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• Most dangerous driving experience 28 May 2004 (Forum)
  Had the most dangerous driving experience of my life this morning. I was on my way to work, in lane 3 of the M60, when I rubbed my eyes, as they were itching. 20 minutes earlier I had been preparing this evenings meal, a dish involving soy sauce, rice vinegar, spring onions and red and green chillies.
• Supercar Days 19 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  After the '50 things to do before you die' program on BBC the other night, it got me thinking. I realised i have to drive a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. Well its my b'day in October and would like to do the above at a Supercar day. GF will pay for it but not sure which to do. Did a track day at thruxton a few years ago and the Ferrari 355 drive was booked - i was absolutely gutted.
• ford galaxy Air Con 7 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Please help me; are Ford ripping me off? Can I get belts that drive everything else and do not need to go around the compressor or am I going to have to pay out £700?
• why did you choose your car ? 17 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  It's very clear to me that many people are extremely attached to their cars and I just wondered what made BackRoomers choose their cars. What car do you drive and what made you choose it ? Was it just looks (are you sure ??) or was it something more important like, fuel economy, size, practicality, cost, performance, driving pleasure ? Come on - what car do you drive and why did you buy it ?
• reading newspaper at 70mph 3 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Other incidents included a school bus driver caught travelling at 42mph in a 30mph with 10 children on board a 19-year-old who had no driving licence, stopped for driving at more than 100mph in a stolen car seventeen drivers caught travelling at more than 100mph on the southbound A74(M) motorway.
• Commercial Insurance - puzzle? 30 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Anybody can form a company, so a group of people could form a company (Uninsurable Drivers Ltd !) and then drive their company vehicles.
• Cruise control and the right foot. 25 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  What is the best position for your right foot when driving the car on the cruise control? I ask because today while driving on the motorway in the BMW 320 on the cruise, I was sat with my right foot flat on the floor. Suddenly, someone pulled into my lane without looking.
• Motoring in UK 17 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  After returning from 2 weeks in switzerland and France it is cetainly disappointing to be driving back in UK. It seems after you have brought diesel for 45p a lt, driven on open, uncongested well laid roads and not been caught by video cameras and CCTV for speeding when in fact you were not, that driving in Britain is a tedious and joyless experience.
• Dealer History 2 11 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I intend to do the intermediate services myself after the cambelt change and dealer service at the 27K interval I drive about 40k a year so it will still receive good attention really. I just wondered if anybody has any thoughts on this procedure, I intend to drive it for at least another 2 years when it will have the best part of 150K on the clock so resale with dealer history may not be that relevant.
• ANY - Light wars 9 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Are some people so bad at driving that they cannot see clearly without full beam? Some of those lights were really really bad.
• Insuring a driver from and back to airport 14 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  A neighbour sometimes drives our car back from Heathrow and disconnects the battery, then a few weeks later reconnects it to drive back to the longstay pick-up area.   Any thoughts on insurance, as the fee for just a couple of hours comprehensive cover on two different days has risen hugely.
• This scares me ~ your thoughts ? - HGV 16 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=095d02394cbb40b2902ccddc1563dba9&ei=15">‘Dangerous' new EU driving licence changes could still come to the UK despite Brexit (msn.com)   They are thinking of allowing 17 year old's to get their HGV, which might or might not come to the uk, either way, they can still drive here in the uk under the license from their own country if it happens.
• Kia Picanto - A bit of a tight situation 23 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  A news story just came my way that I thought migth both anger, amuse and puzzle at the same time (here it is in non-paywalled version on the Beeb): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65013277 A literal 'hold my beer' (the yoof driving it was arrested for drink driving).  Apparently it is quite wedged in there.  I wonder if letting down the tyres will help free it up enough for it to be *somehow* craned out?
• Completely new driver, need buying advice 2 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Hello,  I'm new to driving and need to buy a very affordable first car, but I don't know quite where to start. What is the minimum I should be spending for a run-around like a Polo or Golf? I see a lot of decent looking ones on ebay for £1,750-2,500 that I wouldn't mind driving.
• Driving through floods 7 Sep 2022 (Forum)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8AtXxEwNZA I'm amazed at the stupidity of some drivers - maybe I shouldn't be. Some very expensive bills looming,...
• Driving range on used electric car? 24 May 2022 (Forum)
  I was just looking at a Nissan leaf, as a possible electric car. (Just picked an electric car at random). Does the range reduce over time?. I noticed...
• Child safety - Hanging out the window... 11 May 2022 (Forum)
  Sunday, driving to the Gym, and at the first roundabout saw what looked like a 6 year old standing on the back seat with head and shoulders out of the car. behind daddy who was driving. At the next roundabout, pulled alongside and politely informed driver that his child was in danger.. 40 mph limit by the way.
• Vauxhall Chevette - Saw A Chevette 20 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  It leaked oil, had loads of white gunk under the oil cap and rusted easily. Not a bad drive though.
• Stupid driving behaviour 27 May 2021 (Forum)
  I've just seen a neighbour being dropped off and the car then being driven off with a very small child standing on the driver's lap with its outstretched...
• Ford Focus 1.6 auto 2003. - New Tyres. 7 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  My car had an M.O.T yesterday and there is an advisory for 2 rear tyres. I usually drive about 3000 miles per annum, 2500 last year and no motorway driving. Is there a specific type of tyre I should get fitted? I have always gone for mid priced tyres but just wondered if I should take more care in my choice.