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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:37 am
by Dave_L
My car is 225/35/18 and 255/30/18 rubber front/rear, gonna need some new boots soon thats sure gonna hurt the old funds :-/
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:46 am
by GB_Groundworks
My dads just bought ronan atkinsons old Lexus 600, thought his a8 4.2 was on big wheels with the s line but these Lexus ones are huge needed 4 tyres at £325 each.
Lexus have a wheel trade in though you can get spanking new alloys for £80 each, refurb lads wanted £120 each!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:45 pm
by DNgroundworks
What do you drive Dave?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
is that not *ROWAN* atkinson giles 
never had the slightest interest in cars other than usability
my mate has got 1 of them amg ragtop mercs,anyway we went down to london in it and he says "what do you reckon?"
"bloody windy" was my reply
LLL
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:21 pm
by Carberry
lutonlagerlout wrote:is that not *ROWAN* atkinson giles
never had the slightest interest in cars other than usability
my mate has got 1 of them amg ragtop mercs,anyway we went down to london in it and he says "what do you reckon?"
"bloody windy" was my reply
LLL
Same. Would be too worried to have a nice car in Edinburgh, the roads are in such a sh*t state and too many a*seholes about who will smash it or key it.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:21 pm
by DNgroundworks
haha, id like a range rover overfinch, but its never going to happen, hopefully get rid of the navara, go back to a transit van and run a small car
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:46 pm
by r896neo
A large slow van and a small fast motorbike, that's my combo. One for practicality one for thrills, hell of a lot cheaper to have a bike as a second vehicle too.
Super quick sports bike, 98 quid insurance? yes please.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:36 pm
by DNgroundworks
Motorbikes arent really my thing, my plan is to get a SWB Transit RWD, T330, 140ps on a 58 reg....to tow my trailer with and keep my gear in etc, the navara is gash, put a new wheel bearing, rear brake shoes, two new tyres, wiring loom last week, i reckon i spend around £500.00 a month.....at least, on parts alone repairing it.
Rear diff is on its way out now ffs!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:30 pm
by Dave_L
Oooohhhh DN, you said that bad word....commercial vehicle WITH "trailer"........tut tut, mr VOSA will be rubbing his hands with glory!
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:06 pm
by DNgroundworks
VOSA can get fuc**d Dave
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:38 pm
by michaelthegardener
ive allways wanted a defender pickup dunno why mind 
ive not driven a car since i passed my test ............
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:27 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i am happy mooching around in my pick up
CBA with cars
LLL
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:07 pm
by GB_Groundworks
cookie wont it affect your running costs to run that i mean the tax advantages of running a commercial?
the commercial discoveries are cracking vehicles id have one of them if i didnt need the pickup bit for peckers and buckets etc
we are trying to buy a new tractor at the moment 1 with 40kph box and suspension getting bored of 20mph haha
my navara is making a horrible clicking noise out the front transfer box but not had time to investigate it
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:31 pm
by flowjoe
lutonlagerlout wrote:is that not *ROWAN* atkinson giles
Is this what your old mans bought Giles ?
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:37 pm
by msh paving
GB_Groundworks wrote:we are trying to buy a new tractor at the moment 1 with 40kph box and suspension getting bored of 20mph haha
A assoicate of mine has a 50k box on a green tractor,pulling twin axle gull trailer on potatoes road work,
40k is old hat...lol
MSH