What has your "friend" been up to?
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citizensm1th said:
Exactly my Friend might consider keeping both the daily and the weekender.
Ah I see. I have looking at the weekender for a while now, about 6 months , become quite close, but only recently taken for a drive. If I could convince the weekend car to stay as a weekend car, while also somewhat serve as a daily to the current registered keeper, that might be a solution. A risky game howeverFlabbyMidgets said:
Ah I see. I have looking at the weekender for a while now, about 6 months , become quite close, but only recently taken for a drive. If I could convince the weekend car to stay as a weekend car, while also somewhat serve as a daily to the current registered keeper, that might be a solution. A risky game however
My friend would not be happy with someone else driving his car, messing with the seat settings, leaving a mess in the glovebox, loosening up the engine and generally wearing out the tyres. There'd be a problem if the other driver forgot to put something back exactly as he found it after the weekend drive.JonChalk said:
My friend would not be happy with someone else driving his car, messing with the seat settings, leaving a mess in the glovebox, loosening up the engine and generally wearing out the tyres. There'd be a problem if the other driver forgot to put something back exactly as he found it after the weekend drive.
Exactly, that's the downside. Not a plan I'm going with. For me to purchase the weekend car, I'd need to sell my daily, and also make sure the weekend car was without owner. This weekend car does seem very high maintenance, not my normal marqueMy "friend" is the same age as me, since passing his test and buying his car, he's:
Done such a bad park job, he had to spend 5 mins carefully getting it out to not hit the car next to it
Touched the wall infront of his car twice while parking
Heel-toed it down a gear then let off into the corner, nearly lost the back end and managed to bring it back in before hitting a house
Nearly blew the engine on his old 1.6 Focus when shifting from 2nd to 1st (Still around and running today, parked in his driveway)
Done such a bad park job, he had to spend 5 mins carefully getting it out to not hit the car next to it
Touched the wall infront of his car twice while parking
Heel-toed it down a gear then let off into the corner, nearly lost the back end and managed to bring it back in before hitting a house
Nearly blew the engine on his old 1.6 Focus when shifting from 2nd to 1st (Still around and running today, parked in his driveway)
chow pan toon said:
My friend has been driving around without an MOT for the last 3 months. Apparently this friend only found out when his tax didn't renew due to lack of said MOT.
My friend also did this, then had to rush around trying to get a garage to fit a new wishbone the day before New Year's Eve, when his car would be needed as it was the only one with enough seats for everyone.My "friend" is a dick as he's scraped his pride and joy on his garage. The garage is tight but my "friend" is still a dick because it's the second time he's done this... although it was a different end of the car this time.
My "friend" is wondering if getting a longer and wider car might help because obviously his garage parking talents are wasted on the smaller coupé...
My "friend" is wondering if getting a longer and wider car might help because obviously his garage parking talents are wasted on the smaller coupé...
Some years ago my friend found himself behind a VW Microbus plodding along at 45mph for mile after mile in the outside lane of a deserted dual carriageway. After subtle hints to "move over" using indicators and flashing headlights had no effect my headstrong young friend stupidly overtook said VW on the inside, angrily flashing the driver a V as he did so.
It was only when he looked in his mirror once safely past that he saw that the driver and her passengers were all nuns.......
It was only when he looked in his mirror once safely past that he saw that the driver and her passengers were all nuns.......
CanAm said:
Some years ago my friend found himself behind a VW Microbus plodding along at 45mph for mile after mile in the outside lane of a deserted dual carriageway. After subtle hints to "move over" using indicators and flashing headlights had no effect my headstrong young friend stupidly overtook said VW on the inside, angrily flashing the driver a V as he did so.
It was only when he looked in his mirror once safely past that he saw that the driver and her passengers were all nuns.......
Your friend did right, they may have been on a mission from God but that’s no excuse for piss poor driving! It was only when he looked in his mirror once safely past that he saw that the driver and her passengers were all nuns.......
Nuns, eh? I think that I mentioned in the very first post of this thread that my friend once disgraced himself by hurling many very filthy and sweary words and directing some disrespectful gestures at a sweet little old lady in a Honda, who had pulled out in front of his egregiously flash motor as he slowed for some lights, but it was his fault because he'd left his turn signal on. He is still ashamed of himself about this.
Ancient Nun gag: Two nuns driving through Transylvania. Suddenly Dracula jumps onto the bonnet of their car.
Nun 1 : "Quick! Show him your cross!"
Nun 2 "OK. Oi, big mouth, get off the f
king car!"
(copyright Vlad the Impaler, 1448)
Ancient Nun gag: Two nuns driving through Transylvania. Suddenly Dracula jumps onto the bonnet of their car.
Nun 1 : "Quick! Show him your cross!"
Nun 2 "OK. Oi, big mouth, get off the f
king car!"(copyright Vlad the Impaler, 1448)
My friend has recently gone to live in a rather curious place where he has taken a rather curious job. He has decided to import a rather stupid vehicle there, but that rather stupid vehicle will not arrive in the rather curious place for rather a while.
As an interim measure, my friend has just bought an actual RHD JDM Sake-fuelled hotbox motorcar for a number of American dollars that was not large, but was not small either. He did the deal in a bombed-out parking lot after an inspection and test drive that could at best be described as cursory and negligent. The seller was a member of the local Five Oh.
Thus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yil9wlfa0yo
As an interim measure, my friend has just bought an actual RHD JDM Sake-fuelled hotbox motorcar for a number of American dollars that was not large, but was not small either. He did the deal in a bombed-out parking lot after an inspection and test drive that could at best be described as cursory and negligent. The seller was a member of the local Five Oh.
Thus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yil9wlfa0yo
My friend has also just rung another member of the same Constabulary who is selling a motorbike, but the Officer of Justice was drinking a cocktail on a noisy speedboat on the way to a Poker party and the conversation was not a success. Now my friend and the Public Guardian are Whatsapping. My friend should not be allowed out without a grown up present.
Breadvan72 said:
My friend has also just rung another member of the same Constabulary who is selling a motorbike, but the Officer of Justice was drinking a cocktail on a noisy speedboat on the way to a Poker party and the conversation was not a success. Now my friend and the Public Guardian are Whatsapping. My friend should not be allowed out without a grown up present.
Has your friends camera broken, because a close friend of mine would be interested in pictures of your friends car buying folly...Edited by Swampy1982 on Sunday 27th May 17:10
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