How Saffas do we on here in UK?
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Big Al. said:
Guys and Girls.
I'm heading off down to your part of the world next weekend, on our annual pilgrimage to the sun.
Hope all is OK with all your folks at home, appears they have had a similar wet spring as we did here in the UK, pretty bad in certain areas as I understand.
So anybody got any tips on travelling the Garden route?
,I'm heading off down to your part of the world next weekend, on our annual pilgrimage to the sun.
Hope all is OK with all your folks at home, appears they have had a similar wet spring as we did here in the UK, pretty bad in certain areas as I understand.
So anybody got any tips on travelling the Garden route?
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Edited by uk_vette on Tuesday 25th December 20:46
Ex Durbs surfer been here 20 years plus running a fazer powered 7 and a red smartie.
We are up in Scotland and the roads are great, speed traps are all marked on the tomtom.
Im a B road man see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu_m5TEbTtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7zm4RDRzmQ
We will have the 7 on the road this summer and I have a new bullet cam after the last one came adrift at 80+ mph on the crail runway to make some good videos.
Used to work for XPANDA in jhb making jails out of houses.......
We are up in Scotland and the roads are great, speed traps are all marked on the tomtom.
Im a B road man see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu_m5TEbTtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7zm4RDRzmQ
We will have the 7 on the road this summer and I have a new bullet cam after the last one came adrift at 80+ mph on the crail runway to make some good videos.
Used to work for XPANDA in jhb making jails out of houses.......
hunter 66 said:
more the shaun thompson era , surfed dairy , 24 years in the uk, race a porsche 993 gt 2 r evo, in uk and europe.....
Good time to be in Durbs back then. So you are from the Mike Esposito/Spider Murphy era too? I saw him (Mike)still shredding not long before I left, though most of the others had gone all 'long board'. My Mom worked for Shaun, I worked for Island style.lance1a said:
hunter 66 said:
more the shaun thompson era , surfed dairy , 24 years in the uk, race a porsche 993 gt 2 r evo, in uk and europe.....
Good time to be in Durbs back then. So you are from the Mike Esposito/Spider Murphy era too? I saw him (Mike)still shredding not long before I left, though most of the others had gone all 'long board'. My Mom worked for Shaun, I worked for Island style.m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.
Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
I'd describe my relationship as a passion rather than an obsession. I'm opinionated as hell but couldn't necessarily explain the workings of the fuel injector, say, or run off the stats of all Mercs of the last 20 years. I'm not particularly bias to any specific brand and I'll give most cars a fair chance before I praise it or poo-poo it. Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
I worked a couple of years in SA in the motor trade and have had the opportunity to drive all sorts of cars - from 50 brake to 500 brake.
That said, I've chosen to invest my money into my house here in the UK, rather than spend it on a flash, powerful motor. And my next car will unfortunately be dictated by family commitments, rather than it's ability to pull birds or how it'll sound blasting through a tunnel with the top down. (Hell, it's probably going to have to be an oil-burner!
I hope this doesn't qualify me as any less of a pistonhead than the bloke who gets an Elise but can't keep the nose in around the average roundabout! I love a good B-road as much as the next PH'er and would rather spend an hour longer getting home on the back-roads than a quick trip on the motorway.
BTW, I'm in Swindon. Any other Saffa PH'ers out this way?
m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.
Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Definately cant agree with that. I just think it takes a long time for Saffers to get onto their feet, with moving here and the exchange rate, you are left for broke.Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Myself and 2 mates are living here now, and they definately petrolheads. I definately have on obsession for cars, but they dont need to be the latest and greatest.
Killboy said:
m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.
Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Definately cant agree with that. I just think it takes a long time for Saffers to get onto their feet, with moving here and the exchange rate, you are left for broke.Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Myself and 2 mates are living here now, and they definately petrolheads. I definately have on obsession for cars, but they dont need to be the latest and greatest.
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