McRainy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, jono said: those were the days before sensible reliable economical stinky diesels Our drummer's got a diesel Leon estate that's 180bhp, or something, similar to the old petrol Golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, King Kevin said: They have a car meet at the Coopers Arms Weston on Trent first and third Thursday of the month. A guy turns up with an absolute stunner every couple of weeks ,he owns a body shop in Long Eaton and it shows lovely car. You never seem to see them on the road now, I thought they'd all gone. Mine was F reg, metallic blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lambchop said: You never seem to see them on the road now, I thought they'd all gone. Mine was F reg, metallic blue. It might be wishful thinking or it may be true but he reckons it's worth £20k no idea ,I like fast fords [they were my cars back in the late 60's /70's] but not very well up on prices . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, King Kevin said: It might be wishful thinking or it may be true but he reckons it's worth £20k Blimey. I know the old Vee Dubs fetch silly money, but never heard that about Fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 My navara’s 196bhp The speed traps love me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Lambchop said: Blimey. I know the old Vee Dubs fetch silly money, but never heard that about Fords. There you go a trip down memory lane £13-£16k get it bought . https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/ford/fiesta/ford-fiesta-xr2/9015500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, King Kevin said: There you go a trip down memory lane £13-£16k get it bought . Wow, that's a nostalgia trip. Pepperpot alloys, and everything! Makes me sad, actually. I used to love driving, but just find it a chore now. Gerrin' old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 7 hours ago, Lambchop said: Three 'at faults' in 35 years, all more than 25 years ago. One in a car park, one on my drive, and one at a junction. I did once get stopped on the M5 for doing 120 though. Police - How fast do you think you were going? Me - About 120. Police - Do you think that's a safe speed at which to travel? Me - On this road, in this car, at 4 o'clock in the morning, yes. Police - Thank you for your honesty. We'll put it down as 95. Use your mirrors next time and you'll see us coming. Bloody hell. i was keeping it under my hat that i came back from wembley at 115-120mph in my honda s2000. It didn't feel totally safe tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, RamNut said: It didn't feel totally safe tbh. That's the thing with the Golf, it felt totally safe. 2.8 V6 in a car that size, it was just ticking over at 100, so smooth it was boring. Huge straight stretches of empty motorway at night, coming back from a holiday in Cornwall. I wouldn't dream of doing it now, but it seemed sort of normal at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, RamNut said: Bloody hell. i was keeping it under my hat that i came back from wembley at 115-120mph in my honda s2000. It didn't feel totally safe tbh. I’ve just got back from taking one of mine for his first driving lesson, it didn’t feel safe doing 15-20 mph to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Lambchop said: Our drummer's got a diesel Leon estate that's 180bhp, or something, similar to the old petrol Golf. the better diesels are incredibly clever and so much torque .. but the throttle response is always a millisecond off somehow and they dont make the right noise ?. One day, before the world collapses or hell and a hand cart beckon, I want 12 cylinders normally aspirated with Webber’s or Delortos and an open road.... probably will never happen but dreams are important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcfan1 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Variable speed limits are annoying, when it goes suddenly from 70 to 50- I think they can cause more harm and danger than good tbh, especially on the M1 south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 8 hours ago, dcfcfan1 said: Variable speed limits are annoying, when it goes suddenly from 70 to 50- I think they can cause more harm and danger than good tbh, especially on the M1 south. I swear blind the dheads in the control room sit there and set them for a laugh . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Just to give an update. Over two weeks have passed and I haven’t received anything so: a) I wasn’t speeding b) It was one of those community cameras that the village busybody has demanded and the police have done it to keep him/her quiet c) both of the above Either way drive safe folks it’s not worth the fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, Gritters said: Just to give an update. Over two weeks have passed and I haven’t received anything so: a) I wasn’t speeding b) It was one of those community cameras that the village busybody has demanded and the police have done it to keep him/her quiet c) both of the above Either way drive safe folks it’s not worth the fine. Sod that get out there and fly round the estate at 60 and do a few donuts to celebrate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hmmm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45668735 Beckham gets away with it. So they know they posted the notice out on time, but not received in Bentley motors until a day late. Bet i wouldn't get away with that, how do you prove you havent 'put it to one side', not that im suggesting Bentley motors would do such a thing for their very wealthy customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Not so daft. A similar thing happened to me once when i got a parking ticket. i parked on a hill in snow and checked to ensure that there wasn't a yellow line next to the kerb. I still got a ticket. Although there wasn't a yellow line and therefore it might appear ok to park there, apparently where i had parked would have meant other vehicles having to cross a solid white line in the centre of the road. (Now why stop the yellow lines if that invites another problem?) Not that the white lines were even visible because of snow. So i wasn't best pleased. The ticket had to be returned confirming who was driving. I took the maximum time to reply and posted it second class. After a lengthy delay they sent me another letter asking exactly the same question. So i took the maximum time to reply again - pointing out that i'd already sent the same information - and posted it second class again. I think they have 6 months to take it to court, and basically they were running out of time. Next i got a letter telling me that on this occasion they had decided not to pursue the matter. Hee hee. Ran out of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 26/09/2018 at 18:35, Gritters said: Just to give an update. Over two weeks have passed and I haven’t received anything so: a) I wasn’t speeding b) It was one of those community cameras that the village busybody has demanded and the police have done it to keep him/her quiet c) both of the above Either way drive safe folks it’s not worth the fine. You got away with it, well done gritters m’owd. Wish I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Boycie said: You got away with it, well done gritters m’owd. Wish I had. You need Mr Loophole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Just now, Gritters said: You need Mr Loophole No need to talk dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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