Ive just been offered a Job which im really keen on taking. The position is a Photographic assistant/driver which will basically envolve me assisting a local (good reputation) photographer as an assistant so I will be helping him setup and pack away equipment at shoots, helping with post shoot photoshop work and colour correction etc, and various other bits and bobs.
Now, the position also requires me to be a driver for him. He doesnt drive and so would also be hiring me as a driver and this requires me to supply my own transport which, at the moment, is a Cinq Sporting. However, I also have the Marea weekend 20v still here.
Here is my problem.
The cinq is a little embarasing. Whilst its a great fun car and I love it (even though its been an arse to get it MOTed), its still a silly little yellow box and I realise this heh. Whilst it will cope with long trips (to london and back as he does alot of work in london), it isnt the ideal car for soaking up miles. Plus depending on how much equipment the guy has, it might not be big enough.
Now as said above, the Marea is still here and so I could use that which would solve the milage problem and it is definatly big enough. Plus it looks more professional and alot less embarasing than a silly little yellow cinq.
My problem with the Marea is that being a 20v, it uses ALOT of petrol. No problem for traveling 10miles to work and back daily but when your talking 150miles each way atleast once a week, the costs really start to add up! I will be getting paid 40p per mile petrol allowence and so the majority will be covered but in the marea, a tank is nearly £70 and I could probably just about do the 300mile round trip on a full tank IF I was very lucky! The petrol allowence would definatly cover the costs of the traveling but still, for that milage I could be making a hell of alot more money without having to fork out for extra traveling. Plus should something go wrong with the 20v, its not easy or cheap to fix either.
So basically, my question is, would you keep the cinq or keep the marea? One of them has to go either way. Or would you sell both and turbo diesel instead?
Now, the position also requires me to be a driver for him. He doesnt drive and so would also be hiring me as a driver and this requires me to supply my own transport which, at the moment, is a Cinq Sporting. However, I also have the Marea weekend 20v still here.
Here is my problem.
The cinq is a little embarasing. Whilst its a great fun car and I love it (even though its been an arse to get it MOTed), its still a silly little yellow box and I realise this heh. Whilst it will cope with long trips (to london and back as he does alot of work in london), it isnt the ideal car for soaking up miles. Plus depending on how much equipment the guy has, it might not be big enough.
Now as said above, the Marea is still here and so I could use that which would solve the milage problem and it is definatly big enough. Plus it looks more professional and alot less embarasing than a silly little yellow cinq.
My problem with the Marea is that being a 20v, it uses ALOT of petrol. No problem for traveling 10miles to work and back daily but when your talking 150miles each way atleast once a week, the costs really start to add up! I will be getting paid 40p per mile petrol allowence and so the majority will be covered but in the marea, a tank is nearly £70 and I could probably just about do the 300mile round trip on a full tank IF I was very lucky! The petrol allowence would definatly cover the costs of the traveling but still, for that milage I could be making a hell of alot more money without having to fork out for extra traveling. Plus should something go wrong with the 20v, its not easy or cheap to fix either.
So basically, my question is, would you keep the cinq or keep the marea? One of them has to go either way. Or would you sell both and turbo diesel instead?
