Fat_Pirate Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I've been cleaning. Did you know the Rover 75 was Autoshite car of the Year 2015? How quickly we forget. purplebargeken, beko1987, alf892 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 For the last week or so I've had a bunch of badgers snuffling around near my tent in the dark hours. Badgers are ace. Last night my personal Badgerwatch was followed by a dream featuring Kate Humble and not Chris Packham. Which was nice. The Moog, M'coli, catsinthewelder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'd like to snuffle around Kate Humble's badger in the dark hours. BorniteIdentity, Cavcraft, AMC Rebel and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 My niece took me out for a practice drive (she is 17 and learning). Hilariously, her Mum has been telling her a million things to do. I just shut up and let her get on with it. She's very good - better than many buffoons out there already driving. burraston2006, andrew e, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 My niece took me out for a practice drive (she is 17 and learning). Hilariously, her Mum has been telling her a million things to do. I just shut up and let her get on with it. She's very good - better than many buffoons out there already driving.Ace! I always wish I had more just random driving when I was learning. Stepdad has a company car, so I couldnt drive it on a provisional, so only had driving instructor time (and usually 20 minutes extra because I had a good mate who lived on his way home, so he would finish the lesson the other side of Wycome, then just tell me to drive, and he would only chip in if I was about to do something stupid, so I got 18 free miles to just about Reading out of him every time, nice chap. When I bought my 206 on L plates, a mate who had been driving for over 3 years (the first of our circle of friends to pass) became a red driving instructor, so when he had his paperwork, but whilst revising for his driving instructor test, we went out every weekend. He would get me to tell him how I was taught, he would try shit out he thought of, and practise his lesson stuff, but I could just drive! Did over 200 miles a day, and he would just jump in if I got tired/it was quicker to blez down the motorway to home. Was far far more cost effective to brim up my 2.0HDI with derv than pay £24 an hour, the only pisser was he had to drive to mine first! Had 2 more lessons then passed my test second time round after fucking up a double mini roundabout that I still hate now and just drive over the bastard, my mate loved that as he could teach me how to do it. It's notorious for pricks, I got beeped at for not moving, sat there with the indicator on waiting for a gap. Beep = instant fail). How was I to know you just nose out and hope the car about to not look right stops in time? So do more of that, just let her drive with no supervision at all unless she's about to do something a bit silly. The first weekend I passed he made me drive 50 miles up the M40 and back too, which helped ALOT. Mate packed the red stuff in after 4 years as 'it's a fucking joke, bastards' and now lives in australia. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I've heard bad things about the Red driving school, mostly related to them promising much (£30k per year earnings!) and then maxing out your area with half a dozen instructors all clamouring for the same business. You weren't allowed to advertise yourself, had to direct people towards Red who would then dish out the clients. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 That's pretty much what the issue was! He did wel lfor the first year, then it tailed off into nothing and I think his gran had to bail him out of his contract. Was fun when he would drive to the pub in his car though. Pull up to a busy junction, get ready, revs rise, bite point creaking for the gap, there it is! Revs balanced, handbrake off.......passenger side clutch down! Infact him and another mate drove to bournemouth (me and someone else in the back, in a 3 door corsa FFS) with the drivers side doing the steering gears and accelerator, passenger side clutch and brakes. That was hilarious fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Recorded Kinky Girl on my phone dancing about in a silly manner. She says put it on a usb stick and bring it thru so she can watch it on tv. No problemo! Wrong! I'd filmed it in portrait, and assumed android tv box thing would just show it in the middle of the screen. Instead it stretches to fit 16:9 with the result she looks like she's 3 foot tall, with 8 foot long arms. KG thought it was hilarious, which is a bonus as I was bracing for a twatting. Banger Kenny, BorniteIdentity, purplebargeken and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm counting the minutes until someone makes a very obvious comment. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Ed Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AMC Rebel Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Re:Drviing practiceWas surprised by my mate (who is my age and came round driven by his 17 yr old daughter) and my Sis who is mother of my 17 yr old niece who took me out for a practice drive. They (parents) had apparently both been telling them when to change gear etc etc. Seems a bit daft to me -1. Instructor will do that.2. Except where done at obviously terrible point, it doesn't make a lot of difference (esp in cars they are driving) - and the point is to be getting experience not optimising use of the power band or maximising fuel economy3. Everyone has a different idea anyway - and it depends on what you're doing - obv I hold onto gears much further through the rev range in the Puma if I am trying to make faster progress, but I don't do it all the time.4. Instructor will tell them what to do to pass test. I was really surprised by their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 whilst i was learning my dad cured me of hill start reticence thusly DO IT IN 2ND!!!!! allegro 1500 torque FTW Craig the Princess, Richard, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I looked into the RED be a driving instructor thing a good few years ago. They had a computer glitch which meant that it spewed repeat letters to me on a daily basis. Not so bad eh? Sadly it was a couple of hundred letters each time lol. The postie was knackered. myglaren and saucedoctor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Would it be good idea to suck it out through dipstick tube? Yes. Don't swallow though. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 On my way to this So been texting our lass saying I have took the money from selling the Saab to buy something to drive back in. Lolllolololtroltrolhaha She has proper fell for it, don't you dare etc etc etc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk AMC Rebel and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 You will need the Saab money for a hot dog and a coke. anonymous user, DeeJay, wuvvum and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 My non instructor time consisted solely of driving my dads c15 van around a marina (boat,not morris) only on this forum would I have to clarify that!Followed by 3 months of lessons in a mk2 CLIt diesel.This prepared me fully* for when I hit the road in a 1974 750cc Robin saloon. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burraston2006 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 My learning time started when I was about 12. Started on a small dumper and te20 Fergie tractor.As I got older I was 'allowed' on the bigger toys- diggers/hymacs/6tonne dumpers/trannie vans ( dad had a building company). We also had a field we could rip around in old scrappers. Prepared me nicely for my first lesson where the instructor said WTF and had to unlearn 6 years of bad habits! tooSavvy and AMC Rebel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Am I the only person in the world who's never seen Back to The Future? No. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Four people wearing dark clothing while standing on a corner in the middle of a poorly lit road trying to stop a hedgehog being run over. Fair play, I'm all for looking out for animals, but that seemed like a Darwin Award in the making. AMC Rebel and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 My learning time began as a 15-year old on school work experience at Land Rover. Disco 200Tdi auto prototype off-road at Eastnor Castle. Immense. I think my classmates were pretty jealous, as they'd mostly been filing and photocopying. Apart from my mate who ended up on the Rangie P38 development team. When I was 16, my dad let me drive the family Nova 1.2 Merit saloon around a car park. That was the first time I'd driven a car with a manual gearbox and I took straight to it. I had been studying drivers in some detail for some years though. I can also confirm that despite the large boot, a Nova 1.2 Merit four-door saloon still makes a crap choice for a family of six. AMC Rebel and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Just been to look at this dream house. It was amazing - Immaculate inside, bathroom kitchen etc all new. Even a bonus cellar for home brew activity.Turns out the garden is split down the middle shared with next door, so there's only one workshop, not two. But the one had a two post lift and a log burner in it.You could probably get three or four cars in there, with a separate massive area at the end for storage or an office or whatever.The missus didn't like it though. I might just go on my own... Lacquer Peel, Stanky, The Moog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 two post lift and a log burner in it.You could probably get three or four cars in there, with a separate massive area at the end for storage or an office or whatever..That was all I saw - what was the rest again? Sheefag, cobblers, purplebargeken and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Top tip when blagging your way into the East of England showground go to the exhibiters gate. Tell the security guy you're with so and so company but someone is coming to collect you as you've lost your wristband.When a vehicle shows up just walk in......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 had a fantastic day at blackpool ford with mrs fp, she took her rough around the edges rs turbo along lots of lovely motors there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I've been tidying up, including sorting out my drinks cupboard. This has involved finishing off random bottles, I apologise in advance for any posts I may make later when it all kicks in. STUNO, Sheefag, michael1703 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 My non instructor time consisted solely of driving my dads c15 van around a marina (boat,not morris) only on this forum would I have to clarify that!Followed by 3 months of lessons in a mk2 CLIt diesel.This prepared me fully* for when I hit the road in a 1974 750cc Robin Reliant saloon. FIFY lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Just been to look at this dream house. It was amazing - Immaculate inside, bathroom kitchen etc all new. Even a bonus cellar for home brew activity.Turns out the garden is split down the middle shared with next door, so there's only one workshop, not two. But the one had a two post lift and a log burner in it.You could probably get three or four cars in there, with a separate massive area at the end for storage or an office or whatever.The missus didn't like it though. I might just go on my own...Well, this afternoon that escalated quickly Anyway, my mam says she'll lend us the dipper til I flog the van, and it looks as though I'll be living in her spare room for a bit. ShiteRider and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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