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dna23
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30th Oct 06 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

...sell my car to buy a bike.

Am i mad?



http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2006bikes/224.php
VegasPhil
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Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
dna23
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Yes i thought so Phil.

Have no need for it at Uni though tbh, its just sat there and I go home hardly ever.... running costs to
Bram
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30th Oct 06 at 13:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You'll get your paper round done in half the time



Bet you can do some wicked skids too!

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how long will it take you to get to meets
Shane
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save up and buy 1 for summer next year when the roads are dry, no ice and not that windy etc
mwg
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30th Oct 06 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bikes are for people that like exercise

a car eliminates the need for this strange behaviour

[Edited on 30-10-2006 by Matty G]
dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
how long will it take you to get to meets


I'll get towed by marriott

Shane its a DH bike it won't go on the roads it'll be chucked down the side of mountains and the elements dont bother me.

Bram - don't have a paper round but it would help
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30th Oct 06 at 14:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Big chunk of cash for a bike though.
dna23
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30th Oct 06 at 14:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hmmm yeah, may have found an alternative get a 2nd hand one
Scotty C
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30th Oct 06 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I payed £1600 for my Kona Stinky ages ago, biggest mistake of my life.
dna23
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why?
eel
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u r mad
Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by dna23
why?


Because spending £1600 on a push bike is crazy. Dunno what I was thinking. Spesh when I could of bought a mint GSi or somthing

If u want a bike, best spending £150-£200 on one.
AuroraSport
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30th Oct 06 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i spent about £1500 quid on my bike a few years ago....never again
Colin
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30th Oct 06 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Perfect time of the year to be thinkig about a bike.....winters just around the next bend

Why not keep the car & save like a whore until summer then have both??
Colin
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30th Oct 06 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

aaaaaah push bike I didnt bother to click the link & assumed you meant a motorbike

up to you but id rather have a car!!
LeeM
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30th Oct 06 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ive practically done this, but i didnt sell my car, i rolled it a litle bit
Lee Wilson
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30th Oct 06 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Don't do it
Half Pint
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30th Oct 06 at 15:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I'm building up a XC/DH bike currently, but hopefully will only cost around £1k
jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Half Pint
I'm building up a XC/DH bike currently, but hopefully will only cost around £1k


ONLY
Colin
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Ive got a bike in my perents shed worth about £1k, well in its day it was its not moved for coming on 7 years to the day I got a driving license

Infact ive bought another bike to leave sitting in the shed at my own gaff.....been out on it twice since the summer
AuroraSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Half Pint
I'm building up a XC/DH bike currently, but hopefully will only cost around £1k


spec? im rebuilding mine at the moment.
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30th Oct 06 at 15:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used to have a handsome dog jumpbike got bored after a week haha sold it for 600, dont do it, evan tho the bikes mint dont be selling ur car for it
BYRON
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30th Oct 06 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Monster
I payed £1600 for my Kona Stinky ages ago, biggest mistake of my life.


I just bought a Kona Dawg Deluxe. £1500 well spent imo.
Going to get used plenty, keeps me fit and I doesnt have the associated running costs of a car.

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