Government Health Warning

Audi S4, TT Quatro, Subaru Impreza, Sierra XR4x4

Lots of stealth 4x4s.

P.

Coaches are limited to 100kph (that is 62 and a half mph to those non euro converts) and speaking as a national express steering wheel attendant I would have to say that all of these vehicles are only as dangerous as the so called professional driver at the helm.

We could now have a nice long discussion about the speed limiters and where else they should be applied (for example every vehicle on the road should never go beyond 70mph).

Pete

Had a quick go in a Golf VR6 4motion today. Bloody awful on a bumpy road, but a very nice noise and lots of go.

In message , Mr. Nice. writes

Warning - Driver doesn't give a s****

On or around Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:01:15 +0000, Tim Hobbs enlightened us thusly:

did you take it greenlaning?

At one point, nearly. But as I was only taking it back to a friend's house (and only on my own 3rd party insurance) I thought I ought not bend it.

Trouble with it is that it is just too short to be doing 80mph on a fairly bumpy (but straight) country lane. The Volvo doesn't get to 80 so easily, but it's a lot more secure with the longer wheelbase.

In message , Tim Hobbs writes

Don't VW do a 110 version?

So Highbeam was, like

So how come so many coaches overtake me by a margin of ~10mph when I am doing 70 on the motorway?

Indeed. I was getting overtaken by a LargeOAPTourCompany coach the other night when I was doing significantly more than I should have been on a motorway.

I'd guess the coach was doing somewhere around 95MPH.

P.

On or around Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:32:12 +0000, "Paul S. Brown" enlightened us thusly:

'cos they ain't (all) limited, I reckon. Besides, they're allowed to do 70 on the motorway.

Even Jaguar are at it aren't they, with the x-type?

Its obvios really, I do not think with the competition from the railways that the schedules would bear anything slowere.

In the good old days when the M1 was a new thing Midland red ran turbo charged coaches scheduled to run down the motorway at 80 mph.

At least one of these vehicles still exists in the Wythall transport museum.

Fiat Panda!

Pete

In message , Larry writes

And BR made sure that the track alongside it was one of the fastest stretches on the West Coast mainline so the trains were always overtaking the cars.

Rather fun that stretch of the line, I travel to London fairly often not in my Landie but by rail. It is one heck of a lot cheaper never mind Red Ken to go by rail.

Mind you I used to take my limo in and I would drive anywhere I wanted bus lanes and all cos who was gonna ask questions when I might have diplomatic immunity for all they knew. I did get full expences though so I wasn't complaining.

Thats what really gets me about these knee jerk Eejits, they would have ignored my limo cos it didn't fit there narrow minded category of planet eating monster.

Usually shown on the number plate, though.

Always reminds me of Lethal Weapon:

- "Diplomatic immunity!"

Cheers

Blippie

-- Ten minutes of this rain will do more good in half an hour than a fortnight of ordinary rain in a month.

He still got shot!!!!

Peter

Well from what I have been told it did used to go abroad.

Apparantly it once arrived at Buck House on the back of a transporter, when it broke down on the way.

I used to frequently park in the Lord Mayors spot outside the Coventry Council House.

-- Larry Series 3 rust and holes