Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ?

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:25
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Pugugly
Having turned 50 in June I have suddenly discovered that I have slowed my driving right down - to the extent that the CRV is doing an extra 80 miles per tank !

I have noticed a tendency to mimse along the local dual carriageway at a stately 65 mph and stick rigidly to speed limits.


Apart from "making progress" on my bikes, I greatly fear that the pleasure I felt chucking my Roomie about with brio has gone....:-(


Anybody else suffering from this ? Am I doomed ?
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:32
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - doctorchris
I'm 52 and do the same.
It's called being sensible and saving money on fuel, as well as speeding fines.
If you do this a lot on dual carriageways and motorways but remain in the inside lane then you are causing nobody any inconvenience, so why worry.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:32
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Robin Reliant
You are doomed, but you are not alone. I drive more slowly than I did ten years ago, partly I suspect through having a job where I drive but my time is my own, no deadlines.

Now and again I make a concious effort to have a really quick blast, generally when I am going home late evening and the roads here are virtually empty. It makes me remember why I love driving and sharpens my skills and concentration too.

So although the incontinence pants are on the horizon PU, you can still relive your youth now and again, all is not lost.

Edited by Robin Reliant on 15/10/2009 at 17:33

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:39
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Sofa Spud
I'm 54 and I don't think my driving has changed, but then I've always been a 'do it by the book' driver anyway and that's got me safely through 37 years of driving, including HGVs for a while.

The thing that really does bring out the 'sensible', though, is when your children start learning to drive!!
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:54
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - commerdriver
They call it maturity PU, it is a state to be savoured, you have nothing left to prove to anyone, especially those youngsters still trying to achieve the nirvana of the second half century.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:54
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Old Navy
I was going to say that you have got to the point of realising that hitting things hurts, but then remembered the "making progress on my bike" bit. You must have got to the more haste, less speed realisation stage.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:19
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - old crocks
When I was younger I used to drive with my right foot flat to the floor, brake for corners at the last moment and take the fastest line around them ignoring those around me. If anyone had the timerity to try and overtake I would cut them up and if anyone was in front of me I would do everything I could to get past.

After a while I would have to put the car back on the trailer, leave the circuit and tow it back home. How I miss those days.

Now I'm rather like Robin Reliant. Rather too sensible most of the time but really do enjoy the infrequent blasts.

Must go now, I'm late for a game of badminton!
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 17:51
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - FotheringtonThomas
Ahem! "Carphound"?
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:00
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - nick
I think you need to get a fun car for weekends and re-discover the fun of a hoon on a quiet road.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:12
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - Dave_TD
mimse along the local dual carriageway at a stately 65 mph

stick rigidly to speed limits.

Anybody else suffering from this ?


Me, and I'm a fortnight shy of my 37th birthday. It comes to us all I guess, some sooner than others!
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:20
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - RichardS
>>Me, and I'm a fortnight shy of my 37th birthday. It comes to us all I guess, some sooner than others!

Hey Dave I beat you by a year! about 5 weeks shy of my 36th birthday and I drive like a pedestrian OAP sticking rigidly to the limits.

I found becoming a Dad made me very safety conscious...
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:26
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - Pugugly
"fun car"


Funnily enough I have a sniff of a three year old 325 petrol- low mileage, cosseted and very well spec'd - should get it for the price of a Focus........(oh and it has them shiny door handle lights)
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:33
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - Mr.Tee43
Don't give in to this "Maturity" thing. It's a slippery slide into old age which needs to be nipped in the bud right now.

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:41
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - commerdriver
Don't give in to this "Maturity" thing. It's a slippery slide into old age which
needs to be nipped in the bud right now.

Not at all Mr T it is simply a stage when you decide when and how you will enjoy a blast of speed, noise or other forms of driving entertainment, rather than feeling the need to do it for others (employers, clients or whoever) It also means you can relax and enjoy the ride should the mood take you.
Old age - that's a long way away. I, for example, have no intention of being old this side of 90.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:38
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - Alby Back
Me too PU. Can't decide whether I just can't be bothered to cane it anymore or whether the camera culture has finally got to me.

