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Who are your best/worst ones ?
My mother in law can detect acceleration at greater than walking pace and makes alarmed noises despite not going over any speed limit, which is somehow not as bad as that mate of mine that despite full bore accleration doesnt notice and carries on chunnering on.
Who are your best and worst passengers and why ?
My mother in law can detect acceleration at greater than walking pace and makes alarmed noises despite not going over any speed limit, which is somehow not as bad as that mate of mine that despite full bore accleration doesnt notice and carries on chunnering on.
Who are your best and worst passengers and why ?
Many years ago I was driving my mother back from the New Forest towards the M25.
I decided I would try very gently accelerating and see how fast I could go before I caused her to comment.
She had decided that whatever I did she wasn't going to say anything.
We got home quite quickly.
Another reason she was a great passenger, was that I used to take her to work occasionally in a road rally prepped Hillman Avenger complete with a rollcage and four point harnesses.
I decided I would try very gently accelerating and see how fast I could go before I caused her to comment.
She had decided that whatever I did she wasn't going to say anything.
We got home quite quickly.
Another reason she was a great passenger, was that I used to take her to work occasionally in a road rally prepped Hillman Avenger complete with a rollcage and four point harnesses.
My worst is my assistant who I use on bigger photography jobs. He's a lovely guy and a great assistant but a TERRIBLE car passenger.
I'm quite particular about my car. He gets in and adjusts EVERYTHING. Chair position, vents, temperature, music volume. He even turned the traction control off one time to try and get me to launch my car. I tried to ask him not too get in and change EVERYTHING but he just didn't get it. He thought because HE would be ok with someone doing that in his car that I would be ok with him doing it in mine. I think he thought I was weird after we had that conversation...
I don't mind people moving things, but the passenger side vent is pointed at the window to stop it steaming, he moved it to point to him so the window steamed. I know, silly little things but just annoying. Traction Control was a bit of a scare and thats what prompted the 'chat'.
Wife - I can always tell when I'm scaring the wife though as she puts her right hand down and grips the seat bolster.
My mum - any use of the horn puts her in a bad mood even if it's warranted.
Sister - just wants me to drive super fast EVERYWHERE.
I'm quite particular about my car. He gets in and adjusts EVERYTHING. Chair position, vents, temperature, music volume. He even turned the traction control off one time to try and get me to launch my car. I tried to ask him not too get in and change EVERYTHING but he just didn't get it. He thought because HE would be ok with someone doing that in his car that I would be ok with him doing it in mine. I think he thought I was weird after we had that conversation...
I don't mind people moving things, but the passenger side vent is pointed at the window to stop it steaming, he moved it to point to him so the window steamed. I know, silly little things but just annoying. Traction Control was a bit of a scare and thats what prompted the 'chat'.
Wife - I can always tell when I'm scaring the wife though as she puts her right hand down and grips the seat bolster.
My mum - any use of the horn puts her in a bad mood even if it's warranted.
Sister - just wants me to drive super fast EVERYWHERE.
Edited by ashleyman on Sunday 29th May 23:40
Ha,
Mum - s
t scared of driving, had a bad crash when she was younger. Gets super scared, thinks I'm speeding everywhere, when I'm not.
Girlfriend - Is used to me driving quick, but still gets excited on cam-changer on a T sport engine.
Its funny, some people the tiniest bit of acceleration is crazy driving, and to some they don't even notice!
I was in my mates Corsa D 1.4 with 4 of us in it, and he accelerated and it felt like we was launching of a sea vessel, despite having 90 BHP??? LOL
Mum - s
t scared of driving, had a bad crash when she was younger. Gets super scared, thinks I'm speeding everywhere, when I'm not. Girlfriend - Is used to me driving quick, but still gets excited on cam-changer on a T sport engine.
Its funny, some people the tiniest bit of acceleration is crazy driving, and to some they don't even notice!
I was in my mates Corsa D 1.4 with 4 of us in it, and he accelerated and it felt like we was launching of a sea vessel, despite having 90 BHP??? LOL
Early morning talkers... I once used to give this guy a lift to work approx 30-40 mins. He would chat complete st for the whole journey, he'd also open a copy of the sun and block my vision. He used to fall asleep on the way home, it was in 96 and my car didn't have head rests. I used to put it into 2nd and kangaroo down the road trying to snap his neck as pay back!
