October 2006
Interesting to see how drivers react when skidding towards an accident. Most freeze but some actually get out!
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Obviously the best thing to do would be to release the brakes giving more chance to steer out. I feel smug knowing I would have done that because I did on two occasions but I was still lucky that the space I steered towards didn't have another vehicle there. Read more
In 24 years of driving I've been pulled over four times, twice resulted in SP30'S- fair do's.
The other occasions were
1; driving down the M40 @ 23.00, 2 weeks before xmas, fortunately it was deserted, I spotted the cop car coming down the slip road and moved to the middle lane to ease their access. After a short while I got pulled up, for doing just 80mph, which she pointed out was above the speed limit- I thought, thank god I'd slowed down from the 90 mph I had been doing- no ticket
2 On a road leading towards my house one Sunday I had to mount the kerb to avoid the temporary bollards in place with ACCESS ONLY sign.
Got pulled up for mounting the pavement,which he pointed out that if there had been a pedestrian there I would have hit them!! - I'd have loved to have pointed out that if there had been a jumbo jet landing there also I wouldn't have mounted the pavement either, but refrained.
what plainly stupid statements have other BR'S been notified about Read more
Not strictly pulled over, but 2 Xmases ago we were returning from a pre Xmas party, and were stopped at a police road block doing their drink driving checks.
Officer comes to driver's window, and wife opens it
"Good evening madam, have you been drinking this evening"
"No"
I lean across from passenger seat and - very cheerfully - call out "She never drinks that's why she's driving!"
Officer
"Where have you been all my life? I've been looking for a wife like you" and waves us on.
They do have a sense of humour
A colleague has recently taken delivery of a new C4 'Cool' special edition. I saw him and the car today for the first time and asked him how he was getting on. Car is excellent but has one flaw.
The car has the speedo and other info on a central binnacle, it also has a height adjustable seat. When he sets the seat so he is comfortable the angle between his eyes and the speedo binnacle means the binnacle shroud obscures the top of the LCD speedo readout. If he sets the seat to its maximum height he can only see the bottom quarter of the speed readout, for his purposes the height adjustable seat is virtually useless as he can only use it over less than half of it's travel if he wants to see how fast he's going. He's of average height too so it could affect other purchasers. Read more
Its a five door. Best description is the binnacle is like a peak on a cap, I presume to reduce glare. If someone is wearing a baseball cap and you raise your seating position in relation to them, at some point you won't see their eyes. This is the effect he encountered.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF > Read more
Ur quite correct tintin, meant to state Columbo's car was pictured in 1974
Hi, I have a 306 d turbo, 1995, and I want to know which relay does what. The haynes manual has good fuse diagrams but nothing about relays. Does anyone know off-hand, or has anyone got a relay diagram that shows which one is which? Thanks! Read more
In a similar vein to the lack of indication by selfish drivers, I am astonished by the amount of drivers that sit with their foot on the brake pedal when stationary at traffic lights, level crossings etc, usually dazzling the person behind if their car has LED type high level lights.
I used to think it was confined to drivers of automatic cars but it's too widespread nowadays. Unfortunately I've even witnessed learners doing it in driving school cars so what hope is there if proper technique isn't even being taught these days?
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not common below 55 to 60 years of age.
Fortunately, still some 13 years to go before reaching that particular milestone;-)
National Tyres sell Millenium Tyres, made by Cooper Avon, considerably cheaper than known brands.
The thing that grabs my attention is that they rate it very highly under all their criteria.
Is it really such a fabulous marque?
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I wasna fu but just had plenty. Read more
Can anyone recommend a good mechanic in the North West who would be reasonably adept with turbo adjustments/issues?
Preferably close to Warrington/Liverpool as I work near one and live in the other.
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Camco 88
Address: 129 Hoyle Street, Warrington, Lancashire. WA5 0LP
Phone: 01925 445688
Specialists in turbos and ecu upgrades/superchips etc.
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Anyone read Colin Goodwin's article about tailgating in this week's Autocar?
I'm not going to give my précis, as it'll get picked to shreds.... if anyone HAS read it, let me know your views! : ) Read more
I havent driven in Portugal, however Italian tailgaters will happily drive so close that you cant see the front half of their bonnet at 130 kph.
TVR are to close UK production with the loss of 250 jobs at their Blackpool factory.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6062084.stm
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Roger
I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
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So what's left mow of the 'indiginous' British motor industry? Morgan - Bristol - Caterham - Noble - all using bought-in engines from foreign-owned manufacturers.
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Quite a good way of knocking most of the snow off yr car too.