http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Humour...keep your speed down en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:40:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47985 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:07:07 +0000 kaputnik 47985@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em> I resemble that remark!!!<br /> </em></p> <p>I'm sure you resent it too :)</p> <p>Actually I was thinking this morning for some reason that you might! But you have already elaborated your car-purchasing decision on another thread that's OK. What's <em>their</em> excuse :) I also missed out on annoying Fiat 500 and Audi TT owners.</p> <p>We don't really do fleet cars at work (they exist, but are the minority) but there's a dry lease scheme where the money for car is deducted from your salary and you hand it back after 3 years or something. But it's all done through one of the big car lease/hire-purchase companies (that happen to be part of the organisation) so you can pretty much pick what you want from Skoda through Porsche. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47966 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:01:40 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 47966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>... or Mini.</p> <p>Nothing as individual as all being the same!</em>"</p> <p>Oi! I resemble that remark!!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47965 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:58:18 +0000 recombodna 47965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha ha . </p> <p>Back OT though. I love that Mural if it were my house I'd keep it there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47964 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:49:35 +0000 Nelly 47964@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recombodna, its that game........paper, scissors, floppy helium balloon</p> <p>;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47963 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:46:26 +0000 Nelly 47963@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Steveo, spot on.</p> <p>FD's are generally not daft about this 'perk'.</p> <p>In our place, employees pay a monthly hire charge (offset against tax) for the car - which effectively means the employee (not the company) pays the depreciation cost.</p> <p>Neat, eh ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47962 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:42:20 +0000 recombodna 47962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thing is a helium balloon will devalue fairly quickly as after day 2 they are normally pretty flat. A rock on the other hand will retain it's usefulness for years to come...</p> <p>;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47959 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:26:33 +0000 steveo 47959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think its closely tied to the their devaluation, Astras devalue like a rock VAG and BMW devalue like a helium balloon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47955 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:23:40 +0000 Nelly 47955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kaputnik, possible lots of them will be fleet cars, so sometimes more what loses the company less money rather than personal choice?</p> <p>Our fleet list only has 5 manufacturers - BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford.</p> <p>Somewhat Germanic pattern there, but its all about getting the most car for the money, I believe. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47953 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:19:15 +0000 steveo 47953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Best cars you can get on the basic company car allowance, they have fairly low emissions and its difficult to tell that they are the entry level spec. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47942 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:14:04 +0000 kaputnik 47942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I looked out at the car park today. A good 30% of the cars seem to be BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 or Mini.</p> <p>Nothing as individual as all being the same! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4519#post-47940 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:09:47 +0000 Claggy Cog 47940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought this was brilliant...</p> <p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/slow-down-huge-30mph-sign-painted-house-125205013.html" rel="nofollow">http://uk.news.yahoo.com/slow-down-huge-30mph-sign-painted-house-125205013.html</a></p> <p>and maybe they should ride a bike...</p> <p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/vandals-blow-parking-meters-080537174.html" rel="nofollow">http://uk.news.yahoo.com/vandals-blow-parking-meters-080537174.html</a></p> <p>Also statistically Edinburgh is in the top 10 (at #10) for getting your car vandalised, and most targeted are Lexus, BMW's, Audi's, Mini's and Mercs...all the cheap cars then? </p>