London 'Supercar scene'
Discussion
boobles said:
CraigyMc said:
I think you're assuming that the supercar prats have been there longer than the folk who live there. I find fault in that.
I sometimes ask myself why is it that people join PH when they clearly dislike anything car related. 
Care to try?
Mark Benson said:
I enjoy most aspects of car culture, but I don't like antisocial dicks driving badly in a built up area, being egged on by over-excited teenagers. I can't quite see why anyone can reasonably defend what they do and especially where they choose to do it.
Care to try?
Why do people do anything in life?Care to try?
I guess they do it because as you say "over-excited teenagers" along with the majority of adults actually like seeing them in London. Driving like bell-ends I can't defend & I wont, but to see them in the flesh is amazing for most people.
boobles said:
CraigyMc said:
I think you're assuming that the supercar prats have been there longer than the folk who live there. I find fault in that.
I sometimes ask myself why is it that people join PH when they clearly dislike anything car related. The cars are great. The people at the wheel aren't great.
Driving in a manner that is dangerous to others in a built up area is not a part of car culture I want to be a part of and is definitely not part of PH culture.
boobles said:
CraigyMc said:
I think you're assuming that the supercar prats have been there longer than the folk who live there. I find fault in that.
I sometimes ask myself why is it that people join PH when they clearly dislike anything car related. Precisely the same people driving precisely the same cars on an airfield day would be totally awesome.
Wheelspinning at 20mph outside harrods and nearly wiping out pedestrians is not awesome. Crashes have already happened (lambo with 250 miles on the clock in Lowndes Square, anyone?)
I like cars. I don't like d
heads.I'm fortunate enough to have had and currently have a couple of nice cars - i don't go to Knightsbridge / Harrods unless i have an actual reason to be there i.e. shopping / eating where as it's very clear most of the people that frequent the area are there for the attention and to show off. Doing constant laps around Sloane Street and Harrods...accelerating as quickly as possible at every opportunity is simply asking for trouble.
It's very dangerous and only a matter of time before a pedestrian gets seriously hurt as both the drivers and "spotters" are unpredictable, many are not in their own cars and the notion of them losing control and being unable to prevent something awful from happening is inevitable in my opinion.
It's very dangerous and only a matter of time before a pedestrian gets seriously hurt as both the drivers and "spotters" are unpredictable, many are not in their own cars and the notion of them losing control and being unable to prevent something awful from happening is inevitable in my opinion.
Edited by labrit on Monday 28th April 12:52
Driving a manual car in London is almost the very definition of irritation for any petrol head.
20mph limits are almost ubiquitous, there are sleeping policemen EVERYWHERE and there are few places where lights are sequenced together.
It takes me 25 minutes to just get to a road with 30mph+ limit on it.
I've picked up the missus in town hoping people would admire my 24 year old toyota but oddly it doesn't happen.
I also got pulled by the police BMW x5 that frequents Westminster. I think I had the archers on too loud.
20mph limits are almost ubiquitous, there are sleeping policemen EVERYWHERE and there are few places where lights are sequenced together.
It takes me 25 minutes to just get to a road with 30mph+ limit on it.
I've picked up the missus in town hoping people would admire my 24 year old toyota but oddly it doesn't happen.
I also got pulled by the police BMW x5 that frequents Westminster. I think I had the archers on too loud.
Yeah, if you're ever in any doubt of how terrible some of these drivers are, just watch someone try to parallel park a Veyron into a 3-car space around Harrods. Laughably st, some of these guys literally wouldn't be able to pass a UK licence test and they're driving 250mph cars around the Europe's busiest city. I don't think it'll be long until something goes horribly wrong.
t, some of these guys literally wouldn't be able to pass a UK licence test and they're driving 250mph cars around the Europe's busiest city. I don't think it'll be long until something goes horribly wrong. 
boobles said:
Mark Benson said:
I enjoy most aspects of car culture, but I don't like antisocial dicks driving badly in a built up area, being egged on by over-excited teenagers. I can't quite see why anyone can reasonably defend what they do and especially where they choose to do it.
Care to try?
Why do people do anything in life?Care to try?
I guess they do it because as you say "over-excited teenagers" along with the majority of adults actually like seeing them in London. Driving like bell-ends I can't defend & I wont, but to see them in the flesh is amazing for most people.
- We chose to live there because it's an amazing part of one of the best cities in the word; with great shopping, food, culture and connections on our doorstep. We took on our flat in the winter, and didn't have the benefit of knowing that there would be several dozen middle-aged men behaving like children every evening and weekend of the summer.
I love cars, and couldn't think of a better demonstration of this than travelling more than a thousand miles, spending up to a thousand pounds, taking a week off work, and planning on getting no sleep while I listen to the noise of racecars thrashing around the French countryside at the Le Mans 24 Hours. That's what 'car people' (300k at a time) are all about.
Neither the losers that spend their days doing the 0-25 sprint, or the sad, pasty children that line the sides of the road are 'car people'. You would probably get a similar-sized audience to watch a bloke walk down the street with his wang hanging out.
DJRC said:
Why would you look at vids of supercars driving slowly in London?
I'm not sure if that is weird or sad.
When all you see is kids with their first camera hiding behind road signs and so on or running into the middle of the road just to get photos of these cars it's very much a mixture of both.I'm not sure if that is weird or sad.
zeduffman said:
greggy50 said:
Yes I believe his parents are pretty minted why may help to explain it...
