Richard_FM Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Me at 8 with mine & my Dad's daily drivers. Dick Longbridge, privatewire, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, St.Jude said: Mayo still get boil notices now. Judging by my calendar, it's 2021. Ach, it's fine. You did get it from the trough yourself though? St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 After joining the EU and the huge grants given, the water became clear and the roads smooth. You used to be able to tell from the road surface when you entered the republic from NI, now it’s the other way round. In the process of selling my late Aunt’s house in Bundoran and sad I will have no draw to go back now, other than best of memories 🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard_FM said: Me at 8 with mine & my Dad's daily drivers. OMG! A Kettler Kettcar! I had exactly the same one! Happy days indeed😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Wibble said: OMG! A Kettler Kettcar! I had exactly the same one! Happy days indeed😊 I had a black one which has only recently been sent to the tip after a failed generator engine conversion when I was 14. Wibble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) The closest I ever got to driving a sexy sports car came in 1985 at the age of 7 or 8! I think this was actually at the Lotus factory. Edited October 28, 2021 by ProgRocker Attached photo Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Wibble said: After joining the EU and the huge grants given, the water became clear and the roads smooth. You used to be able to tell from the road surface when you entered the republic from NI, now it’s the other way round. In the process of selling my late Aunt’s house in Bundoran and sad I will have no draw to go back now, other than best of memories 🙁 The water's fine, but you obviously haven't driven around West Cork lately. Wibble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 19 hours ago, EightMegs said: I had a black one which has only recently been sent to the tip after a failed generator engine conversion when I was 14. 22 hours ago, Wibble said: OMG! A Kettler Kettcar! I had exactly the same one! Happy days indeed😊 Thanks for the feedback, this was unfortunately taken to the tip in 1989 due to a burst tyre & being left out in the rain too much causing rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 'when we were young'.....'all by myself..' Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: Thanks for the feedback, this was unfortunately taken to the tip in 1989 due to a burst tyre & being left out in the rain too much causing rust. Burst tyre? They were solid😆I remember coz my tears were worn through from hand brake turns. Used to try gaffa tape, inner tubes and bitumen to level them out and reduce the thump, thump, thump. Mine ended up blue with the front axle lashed on with twine after mum reversed her Chevette over it🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Wibble said: Burst tyre? They were solid😆I remember coz my tears were worn through from hand brake turns. Used to try gaffa tape, inner tubes and bitumen to level them out and reduce the thump, thump, thump. Mine ended up blue with the front axle lashed on with twine after mum reversed her Chevette over it🙁 The tyre split open & had something oil like inside which oozed out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard_FM said: The tyre split open & had something oil like inside which oozed out! Reckon you didn’t drive it hard enough😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBiscuits Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Here I am, 1997, aged 17 and about to hit the road in my 1983 mini. It wasn't actually that rotten and cost me £450 with tax & test. If only they were still about for that price 😕. @grogee recognise me? 😀 warch, Shite Ron, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I think my Grandad made this wooden garage, complete with petrol pumps and showroom Getting some early driving experience on the Norfolk Broads Some large stones by the side of a busy road in Wiltshire, me, Grandad and Flash the Alsatian Dyslexic Viking, RayMK, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 January 1999. I'd had my driving test nearly a year before I managed to get my £280 Viva HC back in one piece with new wings tacked on, MOT'd and, crucially, insured. Note the delightfully stylish 'R-Plates' (standing for 'Restricted') which all new drivers in Northern Ireland must display front and rear for a year after being granted a full licence, which not only limits you to a maximum of 45mph (great fun on the motorway, both for you and other drivers) but also helps obscure your vision nicely. Also applies if you lose your licence and have to take a re-test. It's now one of those odd legislative quirks, since the Department of Transport decided to trial it in NI during the 1970s for possible roll-out across the UK, but then it was neither adopted more widely nor ever rescinded. Rather like the 'trial' 70mph motorway speed limit, it was difficult to prove that it had a tangible benefit, but it was kept anyway. Thus "getting off your R's" remains a seminal moment in a young driver's life over here. A few months later, I decided to drive said Viva to the South of France with two chums... as you do. This was us setting off, me unwisely wearing period-correct garb that would see me stopped by the police repeatedly, as well as approached by someone looking to buy drugs, approached for someone looking to procure girls, and set about by an Algerian gang who thought I was dealing on their turf... who knew the French didn't understand retro style? Oh, and the head gasket blew about ten minutes into the journey, followed by the starter solenoid a day later, which was unhelpful... but we still made it all the way there and back. Just about. Dick Longbridge, doug, eddyramrod and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 3 hours ago, MrBiscuits said: Here I am, 1997, aged 17 and about to hit the road in my 1983 mini. It wasn't actually that rotten and cost me £450 with tax & test. If only they were still about for that price 😕. @grogee recognise me? 😀 Kev! How the devil are you? Looks like we both found our dream website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBiscuits Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, grogee said: Kev! How the devil are you? Looks like we both found our dream website I'm OK mate, hope life is treating you well? You've certainly had a few interesting motors 😀 I've been on here a good few years now. I thought you'd be around somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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