Let's talk about cars
Mar 16th 2018, 8:02 pm
#6962
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Re: Let's talk about cars
It's more so I can convince my wife to come camping with me as she won't camp in a tent... She also just said no to me spending $1500 on one (I got a quote of $2000 for a fancy Leer one and $1500 for a decent A.R.E one).
Better to ask for forgiveness and all that...
Mar 17th 2018, 2:40 am
#6963
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I wish I'd managed to get a pic, two fully camo'd up blokes in a scabby Ford Ranger with half a ton of refashioned Home Depot woodstuffs on top of it, proper redneckery.
Mar 17th 2018, 4:54 am
#6964
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I saw something whilst travelling through backwoods Georgia this Christmas. Kind of similar to Pulaski's post but built entirely from OSB, that'd be less than 1500 bucks.
I wish I'd managed to get a pic, two fully camo'd up blokes in a scabby Ford Ranger with half a ton of refashioned Home Depot woodstuffs on top of it, proper redneckery.
I wish I'd managed to get a pic, two fully camo'd up blokes in a scabby Ford Ranger with half a ton of refashioned Home Depot woodstuffs on top of it, proper redneckery.
Back home you get pulled over for having a 2x4 from Ridgeons sticking out the back of the car by an inch!
Mar 26th 2018, 8:24 pm
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Mar 26th 2018, 10:19 pm
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Mar 27th 2018, 1:13 pm
#6969
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Mar 27th 2018, 3:35 pm
#6970
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Re: Let's talk about cars
Finally got round to taking my driving test this morning. Upon conclusion, I can see why everyone is pretty bad at driving if that was it! I took a vision, written, road sign and driving test and was finished and passed within 30mins, and drove for all of 10mins. Crazy.
Mar 27th 2018, 3:45 pm
#6971
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Re: Let's talk about cars
We had a member whose daughter ran a red light during the test and still passed. She totaled the car the following week.
Mar 27th 2018, 4:08 pm
#6972
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Re: Let's talk about cars
I remember back in the U.K. there was this spoiled idiot I went to school with, rich as they come.
His first car, a gold (obviously) MK1 Audi TT. Had it 2 weeks, wrote it off.
Second car, some Mitsubishi Lancer thing, had it a few weeks... wrote it off.
Third car was a BMW 3 series, had it 2 months - ditched it in the snow.
It's worth noting all these cars were new too...
That was years ago, I'd love to know how many cars he's been through now!
Mar 27th 2018, 5:34 pm
#6974
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Re: Let's talk about cars
The tester just spoke to me about footy and the premier league, with a casual 'turn right here' etc now and again. Kinda felt like I was cruising about with a friend or something, rather than taking a test with a highway cop lol.
Mar 27th 2018, 5:54 pm
#6975
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Re: Let's talk about cars
Mine was a piece of piss. I don't think it lasted more than 15 minutes, but all I did was head out of the test center, drive around residential streets for a bit, reverse around a corner (maybe a 3-point turn as well) and head back. Done. The instructor barely spoke to me, I think she was mad because I was stuck in right before 4:30, so she couldn't knock off early.