Pashley26 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 If you need to economise your driving then you're too poor to not use public transport. Seeing as you're already dead inside why not go the whole hog and catch the bus? Think I'm being a snob? You probably do or are one of the below; Drive a diesel. Use public transport. Ride a scooter/moped/motorbike. Are a student and as such should be saving money for coke and hookers, and will be using public transport anyway whilst blagging your mums car. You deserve to die. Do over 15,000 miles per year. Are a company car driver. Go green laning. Use your vehicle for utility purposes due to your business. Are a hobo and live in a Transit. I'm not saying the above because I think you're a fanny, I'm saying the above because it's blatantly the truth. Given the above inclusions of cause, it's not a blanket statement however there are certain times of wet willy who get semi's over "ecodriving" and seem to think it makes sense in their selfish skullf**ked brains for them to drive at a frankly dangerous speed whilst pissing off all other road users who are either; Busier than them. More exciting than them. Aren't about to die like them. Enjoying driving their car, unlike them. Richer than them, and as such not bothered about 4mpg. Actually safer and better drivers than them with more spacial, social and safety awareness than them. These sorts of people are generally total arse clowns. And we all know EXACTLY the sort of person I mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I'm a bit new to all this, so you'll have to enlighten me pal. I drive the car I have, which is a 57 plate ford fiesta 1.4tdci for the following reasons: It does mega mpg Its cheap to tax Its cheap to insure Tyres are cheap Parts are cheaper than my last car Can't be arsed having to watch my back for police from driving too quick I'm too old and too cautious of crashing with my 5 year old son and girlfriend in the car I'm fed up of having a fast car now, because inevitably it ends up being driven fast everywhere. Show me someone with a fast car who drives it slow and economically and ill show my bare arse in tesco's window. I'd rather spend the money I'm saving on the running of the car on my lad and stepdaughter and the g/f, and occasionally throw a few quid at my bike, rather than spending all my spare cash on a tin box that essentially does the same thing as every other tin box, which is get you from a to b, a little more sedately. So all this bullshit about diesels and all the other stuff just seem like narrow minded small dick syndrome to me. Grow up pal, seriously 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) When you've got a GENUINELY fast car you don't drive it fast; because you don't need to. So your priorities are with your kids and family; great. I trust you put as much care, love and attention into your chosen priority as I do with mine. My priorities, and most petrolheads priorities lie with their cars. And as such I find the entire concept of having a largely unnecessary luxury like a car and then having to "economise" to maintain it utterly retarded and generally unsafe. Fitting ditch finders goes in line with having a "cheap to run" car, as well as cheaper pattern parts which aren't up to OEM standards, insuring your car third party only, not having your vehicle regularly serviced etc. If you REALLY wanted to save money, you could have an old Fiesta. Why do you need a 5/6K car if it is just a mode of transport? I have to deal with people on a DAILY basis who justify spending 10K+ on a brand new car because their old car costs them too much to run. And it just doesn't make any sense at all. Logic. Defied. Edited August 10, 2013 by Pashley26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Ride a scooter/moped/motorbike. id much rather tits my 600 around rather than being in a "fast car"..... but yeah i still do like cars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) id much rather tits my 600 around rather than being in a "fast car"..... but yeah i still do like cars That's what I mean though. I'd rather blitz a 600 around; every day. Because it's exciting, fast and quite importantly in this argument very cheap. I've got no problem with economy drivers (other than wishing they would use the money they're saving to buy their own "slow c**ts" lane), I just dislike it when people think they are above you because they are so super clever and have such an incredibly fuel efficient car...Which cost them 10K more than my car and saves them about £1000 a year over my car and will be sold on in 5 years anyway. And I just can't comprehend how anybody could be dull enough to give up motoring enjoyment and not take any interest or pride in their vehicle. Whatever their chosen mode of transport is, surely you'd always want it to be the best you could get. Edited August 10, 2013 by Pashley26 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I only eco drive literally because I f**king hate having to use my own money to fill up my tank and seeing it go down fast makes me feel sick. I'm a massive tight arse so seeing it go down super fast makes me feel sad. Especially when I don't have a proper job. Saving money at this age