A friend of mine is selling a 2003-vintage, 1l Vauxhall Corsa, and wants £1,500 for it. Are there Manchester drivers who can come view the car (in Manchester city centre) with me? Art reckons that £1,500 is a tad high for the car, but it might be worth it if it's in good nick and coming from a friend. I haven't arranged any viewing yet.

I've done a little research and some calculations - assuming a rise in petrol prices, driving to Macclesfield will cost me £2,000 a year insurance, £500 in running costs (based on brrm 's estimates) and £1000 in petrol. That's £3,500 total. My current commute costs me about £1,500/yr, so I'd need to be earning about £4,000 more before tax to have the same post-commute income.

A friend of mine is selling a 2003-vintage, 1l Vauxhall Corsa, and wants £1,500 for it. Are there Manchester drivers who can come view the car (in Manchester city centre) with me? Art reckons that £1,500 is a tad high for the car, but it might be worth it if it's in good nick and coming from a friend. I haven't arranged any viewing yet.

I've done a little research and some calculations - assuming a rise in petrol prices, driving to Macclesfield will cost me £2,000 a year insurance, £500 in running costs (based on brrm's estimates) and £1000 in petrol. That's £3,500 total. My current commute costs me about £1,500/yr, so I'd need to be earning about £4,000 more before tax to have the same post-commute income.

A friend of mine is selling a 2003-vintage, 1l Vauxhall Corsa, and wants £1,500 for it. Are there Manchester drivers who can come view the car (in Manchester city centre) with me? Art reckons that £1,500 is a tad high for the car, but it might be worth it if it's in good nick and coming from a friend. I haven't arranged any viewing yet.

I've done a little research and some calculations - assuming a rise in petrol prices, driving to Macclesfield will cost me £2,000 a year insurance, £500 in running costs (based on brrm's estimates) and £1000 in petrol. That's £3,500 total. My current commute costs me about £1,500/yr, so I'd need to be earning about £4,000 more before tax to have the same post-commute income.