Motoring pet hates?

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Gruffy

Original Poster:

7,212 posts

266 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Forget general numpty behaviour - that's been covered thousands of times.

Drivers of convertibles (usually BMWs/Volvos/Saabs), please, when you have the hood and windows down, wind those little rear ones down too. It's wrong!

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gh0st

4,693 posts

265 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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People in Multipla's who actually look proud of themselves

the Wiz

5,875 posts

269 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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gh0st said:
People in Multipla's who actually look proud of themselves


People in any sort of MPV ....

eharding

14,148 posts

291 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ed.harding/Gargoyle/DCP_0006.JPG

Taken shortly after finding that Avis decided that this was the only thing available when I needed to rent an estate at short notice last Christmas.

Gutted.

gh0st

4,693 posts

265 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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eharding said:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ed.harding/Gargoyle/DCP_0006.JPG

Taken shortly after finding that Avis decided that this was the only thing available when I needed to rent an estate at short notice last Christmas.

Gutted.


Im sorry.

So very very sorry.

Still at least you arnt looking proud of it!!!

DustyC

12,820 posts

261 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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lets play who can post the biggest slowest picture

gh0st

4,693 posts

265 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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DustyC said:
lets play who can post the biggest slowest picture


Yeah but it was worth every second

DustyC

12,820 posts

261 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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or minute to those not on broadband!

Gruffy

Original Poster:

7,212 posts

266 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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My bad. Riding the fat connection here at work I didn't realise. I've removed it now.

DustyC

12,820 posts

261 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Gruffy = good bloke

thub

1,359 posts

291 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Now the frosts are starting to arrive, how about those f-wits who only clear a postage-stamp size patch on their windscreen? (Or does that come under the general numpty behaviour listing?)

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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When I flash my lights or motion you with my hand to let you know you can pull out, don't just sit there and do nothing.

eharding

14,148 posts

291 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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If you think the picture was slow, try driving the vehicle.

On second thoughts, don't. Don't ever, ever, ever, never bloody ever go near one of those things. Trust me. I still shudder at the memory of trying to turn on the map light in the dark, failing, then driving 20 miles across Wales before realising I'd managed to retract the wing mirrors instead. The god-awful exterior styling is only matched by the atrocious interior arrangement of practically very control and fitting, unfeasibly complicated seating and fiendishly uncomfortable driving position. I spent the whole weekend keeping the Avis documentation clearly displayed in the window to make it perfectly clear I was driving the damned thing under protest.

neilr

1,533 posts

270 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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When forced to travel in a Multipla, try waving with unatural enthusiasm at other Multipla drivers, apart from helping you aleviate the distress of actually being in a Multipla, the look of utter confusion and bewilderment on the faces of people who really did part with cash for one of these terrible monstrosities is pricesless.

They got a bit worried when we did it at traffic lights though, you can see them locking the doors and desperatly looking straight ahead....

....Ok, just me then.

pstruck

3,518 posts

256 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Why, oh why, oh why did that thing ever win the Driven Car Of The Year Award (or some such thing)?

Practical it might be, but it's fg ugly.. inside and out!

It makes me want to

(Sorry if I've offended any proud owners!)

danielson

407 posts

256 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Mrs Fish said:
When I flash my lights or motion you with my hand to let you know you can pull out, don't just sit there and do nothing.



second that. do u want me to get out and give you a written note of permission?

V8 Archie

4,703 posts

255 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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I'm very good at missing such invitations because I don't realise what's happening. And if I did I'd probably be too amazed to do anything other than drive into the nearest ditch. This NEVER happens.

alex_goss

3,846 posts

256 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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oooh its a little bit foggy outside so lets use our fog lights....and just in case the fog comes back with no notice we will leave them on all the time for the next week.
DONT DO IT TURN THEM OFF WHEN ITS NOT FOGGY

Rsi Di

13,993 posts

256 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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Not necesarily motoring... but,
Pedestrians who walk out into road expecting you to let them cross, or standing right on the edge of the kerb, waiting to cross. Oh and theres those teenagers who slow down to snail pace when crossing, just because they think its cool to wind you up, by going slow.

madant69

847 posts

254 months

Thursday 25th September 2003
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People who drive right up the arse of the car in front in a long slow moving queue even thought they're driving a Luton van and have no hope in HELL of overtaking meaning that you have to pull off a Herculean 10 vehicle overtake or sit there fuming...