Stupid Driver Stories

You know those Tomcar things? Well, recently I saw some idiot about my age who was driving one, and he took a corner at twice the speed I would have taken it in a normal car. I actually saw the two inside wheels lift up, it was funny almost as it was frightening. ;p
 
Hbriz said:
Pick-ups? Bah!
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Pick-up suspension, massive boot, massive engine, estate looks and versatility. Problem solved! :p
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I don't know that model, could you explain what you mean by "pickup truck suspension?" The only reason I ask is because the last estate I saw with a suspension that resembles a truck was rolling around with "Horseless Carriage" plates.

Also, what motor does it have?

/forgive my American ignorance of some of these non-NA models.
 
Blind_Io said:
I don't know that model, could you explain what you mean by "pickup truck suspension?" The only reason I ask is because the last estate I saw with a suspension that resembles a truck was rolling around with "Horseless Carriage" plates.

Also, what motor does it have?

/forgive my American ignorance of some of these non-NA models.
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That's a Falcon estate, wich means it shares its suspension (and everything else) with the Falcon 'ute', an Australian compact pickup, and a rather cool one at that..... if only the steering wheel was in the proper place.
 
Blind_Io said:
That has to be the dumbest name for a truck. "El Camino" sounds pretty cool to non-Spanish speakers, but they named it the Chevrolet "The Road"
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Well at least its not made from a minivan.
 
Blind_Io said:
I don't know that model, could you explain what you mean by "pickup truck suspension?" The only reason I ask is because the last estate I saw with a suspension that resembles a truck was rolling around with "Horseless Carriage" plates.

Also, what motor does it have?

/forgive my American ignorance of some of these non-NA models.
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it has a solid rear axle, with leaf springs, and i believe that's a AU series 3, so its got a SOHC 4ltr I6
 
Yup, solid rear end, leaf springs, 4.0L. It ticks all the boxes.

Now where can I get one?
 
Ford doesn't make a Falcon wagon anymore, the Territory SUV (which is available in RWD as well as AWD and is based on the Falcon anyway) has replaced it. But, they're mainly driven by idiotic soccer-mom types who try to wipe out Japanese econobox drivers like me when they blast through the roundabout without even noticing it's there, while they're chatting away on their phone. :?
 
pAuLw85 said:
it has a solid rear axle, with leaf springs, and i believe that's a AU series 3, so its got a SOHC 4ltr I6
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Thats a BF Series 3, so better than that it has the DOCH DI-VCT 4.0 I6. And yeah, unlike the sedan it has a live axle with leaf springs. Yet, they're still surprisingly nice to drive.

Zesty said:
Ford doesn't make a Falcon wagon anymore, the Territory SUV (which is available in RWD as well as AWD and is based on the Falcon anyway) has replaced it. But, they're mainly driven by idiotic soccer-mom types who try to wipe out Japanese econobox drivers like me when they blast through the roundabout without even noticing it's there, while they're chatting away on their phone. :?
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They were taking (have taken?) it off the market, but its still listed on the Ford website. The Territory is nowhere as utilitarian as the old wagon though, it has independent rear suspension! (shock horror)
 
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Blind_Io said:
Yup, solid rear end, leaf springs, 4.0L. It ticks all the boxes.

Now where can I get one?
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You can buy one, but you need to go to Australia to get it. Considering that 94% of the wildlife can kill you solely by sight your chances of survival are slim.
 
I take this moment to remind the idiots with whom I am forced to share the road with each morning that Turn Signals are Mandatory! I'm also grow tired of dimwits suddenly swerving across traffic because they're crusing in the inside fast lane and the exit is across the highway three lanes.

All I've got to say is that if I had a .50 cal, commuting would be so much more fun.
 
My favourite stories:

My grandmothers neighbor needed 3 Engines and 2 Transmissins in 20k kilometers. She is 85 and only uses the first two gears. And since she cannot see that good, her Clio looks like a car from Mad Max.:blink:
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My former Boss and I were using the same road to get to work in munich. There is a single lane for each side and traffic is horrible. Even if you obertake really risky, you cant save more than 5 minutes. But thats enough for some people to risk their lifes.
My Boss told me he once was overtaken on the right by a ford fiesta(remember its a single lane road!)
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I was once was driving to university with my sister in winter. the road was covered with Ice and snow. She was driving like 200 meters till we reached the first corner. She turned the steering wheel but the car was.....not really steering. Only understeering, which ended up in crashing on the pavement.:blink:
So we drove back home to look at the damage. I had to laugh so hard as i saw that the right front wheel was touching the back of the wheel well and the wheelbase of the right side was about 20 cm shorter than on the other side.:lol::lol:
Anyhow, it wasnt that bad because she bought a new car two weeks later and got 2500 Euros for her wreck because of the "cash-for-clunkers"- programme of the government.
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My friends RX 7 wasnt working properly. So he wanted to bring it to a specialist. So he rented a trailer, called a friend with an Peugeot 407 which had a tow-bar and so they went off. But they didnt get that far. At the first downhill section of the street the Trailer overtook the Peugeot causing it to crash in the guard rail. The trailer got loose and kept rolling downhill. Somehow it didnt roll over and didnt hit an upcomming car, so there was only a little scratch on the RX 7.:blink:
They later found out that because of the 50:50 weight distribution of the RX7, the trailer didnt had enough bearing load to keep stable.
 
