House or TVR???

[spandexx]

I know I am probably asking the wrong people but...

Should I get a roof over my head or a TVR on my (mum and dads) driveway?

I am thinking a Griff 4.3 as so I don't go silly and a second car with less grunt than a kitten for the weekend blast (or should that be the other way round???).

Or do I get a nice little cottage in the country with a huge mortgage and a pathetic little shitbox as a 'car'.

Have any of you been in the same predicament??

P.S. The TVR would really piss off the girlfriend.

[M@H]

Get the House.. and get on the Property ladder as soon as you can. Having started with nothing a few years ago, I now have the little cottage in the country and the TVR (only an S2 but I like it).

Also on the "pulling" stakes, granted the TIv would get the Ladies interested, but then saying "come back to my parents place" is a bit of a downer

[spandexx]

No need to pull, I am happy with my current catch, but I suppose if I got the 'tiv the ball n chain would dump me for a more level headed individual.

Oh well my 'car'nall desires may have to be quashed for a few years yet.

Bugger.

[big rumbly]

get the house, the longer you leave it, the harder it'll be, and you won't be able to afford either.
This is probably not the answer you want.

[Jason F]

Sad, but I agree with the others, get the house... Thinking that house prices tend to increase and 2nd hand car prices tend to decrease in a year or two you will be able to have both. They are worth the wait..

[squirrelz]

Gotta agree. I bought a house 3.5 years ago - could've afforded a Tiv then (just) but bought a sensible-ish hot-hatch (cash!) and got myself a mortgage.

Finally picking up a Tiv tomorrow....

At least once you've got your own house, you'll be able to garage it.

[spandexx]

House it is then.

I was genuinly torn between the two but I see you all have your sensible heads on today so I should get pleading to my bank manager ASAP.

Thanks you lot!

Now, do you think we could discuss wallpaper?

No?

OK, I'll get me overalls.

[plotloss]

Having just bought a new Tiv, I'd say buy the house! Not because of reliability or anything like that as I absolutely adore it. However, cars only go down in value, houses can go up!

Matt.

[MikeyT]

Buy the house.

I can't believe I said that.

Mike

TVR owner in 2002

[ohidunno]

Buy the car and use it to pull a treacle with her own place.

[dan]

Yeh... Buy the house.

I remember a TV show (it may have even been Top Gear) which did a report on sad 30-40 something muppets who drove Ferraris and Lambos, but still lived with Ma and Pa.

[bertie]

quote:
Buy the car and use it to pull a treacle with her own place.

A treacle?????

[thom]

The question is: can you sleep, have a shower, make parties in the Tiv?

[plotloss]

quote:
pull a treacle

What a marvellous saying! Will be stealing that if you dont mind!

Matt.

[DIGGA]

Shame TVR don't make camper vans!

Actually it's not is it? Shut up Marcus!

Marcus
& Ocean Haze Griff 500

[ohidunno]

quote:

quote:
Buy the car and use it to pull a treacle with her own place.

A treacle?????

Tart

[spandexx]

How about a Griff with a tow bar and a big lump of Tupperware with wheels hooked on the back for me to kip in?

[Roadrunner]

You could do both: I bought a 'shell' apartment in central London (Clerkenwell) and proceeded to have it converted into a modern apartment. This meant buying it cheap (from urbanspaces.com) and spending 7 months hard work / frustration etc on it, but it's well worth it. Am now in the position to sell it for 90k profit. Not a bad way to jump start the property ladder and get that car within a year!

[spandexx]

Pitty I live near Manchester.

[Roadrunner]

There must be similar opportunities there. Try searching online for estate agents like urban spaces, or even ask them for similar contacts in manchester - I'm sure they'll oblige. It's worth the effort - just think about picking up those girls next year in the tvr and taking them back to your own pad!