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Martin L · Mar 7th, 2008, 11:16 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original)

We looked at a similar development in Northampton and the plans made no provision at all for visitor parking and each house had a single garage and one allocated parking space so not flexibility at all. Just didn't seem to work to me . It was a shame as the houses were actually quite good...

Hving said that Northampton Council are being really strict and will not allow a double garage on new developments.....I have had to do a backhander deal with the groundworkers on our plot to get a double width drive....

Councils are very strict, even worse with the Mayor of Londons Office.
Where we currently live in the plans it's for one space per car + 4 disable bays

However the developer has made the room for two cars per household and not marked the carpark

On this new development, it stipulates all road markings and parking must be marked out before the first resident moves in... they obviously have got wind to what happens.

It's diabolcal some of the planning regualtions, an apartment block we went to see had 36 flats, with only one space per car and 4 vistors bays...
Agent said to me most people only have one car... yeah right, where you're paying upwards of half a million for an apartment and the people only have one car

Case of great apartments, non-existing parking so we struck it off our list.

I think it's a daft way of trying to reduce cars by giving less room to park outside where you live. People will just park their cars down the road. It won't stop them buying them...

Hat · Mar 7th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original)

I was looking at Clubman's last night, just out of interest and a Dooper specced the same as an S comes out only 400 quid less......... Incredible......... both were over 20k tho

I still can't get my head around how expensive those things are.

thats the main reason i made a switch this time

i can see a specced up works s touching £30k

mad brummie · Mar 7th, 2008, 11:31 AM

Welcome to my world Martin!

You wouldn't believe the 'donations' developers have to make towards local public transport on large schemes! Where that goes is anyone's guess.

Martin L · Mar 7th, 2008, 12:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original)

Welcome to my world Martin!

You wouldn't believe the 'donations' developers have to make towards local public transport on large schemes! Where that goes is anyone's guess.

Looking at all the planning the developers have had to pay around £200k in council "contributions", from education to sports facitilies and even to ecological reasearch

Washy · Mar 7th, 2008, 01:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original)

Looking at all the planning the developers have had to pay around £200k in council "contributions", from education to sports facitilies and even to ecological reasearch

There was a lot of resistance to the development my new house is on, both from locals and the parish council. I understand the developer has had to pay to have village roads resurfaced and put a section of footpath in amongst other items.

Makes my walk to the village pub easier though

Washy · Mar 8th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Went and had a look at the new M3 saloon today. Not as nice as the coupe, but a little cheaper. In the showroom for an hour and we were theonly people to look at it.....

I fell in love with an Alpine white z4 3.0 sport coupe.......

mad brummie · Mar 8th, 2008, 07:28 PM

The Z4 will get youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Washy · Mar 8th, 2008, 07:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original)

The Z4 will get youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

W's have a used z4m roadster for sale £29k

CooperID · Mar 8th, 2008, 07:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original)

W's have a used z4m roadster for sale £29k

Popped into my local dealer to have a look at the M3 saloon... not for me tbh... the coupe would get my vote. They also had 2 Z4M coupes... cheapest was an interlagos blue 06 model for only £29k, although it was quite a basic spec.

Washy · Mar 8th, 2008, 08:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original)

Popped into my local dealer to have a look at the M3 saloon... not for me tbh... the coupe would get my vote. They also had 2 Z4M coupes... cheapest was an interlagos blue 06 model for only £29k, although it was quite a basic spec.

Not sure that any M3 makes financial sense to me at the moment. certainly not prepared to shell out £60k on one....

Dealers have stock cars they can't shift and used ones are at the £45k mark already....

actually sitting here looking for something else to replace the MINI with TBH....

SoggyCornFlakes · Mar 9th, 2008, 07:06 AM

Had great fun in the S Clubman yesterday and was surprised how well it handled still - though I still don't like the R56 dash controls

Was nice to be back in a fun car again though

Washy · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by SoggyCornFlakes (original)

Had great fun in the S Clubman yesterday and was surprised how well it handled still - though I still don't like the R56 dash controls

Was nice to be back in a fun car again though

All the folk at Aculab bar none thought the clubman was dreadful...still take the mick out of me...

CooperID · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original)

Not sure that any M3 makes financial sense to me at the moment. certainly not prepared to shell out £60k on one....

Dealers have stock cars they can't shift and used ones are at the £45k mark already....

actually sitting here looking for something else to replace the MINI with TBH....

I agree with you on the M3's... as much as I'd love one, I'm not really that keen to spend that much on an 'everyday' car. I'm still keen to change the 1 series, but since it will become my everyday transport, it will get a fair bit of abuse. I keep coming back to the X5's, but I don't really need that much space, akthough it would be useful for the times we do. With used '07 3.0d's coming in at around £40k, they seem to be reasonably good value for what they offer.

