Are you a giffer? Take this test to find out.

[St.Jude]

10 hours ago, warren t claim said:

There comes a time in life when it seems that you've slipped from Grange Hill to Boot Hill without you knowing it. Has it happened to you yet? Take this test to see your "Giffer Score".

Have you ever?

Driven on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit? 40 points.

Been a passenger in a car on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit? 20 points.

Legally driven a car without wearing a seat belt on public roads? 25 points.

Bought a brand new crossply tyre from a major fast fit centre? 15 points.

Bought a remould tyre from a major fast fit centre? 10 points.

Driven home from the pub after at least five pints before the introduction of the breathaliser? 50 points.

Fitted an aftermarket heated rear window. 30 points.

Patch welded a car to get through its first MOT at 3 years old? 15 points.

Fitted a LW/MW radio to your car and had to ponder where to mount it as that car didn't have a factory fitted blanking plate in the dash. 25 points.

Fitted a switch operated electric aerial. 20 points.

Fitted a Selmar/Harry Moss car alarm that involved drilling a hole into a panel to fit the alarm lock. 20 points.

Converted a car from dynamo to alternator. 25 points.

Owned a Mk3/4 Cortina fitted with a set of stolen early Sierra Aero wheel trims. 20 points.

Fitted a sunstrip to the top of your windscreen. 15 points or 30 points if it had the names of you and your then lady.

Waxoiled a car. 15 points.

Fitted a set of front or rear fog lamps. 20 points.

Used offcuts of your living room carpet to make car mats. 20 points.

Fitted an earthing strip to your rear bumper. 10 points.

Bought a Krook Lock. 10 points.

Swapped your points for a Sparkright electronic ignition set. 25 points.

Fitted a manual choke conversion kit. 25 points.

 

Dare you post your points tally?

This is a long ass way of asking "Have you ever owned a pink paper license?".

[Stinkwheel]

Phew, only 95.

Now had you said de-coked a cylinder head and lapped in the valves, that would have scored me a good few 

[2flags]

5 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

This is a long ass way of asking "Have you ever owned a pink paper license?".

The answer is yes. The other one is have you paid, [in the UK] less than £1.00 for a gallon of petrol and had someone fill your tank for you.

[eddyramrod]

3 minutes ago, 2flags said:

The answer is yes. The other one is have you paid, [in the UK] less than £1.00 for a gallon of petrol and had someone fill your tank for you.

I used to be that someone!

[EyesWeldedShut]

4 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

This is a long ass way of asking "Have you ever owned a pink paper license?".

Such modern tosh - green one that wasn't a provisional, shirley?

180 points here - last  one - does a Lumenition count? Most of these do come from a 1990s ownership of a 1960s LandRover tbf. Rear earthing strap though was a 1988 R5GTX that used to static shock me like f*ck when I got out - didn't help - looked shite too.

Legally driven a car without wearing a seat belt on public roads? 25 points.
Bought a brand new crossply tyre from a major fast fit centre? 15 points. 
Bought a remould tyre from a major fast fit centre? 10 points.
Fitted an aftermarket heated rear window. 30 points.
Fitted a LW/MW radio to your car and had to ponder where to mount it as that car didn't have a factory fitted blanking plate in the dash. 25 points.
Converted a car from dynamo to alternator. 25 points.
Waxoiled a car. 15 points.
Fitted an earthing strip to your rear bumper. 10 points.
Swapped your points for a Sparkright electronic ignition set. 25 points.

 

[Supernaut]

10 hours ago, captain_70s said:

50.

A decent showing considering I'm 32...

Same score here, at 36 years old.

 

My points are for the no seatbelt one, the waxoyl and the crook lock.

The last two are for the same car too.

[bangernomics]

"Giffer Score".

Legally driven a car without wearing a seat belt on public roads? 25 points. It didn’t have any but they were a legal requirement for newer stuff so not a giffer right? Right?

Bought a remould tyre from a major fast fit centre? 10 points. Camac for the win.

Fitted a switch operated electric aerial. 20 points.

Converted a car from dynamo to alternator. 25 points. Mums old marina.

Waxoiled a car. 15 points.

Fitted a set of front or rear fog lamps. 20 points.

Fitted an earthing strip to your rear bumper. 10 points.

Bought a Krook Lock. 10 points. Pointless shite when you lived in Salford 6/7 bought a disklok that worked.

