welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mr WD is on the steps cleaning the ceiling that I can't reach. He is complaining that his back is hurting.
The Retirement Thread
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numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
You work him too hard
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Salut. Beautiful day today, just like a spring day. So far, still going to Carnarfon early afternoon unless we hear otherwise before that.
I was watching a YouTube video of this ex pro cyclists who won 2 stages of the TdF in 1966. He is now 90 years old and he said he did about 40 kms in his car in one month compared to 800 kms on his bike. He rides every day, weather permitting.
He is a good example to all of us then.
I was watching a YouTube video of this ex pro cyclists who won 2 stages of the TdF in 1966. He is now 90 years old and he said he did about 40 kms in his car in one month compared to 800 kms on his bike. He rides every day, weather permitting.
He is a good example to all of us then.
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
I thought Merrell was an American brand?
I like them, but find the sizing weird, I normally have to get 2 sizes bigger than “normal”
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
He has finished, so now I can paint the kitchen as and when I feel like it.
And today will probably be the gammon what we didn't have yesterday, or maybe not.
And today will probably be the gammon what we didn't have yesterday, or maybe not.
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
Similar experience last time I bought a new car. Chose what I wanted, but, dealer could not get colour I wanted. That seemed to cause things to grind to a halt. The dealer was part of a “chain”, I found exactly what I was looking for at another branch about 10 miles away. I could not help but think “couldn’t the salesman have done that?”
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I didn't suggest that he only praised the expensive boots.
I also hate those manufacturers blurb 'reviews' - complete waste of time.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
On the subject of buying cars, if it wasn't for PCP, the car market, new and used, would collapse as cars are so expensive these days.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
At a slight tangent:
I don't understand how new car salesmen are often unaware of the specification and features of specific models.
I’m certainly not taking £40,000 out of my investments to buy a new car, we will lease this one through our business and run it as a company car, we’ll go electric this time so there is virtually no benefit in kind.
At a slight tangentdon't understand how new car salesmen are often unaware of the specification and features of specific models.
I find that I usually know more than they do!
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Can't say I agree on that.
For what you get they seem staggeringly cheap to me.
Affordability, for many people, is, of course, an issue.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Similar here. We shy away from taking money out of our savings & investments, almost by default.
Our last car was £26k and we took out a PCP as the interest rate was less than our return on investments.
Admittedly marginal gains, but every little helps!
I think PCP's get a bad rap from some people. Not sure why, though.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Gammon egg and chips. 
The sun is shining now as well.
The sun is shining now as well.
Also, the overheads of running even a small garage are huge.
