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Old 05-12-2005, 01:13 PM
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Default Bought my first place today!

Just had a call to say my offer has been accepted on my first place, a nice big Flat in Bournemouth!

Well pleased with myself, nearly spunked the money on a S2 but so glad I didn't!

I'm only 22 and now a home owner, god i'm proud of myself!
Old 05-12-2005, 01:14 PM
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Remember buying my first place, is a great feeling
Old 05-12-2005, 01:15 PM
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Yup, well pleased with it!
Old 05-12-2005, 01:23 PM
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well done mate!
good luck with it.
i wish i was buying my first place now, but instead im having to rent at the moment
Old 05-12-2005, 01:23 PM
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good luck

I bought my first place in June best thing iv ever done
Old 05-12-2005, 01:47 PM
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Well done mate and all the best.
Old 05-12-2005, 01:50 PM
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well done Danny boy

good luck with it all mate....

done my back room in laminate flooring yesterday... still no bed or sofa's yet tho
Old 05-12-2005, 01:53 PM
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I pick or am bloody meant to be picking up my keys this afternoon

Cant wait
Old 05-12-2005, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueXR2
good luck

I brought my first place in June best thing iv ever done

it's BOUGHT not Brought
Old 05-12-2005, 02:07 PM
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i'm only jealous because i have a piece of shit sierra and not my own place
Old 05-12-2005, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Westy
well done Danny boy

good luck with it all mate....

done my back room in laminate flooring yesterday... still no bed or sofa's yet tho
Cheers matey, better than a Series 1/2 aint it!

At Ruders!
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Originally Posted by Graceland
i'm only jealous because i have a piece of shit sierra and not my own place
Aint so bad mate, I still want a nice Cossie like yours!
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get yourslef a nice S2 as well Dan
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Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by Graceland
i'm only jealous because i have a piece of shit sierra and not my own place
Aint so bad mate, I still want a nice Cossie like yours!

no you don't - trust me, more trouble than they are worth, shonky pieces of 80's technological crap

however this morning at 5:30am, it got me from my other halfs place to mine in 15 mins - thats 26 miles aswell
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well done mate i get my keys this friday moving up from a 2 bedroom to 4 house not my choice the missis fell in love with it, she wanted another bedroom and got another 2 and i wanted a garage and houses are fairly cheap up north so i thought why not
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by Graceland
i'm only jealous because i have a piece of shit sierra and not my own place
Aint so bad mate, I still want a nice Cossie like yours!

no you don't - trust me, more trouble than they are worth, shonky pieces of 80's technological crap

however this morning at 5:30am, it got me from my other halfs place to mine in 15 mins - thats 26 miles aswell

fooking trapping on that mate
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22 miles of motorway
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Originally Posted by Westy
get yourslef a nice S2 as well Dan
Might do mate but I doubt it now, will get settled with this place and then try and pick up another late next year, then I have a cunning plan for a 'proper' car, will defo be RWD aswell!
Old 05-12-2005, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by Graceland
i'm only jealous because i have a piece of shit sierra and not my own place
Aint so bad mate, I still want a nice Cossie like yours!

no you don't - trust me, more trouble than they are worth, shonky pieces of 80's technological crap

however this morning at 5:30am, it got me from my other halfs place to mine in 15 mins - thats 26 miles aswell
Fookin hell mate, thats going for it! You wanna be careful this time of year doing that, icey fooking roads and all!
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fair play Dan

then I have a cunning plan for a 'proper' car, will defo be RWD aswell!
yeah I quite fancy a nice BMW too
Old 05-12-2005, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Westy
fair play Dan

then I have a cunning plan for a 'proper' car, will defo be RWD aswell!
yeah I quite fancy a nice BMW too
Still might go Beemer but wanna get a Noble if I can afford it!

If not i'll stick with a shonky old Ford and get an Escos!

