Not the best brakes !!!
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A tale of woe !!!
Hi all. Last week, whilst driving down `Hoath way`, a fast straight A-road leading to Gillingham in Kent, I noticed a car moving rather rapidly towards my rear end. I was about to let him pass when I noticed the passenger (a small boy) laugh and give me the thumbs down. At this point I realised the car to be an imported MR2 turbo....And he was all over my backside!! I saw the green mist, dropped down a cog and floored my S2. In a roar of burning rubber and V6 burbling, he ate my dust.....for about a second. Damm I couldn`t shake him. By this time, the kid was in fits of laughter, with his dad, the driver mouthing `Is that it?`. I pulled over and let him pass, to a hail of abuse.
Not to be outdone by, I pulled alongside him at a set of lights. This time I had him. Before his steroid like turbo could cut in, I was miles in front, the tail end of the TVR wagging happily. Up to 45mph and he`d overtaken me once more. I pursued, and tried to stay with him. Unfortunatly the next set of lights were red. The all singing all dancing ABS of the MR2 made him stop on a sixpence. My Stock Ford brakes..... I had to make my mind up; hit the MR2 up the arse....Revenge but dead TVR, or swerve. I opted for the latter and hit the curb at 40mph! The whole world turned round and stared, my embarrisment complete. I limped my thankfully undamaged `S` to my destination releived at my narrow mistake but still smarting!!
Has anybody else got any tales of woe or am I the only dipstick to own a TVR ?
Hi all. Last week, whilst driving down `Hoath way`, a fast straight A-road leading to Gillingham in Kent, I noticed a car moving rather rapidly towards my rear end. I was about to let him pass when I noticed the passenger (a small boy) laugh and give me the thumbs down. At this point I realised the car to be an imported MR2 turbo....And he was all over my backside!! I saw the green mist, dropped down a cog and floored my S2. In a roar of burning rubber and V6 burbling, he ate my dust.....for about a second. Damm I couldn`t shake him. By this time, the kid was in fits of laughter, with his dad, the driver mouthing `Is that it?`. I pulled over and let him pass, to a hail of abuse.
Not to be outdone by, I pulled alongside him at a set of lights. This time I had him. Before his steroid like turbo could cut in, I was miles in front, the tail end of the TVR wagging happily. Up to 45mph and he`d overtaken me once more. I pursued, and tried to stay with him. Unfortunatly the next set of lights were red. The all singing all dancing ABS of the MR2 made him stop on a sixpence. My Stock Ford brakes..... I had to make my mind up; hit the MR2 up the arse....Revenge but dead TVR, or swerve. I opted for the latter and hit the curb at 40mph! The whole world turned round and stared, my embarrisment complete. I limped my thankfully undamaged `S` to my destination releived at my narrow mistake but still smarting!!
Has anybody else got any tales of woe or am I the only dipstick to own a TVR ?
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