Joust's Baby

[Clarkyboy]

Followed the links and what a beauty. Since I was a nipper I've always dreamed of owning a Pantera and I see a bit of the Pantera GTO ni the Noble. Its a mighty fine looking car. Got my heart set on a Cerbie but they are in a similar price bracket. It's the exhaust note that does it for me. Was behind a Cerbie the other day Central London..lost the plot slightly trying to get the blokes attention to increase the volume at the lights. My day will come.

[joust]

Thanks for the kind words. There is more on my web site that I've just put up today (www.lotus-elise.org.uk/noble/)

If you want to know what a Noble sounds like from the *inside* check out these two links...

230Kbps (Broadband)
www.lotus-elise.org.uk/m12/Noble%20-%203%20gears%20high.WMV

100Kbps (Dual ISDN or similar)
www.lotus-elise.org.uk/m12/Noble%20-%203%20gears%20medium.WMV

Never noticed how far the nose drops on lift off :_)

Joust

[clarkyboy]

Sounds very pleasant indeed.

[joust]

Clarky.

It's all called DINKE.

Dual Income, No Kids EVER!

What other people spend on kids, I spend on cars (an average child costs c. £200,000 during their 16 years in your care....)

Oh - and the fact that I started young (bit like pensions really

J

[joust]

Clarkyboy said:I am just trying to quantify what this fledgling passion of mine will cost me. I'm assuming that running costs can be fairly high for a car such as the Noble and probably higher again for a Cerbera which sounds a little on the unreliable side. I have already resigned myself to high insurance. I have been on co. insurance for two years so I'm sure £1.5K will cover that. I think I'll opt for a s/h Cerbie for about £20K but I suppose I will need to be very careful on the condition of what I'm buying.

Full running costs are in my PH profile or on the web site (click on my name to the left of this to get the full details. As you'll see the running costs for my Noble are very very low so far.

Insurance is just over £1000 for me.

J

[soulman]

no kids ever J??! means you miss out on my 12 year old son who thinks more about the M12 than i do!! coming home from school where he is in first year seniors and he is known by 5th and 6th forms as the kid with the dad whos got the noble, as this has boosted his street cred more than us noble people have by driving the damn things!!! as 1 6th former said to him "your dads a god if he drives that!!"
But i do take your point that if i didnt have the 2 kids id be driving my dream car the lamborghini!!

FOOTNOTE
just been reading bout your battery, going to try and start the car as its been standing for 16 days!! hope its ok!

[pawsmcgraw]

joust said: Clarky.

It's all called DINKE.

Dual Income, No Kids EVER!

What other people spend on kids, I spend on cars (an average child costs c. £200,000 during their 16 years in your care....)


OOOOOh,now thats not very nice is it,the children are our future,who's going to look after you when your old,its different when its your own,your so selfish,child hater,you'll never know unconditional love......blah,blah,blah.
Well done for being individual and buying a fantastic car.The sound track from the engine could make me write the cheque now.Brilliant indeed.

Pawsmcgraw,feeling like Douglas Barder the amount of times i've been shot down for saying i'd rather blow money on cars,bikes and toys than sprogs.

[joust]

soulman said: no kids ever J??! means you miss out on my 12 year old son who thinks more about the M12 than i do!! coming home from school where he is in first year seniors and he is known by 5th and 6th forms as the kid with the dad whos got the noble, as this has boosted his street cred more than us noble people have by driving the damn things!!! as 1 6th former said to him "your dads a god if he drives that!!"

Nah - I personally don't have any yearnings for sprogs - ever. However, lots of my friends have the little blighters - and so I still get to be the cool "uncle with the 4 cool cars"

But i do take your point that if i didnt have the 2 kids id be driving my dream car the lamborghini!!

Few more years and I'll be getting one (maybe the new baby one...)

FOOTNOTE
just been reading bout your battery, going to try and start the car as its been standing for 16 days!! hope its ok!

Was it OK. I have a feeling my battery is a bit shagged - but I've got a battery conditioner now so it doesn't really matter.

J

[joust]

pawsmcgraw said:OOOOOh,now thats not very nice is it

*I*'m nice - kids aren't (esp. around 14-16) Q.E.D

the children are our future

Yep - just in my case it's other's

who's going to look after you when your old

My pension and investments and that nice OAP's home down in Surrey - LOL!

its different when its your own

But I'm not!

your so selfish

Selfish - moi?

child hater

Nah - quite like them for about and hour, and I couldn't eat a whole one in one go

you'll never know unconditional love......blah,blah,blah.

Since when has a kid ever been unconditional???????? £10 just for cleaning the car....

Well done for being individual and buying a fantastic car.The sound track from the engine could make me write the cheque now.Brilliant indeed.

Why - thank you kind sir..

Edited to sort out pesky quoting
J

>> Edited by joust on Monday 30th December 11:57

[clarkyboy]

Was driving through Chessington by chance the other day and stopped off at the TVR/Noble garage on the way and I was able to get a glimpse of the M12 and also a rather nice dark grey Cerbie alongside each other. Although the Cerbie has the bucket seats I can't really see an adult getting in the back. The M12 certainly grows on you. Does it have a boot ? Would golf clubs fit ? Shame they were closed for the day. Your words of wisdom are appreciated. I will forego the pleasures of natural parenthood and will indeed lok to bring up a host of well behaved cars I can be proud of instead.

[m12_nathan]

clarkyboy said: Was driving through Chessington by chance the other day and stopped off at the TVR/Noble garage on the way and I was able to get a glimpse of the M12 and also a rather nice dark grey Cerbie alongside each other. Although the Cerbie has the bucket seats I can't really see an adult getting in the back. The M12 certainly grows on you. Does it have a boot ? Would golf clubs fit ? Shame they were closed for the day. Your words of wisdom are appreciated. I will forego the pleasures of natural parenthood and will indeed lok to bring up a host of well behaved cars I can be proud of instead.

No boot at all i'm afraid - though you can buy some bags that fit in cubby holes around the cabin. If you didn't have a passenger I'm sure you could squeeze a set of clubs in!

[soulman]

i had left the car for 21 days owing 2 hols and workin xmas started 1st time went for a blast as i had not drove it for 3 weeks the car was flying one of the best drives i had in it absents makes the heart grow fonder!!!!

[andyrixon]

That Noble sounds awesome..... I want I want I want...

Damn.... I'm only 19... student.... in debt.... a$$

[joust]

Work hard, success will soon come.

If your at a PH meeting somewhere I'll be happy to take you for a spin.

J

[jamesc]

Noble, seem to doing very well; I wonder how the M12 is selling against the Esprit. The quality of the car is 1st class and it looks great.

James

[Getrag]

I respect the choice to pick kids instead of cars, its what I intend to do.

Personal questions are a bit iffy on a forum but since it is being discussed.... Women like kids, on the whole, so.....does no kids = no women??

[ashp]

IMHO, I don't think this is relevant, and we should respect everyone's privacy.

[Getrag]

It's relevant if he wants to talk about it and I am not invading his privacy.

Chosing not to have kids, local politics, jokes and who people met at the weekend has no relevance here but it is all discussed.

I was questioning the limitations of a subject that he brought up thats all.

[pawsmcgraw]

childfree people love to have a jibe at parents and their sprogs wether it be cars,cash or responsabilities.Its one of the many joys of being childfree.
I love my cars,but then its different when its your own.

>> Edited by pawsmcgraw on Thursday 30th January 20:38

[joust]

Everyone makes their own choice at the end of the day!

J