The Driving Thread

[Giggles]

I’ve to pick one myself this year (in the smaller class) but it’s looking like there’s huge delays on everything. The Caddy and Connect are the obvious choices, though the new version of the latter (that’s basically a Caddy with a Ford badge the same as the new Transporter will be a Connect with a VW badge) has never seen the light of day. I don’t think any of the other manufacturer groups do an automatic.

[Lofty]

Wouldn't your feet be sticking out the door if you were camping in that?

Awning job for camping, not thinking a fully converted one just sling a cooler and Ooni in the back and disappear for a weekend. Then have the use of one as a proper van when needed, like when I had a load of doors in the back of the Tucson the other week and the boot my father-in-law had tied down popped up mid journey. Thankfully the passing police car ignored me :moop:

[Lewis]

Get a life lad.

[Lofty]

I was considering devoting it to painstakingly memorising every post ever made on a dead football manager forum but that niche was already taken.

[Pepe]

Dead? We're booming.

[Lofty]

Swapped the Hyudai Tucson for a Mazda CX5, going automatic :drool:

[John Arne]

Car rental prices are fucking ridiculous. Apparently during Covid a lot of companies just sold half their fleet, meaning they stacked the prices of the remaining vehicles.

https://gyazo.com/5bed517fcf55b5f28d9849adffd84067.jpeg

[Spikey M]

Is that US dollars? If not, what is it in proper money?

[John Arne]

Yeah, USD.

[Pepe]

For 3k you might as well just buy a car.

[Offshore Toon]

Swapped the Hyudai Tucson for a Mazda CX5, going automatic :drool:
Automatic master race. :cool: Driving geared in this day and age is just stupid

[Giggles]

Manual is great if you’re in something exceptional to drive and out for the enjoyment (also applies to petrol over diesel), but given that 99% of the time we’re all just trundling along commuting, etc then auto is the definitely way forward.

[Pepe]

Surprised it has taken this long for automatics to take over in Europe.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I drove an automatic around Spain, it was all well and good until you want to go up a hill at more than 15mph.

[Spikey M]

Or it snows and you can't engine break.

[Don]

Freeing up your hand to touch up your makeup/adjust your bra sounds pretty fantastic tbf.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Automatics are shit.

[Pepe]

I drove an automatic around Spain, it was all well and good until you want to go up a hill at more than 15mph.


Or it snows and you can't engine break.

Every single automatic since like the 60s has the option to manually shift down, so you can do both of those just fine.

[Spikey M]

The power to manually adjust gears you say? Imagine.

[Ben]

We’ve got a couple of Fords at work that are automatics and the gearbox’s are fucking useless. The Audi I just got rid of had an automatic that was decent but still not amazing. I’ve driven an RS6 Avant and the automatic was exceptional. If I’m not spending over £40k on a car then I’d still lean towards manual as it’s still very much a “pay peanuts, get monkeys” component.

[Giggles]

I test drove a transporter a couple of weeks ago with the DSG in it and it was surprisingly good for a bus.

[phonics]

https://i.imgur.com/OKnWfFc.png

Watch out, the streets.

[Raoul Duke]

What did Mike Skinner ever do to you?

(congrats)

[Manc]

Red Bull. :sick:

[Shindig]

That's a very, "Police would like to talk to this man ..." photo. Most license and passport ones are, I suppose.

[Giggles]

Ordered a Transporter this afternoon, giving the cunts €66,500 and they won't have it til February :happycry:

[Mike]

Add me to the list of TTH members who pass their driving test in the 30’s!
Got two minors.

[Giggles]

Add me to the list of TTH members who pass their driving test in the 30’s!
Got two minors.

Same as Baz.

Anyway, back to driving.

[Baz]

I do indeed have two children. :confused:

Well done Mike.

[Mike]

I’m now the proud owner of a 2014 Hyundai ix35.

[Giggles]

I nearly got a Vito today because VW’s can’t be ordered. But that interior :sick:

[Giggles]

I hate the brand in cars but I just stuck a deposit on an Arteon R estate today :drool:

[Lewis]

1547771537364635649

I love that they just keep going. Nobody will notice.

[Pepe]

The wagon, I hope? :drool:

[SincereTheRebel]

I now have a 2013 Golf.

[randomlegend]

I've got a 2013 Suzuki Swift Sport at the moment and it's a great fun little car to drive.

I want to get a stupid hot hatch next.

[randomlegend]

Now the honeymoon is paid off I'm going to save up and buy an ASBO car. I think I want a Renault Mégane RS, but the wife will need some convincing on another 3-door.

[Pepe]

What is an ASBO car?

[randomlegend]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behaviour_order

Cars that chav teenagers do burnouts in on carparks in the middle of the night.

[niko_cee]

Boy racer type thing I would guess.

[Ben]

What's your budget? You can do better than a Megane.

