The kids comment related to the S2000, not enough seats in one of those!

 

i have 1 and the missus a 7 seater so....

 

So having just the 7 seater and the s2000 means all your weekends away or trips abroad will be in the 7 seater...

 

Its a pleasant place to be. My missus has a bad back so is the worst LSB ever

 

Can I just ask, but what do you have against new build homes?

I have one, and I love it. For my particular circumstances at the time, it was the best option and I don't regret my decision to buy one at all.

I moved out of a similar sized 'older' property which I rented, it recently sold for a little under what I paid for mine. Given the choice, I'd have the one I'm in any day of the week.

Naive question perhaps, but I've seen you mention this before and I'm a little curious knowing your background from the architect thread.

 

I can't bear the idea of living in a property that looks like every other property on the state - or one of four types.

The icing on the cake is a recession white TDi on the drive (space in front of the house).

It sort of reminds me of the Stepford Wives.

 

I get that. I have the only detached house of my type on my plot, not to mention the estate. Plus I'm live alone/single, everyone else has kids etc. My developer only had a small area compared to some of the others developers here. In 5-10 years I'll move to somewhere with a bit more character but for now it's more than enough. I used to hate new builds, but now having lived in one I can see their appeal. I find your view a little harsh and broad, as not every new build is the same.

 

Isn't that what stone cladding - or leaded uPVC windows - is for?

A bit like one of those 'Special Edition' cars that some mfr.s launch every 15 seconds. The Citroen C3PO Avec du Pens, or 911 GT7 RS4 Verona or somesuch?

 

I used to think like that, but I don't care any more about homogenous exterior homes - so long as a type they have design integrity, are built to a standard, not down to a price, and are functional for my requirements; analogous with driving a Fiat Multipla!

The Barbican estate or the homes Eric Lyons designed for Span homes, come to mind; modernist/brutalist style. Or an estate with identical Frank Lloyd Wright houses would do nicely too.

 

I had a Morris ital when I was young and stupid, comfortably the biggest POS I have ever owned but being daft I did plenty of overtaking in it!

How we got to the point where you can't overtake without a gazillion bhp, (not to mention you will die if you venture out in the winter months without winter tyres) I don't know.

My MX-5 is only a 1.6 but perfectly capable of executing overtaking manoeuvres.