VWPowered Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Great turn out of cars, tractors, not as many trucks or motorbikes but seems alot better organised this year.. enjoy the pics (Click Thumbnails to Enter Gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 so today was our youngest 1st birthday.. so in good fashion i'll start with afew spots The Out-Laws Camper as we went to Parc Reynou in Haute-Vienne a delightful little zoo set into the grounds of the chateau (gutted i didnt get to see inside it) feel free to have a gander http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/urbex/i ... tegory/418 afew pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Love the pic of the racoon (?) and your daughter! When did you decide to go to France VW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Late 2004, moved Jan 2005, it was only the second time i'd been abroad (first time was greece 2 years before) didnt have anything keeping me in the UK, moved here with my Ex, the relationship fizzled out and i decided to stay, got a place, met the misses, now have 2 kids, i like the fact i can walk outside and hear nothing, busy here is seeing more than a car an hour, can work on the cars in fact leave tools everywhere and car parts and no-one moans/steals/tampers with anything, in fact got 10 motors here at the moment lol and nothings ever been said, in fact my stock rotation is much faster than the ford specialist around the corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 It sounds very appealing, and I like your posts mixing French cars and French architecture, two subjects close to my heart. Any negatives to living in France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 only thing cheaper in france to the uk is wine and houses, everything else is normally top dollar or shite, if you dont mind paying a little delivery you can get pretty much anything you like from the interweb, they say the only thing that lets down france is the french but actually they are a welcoming lot, only seen maybe 2 frenchies with clubfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Any negatives to living in France?All the 'ex-pats'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 My father-in-law lives in Normandie. Gorgeous country house, lots of land. Biggest issues are feeling a bit cut off, so you seek out the ex-pats, so you don't get on with the locals so much.The laid back lifestle is certainly appealing and I can't help thinking that my GCSE French would only get better with actual use!Biggest issue is that you sell up in the UK, you might not be able to afford to come back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 My better half is French and on our last trip over there we had a look in the estate agent's window. It seems French people don't really like old houses, they tend to knock them down and build a new one. This makes old houses dazzlingly good value, especially out of the big towns.We looked at one house that was listed as 5 bedrooms, except for the other 2 bedrooms in the attic.... The garden was described as average size, to be honest it was about the size of 4 tennis courts, there were outbuildings galore and you could have had a cracking game of frisbee in the kitchen.Our average house in Bedfordshire, £250k. Mortgage remaining, £100k. House in France, £100k leaving £50k in reserve and mortgage free. Tempting is not the word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 See ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I could be very tempted by France but there are two issues. 1- Mrs L isn't overly keen on France and 2. I have no idea what I would do for any sort of actual income.And anyway, if I was going to emigrate it would probably be a Greek island. Or New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I emigrated to Scotland when i was 6..then back to Australia when i was 15..then back to Scotland at 18..then to America for two years..1989 went to Spain for 7 months..then Munich for 2 years ..1992 onto Berlin..1997 came to New Zealand with $60..and apart from 1000s of photos..a crapped out car and a small dog...after 12 years...i still dont have much more to show for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Late 2004, moved Jan 2005, it was only the second time i'd been abroad (first time was greece 2 years before) didnt have anything keeping me in the UK, moved here with my Ex, the relationship fizzled out and i decided to stay, got a place, met the misses, now have 2 kids, i like the fact i can walk outside and hear nothing, busy here is seeing more than a car an hour, can work on the cars in fact leave tools everywhere and car parts and no-one moans/steals/tampers with anything, in fact got 10 motors here at the moment lol and nothings ever been said, in fact my stock rotation is much faster than the ford specialist around the corner Sounds like bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I could be very tempted by France but there are two issues. 1- Mrs L isn't overly keen on France and 2. I have no idea what I would do for any sort of actual income.You plough all your efforts into 'Langoustine Diecast' they're very big model collectors over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 /\ Hmm, I suppose so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 yes they do love models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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