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says...

For long trips or holidays to - say - the lakes, it's probably
cheaper to buy a £200 car with 2 months tax/mot.

What about insurance?

Costs me £163 a year ot insure a 2.8i V6 Capri Fully Comp.

You can always hire a car too

Are you really trying to say car hire is cheaper than travelling by
train? Are you sane?

It is. In York you can hire a car with Enterprise Car hire from £11 per
day.


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Conor

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In article , says...

Can you get from Manchester to London return same day in a hire car for less
than £20?

You can't get from Manchester to London return same day on the train
for under £20 either.


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Conor

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Can two people get from Manchester to London and back by train in a day for
less than the cost of hire car plus petrol?

So how much is that?

£11 car hire. £40 petrol.

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Conor

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says...
"Frank_Leake" wrote in message


Depends. Could I have hired a car for less than 80 quid for a weekend
with 200 miles of petrol?

Yep.

e-sixt.co.uk - £55 gets you a Ford Fiesta for the weekend inc. LDW,
insurance, VAT and unlimited mileage.

200 miles would cost around £15 in petrol.

Enterprise Car rental in York is £11 a day.


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Conor

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But if you already own a car (like wot most families do) then those are sunk
costs and irrelevant to the decision.


But I don't and the costs *would* be relevant.
Several thousand pounds of releavance I'd guess.

Only if you're an idiot. My last two cars have cost me £300 each and
lasted me over 18 months a piece.


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Conor

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says...

"Jonathan Marten - Volume Systems Products UK"
wrote in message ...

It must be nice to have so much money to spare.

It is.

Perhaps you too could reduce the amount you spend on the car per year by
1000s

Anyone can but it all depends on what they're prepared to drive and how
shallow they are.


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Conor

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That's not bad.
Unfortunately it would cost me and the family £80 return for the fare to
Stansted (4 hour-ish journey) plus the trouble of crossing London.

Should've used a car...


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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 01:49:27 +0100, Conor Turton wrote:

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The fare from my local station in Hampshire to London, 2 adults 4
children is £51.50.
How can I get to Paris for less?

Easyjet.


Taxes are over £50 for 6 people, even one way and without the tickets,
and easyjet aren't illegally subsidised like ryanair so cant get away with
99p tickets.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 01:57:12 +0100, Conor Turton wrote:

In article , says...

That's not bad.
Unfortunately it would cost me and the family £80 return for the fare
to Stansted (4 hour-ish journey) plus the trouble of crossing London.

Should've used a car...

To stansted? And risk getting trapped on the M11 in massive 4" snow drifts?

That's not bad.
Unfortunately it would cost me and the family £80 return for the fare
to Stansted (4 hour-ish journey) plus the trouble of crossing London.

Should've used a car...

To stansted? And risk getting trapped on the M11 in massive 4" snow
drifts?

M11? Why use that? From Hampshire, go up the M3/M25, round to J21A, up the
A405/A414 (or off at J22 and through Colney Heath, and out onto the A414,
cutting off all the roundabouts but one), then A1(M) for one junction, and
then A414/A10/A120. Cuts off that PITA section on the M25 past the lane
drop at the A10 junction. Don't know if it'd be much quicker on a clear
run, but I doubt there'd be much in it. There are a few roadworks on the
A10 around that section at the moment though.

FWIW I never use the M11 going to Norwich from anywhere West of the M25 - I
always head up to the A1(M) as above, and then up through Baldock, and along
the A505. Much nicer drive, and very little in it, even assuming clear
traffic on the M25/M11.

Peter