Swapped your points for a Sparkright electronic ignition set. 25 points. 123 count? Or those kits you soldered up from tandy/maplin

Fitted a manual choke conversion kit. 25 points.
 
175 is pretty low. Or was it 185…I forget, did I tell you about the time we sailed down the Orinoco pass, ahh crumpets, open fires, jumpers for goal posts.

[New POD]

10 hours ago, warren t claim said:

Depends. Are you talking about unservo'd drums?

Drum brakes are effectively self servo'ing. 

[Urko]

13 minutes ago, New POD said:

Drum brakes are effectively self servo'ing. 

I thought that was only the ones that have twin (or more) leading shoes?  A lot of rear drums only expand at one end and I thought those were regarded as non self-servo.

[83C]

20 points, for fitting a rear fog light. Was on a JDM import though, does that count?

[bangernomics]

This is a long ass way of asking "Have you ever owned a pink paper license?".

Disqualified for using unnecessary “ass” in a sentence. You Sir are no giffer.

[St.Jude]

Just now, bangernomics said:

Disqualified for using unnecessary “ass” in a sentence. You Sir are no giffer.

Well that's bummed me out.

[reb]

13 hours ago, DavidB said:

Driving to sit in the car park of some scenic location and eating chips (and then going home)?

Isn't that just what you do when you buy chips away from home? Why eat them in the open where a rogue gull may nab them?

Scenic locations have included the car park of the notably shittier of two beaches in a coastal town, and a layby next to some horses.

[eddyramrod]

In which case I have to admit to that one too.

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, Dobloseven said:

Has anyone ever owned what used to be described as a "car coat"?No,what you wear,not what you put on the car?

Not quite, but I did sell and wear rally jackets late 1970s, early1980s from the car spares shop I managed! 

[Asimo]

180 points from the list at post one.

As I have a car coat and driving gloves, often wear a hat whilst driving, have fitted an offset- square number plate, both served and bought petrol from manned forecourts when it was less than 50p per gallon, and forgotten other ways to score points already, I declare myself giffer.

[camryv6]

130 points, i didn't think i was that old or would score that number of points

[MiniMinorMk3]

17 hours ago, warren t claim said:

There comes a time in life when it seems that you've slipped from Grange Hill to Boot Hill without you knowing it. Has it happened to you yet? Take this test to see your "Giffer Score".

Have you ever?

Driven on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit? No

Been a passenger in a car on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit? No

Legally driven a car without wearing a seat belt on public roads? 25 points. Both prior to 1983 (passed test in 1981) and two 1963 cars that had no belts fitted after 1983.

Bought a brand new crossply tyre from a major fast fit centre? No

Bought a remould tyre from a major fast fit centre? No

Driven home from the pub after at least five pints before the introduction of the breathaliser? No

Fitted an aftermarket heated rear window. No

Patch welded a car to get through its first MOT at 3 years old? No

Fitted a LW/MW radio to your car and had to ponder where to mount it as that car didn't have a factory fitted blanking plate in the dash. No to the radio but I did have to fit a tape player to the underside of a Beetle dash as it was bigger than the factory radio dash hole. 25 points.

Fitted a switch operated electric aerial. No

Fitted a Selmar/Harry Moss car alarm that involved drilling a hole into a panel to fit the alarm lock. No, but I did own a 1600E that had one fitted.

Converted a car from dynamo to alternator. 25 points. Yes, I converted a Mk2 Morris Mini traveller from +ve earth dynamo to -ve earth alternator in 2013.

Owned a Mk3/4 Cortina fitted with a set of stolen early Sierra Aero wheel trims. No

Fitted a sunstrip to the top of your windscreen. No

Waxoiled a car. No

Fitted a set of front or rear fog lamps. No, but I have fitted driving lights to a couple of Minis.

Used offcuts of your living room carpet to make car mats. No

Fitted an earthing strip to your rear bumper. No

Bought a Krook Lock. Not a Crook Lock, but I have purchased a few steering wheels locks and had those gear stick lock things put on a Golf and a Porsche 924. 10 points.

Swapped your points for a Sparkright electronic ignition set. No

Fitted a manual choke conversion kit. No

 

Dare you post your points tally?

I score 85. This felt like a Barry test at times, especially with the sunstrip question.

