Autoshite International HQ has been achieved

[Sealtainn]

Didn't take any appliances as they are cheap enough over here. I cheated and got the Granada transported to Mrs Seal and I could share driving the bus

 

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[purplebargeken]

I just keep looking at the photos and thinking 'wow'. 

[AMC Rebel]

The non-EU queue at most airports I go to is shorter!

[Tamworthbay]

I paid over £2k for a weeks holiday this summer, puts it into perspective a bit.

 

What are the rates/ utility costs like a month?

[Sealtainn]

There is no standing charge and the costs for electric and water are about half of that in the UK.

 

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[Sealtainn]

Council Tax is about £15 a year, Annual Taxes are approx £60-£120 a year. A years insurance for the Granada is £50

 

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[They_all_do_that_sir]

That's insane......although again all relative to the average income. You can see why a lot of people emigrate to the UK for a few years and send money home....

 

If I could afford to work term time I'd love to have somewhere like this to spend a few months over the year getting the head showered

 

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[Tamworthbay]

Wow, it does sound exciting. Did you visit a lot before you bought?

[Sealtainn]

No, we did loads of research online and spoke to friends who'd moved from Shetland. Narrowed it down to 4 properties and got a recommended English builder to visit all 4 for us and give us an honest comprehensive assessment. Bought this and the first time we saw it in person was after the 4-day, 2,200 mile trip More than happy with it. We are getting the damp proofing, guttering and downstairs floors redone as well as new uPVC windows and doors over the next 6 months ready for coming back next year. That lot will cost us approx £2,000

 

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[andy18s]

We did it slightly differently

Poured over various Bulgarian estate agents whilst researching the area we wanted to live in

Flew.in for a weeks holiday during which we got ferried around by a driver

We ended up looking at over 20 properties over 3 days,before settling on the 1 we wanted

[Sealtainn]

Finally got the Granada here and into the barn

[Sealtainn]

And now the hunt begins for a pair of LHD headlights for the KAT test

 

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[Bear]

Holy crap.

I love Eastern European folklore/culture.
I was considering buying in a city.

 

If you want these as a holiday home, how safe are they when you're not there?

[Sealtainn]

Our Bulgarian neighbours are great and will be holding keys and keeping an eye on the place for us. We've been told that the houses likely to be targeted by theives are those on the edge of the village and it's usually either gypsies or English who are responsible.

 

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[Inspector Morose]

Hmm, 2200 miles isn't that bad of a commute really? Really?

 

<goes off and checks behind sofa - Want to go halves Richard? 

[62 Austin]

There is no standing charge and the costs for electric and water are about half of that in the UK.

 

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Does anyone on autoshite have Scottish Power for their electric? I was living in Wyoming and they took over the local power company a few years ago. Someone from the UK wrote our newspaper and warned us they're a bunch of thugs. Said where he lives the power disconnect boxes are on the inside of the house and when you get behind on your bill they send a coupla fellows to your place to sledgehammer the door in to turn off your juice. Could that be true?

 

Quite the HQ in Bulgaria! I've always wanted to have a place in Romania, more castles and ruins and such. What are the charms of Bulgaria besides Ladas?

[Sealtainn]

As Ken said, the feel of the place is very like rural France. The people are all welcoming and friendly. The scenery is fantastic, the weather superb and everything is cheap. We wanted somewhere that we can use as a holiday home for a few years and eventually retire to that wouldn't cost a fortune to live.

 

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[Sealtainn]

Thanks, I spotted them but they are for the facelift. Found a chap on the Granada Faceache page who has a set

 

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[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Does anyone on autoshite have Scottish Power for their electric? I was living in Wyoming and they took over the local power company a few years ago. Someone from the UK wrote our newspaper and warned us they're a bunch of thugs. Said where he lives the power disconnect boxes are on the inside of the house and when you get behind on your bill they send a coupla fellows to your place to sledgehammer the door in to turn off your juice. Could that be true?

 

Quite the HQ in Bulgaria! I've always wanted to have a place in Romania, more castles and ruins and such. What are the charms of Bulgaria besides Ladas?

Used to.

"Thugs" would be an improvement in their levels of customer service.

Yes they can do a forcible entry to cut you off.

 

HTH

 

@Sealtainn, Just WOW!

[Sealtainn]

Sounds lovely We are with Energo Pro or somesuch and have set up a DD

 

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[purplebargeken]

Man, I feel relaxed just looking at the pics. 

 

Mrs PBK looked at me as if I was mad when I said.... Look at this..........

[privatewire]

Does anyone on autoshite have Scottish Power for their electric? I was living in Wyoming and they took over the local power company a few years ago. Someone from the UK wrote our newspaper and warned us they're a bunch of thugs. Said where he lives the power disconnect boxes are on the inside of the house and when you get behind on your bill they send a coupla fellows to your place to sledgehammer the door in to turn off your juice. Could that be true?

 

Not heard that particular story, but I can confirm that Scottish Power management ( upper, middle, and junior)are a shower of cunts, who rely almost exclusively on bullying to achieve their aims. I had the misfortune of having to do some work for them a few years back and with a few exceptions I found them to be a vile and loathsome bunch.

 

Anyway, breathe, .......Bulgaria looks ace!

[Bear]

Hmm, 2200 miles isn't that bad of a commute really? Really?

 

<goes off and checks behind sofa - Want to go halves Richard? 

 

 

Don't tempt me. I was gonna put down a deposit on a terrace in Nottingham, after all...

[Bear]

What's the internet like?

[Bucketeer]

Bulgaria and Romania are both in the top ten for fastest Internet in the world. Like most things here, it's a country mile ahead of the UK.

[Inspector Morose]

Don't tempt me. I was gonna put down a deposit on a terrace in Nottingham, after all...

Just think, like the place you've got now but abroad....with potential for lots of parking space.

 

I'm tempted.

[Sealtainn]

So whilst back this time we are getting the corner of the perimeter wall rebuilt along with a driveway put in down the side of the barn. The half fallen down hay store in the picture is being rebuilt and a car port added onto the side so I can move the Granada from the open barn and still have it under cover plus room to work on it. Then work can commence on the open barn to turn it into a massive living room.

 

 

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[somewhatfoolish]

Just think, like the place you've got now but abroad....with potential for lots of parking space.

 

I'm tempted.

AS retirement village, Shitest Exotic Generic Rubber Glove Motel; the numbers probably add up although the name definitely needs work.