I'm sure the business he sold, the freelance media work he does, and the sponsored videos he puts out helps a fair bit.http://shmee150.com/about-shmee150/ said:
<About Tim Burton, Schmee150's real name>
What is Tim’s job?
One of the most frequent questions Tim receives on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter is “What’s your job?” or “What do you do for a living?” – huge numbers of these come through every single day!
unnamedOf course there isn’t the time to reply to every single comment – just think how much time would be spent replying to the thousands of comments on a daily basis! It’s very tempting to write joke answers like ‘drug dealer’, or ‘robbed a bank’, just to see what replies then come back but that wouldn’t exactly answer the question.
Tim left school at 18 after completing A-levels and immediately set about growing an online electronics retail business that developed into a London high-street shop. The business quickly changed hands and he travelled abroad training to become a ski instructor before teaching the sport in New Zealand. Following the effects of a major injury Tim returned to the UK and set to work with a permanent position in the technology team of an Investment Consultancy in the City of London. This proved to be hugely decisive while working in a successful and rapidly developing company in terms of the experience and drive to succeed going forward.
During this period Tim’s love for cars developed beyond just posting pictures of car spots on internet forums, into the ever-expanding Shmee150 platforms and those surrounding it. He took the decision to make the move away from a full time position to being able to spend time across various connected platforms to the supercar video theme; from freelance video and media work to involvement in car events and sourcing for promotional purposes. Who knows, in a year he may be doing something completely different! He will endeavour to remain self-employed as it is what enables him to take the time to follow his passions in life; supercars and travelling.
To be a little more precise, during 2013 Tim undertook some freelance tasks for a tech company under Non-Disclosure Agreement, some catalogue work for an auction company, got involved in a few car sourcing/commission operations, some social media consultancy tasks and ran a few websites in the car world that you know about including Shmee150 and The Supercar Kids. Being a young guy with no wife or children as dependants it allows him the opportunities to operate around the hours and timings he wants to spend the rest of the time around cars – which you can’t beat!
The regular trigger for this question is purely from the perspective of ‘owning a supercar’, but the simple fact is that there isn’t one single career path that is the only way to own the car of your dreams. The question is often asked with an assumption that a single word will be the answer, but in almost any career it’s possible; whether you choose business, television, finance, sport, law or anything else.
At the end of the day, the steps Tim has taken personally to get where he is won’t necessarily work for someone else. He started doing his own thing from the age of 18 and the small businesses he has created can’t just be replicated at the click of one’s fingers. The trick is doing what you enjoy and working hard at it, being happy is the most important aspect.
Or you know, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ96dTJrCrWhat is Tim’s job?
One of the most frequent questions Tim receives on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter is “What’s your job?” or “What do you do for a living?” – huge numbers of these come through every single day!
unnamedOf course there isn’t the time to reply to every single comment – just think how much time would be spent replying to the thousands of comments on a daily basis! It’s very tempting to write joke answers like ‘drug dealer’, or ‘robbed a bank’, just to see what replies then come back but that wouldn’t exactly answer the question.
Tim left school at 18 after completing A-levels and immediately set about growing an online electronics retail business that developed into a London high-street shop. The business quickly changed hands and he travelled abroad training to become a ski instructor before teaching the sport in New Zealand. Following the effects of a major injury Tim returned to the UK and set to work with a permanent position in the technology team of an Investment Consultancy in the City of London. This proved to be hugely decisive while working in a successful and rapidly developing company in terms of the experience and drive to succeed going forward.
During this period Tim’s love for cars developed beyond just posting pictures of car spots on internet forums, into the ever-expanding Shmee150 platforms and those surrounding it. He took the decision to make the move away from a full time position to being able to spend time across various connected platforms to the supercar video theme; from freelance video and media work to involvement in car events and sourcing for promotional purposes. Who knows, in a year he may be doing something completely different! He will endeavour to remain self-employed as it is what enables him to take the time to follow his passions in life; supercars and travelling.
To be a little more precise, during 2013 Tim undertook some freelance tasks for a tech company under Non-Disclosure Agreement, some catalogue work for an auction company, got involved in a few car sourcing/commission operations, some social media consultancy tasks and ran a few websites in the car world that you know about including Shmee150 and The Supercar Kids. Being a young guy with no wife or children as dependants it allows him the opportunities to operate around the hours and timings he wants to spend the rest of the time around cars – which you can’t beat!
The regular trigger for this question is purely from the perspective of ‘owning a supercar’, but the simple fact is that there isn’t one single career path that is the only way to own the car of your dreams. The question is often asked with an assumption that a single word will be the answer, but in almost any career it’s possible; whether you choose business, television, finance, sport, law or anything else.
At the end of the day, the steps Tim has taken personally to get where he is won’t necessarily work for someone else. He started doing his own thing from the age of 18 and the small businesses he has created can’t just be replicated at the click of one’s fingers. The trick is doing what you enjoy and working hard at it, being happy is the most important aspect.
BJG1 said:
Yeah, if you're ever in any doubt of how terrible some of these drivers are, just watch someone try to parallel park a Veyron into a 3-car space around Harrods. Laughably st, some of these guys literally wouldn't be able to pass a UK licence test and they're driving 250mph cars around the Europe's busiest city. I don't think it'll be long until something goes horribly wrong.
Let's be honest, how many PHers could hop in a car and pass a test straight off?t, some of these guys literally wouldn't be able to pass a UK licence test and they're driving 250mph cars around the Europe's busiest city. I don't think it'll be long until something goes horribly wrong. I'd guess 10% and yes I'm included in the 90%!
Your point still stands though, they are clearly awful drivers.
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