Moron mates that think it is funny to knock a car out of gear when you are patiently waiting at a junction for a gap to pull into (a trick best performed when the driver needs to lean forward to view traffic and therefore won't have one hand on the gear lever).. The illusive gaps appears, you dump the clutch and you sit there with the car temporarily revving it's tits off. ~ 2003 I was driving a van (heaviest steering in the world due to 2 slow punctures in the front tyres that needed pumping up every few hours) in chelmsford for a temp labouring job with 2 moron mates in the passenger seat: They did it twice, much to their amusement, as i was trying to turn right across a lane of traffic to get onto a main road. We waited there for bloody ages as a gap would appear only every 3 or 4 minutes or so.. We had a bit of a fight in the cab as they tried to do it for a 3rd attempt, I managed to keep it in 1st, I lit up the wheels shot through the gap in the traffic.. All the paint cans tipped over in the back and we left a trail of oil based paint down the main road, which we spent the next 2 hours cleaning up..
The missus is not a great passenger, she keeps an eagle eye on the speedo
and i'll get a warning before I get anywhere near the speed limit - sometimes I wish I still had a car with no headrests...
The kids, especially the 4 year old, she drops me in it with the missus if we have been for a moderate blast, and I get death stares if we are all in the car and i get an encouraging voice from the back to go faster..
t for the whole journey, he'd also open a copy of the sun and block my vision. He used to fall asleep on the way home, it was in 96 and my car didn't have head rests. I used to put it into 2nd and kangaroo down the road trying to snap his neck as pay back!Moron mates that think it is funny to knock a car out of gear when you are patiently waiting at a junction for a gap to pull into (a trick best performed when the driver needs to lean forward to view traffic and therefore won't have one hand on the gear lever).. The illusive gaps appears, you dump the clutch and you sit there with the car temporarily revving it's tits off. ~ 2003 I was driving a van (heaviest steering in the world due to 2 slow punctures in the front tyres that needed pumping up every few hours) in chelmsford for a temp labouring job with 2 moron mates in the passenger seat: They did it twice, much to their amusement, as i was trying to turn right across a lane of traffic to get onto a main road. We waited there for bloody ages as a gap would appear only every 3 or 4 minutes or so.. We had a bit of a fight in the cab as they tried to do it for a 3rd attempt, I managed to keep it in 1st, I lit up the wheels shot through the gap in the traffic.. All the paint cans tipped over in the back and we left a trail of oil based paint down the main road, which we spent the next 2 hours cleaning up..
The missus is not a great passenger, she keeps an eagle eye on the speedo
and i'll get a warning before I get anywhere near the speed limit - sometimes I wish I still had a car with no headrests...The kids, especially the 4 year old, she drops me in it with the missus if we have been for a moderate blast, and I get death stares if we are all in the car and i get an encouraging voice from the back to go faster..
Best
Funnily enough probably my mum, she doesn't drive herself so doesnt really have an eye for speed or harsh acceleration & doesnt even notice when I cock up massively. I ALMOST spun out my 2nd car with her along for the ride after I hit a big patch of gravel that had been dumped on the road, she was so oblivious she only noticed when I started shouting profanities at the top of my voice, pretty amazing considering we where at a ~70degree slip with the tyres squeeling followed by a hard brake down to ~20 after control was gained. the only thing she doesnt like is when I overtake. She has told me in the past I'm a much better driver than my dad simply because I am more 'relaxed'.
Worst
Its gotta be a toss up between:
My dad, who bought & sold cars 20 years ago and hasn't lifted a bonnet since yet considers himself some kind of expert on... everything (myself being a delivery driver & mechanical engineering student, him being a sales manager for a software firm). Just constant little snide comments about how I couldve steered smoother there, that im riding the centre line to much or that the tracking issue I was wingeing about is just 'normal for an old car', this being well I was holding the wheel at a 15degree angle to keep it straight.
OR
One of my retarded mates who likes to turn the hazards & heated seats on well I'm not looking and just in general be a collosal distraction at all times.
Funnily enough probably my mum, she doesn't drive herself so doesnt really have an eye for speed or harsh acceleration & doesnt even notice when I cock up massively. I ALMOST spun out my 2nd car with her along for the ride after I hit a big patch of gravel that had been dumped on the road, she was so oblivious she only noticed when I started shouting profanities at the top of my voice, pretty amazing considering we where at a ~70degree slip with the tyres squeeling followed by a hard brake down to ~20 after control was gained. the only thing she doesnt like is when I overtake. She has told me in the past I'm a much better driver than my dad simply because I am more 'relaxed'.
