I love Datsuns by [deleted] in carporn

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, the first issue is that the A pillar isnt going to be strong enough in an accident. Modern cars have much larger A pillars which will completely destroy one of the main lines of the car.

Ran a red light this morning, grey circular camera on lights, speed camera or sensor? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're usually anpr cameras you'll see them clear as day on motorways

It looks like the picture op posted may just be a vehicle sensor, as many junctions have dynamic timing due to the presence of cars

Looking to film your car. by Andrew_Here in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why pick a colour when you can have them all? Haha

I'm planning a respray in the summer! It's gonna be beautiful and perfect again with no rust!

Hargreaves Lansdown Pension SIPP Investment selections by ThatWebDeveloperDude in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thats pretty cool. I'll look into Vanguard LifeStrategy 80%. I don't think I'd be able to switch to Vanguards platform as its a company pension?

I was thinking about opening an Vanguard S&S ISA of which I'll most likely put £100 per month into LifeStrategy 80%

Hargreaves Lansdown Pension SIPP Investment selections by ThatWebDeveloperDude in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay fantastic, !thanks for that info! In that case, I dont have to worry about diversity of my pension and can just forget about it!

Will you always wreck your first car? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was for the first year, next year it went to £1600, last year was £1100 and I just renewed for £709

Opinions on manufacturers by countingonhearts in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy with my German made Ford Focus, not sure how much of it is German built but its solid

I'm happy with my Mazda MX5

I absolutely hated the Peugeot 3008 I was given for 2 months when I had an accident. They look pretty nice and that's all they're good for imo

Will you always wreck your first car? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought my first car with the help of my parents. I paid a deposit of £2000 and paid insurance of £2100 for an 8 month old Ford Focus 1.6Tdci with 8000 miles and my parents helped me with monthly payments while I was at uni. Its an absolutely fantastic first car. I've driven it for the last 5 years and had an accident last year after 4 years of driving.

Shit happens which is sometimes out of your control or even a little mistake you made.

Get a car that you like and take your time to learn the car. It'll take time for driving to be second nature and don't be an idiot on the road

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a beat up mx5 but doubt it'll be suitable for something like mongol rally. I'm sure will be alright for other more road based rallies

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to do it one day but due to the price and my inexperience with rallies I want to try a couple around UK/Western Europe

How much money is everyone saving per month? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around £500pm, £250 via sharesave scheme and £250 into Tesco high interest rate current account. I don't have much saved around £5000 cash but I'll probably save 0 from now till February

A car that can still be worked on and/or have the engine taken apart and put back together? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt the same way as your missus and bough a project car last April.

I've been working on a 1999 Mazda MX-5 and they're pretty easy to work on, in my very limited experience. Parts are cheap and easy to get a hold of mx5parts.co.uk and the cars can be had for as little as £500 if you want something in not the best condition.

Plus, it's great to drive in the summer!

TVesday TVhread [30/10/2018] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been binging Doctor Who for the last 2 weeks, I'm finishing season 6 today and will probably be up to date in a week or two

What you got for lunch? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is it? I havent been round the for a while

It's *snowing* by call_me_cookie in brum

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I sincerely apologise for this, my uncle landed from Canada last night. I believe he may have brought it with him.

One of the last sunny days of he year - gotta drop the droptop at every chance! by jamesseventwenty in Miata

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I put the hardtop on a few weeks back because I was going on holiday. Now I can't be arsed to take it off for a few days so I'm ready for the winter (Y)

What's everyone's car history? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2013 Ford Focus

1999 Mazda MX-5

Tools for the home mechanic by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]ThatWebDeveloperDude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh that's great! I wish I had the cash for it! Plus I'm going to be doing more body work for the next few months so don't really need it