alcyonecorporation Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Riva's are fabulous. All you'd need is a Niva to complete the set. Poor boats, I hear..... rml2345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Well that escalated quickly...Samara sounds like it's off to a keen new owner though which is good to hear.Still got the Riva? It certainly did... The Riva is still here. DSC_0554 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0306 by srblythe, on Flickr Still needs a bit of work but I'm sure I'll get there eventually. They_all_do_that_sir, oldcars, Squire_Dawson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I saw an episode of Top Gear that did that. I wonder where those CCFS kids get their crazy ideas from. A: Top Gear. As was. DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 By 31mph in a Fiat 126 you should be in third gear: max recommended speed in 2nd is 30. DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Remember, the car still belonged to me at the point the video was made. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 So. Are those people filming themselves caning other peoples cars, or did the own the others and not the Samara? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Remember, the car still belonged to me at the point the video was made. Sent from my F5321 using TapatalkSo they thank Morris Lesley auctions instead. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 So. Are those people filming themselves caning other peoples cars, or did the own the others and not the Samara?They didn't own any of them, they were all cars in the auction. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I guess you would have to check the small print in your cone-tract with the auction place. I expect it may authorise them to allow journo's to photograph/drive/film the vehicles entered. It generates publicity for the auction after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 On a related matter, I have virtually zero interest in Youtube vids that primarily feature a talking head prattling on about the car whilst they drive around. Show me the car for goodness' sake, not your ugly mug! No offence to the guys on here that make such films... Horses for courses etc... michael1703, Junkman and alcyonecorporation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 I guess you would have to check the small print in your cone-tract with the auction place. I expect it may authorise them to allow journo's to photograph/drive/film the vehicles entered. It generates publicity for the auction after all.Imagine you were selling a car and the potential buyer turns up and rags the shit out of it. The auction manager did ask if I had any issues with them test driving it but I never would have agreed if I knew they were going to do that. You just don't do that kind of thing to somebody else's car. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Lacquer Peel, strangeangel, Honey Badger and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Out of order imo michael1703 and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 If I was selling a car and someone drove it flat out in second for as long as possible to see how fast it would go while giggling, I'd make a written complaint thier employers. Or punch them in the throat. michael1703, Junkman, strangeangel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I think one the people in that vid is a member on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 How on earth do these fuck nuggets think they're entitled to do that with someone else's car? You've every right to be hacked off. oldcars, strangeangel and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Imagine you were selling a car and the potential buyer turns up and rags the shit out of it.The auction manager did ask if I had any issues with them test driving it but I never would have agreed if I knew they were going to do that.You just don't do that kind of thing to somebody else's car. Don't get me wrong, I agree. Didn't realise they were ragging the fook out of 'em... See my earlier post viz. not being interested in that type of video. I suppose it's no different to someone rocking up to a bombsite car lot, taking a test drive and ragging a motor from cold though. If you were the one who later bought said vehicle you'd never know. (Unless the evidence was on Youtube, of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I have to be honest, i know we all gave it a bit of a hammering at SF14 but that is a very poor show from them, all 3 cars got a ragging, wheel spinning etc when they don't belong to them. I think I'd be complaining too. Dick Longbridge, oldcars, michael1703 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 You should be allowed to take their personal cars for a track day at Knockhill. Eye for an eye, and all that. strangeangel and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 That's just not cricket. If Captain Smug and his associates did that to a car of mine they would be receiving a plum battering forthwith.Poor old Samaratat. DodgyBastard, michael1703, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 It seems to be a trend with some current journalists in the motoring world. I think largely due to a complete lack of mechanical sympathy but a knack of being able to write things that people will read. That and being children who have been bought up thinking the way Top Gear crucify some of the cars that appeared on the show is proper jounalism. Verdict - Not impressed at all but neither am I surprised. Lacquer Peel, Junkman, DodgyBastard and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conkerman Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 That standard of driving unfortunately ties with the experience of some friends. When it comes to (more than you would expect) journos. Sent from my Vodafone Smart ultra 6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Edited. Why have you edited your posts to say nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Internet threats from the journo gestapo? Junkman and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I have to tread a bit carefully here, but my working life is mired by people thinking I'm going to drive their cars like that. Where possible, I always get the owner to drive their car with me in it first, so I can see how they drive it. If they rag it silly, then I will. If they don't, I won't. Inspector Morose, strangeangel, Bucketeer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Bang out of order that in my book. I would be complaining to them if it was my car. Just not on. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1703 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I can't be arsed to click the video, I'd just be upset that someone claiming to be a journalist who has to dress up like a fat james may Posing with my car without my permission strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 If I was selling a car and someone drove it flat out in second for as long as possible to see how fast it would go while giggling, I'd make a written complaint thier employers. Or punch them in the throat. If I was the buyer of any one of those three cars, I'd be pretty hacked off by now - "never raced or rallied". Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 You're right to be pissed off about that. The fact they've ragged the shit out of the lot of them is a very poor show. I'd definitely be having a word with the employer. As someone above mentioned, the attitude of those three ex-TG buffoons have made some 'journos' assume that it's ok to treat someone else's car with no respect whatsoever. This lot are obviously deluded and think they're minor celebrities or something. I wonder if the Fiat owner knew his or her pride and joy was being hammered by a knobjockey with a camera and a poor attitude towards other people's property? Junkman, oldcars, Louise2cv and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just in case that one gets deleted (like, for example, they didn't like the comments...) there's another one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C7OHdfl8fg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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