Funnily enough there's a young lad across the road, 17 or 18, first car anyway. Ubiquitous Saxo with twiddly bits and an unfeasable stereo. He's quite a nice fellow and we've known him since his childhood. Anyhow, he rags his car from cold, spins the wheels etc. An accident waiting to happen. I catch myself shaking my head and even trying ever so diplomatically to gently point out to him that he's doing his car no good and that the way he drives can only end in tears..........Then I remember what I was like at that age and realise that he won't be taking much heed of me until he hurts himself, his car or someone else. I just hope he does it without too much collateral damage. The human condition eh ?
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 16:22
Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ? - L'escargot
Ahem! "Carphound"?


I just assume he's suffering from dyslexia!
;-)
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:33
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - mrmender
Ha ha ha! I turned 50 In February............Sold my econamical turbo diesel & bought a 5.7L Monaro (Deliverd on my Birthday) I now never pass a gas station and im on first name terms with the lass in my local Esso station
I'm told I'm having a midlife crisis you must have had yours PU
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 18:51
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Lud
Enforced mimsing is so frequent these days. But even without that, I have slowed down over the years.

However there are limits (to slowing down I mean, not speed limits). Fortunately I am still obstructed and annoyed by genuine PITA mimsers. If that stops happening I will be past it.

I wish I could afford a midlife crisis like mm's. I'm 71 and would greatly enjoy blatting about in a Monaro or RS Audi or Porsche or one of those suave, snorting-monster Mercs. Still, you can't have everything, innit?
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 19:41
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - PhilW
I bet you ain't a mimser PU. Mimsers are those who drive in a coccoon, oblivious of other road users and therefore obstruct their progress. Driving within speed limits is sensible given the number of speed cameras. 65 on the local dual carriageway isn't holding up the trucks and forcing them into the outside lane. What's fun about doing 95 on the "local" dual carrriageway if you are not in a rush? Even at your advanced age (10 years younger than me!!) I bet you are still a"positive" driver - when you need to overtake it is "drop a gear, put right foot down and get past quickly and safely". A nice clear twisty bit of road - OK, attack it, not dangerously but but enough to feel the car's response.
I had a lift with a bloke today in Nottingham - he thought it was clever at every set of lights to drop the clutch, take it up to the rev limiter in first gear, do 60 between speed cameras, swap lanes without indicating etc. Most uncomfortable and embarrrassing. And did we make significant progress over others? No. Because they were alongside us at the next set of lights. I do between 1500 and 2000 miles a week - can't drive like an idiot, it woud be too stressful but I can still enjoy my driving and make good progress by (I hope!) driving in a positive manner and still show consideration for others.
We ain't mimsers - we drive according to the conditions and with due consideration for others - it can still be fun!
Phil

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 19:42
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Robin Reliant
I alway's feel you can still be young in heart and attitude provided you don't start wearing beige clothes, light coloured shoes and sweeping your greying locks back from your forehead. It has become a coffin dodgers uniform which I resist by only ever wearing dark clothing with the shirt hanging out over the trousers, black shoes, letting my hair grow and slightly too long and sporting a Zapata moustache.

Car choice is important too. Small hatches, Rovers and Hondas should be avoided unless they are left to go filthy dirty and develop a few scratches and dents. At least twice a year you should spend a week or two worrying whether the camera you were touch and go on is going to generate a NIP in the post.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 19:47
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - PhilW
"light coloured shoes"
Avoided that so far

"only ever wearing dark clothing with the shirt hanging out over the trousers, black shoes, letting my hair grow and slightly too long and sporting a Zapata moustache."

Will avoid that 'til I am in my grave.

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Thu 15 Oct 2009 19:59
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - zookeeper
I resist by only ever wearing
dark clothing


mmm....... thats typical, im nearing 50 so i can empythise with that sort of problem, luckily im still using the toilet
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 19:46
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - barney100
I'm 62 and drive as I always did, SWMBO is not that complmentary about my efforts but I try to drive safely but don't mimse around.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 20:33
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - gordonbennet
I'm in the fifties and thats as close as you lot need to know, and i have no intention of growing up.

I still get great pleasure from driving my way, we all like to think we're safe, i hope i am but not giving in gracefully to this old man syndrome, still cruise home at my speed with Alice Cooper for company, long will this misbehaviour continue.