Who did you laminate btw? lol
Old 05-12-2005, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Graceland
Originally Posted by BlueXR2
good luck

I brought my first place in June best thing iv ever done

it's BOUGHT not Brought
Iv changed it now, better?
Old 05-12-2005, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueXR2
Originally Posted by Graceland
Originally Posted by BlueXR2
good luck

I brought my first place in June best thing iv ever done

it's BOUGHT not Brought
Iv changed it now, better?
You can't change this one tho Clare cos Gracie quoted you on it!
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Nice one fella happy for ya
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cool, me and the missus have just sorted out our new house. Nice 3 bed Semi in Higham
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Originally Posted by BlueXR2
Originally Posted by Graceland
Originally Posted by BlueXR2
good luck

I brought my first place in June best thing iv ever done

it's BOUGHT not Brought
Iv changed it now, better?

Old 05-12-2005, 04:20 PM
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Well done mate. I wish I was in your position

and

Pics of the new gaff or STFU
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Good man - nothing like your own place although I'm sure my cat thinks he owns mine.................little bastard (love him really )

You need a nice RS now - mines still at m&d's as told them if I had to take my car (no garage here) then I wasn't moving !!! The car stayed
Old 05-12-2005, 04:26 PM
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Cheers peeps, will try and find some pics of it, there's a couple of little ones on the net somewhere!

Cheers Ad!
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Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by Westy
fair play Dan

then I have a cunning plan for a 'proper' car, will defo be RWD aswell!
yeah I quite fancy a nice BMW too
Still might go Beemer but wanna get a Noble if I can afford it!

If not i'll stick with a shonky old Ford and get an Escos!

Who did you laminate btw? lol
shonky old ford.. Noble.. nice choice

yeah get some pics up mate... got to start somewhere
Old 05-12-2005, 06:08 PM
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Gotta shoot out in a mo mate but i'll try and add them later or in the morning when I get to work

BTW, Can you tune Noble's?
Old 05-12-2005, 09:15 PM
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me an my partner just bought our first house. we having our first child at end of january so i wanted to do up whole house b4 christmas. got the keys on 13th of october, so far i personally have fitted a new kitchen, whole new bathroom, new doors, skirtings, facings etc through out, all completely decorated, furnished, new plasma fire with remote control etc, just in process of finishing second bedroom and thats whole house done and dusted. spent best part of 7k in as many weeks. its amazing how things change in life!! my fire cost about the same as a new t4 turbo, kitchen about same as a saph cos etc. i wouldnt change it for the world.
good luck mate......
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Cheers Tony, appreciate that! Sounds like money well spent, and best of luck with the baby, i'd like a little boy but gotta find the right bird!

House will do for now, thankfully it's fully decorated and doesn't need alot of work!
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good luck mate,got my first house at 20,never looked back,made a mint on houses since.

unfortunatly ive blew it all on rally cars and rallying since the fiance left me.
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Tim, that doesn't sound a bad way to live to me mate!

I should have done this earlier but better late than never i guess!
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awesome way to live to be fair mate,your only here once,no dress rehersal,worship the ground my ex walked on but she still left me,so i baught an ex works car and went rallying,met fantastic girl who is so special and understands my rallying (how rare!!!!!?).and now have a rather exotic escort sat in my workshop and a rather tasty house,start young and its all worth while,good luck mate.
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Got my first house when i was 21

3 bedroom link detached.

Cost 60k in 1992, 20k deposit + 40k mortgage.

Now got a 4 bed detached house with a double garage and a 100k mortgage.

Best thing i done when i was younger, saving that money rather than blowing it all on cars

Would not have the house i have not got now.

Now i blow money on cars, and they are cheaper to insure because im now older

Good luck mate best thing you could have done

Steve.
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Well done mate, glad to see stil got ur car aswell....

Its the best thing/feeling to have a new place, if it wasnt so fucking expensive around here id have bought my own house, its just tht shit box 2bed flats around here are going for around160-180k FFS...

So ive been saving the last few yrs and now getting on with building my own house, plans are in atm... Fingers XXXXXxxxxxXXXXX

Anyway good luck mate


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