Endless fun with parked cars
Discussion
LordGrover said:
Not sure if true or urban myth.
Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
Your story is an urban myth.Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
All bubblecars had reverse gear. There was a blanking plate to cut off reverse if the law demanded it - ie :-16 year olds and drivers with only a motor cycle licence.
Naturally this blanking plate was always removed by the owner upon delivery.
So if the driver is in the car, just reverse out. If not in the car, lift the rear end & pull away from the wall.
threespires said:
LordGrover said:
Not sure if true or urban myth.
Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
Your story is an urban myth.Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
All bubblecars had reverse gear. There was a blanking plate to cut off reverse if the law demanded it - ie :-16 year olds and drivers with only a motor cycle licence.
Naturally this blanking plate was always removed by the owner upon delivery.
So if the driver is in the car, just reverse out. If not in the car, lift the rear end & pull away from the wall.
One of my old school teachers had an original Mini which we used to pick up and turn around, or move it the bay across, or leave it really badly parked.
Which was great until we got caught doing it. straight to the headteacher and no further action because he was trying not to laugh and couldn't tell us off, so said "don't do it again"
Which was great until we got caught doing it. straight to the headteacher and no further action because he was trying not to laugh and couldn't tell us off, so said "don't do it again"
Group of schollmates and I once rotated our teachers mk3 escort around 90 degress when he was parked in a space between 2 walls.
Left him about 2 inches either end.
And before you say, we had to carry the car quite a way to place we could actually turn it, as you couldn't turn it in situ (the diagonal size was bigger than the gap!!).
He was really 'pleased'.
Left him about 2 inches either end.
And before you say, we had to carry the car quite a way to place we could actually turn it, as you couldn't turn it in situ (the diagonal size was bigger than the gap!!).
He was really 'pleased'.
thismonkeyhere said:
Many moons ago, sixth form. One of my mates used to drive his mum's Fiat 126 to school occasionally. We worked out that its length was almost the same as the space between two convenient large trees just by the car park. Several of us working together could lift a 126.
A classmate at uni had one of those, it almost became a daily routine to turn the thing around. The best bit was that he always parked on a one way street. One day he caught us out though and parked it the wrong way, we turned it around and then stood around looking at it confused as to why it was facing the same way. Point made, he won and we never did it again.I had a Micra so it was a task at the end of the day finding the thing as it was rarely where I left it and often in someones driveway or garden. Didn't help that the door didn't lock on the passenger side so it was easy pickings.
threespires said:
LordGrover said:
Not sure if true or urban myth.
Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
Your story is an urban myth.Something about one of our teachers had a bubble car. A few ne'er do wells from the wrong end of town thought it a wizard jape to lift up the rear (driven wheel) and pushed it up against a wall. He was supposedly stuck there for some time before rescued by a colleague.
If you didn't know, the bubble car had 1. no reverse gear and 2. the door opened forwards.
All bubblecars had reverse gear. There was a blanking plate to cut off reverse if the law demanded it - ie :-16 year olds and drivers with only a motor cycle licence.
Naturally this blanking plate was always removed by the owner upon delivery.
So if the driver is in the car, just reverse out. If not in the car, lift the rear end & pull away from the wall.
Are you telling me topgear isn't factual?
DannyScene said:
Rickyy said:
Save up a fart, let it go just as I get out and deadlock the car (couldn't open the doors from inside a Mk1 Focus when deadlocked).
Unless I'm missing something you plant a fart in your own car so it is still there when you get back? :sWhat's the point?
Sorry, I've spelled that wrong...
thismonkeyhere said:
Many moons ago, sixth form. One of my mates used to drive his mum's Fiat 126 to school occasionally. We worked out that its length was almost the same as the space between two convenient large trees just by the car park. Several of us working together could lift a 126.
When we had our Fiat 500, everybody had a story about how they had lifted one and put it in some hilariously inconvenient position for the owner, not sure why owners of small Fiats are targeted quite so mercilessly ?I reckon you would need more muscle power to actually lift it than people think, they still weigh around 500 kilos (possibly more with fuel and anything else in it) so I reckon six average blokes would be needed to lift one properly (that is still 83 ish Kilos each, 185 pounds), most of us don't lift 185 pound weights very often, find something that weighs 185 pounds and attempt to lift it clear of the floor, unless you are a power lifter, body-builder or similar you will struggle or put your back out.
Four could bounce one around easily but I doubt they could lift it convincingly as its still 125 kilos each (not allowing for the weight distribution) but that is like finding a twenty stone bloke and lifting him off the floor.
To be honest I think on a lot of them if you lifted by the wheel arch you would just end up with bent panels or a handful of rust and filler, the bumpers dont stand much abuse so you couldn't lift it by them alone, would need to be at least six people I reckon, one per wheelarch and one either end on a solid bit (if you can find one), eight would be better for a proper lift.
A chap at work claimed him and his mate lifted one easily one drunken evening, he is big, but he isn't what you would call muscle, certainly not 250 kilo deadlift of an awkward shaped object material, when I called b
ks the number changed and they were upgraded to "Rugby mates" 
I don't doubt it is possible, but it would indeed need "several" to lift, rather than drag.
I tried lifting ours from the back with no engine in it, it moved up a bit but the wheels didn't come off the floor.
xRIEx said:
DannyScene said:
Rickyy said:
Save up a fart, let it go just as I get out and deadlock the car (couldn't open the doors from inside a Mk1 Focus when deadlocked).
