to buy a pretty frivolous car rather than a boring practical one?

[AtYourCervix]

dh thinks i am u.

i think i'm not.

i have at least a year left to pay for my boring, practical, silver, plastic box on wheels.

it is my car. i pay for it, it rarely gets driven by dh.

his car is also boring. and a bit old and crap so is he

next time i want a fun, pretty, silly vehical. he thinks as his boring, old car is crap i should get a newer boring practical car.

i say bollocks to that and if he wants to do boring then he can.

he may be old and boring and a bit crap but he's going up the shop to get me a bottle of red blessim.

this is most certainly not a midlife crisis. i am far far far too young for that.

i juts want a bit of fun in my deeply boring and un-fun life. and if that means driving in a fun car then so-bloody-be-it.

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=clown+car&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4DSGK_en___GB423&biw=1366&bih=612&tbm=isch&tbnid=3eFf3_u4blsW3M:&imgrefurl=www.drbeasleys.com/blog/2011/04/21/the-clown-car/&docid=_8cvjCzMZWiY7M&imgurl=www.drbeasleys.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/clown_car_shinny1.jpeg&w=400&h=310&ei=i4LSTr6cKc_itQbGk73HDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=531&vpy=298&dur=676&hovh=198&hovw=255&tx=123&ty=119&sig=106394077545963572809&page=3&tbnh=119&tbnw=154&start=47&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:47" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">like this

How about a Lotus?

Or a Mustang?

An Audi RS4 might be more in budget?

All of which have 4 seats and a boot

YABU when you can have a fun, pretty, silly, practical stealthwagon like the Prumobile

Go for it!

I got me one of these

Also got pic on profile.

Now the little roadster is my hobby and I do track days, rally days and help to moderate a specialist web site/car club.

I kept my grey plastic box style car for work and boring stuff.

It depends what you both mean. You can find cars with a bit of poke, fun colours, nippy but not arsemobiles. You can get a sports package for a Honda Civic, FFS. Then there are arsemobiles.

You can fit 2 adults and three under 10's in my car

I love that link atyourcervix, do you need to consider booster seats etc for children? If not then stuff him tell DH in a calm and considered manner that you will do what you like.

Good man to be on the wine mission though.

Seat Leon's do very well on Run What You Brung days at Santa Pod

thenightsky, DP's a car obsessive fan and highly recommends the Smart jobbies like you've got

I don't need to consider the brats at all as I'd rather not drive them anywhere. therefore i only need 2 seats, one for me and one for the dog and my handbag.

he is back with 2 bottles of pink cava. one normal cava and a bottle of red. and sweets for the dds.

In that case, if I were going down the truly frivolous route, Rivage or die for me

i am having one of <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.figs4u.co.uk/NISSAN-FIGARO-LINEUP.jpg&imgrefurl=www.figs4u.co.uk/&h=187&w=250&sz=16&tbnid=0z7Hj7VuJBaEyM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnissan%2Bfigaro%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=nissan+figaro&docid=9lfKYI9BCFG6JM&sa=X&ei=1IXSTrPYDpSChQeL1-3MDQ&ved=0CHEQ9QEwAQ&dur=748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these

fuckim i am

Do it! YANBU (unless said dog is in your handbag ) mulitcoloured joy unconfined.

multicoloured of course

YANBU, they are very economical and easy to service being basically micras

If you don't need the practicality and can afford it, go for it - I would.

wheter i can afford it depends on whether i win the lottery or the premium bonds between now and jauary 2013,

but i am v glad to here they are nice and economical and micraesque. i shall use that in my persuasion.

YANBU

Vivi, that is very nice but they become an obsession (see above link, although mine isn't cooled by devil's piss)

AYC I'm sorry to say it but they drive like a cow. You might as well get a tax exempt classic and develop very strong arm muscles

s'ok pij. where i live and where i work are either end of a really good roman road. hardly and corners

YABU as I cannot stand cars, with the exception of electric ones I suppose.

at not having to haul the steering wheel down narrow country lanes with no power steering

I wouldn't ditch my bug for all the tea in China. DP and I harbour a long-range plan to get a big diesel motorhome so we can tow it to shows when we're rich and have a family