Contractors in the workplace

[cojak]

I love my Skoda

[bobspud]

I love my Skoda

Why?

[northernladuk]

Don't park the 911 on site!
Absolutely the number one reason contractors are disliked.

You laugh, had a mate contracting at the FCO in Milton Keynes and had blagged himself a named spot in the permies carpark with being their so long and a bit of luck. He had an old Celica at the time. Treated himself to a new Caymen and within 3 weeks he had been asked not to park in that carpark

[cojak]

Why?

Because it get me to where I want to go without fuss and it isn't the slowest car on the road.

[mudskipper]

I pitch up in my Corsa. Permies rolling up in BMWs with personalised number plates. Even the admin staff seem to have MR5s. I think they all feel sorry for me.

[bobspud]

You laugh, had a mate contracting at the FCO in Milton Keynes and had blagged himself a named spot in the permies carpark with being their so long and a bit of luck. He had an old Celica at the time. Treated himself to a new Caymen and within 3 weeks he had been asked not to park in that carpark

Should have seen the Atlas carpark back in the day. There was everything from Ferraris to an R8 personal favourite was the guy with a brand new cl55 AMG and decided to bribe the guard to let him park in the disabled space due to its size I think the term out of control springs to mind.

Because it get me to where I want to go without fuss and it isn't the slowest car on the road.

Not exactly thrilling though is it? You could have a TT or mini for that sort of price range, both have a good pedigree and are entirely usable on a daily basis.

[bobspud]

I pitch up in my Corsa. Permies rolling up in BMWs with personalised number plates. Even the admin staff seem to have MR5s. I think they all feel sorry for me.

If you are going to spend 10-18k on a new car then there is some seriously good value in the second hand market. I had to pop down to a dealers in Bristol the weekend and there was a 2007 CLS AMG 6.3 on the forecourt for 20k not bad for a 70k car that does 29 to the gallon and only had 30k on the clock.

[mudskipper]

If you are going to spend 10-18k on a new car then there is some seriously good value in the second hand market. I had to pop down to a dealers in Bristol the weekend and there was a 2007 CLS AMG 6.3 on the forecourt for 20k not bad for a 70k car that does 29 to the gallon and only had 30k on the clock.

Eh? Was it silver?

[bobspud]

Eh? Was it silver?

No it's black. But the chap said he had another one coming in this week that might be silver

[socialworker]

I pitch up in my Corsa. Permies rolling up in BMWs with personalised number plates. Even the admin staff seem to have MR5s. I think they all feel sorry for me.

Noting wrong with a Corsa, jolly good car IMHO. Mine is 11 years old and has hardly cost me anything. I intend to make it last 20 years.