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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Markie on 02 March 2007, 19:16:01
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...in the summer/ autumn this year.
Been mulling it over for a while....and then
Last night i was talking with my boss over a pint.
He has an intresting philosophy. That we should all be born rich and die poor.
That way we enjoy ourselves when we are young enough to remember it!
An example.
You see a young guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and you think " lucky barsteward"
You see a mature guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and thnk " mid life crisis"
You see an old gent driving a Ferrari, or similar, and think " bet you wish you had that 20 years ago"
Now this is not a pro Ferrari thread or in ANY way an ageist thread....just a way of thinking.
I am fortunate to be well paid and clean living and will easily be able to buy a higher performance car outright loan free if i put my mind to it over 6 months....
So Evo 6/7.... Subaru Impreza P1.....os Skyline R33 GTR.
Your only young once and i welcome comments or suggestions to other "performance cars" :y
Oh and Monaro may be considored but will need to postpone the purchase to around Christmas for that!!!!
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
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...in the summer/ autumn this year.
Been mulling it over for a while....and then
Last night i was talking with my boss over a pint.
He has an intresting philosophy. That we should all be born rich and die poor.
That way we enjoy ourselves when we are young enough to remember it!
An example.
You see a young guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and you think " lucky barsteward"
You see a mature guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and thnk " mid life crisis"
You see an old gent driving a Ferrari, or similar, and think " bet you wish you had that 20 years ago"
Now this is not a pro Ferrari thread or in ANY way an ageist thread....just a way of thinking.
I am fortunate to be well paid and clean living and will easily be able to buy a higher performance car outright loan free if i put my mind to it over 6 months....
So Evo 6/7.... Subaru Impreza P1.....os Skyline R33 GTR.
Your only young once and i welcome comments or suggestions to other "performance cars" :y
Oh and Monaro may be considored but will need to postpone the purchase to around Christmas for that!!!!
Ahh.... a philosophy I've long held true Markie but alas, I fall in the older bracket now :'(
Anyway, on to the subject at hand - what about the new VXR8?......drop dead gorgeous!! :y
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...in the summer/ autumn this year.
Been mulling it over for a while....and then
Last night i was talking with my boss over a pint.
He has an intresting philosophy. That we should all be born rich and die poor.
That way we enjoy ourselves when we are young enough to remember it!
An example.
You see a young guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and you think " lucky barsteward"
You see a mature guy driving a Ferrari, or similar, and thnk " mid life crisis"
You see an old gent driving a Ferrari, or similar, and think " bet you wish you had that 20 years ago"
Now this is not a pro Ferrari thread or in ANY way an ageist thread....just a way of thinking.
I am fortunate to be well paid and clean living and will easily be able to buy a higher performance car outright loan free if i put my mind to it over 6 months....
So Evo 6/7.... Subaru Impreza P1.....os Skyline R33 GTR.
Your only young once and i welcome comments or suggestions to other "performance cars" :y
Oh and Monaro may be considored but will need to postpone the purchase to around Christmas for that!!!!
Ahh.... a philosophy I've long held true Markie but alas, I fall in the older bracket now :'(
Anyway, on to the subject at hand - what about the new VXR8?......drop dead gorgeous!! :y
indeed it is....but following my philosophy ;D i wont take a loan for any car, and saving for that right now would mean i would be old before i got it ;D
Maybe in 2 years time :-/
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Markie, I have one word for you, actually its 2....
Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR
Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR !!!!!!
;D ;D ;D
I can see your logic... after uni i plan to work in London and live at home. I could save for a house or get a Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR ;)
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
Broocie :y
I know EXACTLY what you mean, i wonder how many others will translate that excellent saying ;)
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
Broocie :y
I know EXACTLY what you mean, i wonder how many others will translate that excellent saying ;)
Translator please!! ;D
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
Broocie :y
I know EXACTLY what you mean, i wonder how many others will translate that excellent saying ;)
Translator please!! ;D
naaahhhhh.... not yet.. ;D ;D ;)
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
Broocie :y
I know EXACTLY what you mean, i wonder how many others will translate that excellent saying ;)
Translator please!! ;D
naaahhhhh.... not yet.. ;D ;D ;)
Ahhh ye auld sassenach! ::)
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theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie... :y
My Sassenach guess:
There are no pockets in shroud, i.e. you can't take it with you
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
Broocie :y
I know EXACTLY what you mean, i wonder how many others will translate that excellent saying ;)
Translator please!! ;D
I think it means you dont have pockets if your wearing a hoodie :-/ ;D
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well done that man :y ;D
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well done that man :y ;D
Damn. I thought my answer was right, not TD's!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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the joys of simultaneous posting ;D
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the joys of simultaneous posting ;D
tats y u shud quote ;D .....well done nick :y
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the joys of simultaneous posting ;D
tats y u shud quote ;D .....well done nick :y
tats u should cop a feel more like ;D
Markie - if you want a car that drives itself go for the Evo, safe, fast and super reliable so I hear. Scoob comes a close second for the money. What about someting more refined like a worn in M5 :-?
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We had an Evo 8 FQ300 or 320 or whatever for a company demonstrator a year or two back.
LOADS of fun, was like driving a rollerskate with nitrous.
Felt every bump in the road though, for everyday use.
If you ran over a ciggy paper you could tell how many times it had been folded....
Man that signed the company cheques said NO - 'cos he thought it would look like a batmobile, especially with the firms colour scheme and graphics. ;D :D ;D :D
B
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Evo 6/7 = Getaway car. 8-)
Scoobydoo= Farmers car. :-[
Skyline = Chav car :P
Monaro = Mans car. :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y
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If I had the folding I would love an itchypussy Evo 8 ;)
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Whatever your reasoning Jock, I think it's prudent to smell the roses on your journey through life. If that means changiing your car to suit then so be it. There're many equally worthy vehicles out there to be sampled.
I also approve of your philosophy of not borrowing for a car. I MIGHT have to soon, but not if I can help it.
I do hope you get the Monaro though. Even if you don't like it I'll be so envious!! I had wanted one this year, but I don't think it's going to happen after all!! :'(
You know you can always come back!!! ;)
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Markie - my thoughts exactly and is now my family philosophy, to be honest....
Reason? As the auld granny said many a time:-
theres nae pooches in a shroud laddie...
;) :y
You also can't beat spending the kids inheritance :y
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Markie, I have one word for you, actually its 2....
I can see your logic... after uni i plan to work in London and live at home. I could save for a house or get a Monaro Coupe 6.0 VXR ;)
In the year after I left uni, I spent £11k on a motorcycle (£2.5k of which was the insurance) and £10k on a car....couldn't do it now (mortgage and kids)
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thanks for the comments folks... :y
M5.... Thought about it but i really want somethng that may actually give me better mpg than the omega.no wotse :'(...but i would make the excetion for a Monaro ;)
Wouldnt leave the forum even if the mv6 went.....i dabble as many of you know and have a vectra and rover as projects. Simply through what was availability when i wanted a project....I intend to go the Ronnie route to projects ( omega omega)
Going to be summer at least...providing no nasty pitfalls....and life can be full of them and circumstances may change....
I am looking to spend about 6-7k plus the MV6....so perhaps 9k top.
That buys a v plate evo 6 or Impreza P1 ........but no evo 8 or Monaro...yet :-/ it may be i get to summer and decide to make another push for a Monaro :-/