As for car choice, when the MB dies it will be replaced by something quicker.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 20:53
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Aretas
To be serious about this, I think the important point is being fully aware ones own behaviour.

My driving slowed when I retired - partly because of the lack of time pressure, partly because I had to then pay for my own fuel and maintenance and partly anno domini.

It is now rare for me to drive at 8 in the morning, but very instructive to do so as I have to totally change my behaviour so as not to be a nuisance. However I have never perfected (and don't want to!) the seemingly impossible of maxing it up a slip road and straight through the nearside lane to the overtaking lane. I am sure it needs a rear-gunner to be totally aware of the surroundings.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 20:56
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Alby Back
Ah, the "reps gambit" Aretas ? Used to be much harder to do without engine damage before the development of rev limiters........

;-)
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 22:51
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Bromptonaut
Just about to turn 50 and I think I'm halfway there.

Stoke and back today in the Berlingo was taken at a staedy 65, but then the 'lingo likes it that way. Above 3000rpm she develops a bit of an engine/body boom and by the time you come out the other side she's doing 80 and frankly feels unstable. The breeze block shape means she's slurping up a gallon every 35 miles.

OTOH, since the Xantia's turbo piping and split injector seal were sorted I've taken to driving like old nick was in pursuit. 44-46 mpg whatever I do with it.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 23:22
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - 1400ted
Will have used up 64 of my Earth years at Chrimbo. Drive according to the rules and speed limits at all times.....I like it that way. Done all my dashing about in 'Jam Butty ' cars and bikes in the 60s and 70s and all my distance driving with recovery vehicles later on. I like a bit of courtesy and good manners on the road. Sorry forgot about the bike, my speedometer runneth over sometimes, but only when it's safe...anyway, she'll only do 120. The Velocette will only do 50 but it feels like 120, especially with hardly any brakes.
Got more responsibilities now with grandkids, etc. so it's velcro shoes and non iron shirts for me.
Still got the mindset, if not the health, of a 30 yr old!

Ted
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 23:55
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - diddy1234
wow, I must be starting to go down this path in life myself (I am a mere 35 year old) and the last couple of weeks I have been plodding along at 65mph on the motorway just enjoying my new car.

Its a nice feeling when driving your first brand new car with plenty of go but because it has plenty in reserve you just purr along (no need).
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 15:21
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Lud
The Velocette will only do 50 but it feels like 120, especially with hardly any brakes.


You've got a water-cooled Noddy to go with the Javelin Ted!

Those Velocettes always sounded so good, purring around.
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 19:02
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - 1400ted
You've got a water-cooled Noddy to go with the Javelin Ted!
Those Velocettes always sounded so good purring around.


Indeed, M'Lud......Original black Manchester City Police bike which I rode when brand new in 1966. Found it in a Cheshire garagec about 12 yrs ago. Still in police trim with a dummy radio box on the back....attracts attention at shows. It's quite nice to ' drive ' on the road...without the police stuff...but, you've got to look ahead about a mile at all times. The gearbox slows it better than the feeble brakes ! Only 14K on the clock !
Just need a black Corker helmet now, size 7 1/2...any offers ?

Ted
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 19:47
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - pda
>>>>>Those Velocettes always sounded so good purring around<<<

They only ever fired when they passed a telegraph pole!

Pat
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 20:09
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Robin Reliant
>> Those Velocettes always sounded so good purring around.

I remember at school the class know-all (Not me, honest) convinced everyone that the police Velocettes had a "special switch" which let them go up to 160mph so that E-Type Jaguars couldn't get away from them.

We believed him too, being brought up on the technical wonders of Batman and The Man From Uncle.
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Thu 15 Oct 2009 23:47
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Kevin
>Have I become a Mimsing Carphound ?

>I have noticed a tendency to mimse along the local dual carriageway at a stately 65 mph and stick rigidly
>to speed limits.

Definitely not.

Even trainee mimsers know that 40mph is the limit on dual carriageways.

What you have become is a wimp.

You've spent your working years mired in rules, regulations and confrontation. It's your subconscious saying:

"Thank-Glub we don't have to deal with that carp anymore.."

