Potential because people are vain and there is a demand.
2.) As cars last a lot longer and age better to mask the cars age."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
If I see that I wonder why you'd spend more on a number plate than on a car. It might not be snobbery but it is vanity.
5t.
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Maybe. To me, it's just an extension of the twin downpipes and blingy rims thing (ie. spending a shed-load of cash pimping your ride and getting none of it back on resale) . . . but I don't think most folk associate them in the same way as a personal plate, vanity-wise.
OR
Are there several different categories of personal plate owners? The original statement was a bit too general methinks.0
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