Hornet couldn't cope with my (fairly) regularish long trips to see mates, and I do like to be free to jump in my car and be on a mates doorstep in an emergency; be it a tragic upset needing tea or sympathy or a Help! Cake! Emergency!
The Algae is so seedy I can park it anywhere in Liverpool without fear. Maybe I'll splash out on summat half decent when it's totally fallen apart. (It is my plan, though not a pressing one.)

Hornet is too much of an unreliable toy really, when I had a commute, I'd run it every Friday, or weekly to the supermarket, it can't really be trusted with too much alas. :-(
It is my White Elephant, it fits that definition far too well.