"Let's take it easy PU, eh..?"

"Let's drive at a speed that doesn't offend anyone please.."

Don't worry though, it's only a temporary phase.

Almost anything with a V8 will alleviate the symptoms and you'll soon be as good as Lud.

Dr. Kevin...
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 00:23
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Nsar
I had a police van appear in my mirror rather quickly this evening and I don't whether it was surprise or delight I felt when I glanced down to find I was doing 30mph on the dot on a quiet, wide road that I know very well.

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:12
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - perro
My Brother used to say "you need to live in this world for 50 years before you learn what its all about"
Well, by that reckoning I've been wise for 7 years now - I can still do a Hunt the Shunt *if necessary* but - I am wise enough to know the futility of it, so I leave that to the young bloods - they'll learn, we all do ... mind you - ya wouldn't have been able to tell me that 15 years ago, why - I would have called you an old buffer :-D
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:36
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - stunorthants26
I would guess I started slowing down at age 19. Before that I was a controlled lunatic - 120 mph in a £200 car, I got my mums car airborne over a humpback bridge to the extent that my passenger hit his head on the roof ( my dad did wonder why both rear springs were cracked at the MOT :-) ) - those were the days...
Then, when I was 19, I had an accident. Not my fault - I was waiting to make a right turn off a NSL road at dusk and a half asleep woman struck my mums old Citroen at about 45mph and obliterated the back-end of it - luckily I saw her coming soon enough to steer towards the kerb and avoid the many oncoming cars! Point is, early on, I became aware of my own mortality and have lost the will to do anything remotely risky since Im still just 29 and I wanna last a while longer, maybe see my son have kids even.
Lifes too short as it is and you just have to look at the number of accidents by people who thought they were safe to make me believe that mimsing is atleast a nod in the right direction - with the cost of fuel on the rise again and the prospect that the government will reduce speed limits further, its a better mindset to have in the current climate.
Better now to whack on the cruise control, tune in Radio 4 ( I know sad at 29 ) and let the miles pass by.
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:54
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Number_Cruncher
>>you need to live in this world for 50 years before you learn what its all about

I disagree strongly with that sort of thinking.

There's no automatic link between wisdom and age. A young fool, left to his own devices will simply become an old fool, and we all know there's plenty of them about!

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 11:31
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - turbo11
I have eased off the gas . Having written off many a car and had plenty of points and accidents in my youth. I was fortunate to walk away from accidents, when friends and colleagues of mine weren't so lucky. That's what slowed me down..
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 11:57
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - cheddar
There's no automatic link between wisdom and age. A young fool left to his own
devices will simply become an old fool and we all know there's plenty of them
about!


Agreed NC.

It does seem as though there are a lot of late 40's / early 50 somethings on here.
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 11:59
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - cheddar
I wonder if a new job and a Focus ST at my disposal for a while shall help, not to get from A to B any quicker, rather to ensure that I continue to enjoy it.
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 12:02
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - maz64
It does seem as though there are a lot of late 40's / early 50
somethings on here.


Don't you think that's why the content of the forum is somewhat different to the sort of stuff you see written on youtube etc.?
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 15:02
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Armstrong Sid
Don't you think that's why the content of the forum is somewhat different to the
sort of stuff you see written on youtube etc.?


I've noticed that. The proportion of people on this forum who can spell, use punctuation correctly, don't use txt language, and don't descend into obscenities every other word, must be proportionately higher than most forums (forae ?) on the net
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 00:07
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Nsar
@ Cheddar
I think the insurance companies might disagree on there being no link between wisdom and age.

In terms of the age profile here, think of the paper that HJ writes for - old bufty central!

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Sat 17 Oct 2009 08:47
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - cheddar
I think the insurance companies might disagree on there being no link between wisdom and age.>>


Insurance companies work on trends, stats, though I know 14 year olds that I reckon would be quite safe on the road and 40 year olds that should be banned.