 

By the way, you forgot to ask weather anyone had a tartan rug for winter drives or a Panama hat on the rear shelf for sunny days out. Then there's the first aid tin box with the warning triangle in the red plastic sliding box, and not forgetting a metal petrol can and 4 way wheel brace in the boot.

[MiniMinorMk3]

6 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Such modern tosh - green one that wasn't a provisional, shirley?

 

 

For extra Giffer points shirley you must have had one of those red driving licences. My dad had one back in the late 1960s.

[myglaren]

^^ Mine will probably be floating around here somewhere too.

[bangernomics]

Well that's bummed me cat.

Deviant.

[Shite Ron]

I am at 100 points at 55 years old, possibly 125 if you include any electronic ignition conversion not just spark right.

The carpets I fitted to my mk4 Cortina in the mid. eighties we’re off cuts from my parents new bathroom carpet and I use Dinitrol not waxoyl but awarded points for both.

I have owned over 30 mk4 /5 Cortina’s but would never put plastic wheeltrims on.

[anonymous user]

20 hours ago, warren t claim said:

Quoted as easier

Driven on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit?   No

Been a passenger in a car on a UK motorway before the 70mph limit? No (we didn't have a motorway near us)

Legally driven a car without wearing a seat belt on public roads? 25 points. Frequently and still do (had loads of cars where  they were never fitted)

Bought a brand new crossply tyre from a major fast fit centre? 15 points. Not quite, as well used to sell them.

Bought a remould tyre from a major fast fit centre? 10 points. See above. 

Driven home from the pub after at least five pints before the introduction of the breathaliser? No

Fitted an aftermarket heated rear window. No, but had a car where someone else had.

Patch welded a car to get through its first MOT at 3 years old? No, have only had new cars in the last couple of decades.

Fitted a LW/MW radio to your car and had to ponder where to mount it as that car didn't have a factory fitted blanking plate in the dash. 25 points. Yes.

Fitted a switch operated electric aerial. 20 points. Yes.

Fitted a Selmar/Harry Moss car alarm that involved drilling a hole into a panel to fit the alarm lock. 20 points. Yes.

Converted a car from dynamo to alternator.  No

Owned a Mk3/4 Cortina fitted with a set of stolen early Sierra Aero wheel trims. No, my Cortina had Trim Rings

Fitted a sunstrip to the top of your windscreen.  No

Waxoiled a car. 15 points. Yes (and got it up my arms and in my hair)

Fitted a set of front or rear fog lamps. 20 points. Yes

Used offcuts of your living room carpet to make car mats. 20 points. Yes

Fitted an earthing strip to your rear bumper. No

Bought a Krook Lock. No

Swapped your points for a Sparkright electronic ignition set. 25 points. Yes

Fitted a manual choke conversion kit. 25 points. Yes

 

 

Think that's over 200.

I am probably a giffer, but have always liked older cars.

Also plenty of cars with drum brakes, including ones with cable or rod operations, 

Could also add cars where the heater was an un-ticked option.

Also things with floor mounted washer pump, vacuum wipers, opening or folding windscreens, using a starting handle to start a car.

[Vantman]

Oh dear, 255 for me--but i am 80 this year!

[purplebargeken]

Ah crap, well into gifferdom territory.

[purplebargeken]

Jesus, miss putting a quids worth of 4 star in and it actually registering on the fuel gauge. 

[Dobloseven]

When I picked the X Type up last Sunday, it'd got a strange black thing on the drivers seat,which turned out to be a heated seat thing that plugged into the cigarette lighter socket.The seller was 93.

[Dobloseven]

2 minutes ago, MrGTI6 said:

Nil points. 

I had to explain what a tax disc was to a 21-year-old colleague today. 

Perhaps ownership of a tax disc holder will make up part of the criteria in 30 years' time. 

X Type had still got it's last,2015, tax disc in the window!

[louiepj]

I have two scores dependent on if fitting the Heated rear window and radio for a friend are included.
295 included
240 without, but in my defence, I had a lot of shite cars in my yoof and was a mid-90s YTS scheme mechanic.
Missed out on the earlier high speed drink driving without seat belts on motorways because I'm too young.

[Urko]

8 hours ago, bangernomics said:

Disqualified for using unnecessary “ass” in a sentence. You Sir are no giffer.

And spelling license (the noun) like an American rather than the way it appears on every UK licence.