sorry guys, another dreamy thread!

snowdog · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:22

Mr_White said:
Oh the irony.

Leave me

, I simply don't need a car and the only thing I have decided is to do my theory exam in April. Work is 2 miles away so cycling distance and in August I'm getting a students public transport card so will go to uni by bus&subway, which is faster than trying to get to the center of Rotterdam by car...

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:23

Janesy B said:
This is why you shouldn't own a classic.

You harp on about nostalgia and sentimental value and then you make a comment like that. Its no wonder people ard losing their patience with you

I'd obviously be upset, but think about it, I can't not choose a car becuase I might potentially be upset when I crash it. That's a crap argument imo

BigglesPiP · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:23

Screw it, get a Series 1 Landy and fit a Rover V8.

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:24

Tom|Nbk said:
Awesome, waste of everyones time then. Close the thread. He'll have changed his mind again by then.

I will if someone can convince me otherwise. You didn't seriously think I was goingg to be buying this like next week or something? So far nobody has given me any reason not to get one.

Tom|Nbk · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:25

yantorsen said:
May I ask why you wouldn't have as a first car? Apart it the breaking down side of it which doesnt bother me.

1. Safety there is a big chance of you pranging your first car in an epic fashion as you're still learning and little room for error an ancient Triumph provides very little safety cushions in a crash

2. RWD (May not be powerful but they handle very differently to your normal run of the mill FWD) and with lack of such toys like ABS etc something which learners rely on A LOT as they're learning in their first year or so.

3. I don't want to see a classic ruined.

The breaking down thing would be at the back of my mind but not the reason I wouldn't have a car because my E46 also breaks down in epic fashions on occasions.

You need sometrhing to LEARN in. You LEARN in a Fiesta and not an ancient Triumph.

Hell if you want to do it and have the cash do it, we've all given our advice most of us have been driving for years and have a bit more experience than hooning some untaxed uninsured landrover on a farm or whatever.

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:26

snowdog said:
So you're planning ahead for an undecided period ? I'd leave it till I have my license, fantasize all you want about it but imo shouldn't make decisions just yet, anything might happen in the next year...

im not maing desicisions or fantasizing, im just researching so i make an informed desicion, it just happens to be the quickest way to get infomation by posting on a forum, and you often get infomation you couldnt otherwise get easily

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:28

Vigoro said:
paid 700 for a r reg clio, £1400 a year for insurance, 120 a year for tax, the mot, and get around 35mpg average whilst ragging it. The car has been in possesion of my parents before i had it for a year aswell so in the year and 8 months we have had it, all we have had to do is pay to get the cambelt changed. other than that it hasnt broken down.

on the other hand you have my friend who has a classic mini. It is currently off the road for i think the third or second time this month and has only been on the road for 40% of the time he has had it if not less.

If im paying over a grand a year for insurance im not having a htachback, thats the bottom line. not when i can get a classic sports car for the same cash.

Tom|Nbk · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:28

yantorsen said:
I will if someone can convince me otherwise. You didn't seriously think I was goingg to be buying this like next week or something? So far nobody has given me any reason not to get one.

Perhaps in the next few months or so but 6-12 months time?

It's a waste of our time, you will conjure up some other daft idea in the next few weeks anyway

Janesy B · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:30

yantorsen said:
I'd obviously be upset, but think about it, I can't not choose a car becuase I might potentially be upset when I crash it. That's a crap argument imo

But you just said you wouldn't care because they cost the same? Crash a saxo and the world will breathe a sigh of relief, crash a spitfire and thats one less classic on the road, depriving someone who would actually deservingly cherish it.

Please also note that when i passed my test i was being quoted 2k+ for insurance, i did i pass plus course and spent an hour on the phone and i got that down to 1300 (ended up being 1400 due to monthly repayments).

There's also the safety aspect as previously mentioned. You'll have no roof to save your head, no air bag, no collapseable steering column, no crumple zones, no ride impact protection, no abs, poor brakes, rwd and a new driver. Sounds like a lethal cocktail to me.