We should move away from tarring everyone with an age related brush, likewise when it comes to a driving license, it should be attitude and aptitude based so perhaps some 14 year old's would get one (though there needs to be a min age of course) and some people would have to wait until they matured - which might be never.
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 09:05
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Nsar
I couldn't agree more and can only hope that one of the insurers sees a market opportunity here to break ranks and attract market share. I bore everyone to death with my annual fight with the insurers to get cover for our au pairs who have all been considerate, intelligent young people who I have trusted to look after my children yet because of nothng more than their age they are considered to be the same risk behind the wheel as any 21 year old and the premiums are simply eye watering.
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 14:19
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - valmiki
>>... simply become an old fool and we all know there's plenty of them
about!


Yeah, doing 50-60 down the middle lane of the M4 :-)

Edited by valmiki on 16/10/2009 at 14:19

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 14:47
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - CQ
I'ts taken me a long time to grow up, hammering up the motorway stopping for fuel only so see the lorry you overtook half an hour ago pootling past you as you leave the services. I try to guide my staff (90 odd vehicles) and advise them on driving tecnique and it is rewarding to see that young hotheads who joined us after leaving school and now in their thirties, some in managerial positions, are spreading the word. They are totally anti drink driving and show a mature attitude that would probably be atributed to someone of a greater age.
SORRY Edit: I'm 55 and should have known better.

Edited by CQ on 16/10/2009 at 14:51

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 19:02
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - GroovyMucker
Another mimser here, of exactly the same vintage (give or take a few days, perhaps).

27 mile journey each day, part of it on the A19, where the idea is to time everything so as to use the brakes as little as possible and go with the flow.

It's surprising how many cars which overtook you 5 miles ago end up being only one or two cars ahead at the end of the journey.

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 19:07
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - wypte-bus-preservation
As a HGV driver, may I respectfully urge anyone to keep up with the trucks as others have said in this thread - if they have to overtake you then (in my opinion) you are going too slow. This is 56mph on a calibrated speedo, around 60mph or just over on a typical car.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 16/10/2009 at 19:58

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Fri 16 Oct 2009 19:53
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - b308
First of all I'd better state that I wouldn't do it... but I'll defend those who choose to drive at 50 on motorways... unless they've changed the law recently its not illegal, and is only dangerous for those who are not attentive... As for lorries, whats to stop them overtaking? They do it already where one lorry is doing 54 and the other 56, I hardly feel that 4mph less is going to make that much difference, in fact they will get past quicker causing less of a hold up... But if they do decide to drive at that speed, they should use the correct lane... the inside one...

To those who start saying that there is too much speed differencial, I suggest they go to Germany and see the difference in speedsbetween vehicles on their "open" stretches... they seem to be able to cope, so should we...
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Fri 16 Oct 2009 20:02
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - ifithelps
I'm hanging on - just - to my late 40s, but the CC3 is increasingly to be found in the nearside rather than the outside lane.

Reasonable progress can still be made by accelerating briskly and slowing down as little as possible for corners.



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Fri 16 Oct 2009 20:14
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Alby Back
Nail on head iffithelps. Those who regularly have to make long journeys to a tight schedule would absolutely agree with you. You don't have to risk your licence on the straight bits if you know how to safely carry speed through corners. Journey times even over considerable mileages are not significantly improved by point, squirt and brake techniques. Much the same progress can be achieved by thinking smooth/quick/safe/legal if you understand how to take a bend. Saves fuel too.
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 12:18
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Brentus
Its a natural thing pug. Like all your bodily functions in time they all get slower. Occasionally you will let yourself go and maybe get to 70mph, then slow back down. Don't worry about it my friend enjoy life & the CRV.
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 12:32
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Martin Devon
52 a couple of weeks ago. Slowed down quite a bit. Tearing about just doesn't get ya anywhere really. There's usually a tractor around the next bend to smash the average.

Nearly became very old this morning when the Jimny on very frosty grass decided that sideways then back was better. The problem was that back was down a twenty odd degree incline. Nearly gave up and waited for the thaw then one last try saw us up and away on a slightly shallower twisty route. The Dog kept giving me funny looks though.. Maybe it was the adrenalin she could smell!

