Car nerd toddler
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Our little boy (now three) has been able to identify all major makes of car by their badges since he was about 2.5. He can also identify all tractors by their colour (e.g. green with yellow wheels - John Deere, green with red wheels - Fendt, light green with red wheels - Klaas).
Is this normal? It makes me ever so slightly proud though...
He can also tell a V8 when he hears one...
Is this normal? It makes me ever so slightly proud though...
He can also tell a V8 when he hears one...
My son's first word was 'tractor' which made me proud. He shakes with excitement when he sees one now. They are a lot bigger than when I was a boy so I can hardly blame him.
He has taken up a new hobby of posting pebbles from the driveway down the exhaust pipes of my TVR cerbera though which I'm not so keen on
He has taken up a new hobby of posting pebbles from the driveway down the exhaust pipes of my TVR cerbera though which I'm not so keen on
That sounds most concerning. I often feel sad that my parents did not bring me up as a 'normal' football loving boy. I would get a new football, a new copy of fifa, and a new football shirt once a year, and be happy. As things stand however, I have a hobby that's probably more expensive than even a serious crack addiction 
So many cars... so little time and money to experience them all.
So many cars... so little time and money to experience them all.
Rawhide said:
My son's first word was 'tractor' which made me proud. He shakes with excitement when he sees one now. They are a lot bigger than when I was a boy so I can hardly blame him.
He has taken up a new hobby of posting pebbles from the driveway down the exhaust pipes of my TVR cerbera though which I'm not so keen on
Dagnammit. Maybe he thinks it'll make your TVR sound more like a tractor. He has taken up a new hobby of posting pebbles from the driveway down the exhaust pipes of my TVR cerbera though which I'm not so keen on
Snowboy said:
Fendt come in any colour you like these days.
I've even seen on in Piano Black with flames and Blacked out windows.
It was being used to advertise the different custom options.
It looked pretty damn good (for a tractor)
Oh darn - that makes it more complicated. All the Fendts I have seen have been green/red - I'm not looking hard enough!I've even seen on in Piano Black with flames and Blacked out windows.
It was being used to advertise the different custom options.
It looked pretty damn good (for a tractor)
There's a Lambo one that often parks next to our local Tesco (yep - we're in Cornwall!). Rather cool. White of course.
My mother tells me that I was still in my pushchair when I was able to identify the make and model of every car on the road. I can well believe it as I can't remember a time in life life when I haven't been able to.
My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
Volvo360 said:
My mother tells me that I was still in my pushchair when I was able to identify the make and model of every car on the road. I can well believe it as I can't remember a time in life life when I haven't been able to.
My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
In his defence, in my youth (mid 80's) there were a lot fewer varieties of cars on the road and a lot more discernable shapes too, so it was much easier.My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
TheDoggingFather said:
Volvo360 said:
My mother tells me that I was still in my pushchair when I was able to identify the make and model of every car on the road. I can well believe it as I can't remember a time in life life when I haven't been able to.
My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
In his defence, in my youth (mid 80's) there were a lot fewer varieties of cars on the road and a lot more discernable shapes too, so it was much easier.My son is almost 7, and, although has a moderate interest in cars, is still only aware of a handful of manufacturers. Hey ho, takes all sorts. At least I've managed to convince him to support the same pathetic football team as me.
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