[randomlegend]

Was thinking about £15k (will be buying second hand obviously).

I know the BMW M135i is meant to be really good but I just hate the way they look. Golf GTI/R, Seat Leon Cupra, Peugeot 308gti were some of the others I've got in mind.

[niko_cee]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185507254440?hash=item2b311810a8:g:OkcAAOSwbd9isKX f

[Ben]

If you're set on a "hot hatch" then Golf R (pre-2020, before they started cheaping out on everything) is the way to go. Cupra 280/290 would be great also as they are VAG family.

Indeed the M135i is fun but I don't like the look either.

[randomlegend]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185507254440?hash=item2b311810a8:g:OkcAAOSwbd9isKX f

Link doesn't work.

EDIT: Actually maybe ebay is blocked at work.

EDITEDIT: Yeah sorry works on my phone. I willn't be buying a 30 year old car.

[niko_cee]

1993 Nissan Pulsar GTIR

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/OkcAAOSwbd9isKXf/s-l1600.jpg

[Pepe]

Is that Hyundai N a thing over there. If so, that one is ace.

[randomlegend]

If you're set on a "hot hatch"

Not entirely no, it just does need some degree of practicality.

[randomlegend]

Is that Hyundai N a thing over there. If so, that one is ace.

The i20N and i30N? They are but still way over £15k second hand.

[Ben]

Link doesn't work.

EDIT: Actually maybe ebay is blocked at work.

EDITEDIT: Yeah sorry works on my phone. I willn't be buying a 30 year old car.

It's 90's Japanese so that's more like 10 year old anything else. About as bulletproof as you get and parts are cheap.

[niko_cee]

Aren't those reasonably new Civic Type R things meant to be fair banzai? The ones with all the weird looking wings and shit.

[Pepe]

The Type R is good, but ugly af.

Modern 'hot hatches' are too expensive anyways. And heavy.

[randomlegend]

Aren't those reasonably new Civic Type R things meant to be fair banzai? The ones with all the weird looking wings and shit.

They are a bit too boy racer, looks-wise.

[Pepe]

The i20N and i30N? They are but still way over £15k second hand.

I guess. It is called Veloster over here.

[Ben]

The newer Civics will be way over £15k. Unless you're going back to the old late 00's model, which is absolutely always my recommendation for a runner because it'll never let you down.

[Pepe]

Wait a second, I just remembered the Yaris GR. :drool:

[Pepe]

For your budget, you can't go wrong with a GTI. Not sure that the price bump to the R is worth it.

[randomlegend]

Wait a second, I just remembered the Yaris GR. :drool:

Yeah they look insane, but way out of budget.

[Ben]

One thing I would recommend is that if you go for a Golf R or similar, don't buy private (especially if it seems a "good" price). Chances are it was bought as a status symbol by someone who actually knows little about cars and cares about them even less, so it has been absolutely battered and will almost certainly be a lemon.

[randomlegend]

:thbup:

[niko_cee]

Saw one of those Yaris GR things recently. Looked mad. Think it must have had some sort of body kit on it as it looked to have more wings/diffusers than the standard version.

Also saw an absolute beaut of a 205 gti which you don't see all that much anymore.

Surprised Pepe isn't recommending an "Abarth".

A friend of mine recently got his hands on a good condition Panda 100hp. I always regretted not buying one off ebay years ago [ended up buying a shittier Granny Panda off a more reputable source]. It has one of the most lol turning circles I've ever seen on a car.

[Pepe]

Oh my, the 205 GTI. :drool:

RL is not worthy of an Abarth.

[Don]

205s :drool:

Still pissed my dad got rid of ours before I became of age.

[Pepe]

I'll try to get my hands on one when I move to France. I bet that they are crazy expensive now though.

[Baz]

Get a souped up Fabia.

[Giggles]

370z.

[Foe]

What about a Mini Cooper S?

They are swish.

[randomlegend]

370z.

Unfortunately a 2-seater fails the practicality test quite spectacularly. I'd love something like that otherwise.

[randomlegend]

Mitsubishi Evo?

[niko_cee]

How much can you get an Evo VI for these days? That was the macdaddy, but you're looking at another 'old' car. If they still make them then surely they're going to be madly out of budget given the 6 was 30k when it was new.

[Ben]

I reckon you'd be looking at £50k for average mileage.

[randomlegend]

Fair enough.

[Pepe]

Good luck finding an Evo in decent shape that has not being stupidly modified to death.

[Lewis]

Unfortunately a 2-seater fails the practicality test quite spectacularly. I'd love something like that otherwise.

What about a more practical (https://www.thecarwarehouse.co.uk/vehicle/1263/nissan-president) two seater (in budget as well)?

[Lofty]

Buy a classic golf for peanuts you coward.

[Pepe]

What about a more practical (https://www.thecarwarehouse.co.uk/vehicle/1263/nissan-president) two seater (in budget as well)?

