On or around Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:55:11 +0100, Ian Rawlings
<news06@tarcus.org.uk> enlightened us thusly:
>On 2006-10-25, Nige <nigel.inceGETAWAY@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> He's not using it as an all out off roader, he uses it for work, so
>> some degree of comfort is needed! I used a 110 TD for the last 5
>> months & whilst i love it, the noise & speed can be a bit much on
>> long journeys!
>
>Personally I bought a Defender and an Audi and got a car that'll
>out-do any of the luxo-barges on the road and one that'll out-do them
>off the road too! Plus I get the benefit of having a spare car ;-)
>
>I've had some people say "why don't you get a car that can do both",
>well the simple answer is that they've not made one yet and doubt they
>ever will. The Audi is quiet and does 47MPG, the Defender is the most
>reliable car I've owned and can be cleaned inside with a hosepipe and
>a high-lift jack (to get the water out), now that's luxury ;-)
Not everyone can afford to have more than one motor on the road, though, or
has parking for them, or various other issues. Given the option, it makes
sense to have several vehicles - I do myself: minibus for work, series III
for play and for when it's snowy, sierra for roadwork, bike for having fun
on in the summer...
but currently, only the SIII and the minibus are legal - the car's not taxed
'cos I couldn't afford it when it came up for renewal last month and the
bike's neither taxed nor MOTed, and is only insured 'cos ICBA to cancel it
and it only costs 10 quid a month - it's not that likely to get nicked round
here although it is insured for theft. Mind you, I bet they'd try to weasel
out of it on the grounds that it's not taxed or MOTed...
I hope to combine the SIII and minibus functions into one, mind; but that
does restrict the playing that can be done - as it is, if I go playing in
the SIII and break it, it can stay broken for a week or a month without
causing any problems - the minibus has to be running 190 days of the year.
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