What have you driven?

4x2 · September 20, 2012, 12:37:25 AM

Right then...

69 cars and counting...

Leyland Olympian
Bristol VR
Dennis Lance
Dennis Dart
Mercedes 609/709
Volvo B10
Volvo B7 AYAYT omni-city
Routemaster RM and RML
Leyland/DAB 'Bendybus'
Leyland Lynx
Leyland Atlantean
MCW Metrobus
Dennis Trident
Leyland Tiger

To name a few...
But the most interesting 'thing' I've driven is...

The turntable at Bristol Bath Road depot, complete with class 47 !

MikeDunn · September 20, 2012, 07:38:45 PM

Best I've managed is a Hercules / C130 flight sim at the RAF base near Swindon ... Fantastic

Lawrence · September 21, 2012, 08:39:18 AM

Quote from: MikeDunn on September 20, 2012, 07:38:45 PM
Best I've managed is a Hercules / C130 flight sim at the RAF base near Swindon ... Fantastic

Spent 3 years there Mike, happy memories

moogle · September 21, 2012, 03:23:41 PM

Quote from: dr deltic on September 17, 2012, 10:31:58 PM
08,20,25,31,33,37,40,46,47,55,56,57,58,60,70,86,87,90,92,304/5/10, 325, 350, 156, 185.
And was paid for it all

Model or Real? The former don't count!

Before I passed my test in a Fiat 500 I had lessons and had a go at driving a variety of cars.

MK1 Escort
MK2 Escort popular plus
MK1 Fiesta
MK1 Nova
Nissan Micra (old shape)
Peugot 206.

Only drove my old Mercedes 190E since then. (R.I.P.)

Drove a Yamaha off road trike once.
Lean to steer, don't turn the handbars!

Ouch!

Pedaloes, canoes and rowing boats, prefer the latter.

Cycles, heres a lot more.

Raleigh Chopper
Raleigh Bomber
Peugot Racer
Two BMX's

and several other bikes in amongst them.

Mountain bikes by

Raleigh
Elan
Giant
Specialized
Marin (a second hand B52 - a beast of a bike, great fun! Sadly stolen

:'()
and one by Scott.

The Marin is the only one I remember the model name of.
Nearly reached 50 mph downhill on that one once.
Got to 48 but had to brake for a bend as I didn't fancy impaling myself on a tree!

I'm older now and not quite so mad as I was back then.

Honest!

dr deltic · September 21, 2012, 08:18:05 PM

For Moogle, the trains are all real!

don't get me started on cars lol!

Southernboy · September 21, 2012, 10:29:48 PM

I used to drive a 1937 Austin Ruby.

I drove Blackpool No 40 (1926) at Crich Tramway Museum a few times.

I drove a vintage open-staircase bus up London's Haymarket (with passengers on board) when it was a tourist attraction for the then newly opened LT Museum at Covent Garden.

Never driven a train though ...

Trainfish · September 22, 2012, 01:36:45 PM

I've driven 266 yards on the 10th hole at my golf club. Does this count? FORE!

Caz · September 23, 2012, 12:54:55 PM

In that case, I drove the 166 yard, 16th hole at Estepona Golf and as it was a par 3 hole, achieved my longest hole in one

Pete Mc · September 23, 2012, 08:26:50 PM

Ooh,speaking of bikes,I've ridden a few of those as well.
I took a CBT course on a Honda CG125,bought a Yamaha SR125 of a mates wife,passed my full bike test via direct access route on a Honda CB500.Both the CG125 and CB500 being standard motorcycle traing hacks,then about six months after passing my bike test in September 2000,I bought my lovely 1994 Honda CBR600Fp.I still own this bike althougj I haven't rode it for some time(about 3 years now).I rode a Ducati 748s once whilst my bike was in for a major service and fell in love with them.
Problem was that back then,they were terribly expensive to own and also unreliable so I didn't buy one for that reason.
The CBR might be the bike equivalent of a Ford Escort or similar car but they are very reliable and can get a bit of a wiggle on when your feeling frisky.
Only problem I have is that I have lost about six stone in weight over the years so my leathers don't fit anymore,that and it needs tyres,battery,mot,tax and insurance.
All expensive on top of a model railway habit.

Pete