fjfr Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Just went out for an evening drive with my sis. Turning left onto the leafy avenue & a Jag X Type went past. So far, so normal. Drove up the hill behind it (an old bloke & his wife), at bout 30mph. At the top of the hill (give way junction), about five or six 14 - 15 year old pikeys each threw a bunch of stones at the jag & then picked some more up to throw at me, but, needless to say, i floored it. I can't believe that people would do that! That car is probably that old bloke's dream come true. Why the hell do they have to ruin that? Pikeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Its disgraceful. Today coming out of town I went down a lane and there were some children on bikes coming the other way, I slowed right down as the road was narrow just for them to yell and spit at me just because I was driving with the roof down. Was tempting to turn it around and do some 'cleaning'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Grrrrr.....I couldn't have exerted that type of self control so credit to you for that. I'd have been out to cripple the little b*stards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjfr Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] just for them to yell and spit at me just because I was driving with the roof down [/ QUOTE ] I used to get pikey kids, women and men shouting abuse at me in the Merc. From the eloquent;'Your mum's a cow' to the timeless, 'poof'. The best one was 'Haha you drive a softop' They're just so bent on destroying what other people have got. How is it fun to stand by the side of the road and throw stones at cars? Why do they spit in convertibles? Grr! Oh, and why, when it gets even remotly hot, does every single bloke over 30 decide it's time to walk around town wearing short shorts, sandels and NO SHIRT??! I don't want to see your pasty beer belly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Oh, and why, when it gets even remotly hot, does every single bloke over 30 decide it's time to walk around town wearing short shorts, sandels and NO SHIRT??! I don't want to see your pasty beer belly!! [/ QUOTE ] Try living up here. In Newcastle they do that when its minus 10 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjfr Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] In Newcastle they do that when its minus 10 degrees [/ QUOTE ] That's because, for Newcastle, that is hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Oh, and why, when it gets even remotly hot, does every single bloke over 30 decide it's time to walk around town wearing short shorts, sandels and NO SHIRT??! I don't want to see your pasty beer belly!! [/ QUOTE ] ...and can someone tell them the socks/sandals combo is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Was tempting to turn it around and do some 'cleaning'. [/ QUOTE ] Grand Theft Auto Style Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 No not Grand Theft aito style, more seperating testicals from bodies very , very slowly. Mind you in these PC times thats more likely to be a public homosexual display than GBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activa Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Mind you in these PC times thats more likely to be a public homosexual display than GBH. [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I can't abide spitting and would have turned round immediately and in a cloud of tyre-smoke, with main beam and fogs on and done a rolling burnout right for them. I may or may not have stopped before putting them and the twisted remains of their bikes through the hedgerow, but I'd certainly put the fear of Omi up them. You'd need to hear my Blue-Flame equipped car on the rev-limiter to appreciate that it does actually scare non-petrolheads. Sometimes because they think they might be knocked unconscious by a stray con-rod, admittedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Two problems with that 1) I don't have fog lights 2) The bikes would of dented me car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 See, Thor... This is why everyone needs a tatty old BMW with an LSD as their 2nd-car. - I've got one as my 1st car too! Fog-lights without an 'off' button are standard equipment on all BMWs from 1988-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Well once I finish uni I'll have a tatty E39 528i as my 2nd car, that'll just have to do........ Not entirely sure if its got an LSD however and its always on fog-lights must be broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Unlikely to have an LSD, but if you drive spiritedly, I hand-on-heart promise you it'll be the best thing you ever do to the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm just starting to really get bitten by the rwd bug, was getting it just a little bit sideways round some roundabouts today but still being cautious. Don't ever want to go back to fwd now though, so if I need a hatchback...... Well it'll have to be a 1-series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Or a Compact!! Basic difference with LSD is that going outside the limits of rear-end traction becomes smooth, controllable and predicatable. Open-diff is a lot more snappy and susceptible to lift-off oversteer and pointless hours sitting stationary in snow while one wheel spins with no torque being put down. Also changes your final drive in the process, so if you pick up a shorter ratio slipper off another BMW, you'll have sharper acceleration. (Handy in an E39) Or a longer ratio is great for motorway cruising. See what the M5 had and whether it's interchangeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Not sure it would be worth it, its an automatic and I'll probably use the 5-series for any long distance travelling, the MX-5 is going to be my fun car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Ah, disregard previous posts then. Just make sure your MX-5 has an LSD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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