The Car Thread

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Victor Mildew** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:46 pm

Joer wrote:I went out for about twenty minutes earlier and just drove around. The issue I have is that I don't really know the area beyond how to get to work and back so it didn't take me long before I had to back track and just go back the way I came. I realised the iPhone is gooseberry fool for a sat nav too as it's so quiet so i'm going to have to have earphones in while driving for that to work. I'm still gooseberry fool at parking too, practiced a couple of parallel park's and it was ok in the end, but it was nothing like my instructor taught me to do as I essentially just winged it and did lots of straightening up afterwards.

You'll be popular in the work car park then. We share a building with the council (they're on the floor below) so we can see them park up throughout the day and strawberry float me if women aren't the worst parkers in the world. I can't understand how something as simple as guiding a u ok Hun mobile fiat 500 piece of gooseberry fool between two white lines can be so taxing. Every one of them, at a strawberry floated up angle with at least one wheel in the space next to them.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Poser** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:04 am

Ad7 wrote:
You'll be popular in the work car park then. We share a building with the council (they're on the floor below) so we can see them park up throughout the day and strawberry float me if women aren't the worst parkers in the world. I can't understand how something as simple as guiding a u ok Hun mobile fiat 500 piece of gooseberry fool between two white lines can be so taxing. Every one of them, at a strawberry floated up angle with at least one wheel in the space next to them.

I have agreed to go to one, and only one, wedding fayre with the Mrs. We went yesterday, and it was as hideous as we both expected it would be.

The hordes of women parking outside, though. :dread:

Jebus H tapdancing Christmas. :dread:

It was pissing down, and in a stately home, so all the parking was on grass, on a slope. There was a guy guiding people into their spaces, but he was insisting they reversed in because there wasn't much room to get out afterwards. It's hard to describe, but did make sense.

I had to wait ten minutes for two cars in front of me to park correctly. Of course, I was at an advantage cos I had a bit of ground clearance, and I wasn't in a Ka/Puma/Tigra/SLK/500, etc, but strawberry float me, they were clueless. :fp:

I chucked mine into its space in seconds flat and got the strawberry float outta there, like a boss. You could tell they all wanted me.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Winckle** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:38 am

Your parking tales are giving me tingles Poser :wub:

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Poser** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:59 am

It's the way I tells em.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **False** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:05 am

Im so wet

can you park my car for me

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Winckle** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:09 am

Falsey wrote:Im so wet

can you park my car for me

I want Poser to park my bright Pink C1.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Poser** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:12 am

I'm not that sort of girl.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Rightey** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:36 pm

Looking at ODBII readers online, anyone have a suggestion for a good one?

This one is pretty highly rated and only $35

http://www.amazon.ca/RioRand-RS300-Diag ... roduct_top

But there is an auto parts store near me that has this more advanced one...

http://www.amazon.com/Launch-Tech-30105 ... ader+VI%2B

I'm not sure if being more advanced is worth the extra cost, any ideas?

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Joer** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:11 pm

Spent about a minute trying to get in to a spot just now. A guy comes out from his house to make sure i'm not gonna hit his car. :fp:

Spend another four minutes struggling under the pressure before I come out of the position and reverse in instead of driving head in, get it perfect first time.

I need to practice this gooseberry fool so bad. :lol:

PostRe: The Car Thread by **bigcheez2k3** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:15 pm

You've been driving into spots? :fp:

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Joer** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:39 pm

It looked like there was definitely enough space to do so and straighten up before I reached the next car. I was wrong. :lol:

PostRe: The Car Thread by **That** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:56 am

Winckle wrote:I want Poser to park my bright Pink C1.

I bet I can guess where you want him to park it and all.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **False** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:36 am

you want to be doing reverse parallel unless you have miles and miles for adjustment

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Poser** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:07 am

Karl wrote:
Winckle wrote:I want Poser to park my bright Pink C1.

I bet I can guess where you want him to park it and all.

Wanna see my pink pomphlet? Alles klar!

Falsey wrote:you want to be doing reverse parallel unless you have miles and miles for adjustment

This. It's not about parallel parking forwards. I tend not to think about the space, and just aim to line my car up with the front of the car behind. Works first time, every time.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **Death's Head** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:53 am

Joer wrote:I need to practice this gooseberry fool so bad.

You can get parking sensors added for about £100.

Just saying....

PostRe: The Car Thread by **bigcheez2k3** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:57 am

Or just learn to park.

He's in a 90's Escort, so should have good visibility unlike a lot of the newer stuff.

PostRe: The Car Thread by **LewisD** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:40 pm

Just spotted this:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... rs-SWAF004

It's hideous, but for some reason, I want it. :/

PostRe: The Car Thread by **False** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:06 pm

I could understand the super2000 scheme if it was all sported up.. but it isnt

PostRe: The Car Thread by **abcd** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:08 pm

LewisD wrote:Just spotted this:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... rs-SWAF004

It's hideous, but for some reason, I want it. :/

What make is it?

PostRe: The Car Thread by **LewisD** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:43 pm

Falsey wrote:I could understand the super2000 scheme if it was all sported up.. but it isnt

Hah, yeah.
It reminds me of the kids on their Yamaha R125s painted like Rossi's M1 GP Bike.
Or CBR125s with Repsol Honda paintwork :lol:

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