is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
May 5th 2017, 11:39 am
#106
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
Nevada, Wyoming and Montana are good locations for driving quickly. I've a picture somewhere of the speedo needle bouncing on the start/end peg that I took in the desert. Perhaps a dedicated fast driver, who doesn't want to learn German, could move to one of those States.
May 5th 2017, 11:48 am
#107
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
May 5th 2017, 11:53 am
#108
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
Its quite amusing though, especially the snarky "good luck" responses.
May 5th 2017, 12:48 pm
#109
Muskoka, Ontario
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
It seems I'm not the first to have the dream of emigration to drive fast and run over moose...
Maybe modern technology can get us a badger headed moose hybrid which could be more visible and be reintroduced to Germany.
What's best about this thread is we can discuss badger headed moose hybrids and not be told off for being silly, because the whole idea of a thread is far more ridiculous.
The idea of emigration purely on the chance to drive fast is ridiculous. The thread starter then wanting to know the effects of getting caught for breaking the law as if it has some bearing on emigration is even more ridiculous. I mean seriously, we're being asked about the effects of breaking the law because seemingly if those effects are too great then he won't emigrate.
Maybe Canada won't want someone to emigrate to their country so they can drive like a dick.
This is by far the most ridiculous thread I have ever read on this forum.
Anyway, I don't have time for this, I have a badger headed moose to breed....
Maybe modern technology can get us a badger headed moose hybrid which could be more visible and be reintroduced to Germany.
What's best about this thread is we can discuss badger headed moose hybrids and not be told off for being silly, because the whole idea of a thread is far more ridiculous.
The idea of emigration purely on the chance to drive fast is ridiculous. The thread starter then wanting to know the effects of getting caught for breaking the law as if it has some bearing on emigration is even more ridiculous. I mean seriously, we're being asked about the effects of breaking the law because seemingly if those effects are too great then he won't emigrate.
Maybe Canada won't want someone to emigrate to their country so they can drive like a dick.
This is by far the most ridiculous thread I have ever read on this forum.
Anyway, I don't have time for this, I have a badger headed moose to breed....
Very true... and nobody's even started with the whole does the op possess the necessary skills to immigrate to Canada anyway?
So let's see..
Car insurance to get you started- ridiculously high.
Late Oct/Nov - April/May =. Winter driving conditions- often perilous. Trucks/car frequently end up in the ditch.
April/May - Moose often head for the highways to lick the salt off the road as the snow thaws. Deer often try to cross the highway. Frequent warnings to kill your speed due to animals crossing.
May 24 weekend- Thanksgiving - Summer driving, every man and his dog head for the highways for their cottage getaway.. OPP out in force during summer. Usually gridlocked anyhow..
Conclusion.. October fall sightseeing is the op's month for driving along with several coachloads of Japanese tourists.
May 5th 2017, 2:12 pm
#110
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
#priceless thread
May 5th 2017, 2:14 pm
#111
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
A radioactive wild boar on the other hand much more likely.
A Quarter Century after Chernobyl: Radioactive Boar on the Rise in Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE
A Quarter Century after Chernobyl: Radioactive Boar on the Rise in Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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May 5th 2017, 2:39 pm
#112
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
The OP was wanting twisty roads to drive fast, one point that seems to have been overlooked in BC particualry, is many of the twisty roads are adjacent to a substantial drop off the side, usually into a canyon, or river and no guard rails. Some drops are from several hundred to several thousand feet.
Cops are becoming vigilant for speeding drivers, penalties and road side suspensions are on the rise.
Cops are becoming vigilant for speeding drivers, penalties and road side suspensions are on the rise.
May 5th 2017, 3:01 pm
#113
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
My opposite neighbour is a petrolhead (Dodge Charger).
He is a recently retired military policeman and looking to become a bus driver. This worries me. He is fond of J-turns and his idea of client service involves nuts, shins or collar bones.
Being a fare-dodger on his bus might not be a good idea.
He is a recently retired military policeman and looking to become a bus driver. This worries me. He is fond of J-turns and his idea of client service involves nuts, shins or collar bones.
Being a fare-dodger on his bus might not be a good idea.
May 8th 2017, 8:13 am
#114
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
More ridiculous than the infamous parrot thread? http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad...canada-751783/
Originally Posted by dbd33
Oi! I first mentioned that you could don an eye patch, stick the bird on your shoulder and rolick along on the high seas. I'd call that useful.
May 10th 2017, 2:23 pm
#115
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
I thought I'd seen asinine threads on BE, but this is a whole new level.
I'm not sure if the OP realises he can't emigrate without a signed permission note from his parents...
I'm not sure if the OP realises he can't emigrate without a signed permission note from his parents...
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May 10th 2017, 2:28 pm
#116
Happy
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
I am not sure the OP is still here....
May 10th 2017, 2:37 pm
#117
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
Probably drove off at high speed 
May 11th 2017, 12:34 pm
#120
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Re: is canada a petrolhead/car enthusiast friendly country?
I think we've undersold Canada as a gas guzzling destination. We think cars but we should be thinking bigger:
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