He is definitely not cool enough for that one.

[Giggles]

Good luck finding an Evo in decent shape that has not being stupidly modified to death.

I remember looking for a Supra for years and this was the main problem too.

[Baz]

Had a reminder about the Ecosport car tax being due which means we can finally get rid of it. :jayjay: The car is actually okay but the boot is non-existent and every time I see it I wish we’d have just got a Kuga.

Just spent half an hour scrolling Autotrader and sent a shortlist to my wife:

These all have under 20,000 miles, are no older than 2019, all have rear cameras (not just sensors) and can be delivered to our house. Sorted from cheapest to dearest. I filtered as £2000 deposit over 4 years doing 10k miles a year and they were all under £300 a month, which doesn’t even factor in exchanging/selling our existing car so should be even less.

MG ZS, 2021, 7145 miles, £17798: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205316331895

Jeep Compass, 2020, 16101 miles, £19699: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206016397259

Nissan Qashqai, 2021, 14563 miles, £19950: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207258121655

Volkswagen Tiguan, 2019, 19600 miles, £20,349: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208028400485

Peugeot 3008, 2021, 8857 miles, £21885: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206136734568

Skoda Karoq, 2020, 7923 miles, £22559: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207187892266

My top 3 picks would be
1 Skoda
2 Jeep
3 Peugeot
But really would be happy with any of these.



That red Jeep is so so mega. :cool:

[Ben]

Tiguan or Karoq.

[Baz]

My wife is test driving a Karoq today. If all goes well I’ll be buying one of the following two cars, but not sure which to get:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207187892266
Pros:
less miles
slightly newer
slightly cheaper



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208018353773
Pros:
Bigger screen
Bigger wheels :cab:
It’s not white


8k Vs 22k miles is the main thing.

[Ben]

22k miles in over two years is fuck all, don't let that influence you one bit. Just go for the one that feels best when testing, which I imagine will be the 22k one.

[Boydy]

SUVs should be banned.

[Ben]

Because they're mis-sold? Basically hatchbacks on stilts.

[Spikey M]

The first one is a munter.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Having attempted to drive a DS7 about 3,000km around Spain last year, I finally appreciated the problems faced by the captain of the Titanic. Yes there's a 1,000ft iceberg in front of you, but for the manoeuvrability at your disposal, you're better off just sending out a team with pickaxes and trying to mine it for the daiquiris in the first class lounge.

[Boydy]

Because they're mis-sold? Basically hatchbacks on stilts.

They're too big.

[Ben]

They're too big.

Some of them.

The most popular ones like the Qashqai are basically a pumped up hatchback and their footprint is actually no larger. Nissan pulled off a bit of genius with the first Qashqai, convincing everyone to pay for a "SUV" that has no more leg room or boot space than some hatchbacks. Then everyone else jumped on board and that's why you see things like the Qashqai, Evoque and Kuga everywhere these days because clever marketing conned people into overpaying for what is still essentially a hatchback.

[Giggles]

They're too big.

Too big for what? Fucking cyclists?

[Boydy]

Car parks. But yeah, they're also terrible for being more likely to kill cyclists or pedestrians. And they're fucking terrible for emissions. Aren't SUVs worldwide emissions equivalent to that of a fairly large country?

[Lofty]

You're racist against long legged people.

[Baz]

Grey one sold last night apparently so that’s the decision made for me.

[Pepe]

Bigger screen and bigger wheels are not really pros. No screen at all, now that would be a pro.

[Baz]

Bigger screen and bigger wheels are not really pros. No screen at all, now that would be a pro.

But then how would I see the sat nav?

[Giggles]

I don't think the screens are different sizes in those two anyway.

[SincereTheRebel]

Four new tyres ffs

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is that a recent purchase, or your dating profile?

[Andrew]

I've had a Kia Sportage only done 18k miles in it from brand new over the last 3 years and probably spent more on petrol than I bought the bloody thing for.

24 mpg driving around town and I'm lucky if it hits 34 on the Motorway at a steady 60mph.

So yeah I'll agree they(SUV) are basically planet killers..

Trying to talk the wife into getting a "smaller" car but she's obsessed with looking down on other cars...

Going fully electric is out the question as I'll spend more time towing her home after she's forgot to charge it again.

So looking at

Vauxhall Mokka (9 month waiting list)
Skoda Kamiq
The MG SUV has caught her eye but I'm sure that's just cheap Chinese crap now in it?

[Ben]

If that's the full list then Skoda all day long. Comfortably.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is that a recent purchase, or your dating profile?

:D

[Lofty]

I have had a 1.7 diesel Hyundai Tuscon and 1.7 diesel Vauxhall Mokka and both were cracking on fuel, fill up once a month whilst daily driving jobs. Not the car type it's the engines.

[Magic]

Looking at an '07 Z4 2.5L soft top for a weekend car. There's fuck all up here, only in the sweet lands of Her Majesty's Kingdom.