Unless I'm missing something you plant a fart in your own car so it is still there when you get back? :sWhat's the point?
Sorry, I've spelled that wrong...
J4CKO said:
thismonkeyhere said:
Many moons ago, sixth form. One of my mates used to drive his mum's Fiat 126 to school occasionally. We worked out that its length was almost the same as the space between two convenient large trees just by the car park. Several of us working together could lift a 126.
When we had our Fiat 500, everybody had a story about how they had lifted one and put it in some hilariously inconvenient position for the owner, not sure why owners of small Fiats are targeted quite so mercilessly ?I reckon you would need more muscle power to actually lift it than people think, they still weigh around 500 kilos (possibly more with fuel and anything else in it) so I reckon six average blokes would be needed to lift one properly (that is still 83 ish Kilos each, 185 pounds), most of us don't lift 185 pound weights very often, find something that weighs 185 pounds and attempt to lift it clear of the floor, unless you are a power lifter, body-builder or similar you will struggle or put your back out.
Four could bounce one around easily but I doubt they could lift it convincingly as its still 125 kilos each (not allowing for the weight distribution) but that is like finding a twenty stone bloke and lifting him off the floor.
To be honest I think on a lot of them if you lifted by the wheel arch you would just end up with bent panels or a handful of rust and filler, the bumpers dont stand much abuse so you couldn't lift it by them alone, would need to be at least six people I reckon, one per wheelarch and one either end on a solid bit (if you can find one), eight would be better for a proper lift.
A chap at work claimed him and his mate lifted one easily one drunken evening, he is big, but he isn't what you would call muscle, certainly not 250 kilo deadlift of an awkward shaped object material, when I called b
ks the number changed and they were upgraded to "Rugby mates" I don't doubt it is possible, but it would indeed need "several" to lift, rather than drag.
I tried lifting ours from the back with no engine in it, it moved up a bit but the wheels didn't come off the floor.
Well back in last century I used to run up to the back of my mate's Midget just before he tried to drive off and lift the back wheels clear of the ground, wait till he had the wheels spinning, then drop it and off he squealed. It was heavier than it looked.
We hid a mate's escort once while on a camping trip, we didn't move the car, just pitched a large frame tent around it.
We hid a mate's escort once while on a camping trip, we didn't move the car, just pitched a large frame tent around it.
J4CKO said:
I reckon you would need more muscle power to actually lift it than people think, they still weigh around 500 kilos (possibly more with fuel and anything else in it) so I reckon six average blokes would be needed to lift one properly (that is still 83 ish Kilos each, 185 pounds), most of us don't lift 185 pound weights very often, find something that weighs 185 pounds and attempt to lift it clear of the floor, unless you are a power lifter, body-builder or similar you will struggle or put your back out.
Four could bounce one around easily but I doubt they could lift it convincingly as its still 125 kilos each (not allowing for the weight distribution) but that is like finding a twenty stone bloke and lifting him off the floor.
There is a technique but it's possible with 4 people, certainly a 126 is possible with 4 people. Top tip, you don't need to lift the entire car, front or back is normally enough but bouncing does the fine tuning afterwards Four could bounce one around easily but I doubt they could lift it convincingly as its still 125 kilos each (not allowing for the weight distribution) but that is like finding a twenty stone bloke and lifting him off the floor.
I worked in a village garage and my pride and joy was a Triumph Spitfire. I thought nothing of it when the boss sent me out to deliver a car and hitch back with the trade plates one sunny Friday afternoon. Three hours later I return just in time to go home. Jump in turn key and nothing, and nothing was what I found when I opened the feckin bonnet (barring a couple of paving slabs across the chassis to weigh it down at the front)....In fairness we had splashed some thinners under the sthouse door and lit it when he was having a dump a few days before
thouse door and lit it when he was having a dump a few days beforeMy first car was a Mk4 Cortina and my mates was a Mk2 Escort. We found out one day that our keys worked on each others cars & much arsing about followed.
He started it with undoing my gear knob, putting the radio on full & moving my seat backwards. I took his steering wheel off & put it back on at a 90' angle. He hid my car round the corner from my house, I pinched all his seats. It went on for about a year & was incredibly annoying but funny.
I'd love to be 18 again.
He started it with undoing my gear knob, putting the radio on full & moving my seat backwards. I took his steering wheel off & put it back on at a 90' angle. He hid my car round the corner from my house, I pinched all his seats. It went on for about a year & was incredibly annoying but funny.
I'd love to be 18 again.
Mate of mine in the sixth form was the first to have, what seemed at the time, a decent 106 with remote locking, which was still a bit of a luxury on your first car. He was a bit of a cock to be honest, and used to walk away clicking the fob behind him, without looking at the car, to make a point. It was a very basic remote locking arrangement.
One day he gives four of us a lift, parks up, we all climb out and he starts walking away. We didn't shut any of the doors, but he didn't notice. He locked the car anyway and left it sat there all afternoon, in the rain, with all four doors open.
One day he gives four of us a lift, parks up, we all climb out and he starts walking away. We didn't shut any of the doors, but he didn't notice. He locked the car anyway and left it sat there all afternoon, in the rain, with all four doors open.
gilbo said:
A couple of us once took the prop off a mates mk2 escort. We were in fits watching him trying to pull away with the revs rising but no forward motion!
Someone tried to do that to my dads RS1800 in Zimbabwe in the early 80s, was trying to steal it.He got dragged by his feet by dad into the big workshop he was foreman of to have a "conversation"
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