Newb to Bristol/places to live

[ferretca18]

Hi guys:) hows it going here then? Well, today i attended an interview at Delphi Diesel Systems in Stonehouse for a Manufacturing Systems Engineer, and, i got offered the job. So im looking for a place in Bristol and as soon as i have one and a runabout car ill be moving up:) Hope to get myself to some of the socials and meet with a few of you guys (some ive met before a fair while back)

will be good to see new faces:)

cheers guys:)
Allan

p.s should i buy a 180 with my newfound jobness? (i sold my old s13 to madda and i want another lol) :thumbs:

[mattlake]

delphi is just round the corner from where i work, and jon200 off here as well. Bristol is a bit of a comute though (26miles iirc)

[jim22]

welcome to gert brizzle!:thumbs::sxoc:

you will be amazed quite how many SX owners there are here......and even more amazed at the fact you'll never seem to see any out on the road lol!:wack:


yes get a 180 and get along to our meets!,when the weather improves we will be arranging some nice drives to various places and of course we are not far from castle combe for japfest etc:thumbs:

[FullMetalGasket]

A guy I work with lives in Stonehouse if you want me to ask about the renting/buying situation up there :thumbs:

180's rock :nod: (not that I'm biased of course :wack:) so get one :D

[ferretca18]

cheers guys! im used to a commute (well not a commute but a crap ferry service) at the moment so thats fine with me. its only around 30-45 mins. plus i have a few mates in Brizzle anyway (one of which is the one that got me into this job:))

cant wait to get up there now. ill pop out to the meets in whatever car i get! look forward to meeting you guys:):nod:

as for the renting thing, im on it. lol even my mates been looking for me. just looking at an appartment or something at first!

[kins]

talk me through where delphi is. id have thought id know it being a diesel fitter lol

[mattlake]

oldends lane insudtrial estate, stonehouse. Just off junction 13 of the M5

[ferretca18]

oldends lane insudtrial estate, stonehouse. Just off junction 13 of the M5

^^^ what he said!


oh and are there many mountain bikers among you lot? ive been going FoD quite a bit but will be getting myself up to wales a fair bit when i get a place to live aswell:thumbs:

[kins]

ah right got a rough idea. i do trials riding so not the kinda mountain biking your on about lol

[ferretca18]

Hi guys! im quite new to Bristol, as in i know where my mate lives is nice but thats about it. Was wondering if you could point me in the right direction of places to look for a flat/ studio. I know the main area to not live in in St Pauls but other than that i have no clue. Any help would be awesome.

Not just confined to Bristol either, anywhere up towards gloucester is cool.

Cheers again!
Allan

[Chriscooke]

I don't know bristol that well but from what i know i'd steer clear of hartcliff and fishponds:nod: sorry if anyone on here lives in either of these but thats what i've heard:thumbs:

[jon200]

i work next door to delphi :nod: You gotta watch out for the crazy polish drivers round there lol :D

And Hi

[Shortcut]

wish you were looking for a council exchange with a nice four bed house in cornwall, but hey welcome to the west country, if you go stroud cheltenham gloucester way you will find some good mountain bike terrain

[ferretca18]

cheers guys:thumbs: aye lots of riding up that way! plus its so close to Wales it would be rude not to!

[kins]

bradley stoke is pretty sound loads of houses good prices not a bad neighbourhood umm ill post more when i think im from the sticks outside bristol so not experience of livin there. the reason i mentioned bradley stoke is me mate moved there few months ago

[ferretca18]

ideal! cheers for that, ive found a load of places round that area! how do you find getting into Bristol for a night out?

[kins]

tbh bradley stoke aint ideal to get in to town. for me where i live its a half hour bus journey or 20 min train ride an a £25 :eek: taxi back. sea mill's aint to bad but you gotta get the right end thats dead handy for town :thumbs:

[FullMetalGasket]

Don't move to Southmead or knowle west :wack:

Most of Yate and Chipping Sodbury arn't anywhere near as bad as people make out :)
Although there are deffinate shite areas :(

[kins]

yea but no where near bristol center to go on the p1ss!!!! lol

[ferretca18]

cheers guys, ive found a few places (house share) in and around clifton/cotham and redland. ive been told these places are nice:):thumbs:

[kins]

clifton is very nice if not a bit expensive. i used to go out with a gal from the uni up there :wack:

[ferretca18]

yea, i agree with the expensive bit! its looking damn expensive compared with down here! Although it is cheap down here anyway:nod:

[ferretca18]

Magic! i've just had a guy call about a viewing. So im off to Bristol on Saturday to view a house in Redland:) hoorah

[ferretca18]

GOT IT:)

got on well with the guys that live there already! so Im gonna be living in Redland for a bit:)

Cranbrook road! if anyone sees a ginger guy with tattoos and probably a big mountain bike come say hello:thumbs:

gonna try and move in next week

[Bristol Blue]

Good areas those.

Parking can be a bit tight unless you have somewhere with parking included.

[ferretca18]

its not too bad actually, theres a street opposite where theres always LOADS of spaces:)

[CH1EF]

thats good area if your there for the bristol night life. I live on whiteladies road at the top if you see a rough looking 180sx around. Just be careful around your area for car vandals and theives. I've had my car broken into and also footprints on the bonnet and wing mirror kicked off. and all my mates have had similar experinces.

I also ride trials, freeride, roady and bmx. there lots of good bmx'ing (park, street and track). there also some good trails around bristol if your into that but there all kept quite underground. but wales has a massive amount of freeride and man made and designed route which are great fun.

Give me a shout if you want any ideas/locations to ride.

[ferretca18]

cool! ideal yea my mate lives in west park, had the students running over his car:(

i know of Still for riding, my mate was one of the guys that built it (steve and phill lol) pretty cool area if a little short.

i'd love to ride bmx but my hand cant take it (old injury and my hand dies with rigids up front)

P.M me your number mate as it would be cool to meet up with some locals once i move in. just need my car then im done:)