[SvN]

Nice to see that mid life crisis kicking in.

[Giggles]

Have you gone bald after all magic?

[Andrew]

Just taken the Skoda Kamiq out for a test drive engine so quiet it's like driving a electric motor lovely car.

Test drove the petrol 1 litre 109bhp version was incredibly fast drove around for about an hour and came back averaging 51mpg.

Amazed how silent the engine is had to double check it was actually running a few times.

Mrs hates how the front end looks though and feels its to low to the ground so that's put an end to getting that.

So it's back to trying the new Mokka out for a run or having a look at the 2022 Nissian Quashqui?!?

Think I'll file for a divorce and get the Skoda.

[Ben]

The previous Qashqai was almost universally panned by people who know their cars (despite its incredible popularity with Joe Public). I've not experienced the new one myself but apparently it's a big improvement.

New Mokka is ridiculously expensive for what it is.

[Boydy]

Get her a Toyota Yaris and tell her to shut the fuck up.

[SincereTheRebel]

I get 50MPG on average from this Golf which is surprising.

[Magic]

Bought it.

2010 Z4, retractable hard top in black, 2.5SI, 65k miles.

£8,000. Wonderful machine. Crisis complete.

[Giggles]

Bargain, they’re class to drive. Hard top looks so much better too.

[Foe]

Spooky.

My dad has a similar z4 as his spare ‘fun’ car and I was in it for the first time yesterday.

It’s pretty noisy with the roof down, but it’s quite a cool thing. Not sure I’d ever buy one like MJ has done.

[Magic]

It was on a whim. I'd rather enjoy my money than have it sat in a bank.

[Foe]

I’m not judging. I was trying to convince
My dad to buy a Porsche for similar reasons (and so I could liberate it).

His “sensible” option was a brand new z4.

Retractable hard top definitely the way to go. Anyone with those fabric looking topped convertibles is a wrongun.

[Dquincy]

Be aware.

https://youtu.be/BrBBdB5UUsU

[Shindig]

Someone's crashing into that van on the first day of operations.

[Ben]

The coppers will be fucked. They're the worst offenders.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Have put a deposit down on this XKR-

https://i.postimg.cc/sD25gzcV/xkr.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I've had humdrum saloons since selling the Boxster in 2017 so time to go back to something more interesting.

Will no doubt regret the fuel bills, initially sampled with the drive I'll have back from Devon...

[Lewis]

:cool:

[Shindig]

I fully endorse this. :nod:

[Pepe]

:cool:

[randomlegend]

:cool:

I wondered about one of those but I ain't got the gravitas to pull it off.

[Giggles]

:drool:

[Boydy]

:cool:

I wondered about one of those but I ain't got the gravitas to pull it off.

Just put on some of that easy-to-put-on muscle you were telling us about. That'll give you more gravitas.

[randomlegend]

https://www.askideas.com/media/28/Funny-Skinny-Old-Man-Image.jpg

"Just put on some of that easy-to-put-on muscle you were telling us about. That'll give you more gravitas."

[Magic]

Have put a deposit down on this XKR-

https://i.postimg.cc/sD25gzcV/xkr.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I've had humdrum saloons since selling the Boxster in 2017 so time to go back to something more interesting.

Will no doubt regret the fuel bills, initially sampled with the drive I'll have back from Devon...

Unless you're doing normal miles you definitely won't regret the fuel bills. Why didn't you get something more sporty?

[niko_cee]

I honestly can't make head nor tail of that post. Is it written in opposite speak?

[Don]

Just put on some of that easy-to-put-on muscle you were telling us about. That'll give you more gravitas.

Need more details of this please :D

[randomlegend]

Rounding up the whole crew to come at me.

https://i.imgur.com/K5wtnh4.jpg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Need more details of this please :D

https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?1428-The-New-Years-diet-fred-(No-Tims-allowed)&p=535143&viewfull=1#post535143

[randomlegend]

My ability to derail a thread really knows no bounds.

[Magic]

I honestly can't make head nor tail of that post. Is it written in opposite speak?

What

[niko_cee]

Man posts picture of sports car [performance vehicle] but worries about the mileage he's going to be getting.

You ask him why he didn't go for something sportier, but tell him not to worry unless he's doing 'normal miles' [is this a Scotch thing?], which, presumably he will be. Just read weird.

[Magic]

It's not a sports car.

[niko_cee]

Unless you think he should have bought a Caterham or something then a GT is as much of a sports car as anything else weaseling its way into the category by dint of not having a roof or whatever criteria you are applying.

[Magic]

I don't expect someone who drives an NPC mobile to understand.

[Giggles]

Billy big bollocks rides again.

[Pepe]

Look at Magic trying to gatekeep people after his midlife crisis purchase. :harold:

[Magic]

There's no replacement for displacement.

