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Car insurance just renewed

Posted by Allan Campbell on 16/8/2024, 15:57:49

Last year £ 386 this year £426. Quotes on go compare etc £530 ish.

Happy bunny Allan C.

Re: Car insurance just renewed

Posted by Davy on 16/8/2024, 16:33:15, in reply to "Car insurance just renewed"

Soon as I got my bus pass I got rid of mine no more bills thank you.

Re: Car insurance just renewed

Posted by John Shearer on 16/8/2024, 19:59:47, in reply to "Re: Car insurance just renewed"

Must be loaded now Davy.

Re: Car insurance just renewed

Posted by Davy on 17/8/2024, 0:55:17, in reply to "Re: Car insurance just renewed"

No still squander it.

bills

Posted by Malcolm on 16/8/2024, 21:45:12, in reply to "Re: Car insurance just renewed"

Bills are bills, sometimes I ENJOY paying bills... because they enable me to have fun, like driving!

As I have mentioned before, car insurance, about £160 fully comp (classic car insurance) and a bill from my mechanic, about £500... get the car back in a week or so...and DRIVE her!!!

A Porsche 924, just over 44 years old, and gorgeous!

So bills are just a matter of paying what you owe, so no issues there...

And if you prefer to travel by bus, that's your choice, but living in a rural area, that would never be an option, nor a choice, to be honest.

Malcolm enjoy your 924

Posted by Allan Campbell on 16/8/2024, 23:07:29, in reply to "bills "

Like you I enjoy driving but just don’t get enough in these days so suffering from lack of practice

Never had a sports car but some high performance saloons and the estates ( estates for bikes as and when) saloons when going diving. Bought the best performance car that I could afford.

1800 cc in 85, then 2000 then 2500, 2,200, and finally 3,000cc now a 2,200 SUV for towing. Started towing a caravan in 1984 hence the bigger engines.

The 3 ltr a Vauxhall Vectra estate, what a motor that was and my first diesel. A right rocket once I got used to driving a diesel.

Before 1985 various Vivas and a Ford Escort. All were hotted up by me, just a little bit like a gas flowed head plus exhaust. Brakes always kept on top line.

Could never afford to have a race car but scuba diving took priority.

Drove around the old Nurburgring once but steady as family in car.

A car coming up behind me blew his engine big time.

Probably the best car driven was a Rover 827. Which had a 2.7 ltr Honda engine, that was a fantastic car to drive, that engine could sing! Drove it for about 480 miles from very top of Scotland to home very high average speed.

Same trip the following year in a 1.4 Astra only took one hour longer. Less weight in the Astra helped greatly and a bit less traffic around Edinburgh. There were no sleeping policemen on the A697 back then.

Still remember those trips back from the top of Scotland.

Allan C.

Re: bills

Posted by Sheila on 17/8/2024, 10:31:45, in reply to "bills "

Sadly Malcolm, suddenly there is no choice. Health problems for sone. A taxi or a bus.

I would never give up my car if I can still drive safely

Posted by Allan Campbell on 16/8/2024, 22:11:08, in reply to "Re: Car insurance just renewed"

I hope to be driving for another 5-6 years at least and will be 88 by then.

I will tow my caravan for say another 3-4 years and then put it on a seasonal pitch probably within a 60 mile radius of home but it may be in Northumberland.

No way would I give up my car if OK to drive and have the money to do so.

Allan C.

Cars

Posted by Malcolm on 16/8/2024, 22:48:32, in reply to "Re: Car insurance just renewed"

And you're clearly not a "petrol head", Davy, to give up use of your car, and clearly live in an Urban environment, where busses are many & regular?

Whereas, I LOVE driving, and live in a rural area, where busses are as regular as blue moons!

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