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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5012  
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Absolutely agree with that. "London Lycra louts" they are called around here. They all pour out of London at the weekend and just choke up the roads. If they are not single file or two abreast they bloody well are when I pass them
I did a cycling trip around Europe with a largish group and we made sure we were single file or two abreast only when it was OK to do so. When my knee went I bought a bloody great 1300cc new motor bike also another very good way of crowd control 
Forget your sports cars, Lotus, BMW, Audi's etc - you haven't tried anything until you get on a muscle bike with 0-60 under 4 seconds - puts one hell of a grin on your face  She's six years old now and still missing a hand  :lol:
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27th Jun 2011 12:10pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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I like this thread ...
I thought about adding a moan about a BMW driver who thinks that driving up the hard shoulder to get to the services is sensible but I won't .. then what about smug people in skodas, they all say "it's just like a VW" but it's not because it has a SKODA badge but no.. I don't have much to be grumpy about, not when compared to the guy who just posted a problem with his £1500 LED headlights that have just started to leak ... now that's a  |
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27th Jun 2011 5:54pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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I have driven a few sub 4 second to 60 cars that can carry 1-3 passengers, have a boot and corner far far quicker than any muscle bike - they also don't try and kill you incessantly and stay dry when it rains. Never "got" the bike thing, never will. Also don't get the anti cyclist thing - the cyclists I see are polite and ride well. Yes there is the odd berk but nowhere near as many as the number of utterly appalling drivers who almost use their tin boxes as a weapon. Until they are out of the car - then they start to cry. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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27th Jun 2011 6:22pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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Storm flies, bloody poxy bloody storm flies all over the place. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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27th Jun 2011 6:43pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5012
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"Never got the bike thing never will" Well you won't until you have had a go
 It's a totally different skill, experience, rush than anything you have done before 
Your lucky to have driven so many sub 4 second cars, I wish one came my way  What did you go in  |
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27th Jun 2011 6:45pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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Got to agree trying to tame that wild bucking beast as it shakes it's head when your trying to line it up for agood fast entry is awesome.
Bikes aren't bad either. Original Member Pie n Pea Club. 110 HCPU Tipper |
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27th Jun 2011 6:51pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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but skodas are made by vw, so its not "just like a vw", it IS a vw with a skoda badge but much less money. i m from the generation who laughed at skodas when they were terrible. now they are VERY good cars with great torquey engines, reliable build quality and mechanically superb in terms of reliability. |
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27th Jun 2011 7:05pm |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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Skodas are NOT Volkswagens and are made of inferior parts and low grade trim levels. Local taxi firms run them here and they run wheel bearings quarterly but they are easy to repair and parts are readily available from Lego. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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28th Jun 2011 6:40am |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Rubbish |
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28th Jun 2011 6:57am |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363
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Take it that you own a Skoda? I once owned a V W Caddy and it was made by Seat and it was total "rubbish" too. Skodas are junk but at least they charge proportionately. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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28th Jun 2011 7:02am |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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You don't half talk some
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28th Jun 2011 7:05am |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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Snap
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28th Jun 2011 7:06am |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363
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Well informed replies from you..... FACT... Skodas are a mile off the build quality of V W and Audi, in fact they are rubbish as you say. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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28th Jun 2011 7:07am |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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Zagato - I should have said that despite never getting the bike thing, "naked" muscle bikes are seriously sexy (as are some superbikes). Sub 4 seconds cars I've had a steer in? Evo FQ360 (3.9s), 911 Turbo and a Caterham loony rocket. They all feel VERY quick. Even my sub 6 second car feels pretty nippy so the above feel stupidly fast. I REALLY want to try a 997.2 Turbo S though - 2.9s to 60!!! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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28th Jun 2011 8:44am |
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