[Lofty]

Anyone had a Subaru? I quite like the Legacy though on AutoTrader at least it seems to be covid inflated on price.

[Ben]

With Japanese you expect affordable to buy (relative to competitors), cheap replacement parts and excellent reliability. Weirdly the Legacy (and Subaru generally) doesn’t seem to fall into any of those categories. I’d avoid if possible, not because it’s shit (it’s not) but because you don’t get the usual high points of a Japanese made car. I’d only look to Subaru if I wanted a WRX for a bit of fun.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Unless you're doing normal miles you definitely won't regret the fuel bills. Why didn't you get something more sporty?

This is replacing an XJ and I already have a Clio 182 Trophy.

I had originally intended to get a Z4 Coupé but nothing had come up that fit the bill. There's a black XRR for sale in St. Andrews which I test drove last week and after getting a sample of a V8 again it's too tempting to turn down.

[Magic]

This is replacing an XJ and I already have a Clio 182 Trophy.

I had originally intended to get a Z4 Coupé but nothing had come up that fit the bill. There's a black XRR for sale in St. Andrews which I test drove last week and after getting a sample of a V8 again it's too tempting to turn down.

Ahhh understand the purchase now. Always wanted a 182. :cool:

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Made it back hassle free with no obvious issues on the almost 600 mile drive. Can confirm it's the dog's bollocks. :joy:

[Giggles]

Fiesta, Galaxy, Focus, and SMax joining the Mondeo on the scrap heap. Cars are going to be so shit when they’re all electric school-run SUV’s.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

There's not a lot of new stuff coming out that has real appeal any more. They'll be really good at the mundane, day to day shite but there's not much interesting that's vaguely affordable.

[Ben]

Far too many people get genuinely excited to own a Tesla. They look like shit and it’s so common now that it’s not even a status symbol anymore.

[Giggles]

They’re so badly built they’re on the opposite end of status. Basically just outing someone’s as lucky to have money despite being a clown.

[Ben]

I work with a few Tesla owners. I know one of them pays nearly £600 a month for the privilege and that was with £5000 down.

[wullie]

Since my 206 was sent away to be cubed I've been getting Fiestas through the privilege scheme, no idea what the equivalent option will be in a few years when I swap my new one back in but I don't fancy having a full electric car for a while yet if that's what they're pushing.

[Pepe]

The only electric car I like is that little Honda E thing.

Lol at it not having sideview mirrors though.

[Lewis]

The Kia EV6 has a pretty funky breadvan shape, but they're all fundamentally boring aren't they. Unimaginative too, seeing as the lack of an engine and a transmission tunnel opens up all sorts of design possibilities that nobody is utilising.

[Pepe]

The Ioniq is not bad looking either I'd say but yes, they are all boring as fuck. Then again, people love their bland gray SUVs so that is what we get.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I suspect even the fast ones get a bit dull, or certainly a bit 'one trick pony'.

No doubt impressive but it's easy to get used to new-found speed and when you do it's not like you've got a 6/8 cylinder soundtrack to keep you amused.

[Pepe]

The biggest lol has to go to that e-thing Ford dared calling a Mustang.

[niko_cee]

They’re so badly built they’re on the opposite end of status. Basically just outing someone’s as lucky to have money despite being a clown.

Like a Range Rover then.

[Magic]

https://i.postimg.cc/rmLS0X2j/IMG-20221031-110423.jpg



https://i.postimg.cc/mr3PnPK3/IMG-20221031-110644.jpg

Got some new 18s on. :drool:

[Giggles]

:drool: beast.

[Shindig]

Is the second half of that plate just a coincidence?

[Magic]

Yes, was registered in Glasgow. I quite like the pressed plates too. :cool:

[Lewis]

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1996-ex-ozzy-osbourne-yamaha-banshee-quadbike-nM7eJ8

You wot mate.

[Pepe]

Two-stroke quads. :drool:

Lol at the back story.

[Ben]

Collectors are fucking strange people. £9k currently for that quad, and there's a 1964 Cadillac de Ville with the same time left on the auction currently at half the amount.

[Baz]

Accidentally let the car insurance run out and been driving it round since the 22nd without any. :henn0rz: Sorted now. For some reason it’s over £100 less than last year.

[Giggles]

Sitting in a filling station waiting for a waste of oxygen colleague to arrive and it’s unreal how many people with actual driving licences cannot park a car or even judge where their car is going to end up.

[Baz]

Next door have got an electric car and for reasons relating to our electricity being on a loop (?) someone’s gotta dig up our drive to put the charging thingy in. Annoying cos I recently spent a few hundred quid having it cleaned and sealed. I presume they’ll relay the block paving but gonna have to mither them to reseal it, and they’ll probably do a rubbish job.

Car looks nice though.

[Ben]

Tell them to get fucked.

[Baz]

Tell them to get fucked.Nah they’re sorting out some new [composite] fences. Good neighbours innit.

