The grumpy thread

[Pillock]

The estates look loads nicer than the hatches of the same era. Quite sharp from the back.

[Guest Hooli]

Driving that back would be a laugh, I wonder how much hassle it would be to get UK registered though? I'd hope not much with EU type approval etc

[holbeck]

Until we were 7 and 6, my sister and I used to rattle around in the back of a Mini van.

Our family the same.

[bub2006]

I came home from hospital in a pram with some straps through the wheels strapped to back of passenger seat in a A plate tranny van apparently. Never did me no damage......

[Guest Hooli]

Our family the same.

 

Us too. We had seats, but they were just loose in the back.

 

Went well that mini van too, dad had tuned it a touch as he used to rally minis. It'd keep going all the way round the clock until the speedo pointed to empty.

[dave21478]

Driving that back would be a laugh, I wonder how much hassle it would be to get UK registered though? I'd hope not much with EU type approval etc

 

The fist-sized holes in each sill and the rear chassis rails near the sprung seats would possibly be a slight sticking point.

[cobblers]

I just drove my dad to a curry house for his birthday. He won't wear a seatbelt in a car because he's a fanny, but he holds the belt over his shoulder so it looks like he's wearing it to any passing police.

My car has a seatbelt warning beeper, so he used his spare hand to press the button down on the seatbelt catch to stop the beeper and thought he was dead smart because he knew how to shut it up without putting the belt on.

 

FFS

[dave21478]

The estates look loads nicer than the hatches of the same era. Quite sharp from the back.

 

TBQH I rather like the look of it.

 

People are starting to froth for basic mkIV escort estates but its going to be a long time before there is any love for this shape. If ever.

[bub2006]

When me and Mrs first got together she had a w plated finesse estate. Odd as it had remote locking, ac, leccy windows and nice seats but only a cassette and two speakers. Wasn't a bad steer but I found it quite thirsty

[DodgeRover]

Driving that back would be a laugh, I wonder how much hassle it would be to get UK registered though? I'd hope not much with EU type approval etc

Seriously nobody bothers round this area the folks down the road have run a newish Nissan on foreign plates for the last 4 years

[Guest Hooli]

No one bothers around here either. They all forget how to speak English if anyone asks too.

[michael1703]

I just drove my dad to a curry house for his birthday. He won't wear a seatbelt in a car because he's a fanny, but he holds the belt over his shoulder so it looks like he's wearing it to any passing police.My car has a seatbelt warning beeper, so he used his spare hand to press the button down on the seatbelt catch to stop the beeper and thought he was dead smart because he knew how to shut it up without putting the belt on.FFS

I know everyone will think I'm a massive cunt for admitting this, but.....

 

I never wear a seatbelt, I haven't for 20+ years of driving,Never been stopped for not wearing one either.

[Guest Hooli]

Why not? I honestly can't see a reason. It's not as if they are uncomfy or owt.

[Richard]

Some of them are extremely uncomfortable, especially after a few hundred miles in a day. I only wear one because it's the law.

[michael1703]

A few of my cars are pre 65 so don't have them and when I finally got something modern I never bothered, plus I'd rather be thrown out of a car than trapped inside it burning/drowning

[dave21478]

Maybe I am an odd shape or something but I find some cars seatbelts to be a massive pain in the arse shoulder or collarbone. 

[Guest Hooli]

I've never known a car with an uncomfy belt, maybe its because I don't buy french?

[doobietoo]

This is one advantage with the PT the seat belt warning switch is in the recoil mechanism so as long as you pull the belt out a bit and put the belt over your shoulder its all good... not that I would do that officer oh no....not me...

The A35 has no belts which is probably a good thing as it would no doubt fold up like a plastic bottle with a vacuum cleaner attached to it... if you hit a falling leaf or something...

[Lankytim]

Your'e going to be pretty fucked in an accident though, may be issues with insurance paying out for personal injury too, especially if you end up in a wheelchair or something and they get sent a claim for £1mil or so. 

 

Sorry to be a pedant, but i'm mega anal with things like seatbelts.

[cobblers]

I'm in such a habit of wearing a seatbelt that I instinctively put it on whenever sat in any seat of a vehicle, I've even put it on when sat in the passenger seat of my camper while waiting for breakfast to cook.

[michael1703]

They make me feel claustrophobic, I don't wear watches,rings etc or have clothes that fit too tight either, I'm ok in confined spaces though oddly

[Lord Sterling]

Well I guess everyone is different. I've always worn a seatbelt, it feels wrong if I don't wear one and because of the amount of cars/vans I drive for my job, I simply adjust the seatbelt to fit me so it's not in the way.

 

A couple of mates of mine don't wear seatbelts but get all paranoid when a cop car approaches and try and pull it over them or something. Looks like a whole load of hassle to me.

[Cavcraft]

I will give it away free to any Autoshiter who comes to get it.

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If you lived next door to me I'd still say no.

[beko1987]

I feel odd without a seat belt on, probably due to being born after they were legally mandated, ive always worn one.

 

It feels odd not wearing one, no matter how short the drive, moving the car 20 yards up the road sees me putting it on subconsciously. At shitefest locations driving around fields I found myself going for the belt then stopping myself!

 

Its what I do waiting for the glow plug light to go off then the stop light, seat belt on, phone in its holder (turn the key), rallies into the ashtray, flick of the wipers of its wet, put the radio on then set off!

 

Probably years of my mum asking me if I've got my seat belt on. She's stopped now thank God, it got really irritating when I first passed my test!

[M'coli]

The "we had no seatbelts/child car seats back in the day, and we were fine" actually means "we were lucky".

 

Our Triumph Herald was hit almost head-on by a DAF saloon, at Dumbuck on the A814, the evening of Christmas day 1977.

Mum - the driver - swerved to avoid the DAF, which was coming towards us on our side of the road. She had facial injuries and a dislocated hip.

Dad - rear passenger - facial injuries and lumps of glass in his head, that worked their way out 7 years later.

Me - rear passenger in the middle - broken leg.

My sister - rear passenger - facial injuries (bit through her bottom lip).

Grandma - front passenger - thrown through the windscreen and pronounced dead at the scene.

 

If we'd all have been wearing seatbelts the injuries may have been less severe and Grandma may have been alive for a bit longer, but I think the rest of us still got off lightly for what occurred.

[dollywobbler]

Indeed! I drove over 3000 miles to Sweden and back in an H van with no seat belts. I survived! Because we didn't crash...

[Lankytim]

I think about the billions spent my car manufacturers on airbags, crumple zones, seatbelt pretensioners side impact bars etc etc, but none of them will work correctly to protect occupants if the seatbelts aren't  worn. Things like airbags must become more dangerous if you don't belt up. It's like you're willingly putting yourself in the same situation as M'coli's family were in in 1977.

[dollywobbler]

On the other hand, I drive a 2CV. If I'm involved in a major smash, I can't pretend it's going to end well. Life is always about judging risk, and sometimes, we do just say 'sod it.'

[xtriple]

Always wear a seatbelt, feels really odd not to. On a longer journey than the 2 miles to the park I always put the mutts seatbelts on as well. I should do it for all journeys but it takes longer to get them in than it does to drive there. Plus, I'm lazy!

 

Always wear a helmet on a (motor) bike and cannot see the appeal of head injuries from going wind in the hair. I do wear an open face lid on occasion, but even that makes me cautious/aware of the way I ride (too fast!)/

[Kiltox]

Having been in a pretty big accident and walked away relatively unscathed, not wearing a seatbelt when provided with one is retarded.

 

Least of all because the airbags will make a real mess of you if you aren't strapped in!