Worst
Its gotta be a toss up between:
My dad, who bought & sold cars 20 years ago and hasn't lifted a bonnet since yet considers himself some kind of expert on... everything (myself being a delivery driver & mechanical engineering student, him being a sales manager for a software firm). Just constant little snide comments about how I couldve steered smoother there, that im riding the centre line to much or that the tracking issue I was wingeing about is just 'normal for an old car', this being well I was holding the wheel at a 15degree angle to keep it straight.
OR
One of my retarded mates who likes to turn the hazards & heated seats on well I'm not looking and just in general be a collosal distraction at all times.
Dont have many different passengers usually
The ex wasnt fond of me pushing through motorway intersections at speed, which always got me to back down disappointed..
Good passengers? recently had a drive with my sis, in her car actually, and she was pretty relaxed about it all, despite me pushing her car quite a bit more then she is used to. (she was complaining about occasional misfires/engine holding back, so i figured id give it a good go to see if i could find a way to make it foul up consistently)
The ex wasnt fond of me pushing through motorway intersections at speed, which always got me to back down disappointed..
Good passengers? recently had a drive with my sis, in her car actually, and she was pretty relaxed about it all, despite me pushing her car quite a bit more then she is used to. (she was complaining about occasional misfires/engine holding back, so i figured id give it a good go to see if i could find a way to make it foul up consistently)
I frequently end up driving my parents everywhere, for different reasons.
My mum is a lousy passenger and a lousy driver. She hates driving her basic Fiesta and gets me to take her places when she can (I don't live with my parents but am in the same town).
Having got me to take her somewhere she will then complain about acceleration, driving too fast, overtaking, and best of all, 'going in ditches', which I have never done but she seems to have some sort of fear that cars will magically end up in a ditch....
My dad is the opposite, these days he has a Jag which he lets me drive if we are going anywhere together. He's a great passenger, he has even told me to put my foot down on occasion. He trusts my driving and just lets me get on with it.
My mum is a lousy passenger and a lousy driver. She hates driving her basic Fiesta and gets me to take her places when she can (I don't live with my parents but am in the same town).
Having got me to take her somewhere she will then complain about acceleration, driving too fast, overtaking, and best of all, 'going in ditches', which I have never done but she seems to have some sort of fear that cars will magically end up in a ditch....
My dad is the opposite, these days he has a Jag which he lets me drive if we are going anywhere together. He's a great passenger, he has even told me to put my foot down on occasion. He trusts my driving and just lets me get on with it.
I will nominate myself as the worst passenger ! Just had a 3 mile trip to the shops with my wife driving
Zero mechanical sympathy, every pedal is a light switch, either on or off, with no finesse
Car labouring in 3rd gear, so lets change up to 4th gear as that will make it better !
I remember why she has her own car now !
Zero mechanical sympathy, every pedal is a light switch, either on or off, with no finesse
Car labouring in 3rd gear, so lets change up to 4th gear as that will make it better !
I remember why she has her own car now !
Bloke at work, used to cycle in but cadge a lift for various reasons as I went his way, he was large and smelly, zero thought for not breaking things, dropped into the seat, managed to twist the belt and let it ping off as he got out causing dents to the door shut, stank the car out with his meat pie and sweat odour, picked his hose, his beard and generally made the car feel unclean, it stopped as he got arrested for kiddie porn and historical sexual abuse of a minor and he went to prison for five years.
A favourite of mine as a passenger was to wind the window down, duck out of sight, wait until we were passing an ugly girl or even a guy on his own hoot the horn, wolf whistle and shout hey sexy do you like my blue hat? If the driver was wearing a blue hat or whatever they were wearing.
Poisson96 said:
My dad is a self admitted bad passenger, but isnt too bad. People knocking the car out of gear and faffing with the radio would be ejected.
+1My dad is geriatric enough to get left & right mixed up all the time,
insists on reading the map and issuing instructions to get us there and,
even when the sat-nav is on shortest route, he claims he knows a shorter route.
He's also keen on issuing commands about when to pull out at junctions.
I don't think he's noticed I've been ignoring him for the last ten years.
My Mum can map read better and knows how to shut up.
He's been spending a lot of time in the back of the car recently, map confiscated
and given a packet of mints to play with.
OTOH, my sister insists that we can't use motorways or dual carriageways
because they are "too fast and too dangerous". We have to use the slower
and, in reality, more dangerous ordinary road network. I don't think
she's going to be allowed to be a passenger in my car much longer.
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