Although he had an op on his head to remove some cancer which has resulted in nerve damage and he now looks TERRIFYING, and I’ve no idea how my kids aren’t frightened of him.

[Dquincy]

If one was to accidentally put their keyless car fob in the washing machine, is there any coming back from that in terms of it working again?

[Boydy]

Put it in rice and let it dry out and it might. Fuck knows.

[Dquincy]

Internet tells me, i've fucked it. Apparently, you need to make sure it's fully dry before you start pushing any buttons. That i did not.

[Boydy]

Yeah, you should have waited. It's like turning a phone on before it's dry. I'd stick it in some rice and dry it out anyway and see what happens.

[Dquincy]

Nice one, will give it go.

[Dquincy]

1604074731430641665

[Manc]

Hopefully they put that guy in some rice.

[randomlegend]

If you're set on a "hot hatch" then Golf R (pre-2020, before they started cheaping out on everything) is the way to go. Cupra 280/290 would be great also as they are VAG family.

Indeed the M135i is fun but I don't like the look either.

The more I look the more people say the Golfs/Leons are fast but not that fun. Whereas the Megane is way more fun to drive.

I think I'm going to end up going for a 2016ish Megane to be honest...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202212022214299

This is near me but I can't afford it yet and I don't think I'd want white.

[Ben]

My mate had a Clio Sport and he said it was great fun.

[Baz]

My battery is dead pretty much every time I use my car (about once a week). Due a service in February so I can survive from jumping it with my NOCO booster thingy til then. Proper annoying though.

[randomlegend]

Wife says a Porsche Cayman would be impractical which seems entirely unreasonable on her part.

[Giggles]

Call her bluff and get a Taycan instead then.

[niko_cee]

Those big Porsche SUV things are a sure sign of being an absolute wrong'un.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Wife says a Porsche Cayman would be impractical which seems entirely unreasonable on her part.

Caymans and Boxsters are more practical than people think given there are two boots, assuming you don't need to move a table.

[randomlegend]

Caymans and Boxsters are more practical than people think given there are two boots, assuming you don't need to move a table.

Dog is the problem. It'd mean we could only use her care to take him anywhere.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Sorted. :beer:

[randomlegend]

Sorted. :beer:

:D

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Are you set on a Megane do you think?

I've not driven one but I've only ever heard good things about the drive and can confirm Renaultsport Clios are a riot.

[randomlegend]

Are you set on a Megane do you think?

I've not driven one but I've only ever heard good things about the drive and can confirm Renaultsport Clios are a riot.

Yeah I think so. I've also thought about a GT86 but worry I'd end up wishing I had got something with a bit more power, and I don't have sufficient car knowledge to feel confident buying a supercharged/turbocharged one.

[Pepe]

The only knowledge you need is to never buy somebody else's modified car.

[Magic]

Caymans and Boxsters are more practical than people think given there are two boots, assuming you don't need to move a table.

This, my dad's Boxster was a lot more practical than the Zed. But it was a soft top to be fair.

I'd love a Cayman S.

[Ben]

Call her bluff and get a Taycan instead then.

:drool:

[Lofty]

Was there not some issue with Cayennes, at least older models? Kept seeing them suspiciously cheap on autotrader for a while, like fucked Mazda Rotary engine cheap.

[Magic]

Was there not some issue with Cayennes, at least older models? Kept seeing them suspiciously cheap on autotrader for a while, like fucked Mazda Rotary engine cheap.

Unreliable as fuck, like all older Porsches. And hugely expensive to fix.

If a bigger one was required look no further than the Macan.

[Baz]

Skidded into the car park barrier this morning and broke my windscreen wiper. :moop: FU snow

[Pepe]

No winter tires?

[Baz]

No winter tires?
No. For the 4 days of snow we get, it’s not worth it.

[Ben]

No winter tires?

It's not a thing here. I've got some work colleagues from Austria and they're absolutely incredulous about it. It's law there from like November to February.

[Giggles]

It became mad popular here a few years ago, or at least a popular thing to drone on about for a lot of people. Then everyone realised it doesn't really matter when it rains 90% of the time.

[Baz]

Next door have got an electric car and for reasons relating to our electricity being on a loop (?) someone’s gotta dig up our drive to put the charging thingy in. Annoying cos I recently spent a few hundred quid having it cleaned and sealed. I presume they’ll relay the block paving but gonna have to mither them to reseal it, and they’ll probably do a rubbish job.

Car looks nice though.
Every day without fail, their car alarm goes off. :wtf:

[Ben]

Guaranteed to be a software issue or a faulty key fob. Go tell them to get these things checked so you don't go insane.

[Lofty]

Some nutter I know put on facebook last night he was wanting to buy a personalised reg plate for his kid so he has one, and an even bigger nutter replied he already has one for his kid (who is 2). Happy to keep reregistering it apparently.

