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  • May 4, 2017 at 11:04 am #27076
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    I love riding my bike but I also love a bit of petrol (not diesel!) fired transport. After fighting the urge for last 7 years, I’ve just bought myself an Audi TT (mk1) that’ll I’ll hopefully maintain until they reach classic status.

    I did think about getting another motorbike but since parenthood there are too many non-fault variables that can lead to you having a very bad day on a motorbike –  so I chose the more sensible option.

    Given a lottery win, I’m happy to say I’d have dozen of cars. GT40s, AC Cobras, Lancia Deltas, Mk2 Golfs, the lot!

    Anyone else that doesn’t see cars as the devil?

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  • May 6, 2017 at 1:46 pm #892439
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    srchar
    surly_by_name wrote:
    The TT is a hairdressers car, BTW.

    I’d say the convertible has that image, yes. The hardtop with its domed roof, however, is a design classic. You can even make them handle for not much outlay. I’ll take a 4-pot turbo manual in silver with the smallest alloys, please.

    May 5, 2017 at 9:32 pm #892437
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    RMurphy195

    Me – I have a skoda rapid

    I have a skoda rapid – useful for ferrying around elderly relatives and grandchildren and towing the caravan on holiday – it carries the bikes as well!

    Plus a 10-year old MX5 for sunny days and for when the other half is doing her stuff – I can carry a Brompton in its boot, or a tourer on a rack on the back. (We’re both retired and I like my independence from time to time – as does she!)

    Neither are used just to go to the local shops unless there’s weight to carry – feet, bike, bus or train do that job quite well thankyou.

    We did visit friends who had retired to the Cotswolds – great bus service, runs 3 times/week! Car is necessary for them, unhappily.

    May 5, 2017 at 8:53 pm #892435
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    SingleSpeed

    We have a 20 year old VW

    We have a 20 year old VW camper.

    Last year I did more miles on the road bike alone, we use it for going: surfing, wales, waitrose  and races.

     

    I did have a Ducati 748 and a V6 Vauxhall at one point, the Ducati taught me life is but fleeting and the Vauxhall taught me everyone in a BMW, Audi, Chavvy Ford is a dick.

    May 5, 2017 at 8:38 pm #892433
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    HalfWheeler
    Bikebikebike wrote:
    davel wrote:
    HalfWheeler wrote:

    Bikebikebike wrote:
    Necessary (sometimes) evil.  Generally they are either gassing me with fumes, trying to run me over, or both.

    You’re still not peddling (pardon the pun) this bullshit line of yours, are you? The whole “I’m a cyclist by the way”. Pull the other one, it has bells on!

    That’s bikeLikebike. bikebikebike is an innocent bystander.

    Thanks, davel. I am indeed not bikelikebike. I am a (utility) cyclist. 

    Should have gone to Specsavers…

    May 5, 2017 at 7:44 pm #892431
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    Anonymous

    do i love cars, hmmm, not

    do i love cars, hmmm, not particularly, there are some absolutely gorgeous marques from various eras, would i want to own one, no. Thought about a TVR Cerbera or a Griff for titting about on track days recently and was sorely tempted at an RS2 some years back (At £8k I should have jumped on it but was busy parenting and holding down a FT job), but in all honesty I’d far rather just drive something than own it

    power/handling/mods etc is fine, i’d rather drive a bog std motor to the ragged edge though and get a kick being more skilled/getting more out the motor than winning outright.

    give me an old 4WD hatch and a bit of rally cross and i’d be like a pig in shit.

    these days 99.9% of motors are samey/dog ugly/fat bloaters/too gadgety

    May 5, 2017 at 7:28 pm #892429
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    Bikebikebike

    davel wrote:

    davel wrote:
    HalfWheeler wrote:

    Bikebikebike wrote:
    Necessary (sometimes) evil.  Generally they are either gassing me with fumes, trying to run me over, or both.

    You’re still not peddling (pardon the pun) this bullshit line of yours, are you? The whole “I’m a cyclist by the way”. Pull the other one, it has bells on!

    That’s bikeLikebike. bikebikebike is an innocent bystander.

    Thanks, davel. I am indeed not bikelikebike. I am a (utility) cyclist. 