Doctor Blade said:
I take this moment to remind the idiots with whom I am forced to share the road with each morning that Turn Signals are Mandatory! I'm also grow tired of dimwits suddenly swerving across traffic because they're crusing in the inside fast lane and the exit is across the highway three lanes.

All I've got to say is that if I had a .50 cal, commuting would be so much more fun.
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Drive an ex-police Crown Vic, you will be astonished at how law-abiding the driving populace around you becomes.
 
Zesty said:
Ford doesn't make a Falcon wagon anymore, the Territory SUV (which is available in RWD as well as AWD and is based on the Falcon anyway) has replaced it. But, they're mainly driven by idiotic soccer-mom types who try to wipe out Japanese econobox drivers like me when they blast through the roundabout without even noticing it's there, while they're chatting away on their phone. :?
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See my rant about the uber-bitches wh park on my driveway every freaking afternoon. At least they don't leave the kids in the Territory now, they let them run out on the road when my dad/me comes around the corner on a motorbike/scooter! At least I'm getting some practice for the cone weaving for my motorbike P's test....

(On the "pickup on holdays" thing, we used my friend's Mitsubishi ute to ferry the majority of our luggage- 11 people's worth- to and from our end-of-school trip. We had to use a tarp to cover the luggage as he didn't have any sort of proper cover, nad it kept coming loose which was annoying. When we got up there, we did use the ute for transporting others around, but it was cramped and not an ideal solution. If we had have had the choice between his ute and my parent's Subaru- which was unfortunately not on offer-, we would have taken the Subaru. Of course, a more modern ute with a better cover would have been fine most likely).
 
argatoga said:
You can buy one, but you need to go to Australia to get it. Considering that 94% of the wildlife can kill you solely by sight your chances of survival are slim.
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I disagree; I'm still alive.
 
brydie76 said:
See my rant about the uber-bitches wh park on my driveway every freaking afternoon.
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That reminds me of something that happened to my dad.

First of all, my dad was a Colonel in the US Army, for those of you not familiar with military rank, someone of Colonel rank typically commands a brigade-sized unit (roughly 3,000 men). You do not fuck with the Colonel.

My dad was a periodontist (mouth surgeon) and dental corp. commander, he also got the reputation for being the "Fixer." He would get sent in to large clinics that were not performing up to expectations and get them on track. He also ended the careers of a few officers who thought that they didn't have to do anything to earn their pay.

Anyway, one day he came into work and a ratty old van was parked in his parking spot; it's easy to tell which spot is my dad's because there is a sign that says, "RESERVED: Col. ----- Clinic Comander." What's worse is that the guy who parked there was an NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer - that's like middle-management). This was back in the day when your credentials were displayed on your windscreen, including your rank.

This situation would not stand, but instead of making a stink about it, my dad just decided to teach the guy a lesson; he parked his car behind the offender and went to work, knowing that he was going to be staying until about 7:30 that night. When he came out to his car, he found the guy had somehow unlocked the door, taken the car out of gear and pushed it out of the way so he could leave.

Now my dad was pissed. He had taken down the licence number of the van that morning so he called the MPs (Military Police) and talked to the junior officer in charge over there. He made it very clear that if The Colonel ain't happy, ain't nobody happy, and asked the officer in charge of the MPs what he thought it would take to fix the problem.
"Don't worry, sir. I'll take care of it. Would you like me to call you in the morning with a report?"

Apparently the Sergent who owned the van spent the night in the stockade for breaking into the car, got a formal letter of reprimand placed in his record, and I think he might have been demoted and docked a few months pay as well.

Moral of the story: unless you have a silver bird on your shoulder, don't ever park in a spot marked "RESERVED COL."
 
Spectre said:
Drive an ex-police Crown Vic, you will be astonished at how law-abiding the driving populace around you becomes.
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I'm so tempted. I know several reputable places they're sold locally, for decent prices. I see plenty of them on the road as well.
 
Spectre said:
Drive an ex-police Crown Vic, you will be astonished at how law-abiding the driving populace around you becomes.
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The problem with doing the same thing in the holy landzors is that instead of a Crown Victoria, you'd have to get a Skoda Octavia diesel. That isn't very menacing, to be honest.
 
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