[Baz]

I don’t see the problem in that.

(No I’ve not.)

[Ben]

Anyone who gets themselves a reg beginning B16 or B19 is almost guaranteed to be not big at all, especially in the trouser department.

[Lewis]

'B3 ANO' on his laughably small car.

[Ben]

The only reg I'd ever shell out for is 'BEN 316' and because of all the vain cunts that'll be at least £10k.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My Dad had "MAD 2" which was apparently meant to be mine but he ended up selling it.

I'd have sold it myself tbh.

[Magic]

The worst ones are B055 etc. Could you imagine working for someone like that.

[randomlegend]

There's a 2011 Megane Trophy with low miles on autotrader I really want but I can't (whilst maintaining any pretence of fiscal responsibility) afford it yet :cry:

[randomlegend]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301103137122

"I assume that's a joke" was the wife's response :D

[niko_cee]

Practical family runaround.

[randomlegend]

It even fulfills her 5 doors and not yellow/orange criteri.

[Pepe]

Enthusiast owned

Run away.

The hatchback STI is my favorite version.

[Spikey M]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301103137122

"I assume that's a joke" was the wife's response :D

*insert joke about your wife already having an STI here*

[Giggles]

That was the shape when they ruined it.

[Ben]

That's a honking price for the generation of Impreza that ruined Impreza's forever. Not to mention shit mods. If the person manages to shift that for >£15k then they need to be a politician where their conman skills can be put to good use.

[randomlegend]

What I actually want is something like this:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210050446026?model=Megane&include-delivery-option=on&min-engine-power=250&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=nr162jg&sort=distance&make=Renault&price-to=17000&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1500&page=2

[Ben]

Fun.

[Baz]

Those photos make it looks like if cars could cosplay as Trinity from The Matrix.

[Baz]

Bought a new car battery. Why are they so bloody heavy?!

[Baz]

Why on Earth do headlight bulbs get volcanically hot? Burnt my thumb.

Worth it though. MOT place wouldn’t put a blue one in to replace the one that had failed, but the mechanic gave me two he had spare and told me how to change them. Made me promise to do it cos “it looks poxy with odd lights.”

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I've not long spent an absolute fortune on my Clio Trophy. Had it since 2014 when I bought it for £5k but their value has only gone up in recent years so it was either sell due to the rust that had taken hold (thank you Scottish roads in the winter) or bite the bullet and go all in. Went for the latter as I know I'd be kicking myself in years to come if I got rid.

Almost ended up at a full respray but the budget meant it had to stop somewhere, only thing not painted was the front bumper and roof. Major expense was replacing the two rear quarter panels as the rot had well and truly set in. Threw in a new bonnet as well. Biggest surprise for me was the state of the inner arches that's not visible until you've hacked off the outer panel, can only imagine a lot of 182's are in a similar state but hidden from the outisde. Here's a few photos-

https://i.postimg.cc/GBCdMVDy/4db72acd-7309-4904-b125-d4331afb205c.jpg (https://postimg.cc/GBCdMVDy)

https://i.postimg.cc/bZbq9pZP/5ad4342c-8e03-4dcb-9b37-adc8d0dda654.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bZbq9pZP)

https://i.postimg.cc/crnpVT0M/3275b7ab-748b-481f-9e4c-59a4a70d897b.jpg (https://postimg.cc/crnpVT0M)

https://i.postimg.cc/hX9q7sYP/9f763538-2597-4736-bd48-00a74027b466.jpg (https://postimg.cc/hX9q7sYP)

https://i.postimg.cc/tsdLgT1s/923715ba-be0e-42fb-9d1e-bf2beb22a9b6.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tsdLgT1s)



https://i.postimg.cc/JD03S6V1/IMG-7946.jpg (https://postimg.cc/JD03S6V1)

https://i.postimg.cc/HVD5tsxW/IMG-7948.jpg (https://postimg.cc/HVD5tsxW)

https://i.postimg.cc/V5bnMbzH/IMG-7950.jpg (https://postimg.cc/V5bnMbzH)

https://i.postimg.cc/bGN12CvQ/IMG-7952.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bGN12CvQ)

[randomlegend]

:cool:

[Pepe]

That Clio. :drool:

[Magic]

Awesome. :cool:

I've just bought a '67 Astra Tourer Elite Nav Diesel for work, £13,500. Getting rid of my disgustingly uncomfortable A200. Cost me nearly £15,000 and nothing to show for it. Fuck leasing ever again.

[Lofty]

Mazda just quoted me £500 for an MOT and service, apparently it needs a 'major' service despite me buying it from them 12 months ago :moop:

[Magic]

Mazda just quoted me £500 for an MOT and service, apparently it needs a 'major' service despite me buying it from them 12 months ago :moop:

This is becoming the norm for servicing now, fucking brutal.

