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Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:03 pm
by dinny_g
:lol:

Whereas my other half casts me a knowing look and says "You're going to do it, aren't you???". There was an Aventador in the next lane last time which was a treat

though to be honest, it's less fun in a GLC220d than other cars I've had :lol:

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:04 pm
by mik
I can confirm that dogs do not appreciate e-starts in the e-tron.

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:07 pm
by Jobbo
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:49 am
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:11 am If you don't:

b. Blast away from a Toll Both on the motorway at full bore acceleration

Do you even like cars ???
Reminds me of our journey back from Suffolk. Not sure I've been on the M6 toll since mini-Merv arrived. Anyway, obviously did the obbligatory emergency departure from toll booth, to cried of "WTF are you doing you idiot" from the passenger seat. Me: "Educating my son, derrr"
I have got an M6 Toll tag now. It is disappointing not to need to come to a halt so I can't do a standing start. Mind you, bloody electric cars have made that less fun anyway since it's the one time the drivers seem to use all the performance.

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:24 pm
by Mito Man
Blasting away from red lights in an EV is the only fun thing about them 😂

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:57 pm
by NGRhodes
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:11 am If you don't:

a. Blast down the slip road onto the motorway at full bore acceleration

or

b. Blast away from a Toll Both on the motorway at full bore acceleration

Do you even like cars ???
or

c. Blast through tunnels at full bore acceleration .

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:59 pm
by NGRhodes
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:47 am
Rich B wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:53 am Why wait politely, when you can deploy your 400 horses to spank it up the inside and get ahead of the dawdlers.
Is of course correct (258 horses here though :( ). However, in some situations where that options has already been blocked off, you can't go wrong with a bit of "I'm coming across regardless you cunt so you'd better leave that gap well alone" road positioning.

Usually works much better to be fair when you're driving an older car that hasn't been washed in a while.
In my Audi I would indicate, then in the cloud of confusion of the cars around me, I would be able to find a suitable gap :D

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:11 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:03 pm :lol:

Whereas my other half casts me a knowing look and says "You're going to do it, aren't you???". There was an Aventador in the next lane last time which was a treat

though to be honest, it's less fun in a GLC220d than other cars I've had :lol:
She never used to bother tbh. If anything she was just as bad.

Re: Randomness

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:04 pm
by dinny_g
NGRhodes wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:57 pm
dinny_g wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:11 am If you don't:

a. Blast down the slip road onto the motorway at full bore acceleration

or

b. Blast away from a Toll Both on the motorway at full bore acceleration

Do you even like cars ???
or

c. Blast through tunnels at full bore acceleration .
Accepted...

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:04 am
by nuttinnew

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:21 am
by nuttinnew
dinny_g wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:47 am @nuttinnew - that sound… :lol:

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:29 am
by nuttinnew

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:43 am
by dinny_g
@nuttinnew

:shock: :lol: - That one's worse...

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:13 am
by Jimmy Choo
NGRhodes wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:57 pm
c. Blast through tunnels at full bore acceleration .
In the 166 and 330i the Brynglas tunnels always required dropping down many, many gears.

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 1:51 pm
by nuttinnew
Mito Man wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:40 am It’s all fun and games until someone shits themselves.

Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:10 pm
by nuttinnew
ZedLeg wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:47 am Not getting a good feeling about all the “what is a woman*” culture war nonsense this morning tbh.
What particularly? I've likely missed some news.


Also, this is hardly a deep dive but may be interesting (if a bit old);




* Argh, now have earworm;

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Re: Randomness

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:47 pm
by jamcg
nuttinnew wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:10 pm

* Argh, now have earworm;

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Can’t hear that song without singing it in a Johnny 5 voice

Re: Randomness

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:04 am
by nuttinnew

Re: Randomness

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:18 am
by nuttinnew
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Re: Randomness

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:28 am
by ZedLeg
A former forum resident getting slagged on twitter :lol:


Re: Randomness

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 1:58 pm
by jamcg