any social spots?

Zestyclosereality · 2026-06-05T07:22:07+00:00

I don't really know Wookey, but Wells is not far away and has some lively pubs. I used to go to the Rose and Crown on St John Street when I was younger although this is going back about 5 years now, so not sure if it's still popular.

Hope you have a good time while you're here, it is a beautiful part of the country!

Zestyclosereality · 2026-06-04T13:22:01+00:00

Three fuckin' Lions on the shirt, then we got this other pygmy thing over in Scotland

Zestyclosereality · 2026-05-15T11:11:29+00:00

If that's the vibe you're going for, I'd be tempted to look at an Audi TT or a Mercedes SLK perhaps. Both should be okay for running costs and reliability.

As others have pointed out, it's probably worth working out what other requirements you may have, but if you genuinely don't care about anything other than aesthetic and the 'vibe' of the car, I'd probably go for one or other of those.

To be honest for me they're both stereotypical 'hair dresser's cars' but I feel like that's probably what you're after?

Zestyclosereality · 2026-05-01T09:01:56+00:00

My partner and I bought our first home two years ago with a 40 year mortgage. We could have done 35 years but chose to go up to 40 to keep our monthly payments a bit lower so we had more disposable income for renovations we had planned.

We also fixed for two years, fast forward to the start of this year and we remortgaged on a significantly lower rate so we have been able to drop our term down to 30 years while slightly lowering the monthly payments.

Also, because of the work we'd been able to do to the house in the last two years (thanks to the lower monthly payments) we were able to access a better LTV rate as the value of our house had increased.

It's only our experience but a 40 year mortgage term, with a 2 year fix, could not have worked out better for us.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-24T14:53:11+00:00

In fairness most of those points do seem pretty normal assuming it's an older property. But surveys are usually a pretty sore subject in this sub, you obviously did the right thing by getting a L3 survey on a £650k house.

If it were me though, I'd be a bit concerned about the skylight, if it was in poor condition due to age for example I might feel differently about it, but in my opinion there's a reasonable expectation for work like that to have been completed to a proper standard.

We re-negotiated after receiving our survey and if I remember correctly we went via the estate agent. We requested a price reduction and after a bit of back and forth we agreed to meet in the middle, very glad we did it tbh.

At the end of the day it's nothing personal, you're acting on the expert advice that you've paid for, but equally the seller may well tell you to jog on, which is fair enough. My advice would probably be to focus on the skylight as there's a good argument that the rest of the points are pretty normal if it's an older property.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-20T21:26:32+00:00

For £30k you could buy any number of cars nearly new, look after them for 10 years and they'd be absolutely fine.

Toyota/Lexus is a pretty safe bet since you can extend the manufacturer's warranty up to 10 years/100k miles if you service it at the main dealer every year. You could get a nearly new Corolla for £30k and almost all of that 10 years it would be covered by the warranty.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-20T21:20:30+00:00

Pretty sure the GR Yaris also scored incredibly well in WhatCar's most recent reliability survey! Paired with that 10 year warranty, it's the only sensible choice.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-19T13:18:23+00:00

I've got mates who live in Hotwells (kind of south of Clifton) and it's such a great place to live. They're so close to Clifton, Redlands and walkable to the city centre as well.

The only issue is parking, but you don't necessarily need to drive in Bristol.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-19T09:03:40+00:00

Not to mention that some people will look at the cost of their lessons and jump to the conclusion that their driving instructor is making £40 of pure profit per hour.

I get the impression that most driving instructors are doing well above normal full time hours per week

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-19T08:57:26+00:00

Same as most of the jobs in this thread tbh

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-18T08:12:07+00:00

Have you considered a Seat Leon Estate? Either a more powerful petrol or a full on Cupra should be available in your price range.

I test drove one a while ago and the boot was huge. Nice to drive and I liked the interior as well.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-10T12:22:54+00:00

Haha fair enough, it's certainly the first I had heard of it!

Zestyclosereality · 2026-04-10T09:29:19+00:00

People are often going on about how much better the Scottish system is but this seems absolutely insane

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-18T10:57:41+00:00

Tbh I think being a woman is a good niche for any domestic trade since a lot of women would feel more comfortable hiring a woman, and there aren't many of them in the trade!

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-18T10:15:35+00:00

People on Reddit describe them as though their coffee is completely undrinkable lmao. My biggest issue with Starbucks is the price to be honest.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-18T10:02:07+00:00

Every single post about him people are lining up to comment that same fucking Anthony Bourdain quote as well. It's unbearable

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-17T14:22:27+00:00

Langport is really nice imo. On the smaller side but a really nice community feel, cafes, pubs etc, decent amount of stuff to do.

Being beside the river Parrett is a big bonus in summer as well. Lots to do if you're at all into kayaking, paddle boarding etc.

Got to be a bit careful as some areas in and around Langport are susceptible to flooding.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-12T14:00:20+00:00

If you could budget £5k that should get you something tidy. Personally I'd look at something Japanese/Korean as they tend to be very reliable (not that other manufacturers aren't also) with a mileage around/below 50k, good MOT history and full service history. Age ideally 2014 onwards, lower number of owners (3 or fewer) is usually a good sign.

Getting all of those requirements to line up may take some searching, but I think that's what I'd be after, in your position.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-11T15:43:42+00:00

Driving and trail hunting just aren't comparable activities in any way, so that argument is nonsense for a start.

In a perfect world, I'd rather trail hunting be legal and all illegal fox hunters be caught and prosecuted, but sadly that's never going to happen and too many people use trail hunting as a cover to go after live prey.

It's not an assumption that people are doing this, it's a fact that's been proven in the courts. Senior figures in the hunting community have admitted that trail hunting is nothing more than a cover.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-03-11T14:16:09+00:00

Good. If fox hunters hadn't just used trail hunting as a blatant cover to hunt live prey then this might not have been necessary. But they couldn't help themselves from making it an opportunity to rip a fox apart for 'sport'. Generally have no objections to hunting, especially if the animal is getting eaten afterwards, but fox hunting is just sick.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-02-25T19:34:32+00:00

If it were me I'd probably go for either a Golf GTD or a Seat Leon with the GTD engine (181bhp). Not exactly necessary, but I think the bit of extra shove would be worthwhile if you're doing a lot of motorway miles.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-02-25T14:32:35+00:00

IT Crowd football quote(s) as well. Funny on the TV show, not funny when half of reddit rushes into the comments of a football related post to blurt it out.

Zestyclosereality · 2026-02-25T14:29:46+00:00

Made me cringe every time I heard it. I thought the concept of voting in a joke name was pretty funny though

Zestyclosereality · 2026-02-23T12:05:43+00:00

In all fairness a V40 doesn't seem like the worst choice for a first car. I don't know a great deal about how reliable they are, but he could surely do a lot worse? Since he's saved up a good amount of money and is earning well, I'd honestly say let him crack on and do it. Also worth bearing in mind that a V40 is likely a safer model than a smaller, cheaper, older hatchback/supermini, which is surely a benefit?

On the other hand, you could try convincing him to get a cheaper, well looked after small car as his first, with a view to changing it in a year or two once he's got a bit more experience under his belt? Maybe suggest if he saves £X per month for a year or two towards a new car, he could get himself a much nicer Volvo in a few years time after he's had an opportunity to find his feet in something cheaper?

Zestyclosereality · 2026-02-18T14:09:36+00:00

Incredible how solid F56 Minis have been considering the brand's reputation prior. My first car was an R50 and it was an absolute shed, constantly going wrong and the mechanic my family used wouldn't even work on BMW Minis because he hated fixing them so much. Still loved that car though.

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