MD in very sunny Devon.
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 13:13
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - redviper
i drive as i always have, i stick to speed limits esp so in built up area's, and if thats to slow for anyone then thats their problem not mine


however im not perfect, i sometime stray over the limit - i went through a average speed camera zone, on the m1 and realised that my speed had crept up back up to 70 in the 50 zone






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Sat 17 Oct 2009 13:21
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - perro
>>>The Dog kept giving me funny looks though.. Maybe it was the adrenalin she could smell!
<<<

Or your underpants!!
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 13:53
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Buspass
Welcome to the real world, Pugugly. We've been waiting for you.
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Sat 17 Oct 2009 14:19
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - gordonbennet
Far too many here old before their time.

Stop buying boring cloned cars, get something individual, one very big bonus you're bound to upset the green brigands and a few staid souls on here to boot.

In PU's situation as the OP, get that flying machine Beemer and enjoy all the pleasure it brings...you'll soon be spending as much time scouring the road for nasties (camera's etc) as you used too...the CRV may well be a practical convenient and competent motor, but normal vehicles like that don't heighten the senses and give personal pleasure as the revs increase (the engine takes on the growl) and the tyre roar grows.

Bike's obviously better for that but not always practical.
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Fri 27 Jun 2014 09:56
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - veryoldbear

Having just blown my IAM test due to "inadequate progress" (Hey, I was actually going forward, what's the beef) and in need of cheering up, I found this old thread and thought it deserved a resurrection.

It made me larf immoderately

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Fri 27 Jun 2014 11:46
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Sofa Spud

I was taught to drive in a law-abiding way, and with mechanical sympathy. That was over 40 years ago. So I've never been a boy-racer or an max-rpm petrolhead. As a condequence, I don't think my driving has changed as I've got older.

Edited by Sofa Spud on 27/06/2014 at 11:46

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Fri 27 Jun 2014 21:10
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - focussed

Talking about making progress, when i took my IAM advanced bike test many moons ago, the examiner, an off duty bike copper, said "I want you to make satisfactory progress, get in as many overtakes as you safely can but don't exceed 100mph"

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Sat 28 Jun 2014 10:34
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - LondonBus

I drive the car Ithe way I was taught to drive a bus. IF you can see the lights ahead are going to be red, foot off the gas, let the car roll. Make progress otherwise...

the other thing is dropping speed as one approaches traffic lights at red where I know they have presence detectors - usually pays off as the lights change. Much easier to go from 5/10mph to 30 than have to stop, handbrake on, into neutral, set gas, clutch in, hand brake off...

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Sat 28 Jun 2014 22:15
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Avant

"I drive the car the way I was taught to drive a bus."

I'm quite sure, LondonBus, that you're nothing like this, but is anyone old enough to remember Flanders & Swann's Transport of Delight?

When cabbies try to pass me, before they overtakes,

I sticks me flippin' 'and out as I jams on all me brakes.

Them jackal taxi-drivers can only swear and cuss

Behind that monarch of the road, Observer of the 'Ighway Code,

That big six-wheeler, scarlet painted, London Transport, diesel-engined, 97 horsepower Omnibus.


Edited by Avant on 28/06/2014 at 22:15

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Sun 29 Jun 2014 00:03
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - bathtub tom

>> is anyone old enough to remember Flanders & Swann's Transport of Delight?

Anyone else prepared to admit they're over 60, (I'm keeping schtum)?

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Mon 30 Jun 2014 13:40
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - Snakey

I'm in my forties and I'm begun to realise now there is no fun left in motoring (in this country anyway) - car hating governments/councils, shocking roads, endless pointless roadworks, speed cameras for cash, speedbumps anywhere other than would make sense and what seems like a generation of p******s in the inevitable 2.0TDI Audi up your chuff every 5 minutes.

I've started to sit back and knock the speed down to 60mph or so and let the knackers stress themselves out and crash into each other....

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Mon 30 Jun 2014 19:15
Have I become a Mimsing Craphound ? - peg

>> is anyone old enough to remember Flanders & Swann's Transport of Delight?

Anyone else prepared to admit they're over 60, (I'm keeping schtum)?

Hi,

Now nearer 80 than 70 but still enjoy motoring most of the time, I admit keeping to speed limits except on motor way where I go with flow but don't exceed 90.

When I took advanced test (moons ago) examiner ex police class 1 asked why I indicated onto motorway as there was nowhere else to go.

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