[Ben]

A "major" service is usually when they change things like transmission fluids and other lubricants, in addition to the usual engine oil and filters. If you haven't done over 20,000 miles tell them to swivel and get a local garage to do a regular service for about £200.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

For automatic transmissions I'm not aware of any manufacturers who say to change the oil at all given they're 'sealed for life'. Utter bollocks of course.

[Giggles]

This is becoming the norm for servicing now, fucking brutal.

The whole dealer setup now is a fucking joke. When mine died the other week (under warranty) the VW dealer told me that they couldn’t look at it for at least a month and they even had no space to store it either until then.

[Lofty]

Are those diesel claim adverts a scam?

[Magic]

I took the Fastra to get remapped and it had already been done. :cab:

[Baz]

I wanted to do that but got told I need to declare it to my insurance and I don’t want to. Bet my Fabia would love it too.

[Magic]

Yeah fuck declaring it.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

If you were to play daft what could they actually do?

[Magic]

If it got to the stage of analysing the ECUs post crash I think I'd have bigger problems than invalid insurance.

[Don]

My Fiesta's power steering slowly died due to a leak about a year ago and I had a few months of just continuing to drive it like a go-kart without oil. I took it in and my perserverance had fucked the pump so spent £400 replacing it. About 6 months on and the power steering went again. Another few months of driving like an F1 driver in Monaco and a more competent mechanic has finally seen it was an issue with the rack that was causing the problem so £350 for the rack and £250 for a new pump. Gonna miss that sweet sweet handling and the gains I was getting in my back muscles.

[-james-]

Test booked for end of July as I attempt to take my first step into adulthood. Would really like to pass before going away at the end of August but not feeling too hot about my prospects. Can hopefully squeeze another test in if I fail the first one.

Narrowly failed in 2017 and didn't drive again until about two months ago. Thought I'd have retained most of the tekkers but the first few lessons were fucking grim. Only having two hours a week of lessons which doesn't feel enough but every instructor seems to be booked up until next year.

Pretty tempted to buy a used piece of crap and nag family and friends to sit in the passenger seat for hours at a time.

[SvN]

As someone who didn't pass until they were 35, I can't imagine life as a non-driver now. As soon as I moved from the city centre it just became a nightmare to get anywhere.

[Magic]

Convinced I got caught doing 60 in a 40 the other day. Going to get the Mrs to take the points if I did.

[Baz]

I thought I got done coming home from Wales a few weeks ago but not had a letter so think I slowed down just in time.

What’s the usual timeframe between being caught and receiving your letter?

[Kikó]

As someone who didn't pass until they were 35, I can't imagine life as a non-driver now. As soon as I moved from the city centre it just became a nightmare to get anywhere.

I passed the same age and then moved country and haven't driven since. Definitely going to have to start all over again when I do need to.

[-james-]

My mate just started driving again having passed his test about a decade ago. Got in the car with him after he'd had it a week and he was worse than me.

[Mike]

I passed a year ago. I was always told it’d be one of the best things I could do and assumed that was nonsense, but it really is. Good luck James.

[Giggles]

My mate just started driving again having passed his test about a decade ago. Got in the car with him after he'd had it a week and he was worse than me.

Life summed up there.

[Magic]

I thought I got done coming home from Wales a few weeks ago but not had a letter so think I slowed down just in time.

What’s the usual timeframe between being caught and receiving your letter?

14 days. It was a van on the other side of the carriage way. Didn't notice it until way too late.

[Baz]

Awesome!

Hope you’re as fortunate as me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I got done a while back for doing 35 I believe in a 30.

Got a speed awareness course on Wednesday that I have to go to.

[niko_cee]

Awesome!

Hope you’re as fortunate as me.

Yeah, but with the state of the postal service/everything in general you'll probably get the letter in 4 months [somehow dated within the time period] and have already been prosecuted/fined/whatever in absentia in the meantime.

35 in a 30 [saw the Archbishop got done for 25 in a 20] seems harsh to me, I always thought you got more leeway or has that been clamped down on?

[Lofty]

I know someone who got two letters arrive on the same day from the same camera :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah, but with the state of the postal service/everything in general you'll probably get the letter in 4 months [somehow dated within the time period] and have already been prosecuted/fined/whatever in absentia in the meantime.

35 in a 30 [saw the Archbishop got done for 25 in a 20] seems harsh to me, I always thought you got more leeway or has that been clamped down on?

Yeah, I got a reminder letter that I had 7 days left about a month after they posted it.

Thankfully I had already booked the course.

[Shindig]

Let me know if there's more to that course than, "Just slow down, yeah?"

[niko_cee]

I think they show you a bunch of 'the consequences of speeding' images/stories/public information videos.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JIQIQaSy_s&ab_channel=CartoonandMovieFreaks

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They ask you questions like "HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS?", "WHICH ONE IS THE 'FAST' LANE" and other shit which if you know how to drive is simple.

I went on one about 10 years ago.