im interested in cars

[deeen]

the scott boy said:

deeen said:

They're in-jokes, scott-boy.

What interests you about cars?

Looking at them? Fixing them? Racing them?

Talking to the owners about them? (most of us could bore on for ages...)

One young guy on here (Kamil, I think?) bought an old Jag for a couple of hundred quid, that's one way to start if you have a bit of space in the garden I suppose!

looking at them, finding out about them.. It's mainly because i come on here and mostly look at the forza 3 pages, and i always see people going on about cars and havent got the slightest clue what theyre on about.. Fixing / painting them possibly a future ambition im not to sure :

That link I edited in (badly) has a few pics of cars from a recent meet.

[Council Baby]

71notout said:

Keep out of the Lounge...you are too young and will be corrupted

red rag waved...

that's his attempt at finding out about cars well and truely derailed for a while

[Chris_w666]

Car shows etc are a good way to find out about stuff, Autojumbles are interesting, car auctions are an interesting place, helping out a local mechanic, finding a friendly local car enthusiast who works on his own car a lot, join a local motor club then volunteer as a marshall for various types of motorsport, car magazines, oh and of course PH because the threads on here sometimes drift into motoring chat.

Welcome.

[Diablos-666]

It normally helps to have a specific car in mind...

i.e. the other day i was looking at a you tube clip, it was an american show and they were talking about buying super cars for under £50k, under £40k, under £20k.

A car come up that i hadn't heard of before (De Tomaso Pantero) so i googled it and searched for clips on you tube.

I done the same thing when buying all my cars.

[Monkeylegend]

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

[Chris_w666]

Diablos-666 said:

A car come up that i hadn't heard of before (De Tomaso Pantero) so i googled it and searched for clips on you tube.

Did you never have top trumps as a lad?

[the scott boy]

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

[Chris_w666]

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Liar, you can spell and everything.

[Diablos-666]

Chris_w666 said:

Diablos-666 said:

A car come up that i hadn't heard of before (De Tomaso Pantero) so i googled it and searched for clips on you tube.

Did you never have top trumps as a lad?

Only ever had one pack and that was a Porsche one.

When I were a wee lad, consoles were beginning to take off so that took my time mostly.

[Monkeylegend]

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Have you bought any of the classic car mags yet. Most are a good read and will tell you a lot about all aspects of buying, running, maintenance etc. Oh and of course Playboy, think it will be on the top shelf. Oh and welcome

[the scott boy]

Chris_w666 said:

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Liar, you can spell and everything.

ahaha.. i go to a decent grammar school :P

but yh, all i really wanna do is find out about cars.. wouldnt mind getting a weekend job at a little car shop or something like that, but i dont thnik im old enough..

just have to wait another year :\

[Monkeylegend]

Is your Dad interested in cars? Maybe he will let you have a tinker with his under his supervision, at least that way you can start to learn the basics.

[Chris_w666]

the scott boy said:

Chris_w666 said:

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Liar, you can spell and everything.

ahaha.. i go to a decent grammar school :P

but yh, all i really wanna do is find out about cars.. wouldnt mind getting a weekend job at a little car shop or something like that, but i dont thnik im old enough..

just have to wait another year :\

Not 100% on the rules of employing people your age but have a look on direct.gov.uk that should tell you if you can get a job. Though most car related places may not be insured for under 16's.

This looks good for someone your age though. http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk/

[the scott boy]

Monkeylegend said:

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Have you bought any of the classic car mags yet. Most are a good read and will tell you a lot about all aspects of buying, running, maintenance etc. Oh and of course Playboy, think it will be on the top shelf. Oh and welcome

aha how will playboy help? :\ expect the NICE pictures.. surely that will be a distraction tho? :\

[the scott boy]

Chris_w666 said:

the scott boy said:

Chris_w666 said:

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Liar, you can spell and everything.

ahaha.. i go to a decent grammar school :P

but yh, all i really wanna do is find out about cars.. wouldnt mind getting a weekend job at a little car shop or something like that, but i dont thnik im old enough..

just have to wait another year :\

Not 100% on the rules of employing people your age but have a look on direct.gov.uk that should tell you if you can get a job. Though most car related places may not be insured for under 16's.

This looks good for someone your age though. http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk/

woah, how do you find out all these websites, ill check it out now

[Monkeylegend]

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

the scott boy said:

Monkeylegend said:

Not sure how old you are scott boy but don't forget about girls as well They will both ruin you financially but it is fun on the way.

im 15 on 2nd feb, im mainly just interested in finding out about cars, beit fast or classic

Have you bought any of the classic car mags yet. Most are a good read and will tell you a lot about all aspects of buying, running, maintenance etc. Oh and of course Playboy, think it will be on the top shelf. Oh and welcome

aha how will playboy help? :\ expect the NICE pictures.. surely that will be a distraction tho? :\

Well it will remind you not to forget about girls completely. Think you are better off with cars though, so forget Playboy.

[Cyder]

You can navigate on road rallies from 12. And I think co drive on stage rallies from 14 (or is it 16?).

Your best bet is to find your nearest motorclub and try to have a chat with the people there, if you're keen expect to be dragged out marshalling at Races/Rallies in all weathers, or if mechanically minded you might be able to go and help service for competitors on events.

Where are you based?

[the scott boy]

Cyder said:

You can navigate on road rallies from 12. And I think co drive on stage rallies from 14 (or is it 16?).

Your best bet is to find your nearest motorclub and try to have a chat with the people there, if you're keen expect to be dragged out marshalling at Races/Rallies in all weathers, or if mechanically minded you might be able to go and help service for competitors on events.

Where are you based?

Buckinghamshire

[m4tthew]

Love it!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Amb...

Steve - I've an idea for making cars more efficient with battery power... when I was a kid my lights on my bike were powered by a dynamo which was rested on the tyre, in a less crude way couldn't this work on your car?

Ben - You mean like the alternator?
Con - Nice ambiwlans moment Steve!

[the scott boy]

any more ideas?