You could do worse than get the 3.0 Z4 coupe as a replacement to the mini...and probably around the same price as a specced up Factory Works. It's a tough choice... not many cars out there really do it for me at the moment

Washy · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original)

I agree with you on the M3's... as much as I'd love one, I'm not really that keen to spend that much on an 'everyday' car. I'm still keen to change the 1 series, but since it will become my everyday transport, it will get a fair bit of abuse. I keep coming back to the X5's, but I don't really need that much space, akthough it would be useful for the times we do. With used '07 3.0d's coming in at around £40k, they seem to be reasonably good value for what they offer.

You could do worse than get the 3.0 Z4 coupe as a replacement to the mini...and probably around the same price as a specced up Factory Works. It's a tough choice... not many cars out there really do it for me at the moment

Not much does it for me either.....love the idea of a z4 coupe, but really want something a little more practical..

CooperID · Mar 9th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original)

Not much does it for me either.....love the idea of a z4 coupe, but really want something a little more practical..

A 135i would suit that, but maybe not along side the 125i conv.

Golf GTi/ R32?

Washy · Mar 9th, 2008, 02:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original)

A 135i would suit that, but maybe not along side the 125i conv.

Golf GTi/ R32?

did idly spec a Golf GTi last night......

Washy · Mar 9th, 2008, 02:54 PM

Right then chaps. I have a maximum budget of £37k what should I go for i do have a couple of ideas myself but you guys can usually come up with something interesting....Really need help with this as it will be the MINI replacement so I need something i can get enthusiastic about...

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Sham the car ho, who is lurking in the far north	183	3.65%
Washy who's still on course to set a record for most MINIs owned !	231	4.61%
Soggy who shacked up with Rakey, then thought better of it	242	4.83%
Aiden, who's got litres & litres in the drive,	174	3.47%
Cat Eating Rakey - he who spec's best at the pub	187	3.73%
ABG , who has Mod Mania ! and Porsche fever	149	2.98%
MartinL, back in a MINI, still the official beanie-type	136	2.72%
Mo who's binning his Works and going even more elitist with a Cooper S LE	108	2.16%
jimskater, who had to make a choice between a GP & MTI.... so he's doing both.	32	0.64%
puck, who's pullied, painted, and wants a new job !	185	3.69%
Shane, who's years too late.... and gone far, far away	2	0.04%
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ONED, the diesel loving, Annie beating handyman !	198	3.95%
lavs, who needs to start Speccin' something soon	178	3.55%
pappillon , who looks very good in all black	232	4.63%
CooperID who wants some big stoppers !	139	2.78%
Wobert, who needs to do some last-minute Speccin.....	146	2.92%
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Mar 7th, 2008, 11:16 AM	#75861
Martin L MINI defector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 13,607 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original) We looked at a similar development in Northampton and the plans made no provision at all for visitor parking and each house had a single garage and one allocated parking space so not flexibility at all. Just didn't seem to work to me . It was a shame as the houses were actually quite good... Hving said that Northampton Council are being really strict and will not allow a double garage on new developments.....I have had to do a backhander deal with the groundworkers on our plot to get a double width drive.... Councils are very strict, even worse with the Mayor of Londons Office. Where we currently live in the plans it's for one space per car + 4 disable bays However the developer has made the room for two cars per household and not marked the carpark On this new development, it stipulates all road markings and parking must be marked out before the first resident moves in... they obviously have got wind to what happens. It's diabolcal some of the planning regualtions, an apartment block we went to see had 36 flats, with only one space per car and 4 vistors bays... Agent said to me most people only have one car... yeah right, where you're paying upwards of half a million for an apartment and the people only have one car Case of great apartments, non-existing parking so we struck it off our list. I think it's a daft way of trying to reduce cars by giving less room to park outside where you live. People will just park their cars down the road. It won't stop them buying them... MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter

Mar 7th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#75864 (permalink)
Martin L MINI defector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 13,607 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original) Welcome to my world Martin! You wouldn't believe the 'donations' developers have to make towards local public transport on large schemes! Where that goes is anyone's guess. Looking at all the planning the developers have had to pay around £200k in council "contributions", from education to sports facitilies and even to ecological reasearch MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter

Mar 7th, 2008, 01:43 PM	#75865 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Martin L (original) Looking at all the planning the developers have had to pay around £200k in council "contributions", from education to sports facitilies and even to ecological reasearch There was a lot of resistance to the development my new house is on, both from locals and the parish council. I understand the developer has had to pay to have village roads resurfaced and put a section of footpath in amongst other items. Makes my walk to the village pub easier though Black to the future....

Mar 8th, 2008, 07:27 PM	#75866 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Went and had a look at the new M3 saloon today. Not as nice as the coupe, but a little cheaper. In the showroom for an hour and we were theonly people to look at it..... I fell in love with an Alpine white z4 3.0 sport coupe....... Black to the future....