    May 5, 2017 at 5:55 pm #892427
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    davel

    HalfWheeler wrote:

    HalfWheeler wrote:

    Bikebikebike wrote:
    Necessary (sometimes) evil.  Generally they are either gassing me with fumes, trying to run me over, or both.

    You’re still not peddling (pardon the pun) this bullshit line of yours, are you? The whole “I’m a cyclist by the way”. Pull the other one, it has bells on!

    That’s bikeLikebike. bikebikebike is an innocent bystander.

    May 5, 2017 at 5:51 pm #892425
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    davel

    surly_by_name wrote:

    surly_by_name wrote:

    davel wrote:
    surly_by_name wrote:

    Wow. This thread flushed out the dentists.

    Cheap stereotype. I’m a banker.

    You don’t say?

    The TT is a hairdressers car, BTW.

    Zing!

    Surly is the bike brand of cottagey MPs, BTW.

    May 5, 2017 at 4:38 pm #892423
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    HalfWheeler
    Bikebikebike wrote:
    Necessary (sometimes) evil.  Generally they are either gassing me with fumes, trying to run me over, or both.

    You’re still not peddling (pardon the pun) this bullshit line of yours, are you? The whole “I’m a cyclist by the way”. Pull the other one, it has bells on!

    May 5, 2017 at 4:35 pm #892421
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    HalfWheeler

    I read somewhere that 85% of

    I read somewhere that 85% of people who identify themselves as cyclists also drive a car. According to the DVLA roughly 70-75% of the UK population hold a driving licence.  So cyclist are more likely to drive than the general population.

    I don’t hate cars, they’re incredible handy, life changing even. But they’re 1 ton of speeding metal and many drivers don’t treat them with the caution the deserve.

    May 5, 2017 at 4:02 pm #892419
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    Anonymous

    One of my mates still races

    One of my mates still races bikes at a fairly high level and it costs him an arm and a leg (and sometimes other injuries). I looked into tin top racing years ago and even running in a hot hatch class was more money than I could ever put into it.  

    When I was more involved as a proper motorsport photographer, I came to realise that half the paddock ran on bounced cheques and broken promises. Cheap it is not. Very political as well, but then again anything organised is. 

    May 5, 2017 at 3:47 pm #892417
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    LastBoyScout

    I’ve done loads of work on

    I’ve done loads of work on cars over the years – my Grandad worked for Ford, taught my Dad and he has passed it on to me. He’s got a couple of MG Bs kicking around and loves tinkering with them.

    We used to have an Audi TT as a company car, but had to change it for something we could fit car seats in when first kiddy arrived.

    Also have a motorbike – mainly as a toy these days. I hardly use it, but love having it as an option.

    I’ve done a couple of track days, too – fantastic fun.

    May 5, 2017 at 3:30 pm #892415
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    bendertherobot

    My wife’s a dentist. And, no,

    My wife’s a dentist. And, no, we’ve never used the chair.

    May 5, 2017 at 2:42 pm #892413
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    TypeVertigo

    Yorkshire wallet wrote:

    Yorkshire wallet wrote:
    TBH Motorsport doesn’t interest me as much as it used to. Technology has killed it’s edge and road safety rules have made the cars look basically the same thing with different badges. F1 just toilet these days, I don’t want to think about how much of my life I’ve wasted on boring races.  BTCC and BSB are probably the most entertaining series at the moment. 

    I can relate. I weaned myself off cable television since 2013 and I basically stopped following Formula 1 subsequently. MotoGP and its feeder series provide a better spectacle in terms of pure racing.

    For the four-wheeled kind, I’d heartily recommend Australian V8 Supercars if you can get it on the telly. Really good. It’s like a nice mix of BTCC and NASCAR and it’s almost always entertaining.

    Personally I find it more interesting to join local motorsport in an amateur capacity than watch it…but reality does bite in that it costs money on upkeep, fuel, and track rental. So I understand the decision to limit it to one or two trackdays a year.

    May 5, 2017 at 2:32 pm #892411
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    Anonymous
    surly_by_name wrote:
    davel wrote:
    surly_by_name wrote:

    Wow. This thread flushed out the dentists.

    Cheap stereotype. I’m a banker.

    You don’t say?

    The TT is a hairdressers car, BTW.

    Come sit in my chair good sir. 

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