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:30

Tom|Nbk said:
1. Safety there is a big chance of you pranging your first car in an epic fashion as you're still learning and little room for error an ancient Triumph provides very little safety cushions in a crash

2. RWD (May not be powerful but they handle very differently to your normal run of the mill FWD) and with lack of such toys like ABS etc something which learners rely on A LOT as they're learning in their first year or so.

3. I don't want to see a classic ruined.

The breaking down thing would be at the back of my mind but not the reason I wouldn't have a car because my E46 also breaks down in epic fashions on occasions.

You need sometrhing to LEARN in. You LEARN in a Fiesta and not an ancient Triumph.

Hell if you want to do it and have the cash do it, we've all given our advice most of us have been driving for years and have a bit more experience than hooning some untaxed uninsured landrover on a farm or whatever.

basically just to do with pranging it then, which will probably be cheaper and easier to fix on an old triumph. and your 3rd reason, although i dont either, its kind of your problem.

I'm not getting a Triumph to learn in, I'm going to learn in my mum Matiz.

Phate · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:31

yantorsen said:
I'm probably foolhardy but that is a risk im willng to take

It's a risk your willing to take, what about the person your going to stack it into and potentially kill?

Vigoro · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:31

you are still learning once you pass your test. remember that

Phate · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:31

yantorsen said:
I'm not getting a Triumph to learn in, I'm going to learn in my mum Matiz.

You will learn to pass the test in the Matiz, but (sounding like an old man) you learn to drive when you pass.

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:32

Tom|Nbk said:
Perhaps in the next few months or so but 6-12 months time?

It's a waste of our time, you will conjure up some other daft idea in the next few weeks anyway

No I won't, I'd wanted a Land Rover since I was 4 or 5, and I am still thinking about it. I've always loved the look of old triumphs. It doesn't seem like anyone has got anby convincing reasons for me not to get one, so providing further research doesn't prove fatal I will get one.

Tom|Nbk · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:33

yantorsen said:
basically just to do with pranging it then, which will probably be cheaper and easier to fix on an old triumph. and your 3rd reason, although i dont either, its kind of your problem.

I'm not getting a Triumph to learn in, I'm going to learn in my mum Matiz.

Yea because parts for 30 year old Triumps are readily available even more so than Fiesta parts you know :confused:

You really have no sort of clue at all do you?

Phate · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:33

yantorsen said:
It doesn't seem like anyone has got anby convincing reasons for me not to get one.

I've given you a very solid reason not to get one and you pretty much ignored it.

snowdog · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:34

yantorsen said:
im not maing desicisions or fantasizing, im just researching so i make an informed desicion, it just happens to be the quickest way to get infomation by posting on a forum, and you often get infomation you couldnt otherwise get easily

sorry guys, another dreamy thread!

You sure you haven't imagined yourself driving a Triumph

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Anyways my point still stands, first learn to drive in the matiz, get used to driving for a while, then decide what your needs of a car are...

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:34

Janesy B said:
But you just said you wouldn't care because they cost the same? Crash a saxo and the world will breathe a sigh of relief, crash a spitfire and thats one less classic on the road, depriving someone who would actually deservingly cherish it.

Please also note that when i passed my test i was being quoted 2k+ for insurance, i did i pass plus course and spent an hour on the phone and i got that down to 1300 (ended up being 1400 due to monthly repayments)

I'd rather just pay an extra few hundred a year and get a nicer car. Thing is I will cherish it, im not going to rag it, or risk binning in on purpose. But you seem to think im going to crash it just because m a new driver, which does make it likely i know, but not certain.

Tom|Nbk · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:35

Vigoro said:
you are still learning once you pass your test. remember that

It's what everyone says when they're 17. Automatically believe learning stops after you pass. Very wrong.

yantorsen · 3 Feb 2009 at 01:35

Phate said:
It's a risk your willing to take, what about the person your going to stack it into and potentially kill?

it has a top speed of 90mph, 0-6o in about 13 secs, its not that quick. I'm probably more likely to bin a haatchback since there faster.