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Mar 7th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#75862 (permalink)
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 15,638 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original) I was looking at Clubman's last night, just out of interest and a Dooper specced the same as an S comes out only 400 quid less......... Incredible......... both were over 20k tho I still can't get my head around how expensive those things are. thats the main reason i made a switch this time i can see a specced up works s touching £30k

Mar 7th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#75863 (permalink)
mad brummie I Just Can't Get Enough Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: end of the alphabet Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 48,672 Offline	Welcome to my world Martin! You wouldn't believe the 'donations' developers have to make towards local public transport on large schemes! Where that goes is anyone's guess.

Mar 8th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#75867 (permalink)
mad brummie I Just Can't Get Enough Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: end of the alphabet Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 48,672 Offline	The Z4 will get youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Mar 8th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#75868 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie (original) The Z4 will get youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu W's have a used z4m roadster for sale £29k Black to the future....

Mar 8th, 2008, 07:54 PM	#75869 (permalink)
CooperID ///M Power Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 5,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original) W's have a used z4m roadster for sale £29k Popped into my local dealer to have a look at the M3 saloon... not for me tbh... the coupe would get my vote. They also had 2 Z4M coupes... cheapest was an interlagos blue 06 model for only £29k, although it was quite a basic spec.

Mar 8th, 2008, 08:01 PM	#75870 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original) Popped into my local dealer to have a look at the M3 saloon... not for me tbh... the coupe would get my vote. They also had 2 Z4M coupes... cheapest was an interlagos blue 06 model for only £29k, although it was quite a basic spec. Not sure that any M3 makes financial sense to me at the moment. certainly not prepared to shell out £60k on one.... Dealers have stock cars they can't shift and used ones are at the £45k mark already.... actually sitting here looking for something else to replace the MINI with TBH.... Black to the future....

Mar 9th, 2008, 07:06 AM	#75871 (permalink)
SoggyCornFlakes Awwww %%%% it! My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northampton Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 31,668 Offline	Had great fun in the S Clubman yesterday and was surprised how well it handled still - though I still don't like the R56 dash controls Was nice to be back in a fun car again though Cotswolds 6, you sixy thing you, come join the fun MINI2 Charity Ball 2009 ....... Global Moderator

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:32 AM	#75872 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by SoggyCornFlakes (original) Had great fun in the S Clubman yesterday and was surprised how well it handled still - though I still don't like the R56 dash controls Was nice to be back in a fun car again though All the folk at Aculab bar none thought the clubman was dreadful...still take the mick out of me... Black to the future....

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:43 AM	#75873 (permalink)
CooperID ///M Power Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 5,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original) Not sure that any M3 makes financial sense to me at the moment. certainly not prepared to shell out £60k on one.... Dealers have stock cars they can't shift and used ones are at the £45k mark already.... actually sitting here looking for something else to replace the MINI with TBH.... I agree with you on the M3's... as much as I'd love one, I'm not really that keen to spend that much on an 'everyday' car. I'm still keen to change the 1 series, but since it will become my everyday transport, it will get a fair bit of abuse. I keep coming back to the X5's, but I don't really need that much space, akthough it would be useful for the times we do. With used '07 3.0d's coming in at around £40k, they seem to be reasonably good value for what they offer. You could do worse than get the 3.0 Z4 coupe as a replacement to the mini...and probably around the same price as a specced up Factory Works. It's a tough choice... not many cars out there really do it for me at the moment

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:57 AM	#75874 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original) I agree with you on the M3's... as much as I'd love one, I'm not really that keen to spend that much on an 'everyday' car. I'm still keen to change the 1 series, but since it will become my everyday transport, it will get a fair bit of abuse. I keep coming back to the X5's, but I don't really need that much space, akthough it would be useful for the times we do. With used '07 3.0d's coming in at around £40k, they seem to be reasonably good value for what they offer. You could do worse than get the 3.0 Z4 coupe as a replacement to the mini...and probably around the same price as a specced up Factory Works. It's a tough choice... not many cars out there really do it for me at the moment Not much does it for me either.....love the idea of a z4 coupe, but really want something a little more practical.. Black to the future....

Mar 9th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#75875 (permalink)
CooperID ///M Power Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 5,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Washy (original) Not much does it for me either.....love the idea of a z4 coupe, but really want something a little more practical.. A 135i would suit that, but maybe not along side the 125i conv. Golf GTi/ R32?

Mar 9th, 2008, 02:10 PM	#75876 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CooperID (original) A 135i would suit that, but maybe not along side the 125i conv. Golf GTi/ R32? did idly spec a Golf GTi last night...... Black to the future....

Mar 9th, 2008, 02:54 PM	#75877 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 10:12 AM Posts: 18,488 Offline	Right then chaps. I have a maximum budget of £37k what should I go for i do have a couple of ideas myself but you guys can usually come up with something interesting....Really need help with this as it will be the MINI replacement so I need something i can get enthusiastic about... Black to the future....