My Car Has Stolen Money From Me...

[Greybeema]

Was at Le Mans 24hr.  You should hear the cars there:-

Audis & Pugs whisper...
Ferraris wail
Astons purr
But the earth moves when the 'vettes go by...

[Pete Mc]

When I was self employed,I did a lot of plumbing and heating and gas work for a local Indian restaurant owner.He was as tight as a ducks a***,but he had a Aston Martin DB9 Vantage V12.The soft top one.He took me out in it one day for an hour and let me tell you this,it was fantastic beyond words and I had a s*** on the whole time,and when he let me have a go it was even worse.They are absolutely,unbelievably magnificent to drive.The view out from the driving seat is one to behold,the noise they make is better than the best song you ever heard on the best Bose or Bang and Oluf sound system ever made.If I die tomorrow,and a film was to be made of my life,this would be my main feature.

I can't say the birth of my kids would be the main feature as I don't have any,nor my wedding day cos it was a disaster after the initial day,such is the mediocre existence I lead.

Pete

[Mustermark]

What car is that, MM?

Agreed Astons sound good... Trouble is you just don't get to hear them that often!

That would be my 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T, V8 5.7L Hemi

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=350.msg37967#msg37967

[hairygit]

All I can say is fools and their money soon go seperate ways I drive a 1958 series 2 Diesel Landrover, it cost me £50.00, 27 years ago. It's my everyday hack, no frills, no heater, no seatbelts (that's a wonderful feeling!), only 1 windscreen wiper on the drivers side. FREE road tax, £57.00 a year fully comp insurance, and M.O.T. is only £28.70 (coz theres NO emmission test or seatbelt installation check! ) Has never let me down, does about 30 m.p.g., runs quite happily on old chip oil as well as diesel, do all the servicing myself, parts are very cheap and easy to get, and only 12 nuts and bolts to remove the roof for summer! All in all, the best value motoring you can get, who cares about the fact every panel is scraped or dented, makes flash gits in BMW's etc think twice about cutting me up, coz they realise I'm not bothered about another scrape, but they wouldn't want their tin god damaged

[Pete Mc]

Or parking next to you in the supermarket car park.I still make sure the car next to me is a newer,better car than mine so when they open their door to get in,they don't bash my paintwork.I'm even worse when I have my dads car.His is a pristine 2005 BMW 320iSE with less than 15000 miles on the clock which he has owned since new.I'd hate to be the one who was using it when it got marked.

Pete

[Flakmunky]

All I can say is fools and their money soon go seperate ways I drive a 1958 series 2 Diesel Landrover, it cost me £50.00, 27 years ago. It's my everyday hack, no frills, no heater, no seatbelts (that's a wonderful feeling!), only 1 windscreen wiper on the drivers side. FREE road tax, £57.00 a year fully comp insurance, and M.O.T. is only £28.70 (coz theres NO emmission test or seatbelt installation check! ) Has never let me down, does about 30 m.p.g., runs qu_ite happily on old chip oil as well as diesel, do all the servicing myself, parts are very cheap and easy to get, and only 12 nuts and bolts to remove the roof for summer! All in all, the best value motoring you can get, who cares about the fact every panel is scraped or dented, makes flash gits in BMW's etc think twice about cutting me up, coz they realise I'm not bothered about another scrape, but they wouldn't want their tin god damaged

Thanks for the personal insult. What have I ever done to you

Well done. Or have I got you all wrong and it was intended as a joke?

Regards,

Flakmunky.

A flash git fool in a tin-god BMW. And proud of it. Also with a heated seat and one of the safest cars on the road!

[Newportnobby]

Come on, guys. Play nicely please. We all have our opinions about who drives what but please don't post them as you're bound to upset someone. HairyGit has some cheap wheels and its cheap to run. Others have expensive vehicles which cost a lot to run. Each to their own without slating the others

[Flakmunky]

I never slated any one, but I agree with you, lets play nice!

[hairygit]

Nothing personal intended! If you read my posts in the "road rage" thread, you'll probably understand where I'm coming from. Unfortunately there are some right idiots out there on the roads, I drive a coach for a living, and 9 times out of 10, if someone cuts me up, pulls out on me , or is just generally bad mannered on the road, it's a B.M.W. although in the last 2 years Audi drivers are doing their best to steal the crown! If you, with hand on heart say you have NEVER done any of the above, it wasn't aimed at you!

[Mustermark]

I just took hairygits post as a humourous dig.  Fair enough to drive an old inexpensive car that has served you well and having it so long is very eco-friendly, and from that perspective it may seem foolish to spend what i do running a car that can do 0-60 in 5 seconds.  And the correlation between flash cars and idiot drivers is supported by the statistics!

But i do like the irony of owning my flash car and driving like a nun... The speed limit on my 21 miles to work is 45mph!  And i stick to it.  I am patient and courteous at 4-way stops. I pay a lot for a car that i occasionally get up to 65... But there are no laws about how quickly i get to 65 on an empty slip road, and that little thrill makes it worth every penny. That and looking at what i think is a work of art - my heart skips a beat every time i see it still.

Each to his/her own.

[Pete Mc]

Thats because all the BMW drivers are trading their beemers in for Audi's.This has been a growing trend for a couple of years now,as was recognised on Top Gear by Jeremy Clarkson when they did their road and track test on the new M3,Audi RS4 and Merc C63 AMG.Clarkson said he'd buy an M3 because now all the c**** are buying Audi's.While I agree on the subject of cars pulling out on buses,as a bus driver myself,I am noticing that the trend is on the type of person,not necessarily the car they drive.It only seems as though its all Audi and BMW drivers because these days they outstrip the buyers of Mondeo's and other more mundane cars.An Audi and BMW are perceived to be more prestigious than the others.

If I'm stating the.obvious then I'm sorry but I see with my own experience that there are now more women who do this in their Nissan Jukes and just lately,Range Rover Evokes.They just do it because their time is more important than anyone elses and because cars are so much safer these days,they think they can get away with it.And indeed they do,most of the time.There are others though,that are far worse than these,black cab and private hire mini cab drivers do this on a far more regular basis,and the worst bit is they don't have to take a test or assessment of their competence to drive like bus drivers and hgv drivers.Just turn up at the local council offices ,apply for a cab licence and away you go.

Hope this balances things out a little.

Pete

[Flakmunky]

I'm not interested in cross referencing posts in another thread to see whether it was an insult directed at me or not. The post you made here, in this thread, appears to be an insult aimed at me.

But hey, lifes too short. As a confirmed petrol head, I know I need treatment; anyone who invests in a depreciating asset needs their head looking at! This thread was intended to be a light hearted thread for fellow petrol heads who have been stung by depreciation to commiserate with each other.


So if you feel the need to scoff at a petrol head because you paid 50p for your shed in 1932 go right ahead. We know we deserve it.

As for Audi / BMW drivers being aggressive and arrogant, remember that the world would be a better place if people weren't so prejudiced towards others...

[Lawrence]

Right gents - congratulations on ruining a perfectly good thread, it is now going to be locked so give yourselves a pat on the back irrespective of what you drive.

And for future reference - expletives or foul language, disguised or otherwise, will not be tolerated - you have been warned