Cars you really want to get out of

[ingenieur]

I'm normally the driver when I'm in a car so being a passenger is always a bit unusual anyway. But I've been in some cars before where I just want to get out the moment I'm in. I think the worst thing is a smelly car, like farmers cars, if you ever happen to get into one of those. Also not much of a fan of cars where the driver has to clear a space for you because their car is such a mess inside.

[ingenieur]

Zarco said:

Police car.

Well... if they're going to let you go. Otherwise it's from the car into the 'custody suite'.. better to stay in the car.

[ingenieur]

Mr Tidy said:

Near-death experiences in foreign taxis spring to mind - as soon as we got to our destination I couldn't wait to get out!

In Malta the roads undulate quite a lot, not broken surfaces but just rolling hills up and down. Driven at speed by a local taxi driver.. yes, I remember that.

[ingenieur]

Pedro25 said:

Another Yellow New York Taxi, 2005 out of La Guardia AP into the famous yellow taxis, into NYC in what seemed like 10 mins, worst car journey of my life, driver drove like he'd snorted a few lines, I counted at least 5 near misses just leaving the AP boundary, closed my eyes for most of the journey, when we got into the city how he didn't mow down pedestrians was a miracle. Worst bit was probably when he insisted on turning around to face us in the back to find out all about good old England whilst cars and pedestrians crossed in front and either side of his taxi. When we arrived at the hotel he insisted on telling us how he'd been in England once 30 yrs ago that took another 10 mins as the wife and I just nodded and said yeah every few mins.

My dad used to do that when I was in the car with him. I do the driving these days, had forgotten about that. i.e. turning around to have long conversations while the car is travelling forwards, not looking out the front but rather trying to have a conversation while looking at you. Usually a car I was very happy to get out of.

[ingenieur]

Chromegrill said:

ingenieur said:

Also not much of a fan of cars where the driver has to clear a space for you because their car is such a mess inside.

I don't often need to give anyone a lift but I always keep rhe inside tidy just in case. I have never understood why some people seem to treat the interior of their car as an extention of their dustbin.

Yeah, they usually say "oh, just put that on the floor" and start scrubbing the seat to knock the stuff off. And I'm just thinking if the stuff is on the floor, where are my feet going to go?