Do you own a car?

On bike forums lots of contributors are keen to point out the shortcomings of car drivers, and group car drivers into a sub species of incompetents! So, here's the big question, do you own a car or are you a 'pure' biker?

 

OH NO I must be "impure"

 

I expect that the majority of us also own a car. At present I only own two bikes, and use my wife's car probably three or four times a month. However, after 30+ years of driving a car I still consider myself a driver more than a biker.

 

Fear not, thou shalt be cleansed of your impurity!

 

I own a car - necessary for work but I'd still have one even if it wasn't. I only got my license four years ago as I was living in London and didn't need one there. Now I average 18k miles a year.

 

I own a car but its sorned as i now have a works van.
But didnt learn to drive till i was 26. 9 years of 12 months a year riding.

 

one car- fiesty fiesta
2.5 bikes
got full bike licence in 1982
full car licence 1993
regard myself as a biking cager

 

Yup, just as greedy with cars as I am bikes wouldn't be a petrolhead without one!

 

The bike came first as i got my bike licence by DAS as soon as I was 21 but for my sins I'm more driver than rider now .

Car gets used for the boring stuff and the Bike comes out just for fun.

 

Have to run a car for work.
Bikes came first, then a car for ages, now lucky enough to be able to run both......just
However, there is some major work coming up needing doing on the car, anyone want a challenge? *laughing*

 

Hmmn... three cars at the moment and trying to resist a fourth (nowhere to put it). But then, as I drive around 50,000 miles pa, I guess I need 'em. I do have three bikes though - does that make up for it?

 

I started with a Ped (in the days of Mod and Rockers!!-) Used my dads car initially. But have allways had a car even when I had bikes. Ted only ever had bikes - and got his first car about 5 years ago. Now no bikes, so I have my Nissan C + C (Hair dressers car- I am told) and Ted has what was my old Golf that we had from a year old.

 

You are just greedy!!!!

 

Happy to take offers on two of the cars..!

 

technically i only own bikes, however i have been driving cars for over 13 years. sold my road car and fund car, both mr2's one n/a one turbo quite a few years ago to fund my bike liscence and bike... I ride 24/7 no matter the weather, use the bike for my job. occasionally borrow the wifes car if i need carrying capacity , and tend to do the driving if we go out with the littlun...

 

I learnt to ride a bike waaaaay before I learnt to drive, Ive been riding for about 15 years and only driving for about 4. I learnt to drive in my 20s but never got around to getting a car because I loved my bike so much and took it everywhere and couldnt imagine the need for a car. Now I have my car and I love driving but Im a biker through and through. As the slogan says: 4 wheels moves the body but 2 wheels moves the soul! And as for the car, it has to be a convertible, there is no way I can go from the openness of a bike to a completely closed car and even in the winter, I drive with the top down

 

I do not have a car at the moment. Just hubby and I with our own bikes!! Haven't driven a car in 4 years due to our travel - don't even think I'd remember how to!!! LOL

 

Bike license at 21 - clean sheet with a days training, Car test at 32 with 1 minor.

I'm with Ducky, if it's got an engine and you can make it perform beyond its design then it's all good!
Always a biker first and as I used to ride upwards of 18k miles a year just for kicks I'll stand by that.