Alis girls Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Not just in Cornwall in London they drive at you and even if easier for them to reverse they expect you too. I refuse if easier for them will sit it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Same in Devon lanes; people belt round, completely ignoring designated passing places then expect us to reverse to let them by! We don't - if passing place is nearer to them then they reverse ! IMHO if you don't know how wide your vehicle is and can't reverse it easily THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Also meeting people in country lanes when there is enough room to pass each other and they refuse to even try although they are driving a car the size of a dinky toy and you could fit a bus in the space. Ohh the joys of living in Devon in the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 All cars visiting Cornwall are not as wide as their owners think they are and most need reversing lessons. Arghhhh! Nothing worse than being in a rush to get somewhere and having to crawl behind an overcautious holidaymaker who IMHO are often way too sentimentally attached to their wing mirrors! Not just visitors though, who I can understand are nervous about driving on our narrow lanes to begin with. There's a person I encounter now and then who lives locally, who will NOT reverse under any circumstances. I used to have a bit of a stand off with her but I've given up on that. I've been tempted to get out and ask her if she'd like me to reverse her car for her but I just mutter expletives as I back into the nearest lay by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 No get out and ask Groovychook, have done this and they soon find reverse gear as they don't want to be shown up. Saw a coach driver once have a stand off with a small car who refused to reverse ( coach driver was in the right as he was on his side of the road and the car was overtaking parked cars), he just got out his newspaper and started to read, lasted about half an hour. Finally someone in another car offered to reverse for the person and they then managed to find the elusive reverse gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 drive accordingly and learn how to manoevre Yep. IMHO if you don't know how wide your vehicle is and can't reverse it easily THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT I am frequently to be seen screaming this at people from inside my van. Most often other women in 4x4 s I'm afraid to say. The most embarassing I've ever seen was a woman just in a normal car who was so incompetent that her male passenger had to lean across and steer for her to go back approx 20 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On my motorcycle I see loads of stupidity car drivers manage to perform. Personal top 4 so far: 4) lady eating crackers in her car, ON A PLATE! 3) guy playing the trumpet with one hand whilst driving on the motorway 2) lady circling her car which stalled on the third lane of the motorway... 1) dude pulling on his socks whilst doing 100 km/h on the motorway... I mean... What rush could you have been in, that you didn't have time to put socks on, but did managed to stick em in your bag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 All my previous cars (last one red Jazz - number plate RYP - called her Cherry) I was the one that moved over or stopped because I know the width of my cars very well. Learning to drive in the New Forest before they widened the roads sorted that out. I love going down lanes with grass in the middle! Not so OH. Now I have an L200 Warrior called Geronimo and the Chelsea Tractors haven't a clue and stop - leaving me to pass easily with enough space for a motorbike to pass in between the vehicles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 We always refer to any Quashqai as a kumquat (thanks, James May!) And, on spotting any Lotus, both boys shriek...'Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious' - another Top Gear quote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 But when they work they are such cool cars! And lamb burgers are rather nice. Edited to add I almost forgot - whenever I've seen one of those old Morris vans with the wood on the rear end I have to say "look a haaaaf timbered caaaaah!" like Dame Edna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Took the boys to Tesco this afternoon (we know how to live, us!) and pulled up at traffic lights behind a Renault WIND! It was not the obvious colour and certainly wasn't making the correct noise but it was another 5 miles before the boys stopped making that noise Honestly......of all the silly names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Even if you pronounced it "whined" it still wouldn't be a good name for a car ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Only boys can see the fun in "Wind". In Spain recently we asked for water "con gas" (fizzy water) hense the guffawing by our 15 year old who should know better . Saw a Smart car being driven by an Alsatian then relaised looking in rear view mirror reverses image He looked really funny with his safety belt on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valkyrie Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Er um. I have the mind of a boy. Already pointed out to OH that he should get one of those Rennies especially after eating baked beans. It took him a while before he rolled his eyes and said something rude. I didn't care - I was too busy chuckling away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Should anyone be tempted by a Renault Wind then I do feel it would be mandatory to fit those huge great exhaust pipes that make a kind of...well, windy noise when accelarating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I had a silly thought about the Renault Wind - with a name like that then it should be wind powered, so it either has a big sail sticking up out of the roof, or it runs baked beans and boiled sprouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Puts me in mind of dear old James May in the Triumph Herald trying to get over the channel! Actually, it was a powder blue sporty number so guess it meant to go like the wind? Can't help but feel Renault's name for it has backfired However, a baked bean and sprout powered car could be the vehicle of the future...would it need a starting handle thing at the front to mince up the bbs and sprts as you feed them into the engine? Today we saw a Nissan Splash....could there be a good argument for combining the two - Wind and Splash - to produce a car cum boat or should I just go off and lie down somewhere quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Frankly we have entered the lavatorial humour which young boys and male teens, and 20 something's seem to find sooo for funny. I have spent the last 20 years trying to look a stern whilst failing miserably due to the urge to giggle. Anyone who calls a car Wind needs to be incarcerated. What next a Nissan poop or a Smart Fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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