Driving test - passed :D

[mac_shinobi]

Just passed my driving test - 1st time in kettering and I did it ( it is my 2nd test though ) so depends how you look at it

no more public transport just need to drive safely as only get 6 points , doh !

[dezt]

congratultions, don't get a car like mine, it costs more to fix it than the car did to buy

[mac_shinobi]

i know FN-GM posted about passing his a while ago but what car do you have ?

[Dos_Box]

Congratulations. You will now know what it feels like to be taxed to death.

[mac_shinobi]

So your telling me I paid made my driving instructor lots of money to make him / her rich only to make the tax man rich as well lol

[matt40k]

Congrats mac_shinobi

Cheers Dos_Boxm, you've just reminded me I need to pay the council tax. Fancy a cold as my way of saying thanks?

[Hightower]

Go for a small cheap hatch.

I paid £400 for my Clio and it has run fine for nearly three years. It cost me about £200 to get it through it's last MOT and I've just spent £100 for a new exhaust but it runs well and the insurance is cheap.

I know that if anything happens which is expensive I can just scrap it and get another without losing too much.

At the end of the day, you can make yourself skint getting a pretty new car - what happens when that needs fixing and you don't have the money?

Thats my views.

[sparkeh]

Woo! Well done.

Extra respect for actually navigating around the Kettering road system

[dezt]

I've got a punto, it's going through a rough patch at the moment, head gasket, tax and MOT all at the same time

[mattx]

Driving Test ? Lordy, did that like 20 years ago......Get a motorbike - much more fun.

[Hightower]

Been driving for 7 years now - been wanting to do my motorbike test for a while now but never seem to have the extra cash. I will get through it though when I come into the money.

[mac_shinobi]

Driving Test ? Lordy, did that like 20 years ago......Get a motorbike - much more fun.

Yeah I was considering that actually - getting a motor bike that is but I enjoy listening to my music too much and the warmth in the winter - yes I do know you can get leathers lol kinky some would say lol

[ChrisH]

You will need more than leathers in winter

[mac_shinobi]

yeah at least I will stay warm and dry in the winter months or when its p1551ng it down with rain

[mattx]

yeah at least I will stay warm and dry in the winter months or when its p1551ng it down with rain

Oddly enough i get more wet taking off my wet stuff after a ride - modern day bike gear is excellent for water proof and warmness.
I don't like leathers, so its a Buffalo jacket, over trousers, Frank Thomas boots with some Salomon Ski socks....
Just got some gloves from TK Maxx - they are great with some undergloves on....