Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[emmerson]

[D4B]

[Riley Blue]

[alastairq]

[alastairq]

OH..I, too, drive a vehicle ...with a 4 wheel drive capability.

But, it spends 99.9% of its time in 2 wheel drive.

[As do the majority of so-called 4x4's....otherwise they'd all wind themselves up]

It's ugly, too......[but not in the same league of ugliness as a UMM Alter.....]

[I was once going to get a UMM Trans CAt.....but the Parish Council persuaded me to do otherwise.]

I'm rather chuffed with it ATM....having just fitted a plastic boat fuel tank, to replace the ooozy steel original ...even got the original fuel gauge to work, too.]

[47Jag]

The scenario as described seems to me to be two cars are approaching a roundabout. The Passion Wagon (btw what is that?) is obviously displaying poor anticipation of the road and where he wants to go. The BMW probably would assumes that he is going to turn left or go straight on after the R/A so he is within his right to pull alongside or pass if there is enough distance before the R/A.

That's my tupence.

Art

[MikeEdwards]

[Ashley]

A friend of mine used to remind me that half the population is below average intelligence and that the rest, us included, are prone to making mistakes.

It's only because the roads are quite well designed and we're reasonably good at second guessing what those around us might do, that we have as few accidents as we do.

The most alarming thing about older cars is that they need a bit more space around them to allow for their idiosyncrasies, but modern car drivers don't understand that and tend to deprive us of it. I did the Arc de Triomphe in my MK VI Bentley once.

[peppiB]

Firstly - a Passion Wagon is a VW van or camper van from the 60's and 70's (the ones that cost a fortune these days) so called because, in the case of the van a mattress on the floor, or a ready made bed in the case of the camper van, made it 'enjoyable' when the acquaintance of a young lady was achieved on a night out.

At the time of the said incident the BMW was not visible in my mirrors when the VW signalled to start his manouvre. The BMW came at some speed along the outside and forced the VW back into the inside lane. He wasn't turning right, his route was to be straight ahead. Only the VW wanted to turn right.

Although Land Rovers are 4x4, their drivers tend not to behave like the hooligans I was insulting. There are a specific group of idiots who buy these vehicles and think they own the road, at the expense of anyone else, be it classic vehicle or modern car, they treat everyone with the same contempt

I was not insulting or degrading anyone on here. Still, if people are cursing me then I suppose others are safe - and over many years I have developed a very thick skin!

[Penman]

Hi
While it is not a 100% reliable indication I have noticed that on narrow country lanes, generally, it is the shiny, polished 4x4s which are the ones which WON'T put 2 wheels on the verge when meeting another vehicle.
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[gillberry]

Have surprised a few as they don't think an old Volvo estate can pull away fast from lights, but the most attention we get is when the caravan is on the back but not sure if that is a good or bad thing as the towing speed in the 60s was 40mph and sometimes we do that if it is windy 😀
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1968 Volvo Amazon estate (Gracie)
1967 Cheltenham Nyala caravan

[Bitumen Boy]

I had to laugh at a modern driver when out in the Herald the other week. He pulled up on my right as I was waiting at the first of 2 sets of lights, first in line. Lights changed and I pulled away, in no hurry as I guessed (rightly) that there would be a lengthy wait at the second lights. Modern driver appeared to be asleep, but then came speeding past me before braking sharply for the next lights, still on red. I thought there might be some fun to be had here, and so was ready when the lights changed to pull away as quickly as a Herald can manage. Modern driver must have nodded off again because I was clear of the junction and into third gear before he came steaming past on the hatchings. Just a shame there was no oncoming traffic that would have forced him to follow me for the next 3 miles or so...

[stevel98]

[Riley Blue]

[alastairq]