is fun! Means I have more money for other things like a holiday next week yaya! But I want a seat ibiza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 When you've got a GENUINELY fast car you don't drive it fast; because you don't need to. So your priorities are with your kids and family; great. I trust you put as much care, love and attention into your chosen priority as I do with mine. My priorities, and most petrolheads priorities lie with their cars. And as such I find the entire concept of having a largely unnecessary luxury like a car and then having to "economise" to maintain it utterly retarded and generally unsafe. Fitting ditch finders goes in line with having a "cheap to run" car, as well as cheaper pattern parts which aren't up to OEM standards, insuring your car third party only, not having your vehicle regularly serviced etc. If you REALLY wanted to save money, you could have an old Fiesta. Why do you need a 5/6K car if it is just a mode of transport? I have to deal with people on a DAILY basis who justify spending 10K+ on a brand new car because their old car costs them too much to run. And it just doesn't make any sense at all. Logic. Defied. But your car isn't fast so this statement is invalid. Wait for the reply about rteck, prawn, bmw, Audi, turbo, paint and cleaning your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I love cars yet I'm getting a van. What do you make of that? (You didn't cover that one ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I prefer to drive economically, not to save money but to save me having to go to the petrol station every other day. Those places suck balls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I see you're still a cunt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Oh my god I am such a fanny sometimes. How did I even write such a post so well whilst steaming drunk? It is what probably true though haha I am going to make a cool post once I have woken up to make up for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Right. Yesterday was radical. Up super early at half 6, quickly took the car to the jetwash and then headed over to PrawnBob's. So my car looked like this. Biggest problem with going places "with people" is there is only one cup holder, so I've fixed that by installing a £500 set of seats haha. From there we went cross country to Goodwood, via me mildly beaching my car and grinding the gearbox casing along the middle of the road for quite a while. No pictures here, I was too busy pooping myself. Got to Goodwood for a private forums track day, and hooooooly shit it was one of the nicest atmosphere's I've ever felt at any motoring event. Literally just felt like a group of friends out enjoying their vehicles. Far classier and enjoyable to socialize with than your usual track muppet. This is exactly the type of thing I want to be doing. Prawn was incredibly highly spoken of by everybody we met, that said none of them recognised him despite having a 10 minute conversation with somebody and talking about how awesome Prawn is he finished his conversation with Prawn by saying "yeah, shame he isn't here today. I've have loved to see his car on track". Embarrassing much! He has lost 5 stone though to be fair. The photographer for the day hadn't showed up So I got myself setup and made a bit of a hash of it, but got some good pictures. Hopefully these pictures will show the type of car, and the type of owner at this meeting - Prawn introduced me to the owner of this car - Got on very very well with him and his wife, so Prawn and I blagged a couple of sessions with him. He's a good driver and his car is lovely, I don't know the specifics but it is an ABF Mk2 with a ported and polished head and a very well sorted suspension setup. It also has a beautiful internal rod linkage with a raised shift tower. Almost everything on the car is hand fabricated very well. Got a couple of pictures from track, as I say most were poop due to bringing the wrong lens. Genuine 309 Goodwood giving it the beans at Goodwood 7 One of the best moments of the day was seeing these two getting a bit loose for a couple of laps. A couple of videos. So that was that! Andy P turned up with his lovely lady, and we had a good catch up. Then Prawn and I went on a secret mission to pick up his car, which I don't think he has posted anything on here about yet. So I won't steal his almighty thunder. On the way back. And now that I'm back I need to get my car ready for the next track outing. Hopefully pick up a set of discs and pads off Tic today to keep me safe for a while, then it's onto the credit card haha Edited August 11, 2013 by Pashley26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Nothing wrong with eco driving! It's actually very good fun and great for your general driving awareness, trying to anticipate a long way ahead to prevent yourself braking, keeping rolling at junctions and lights, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 On my new commute I try and do eco where I can, but then usually get bored and see how fast I can take roundabouts lol I start with good intentions though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Nothing wrong with eco driving! It's actually very good fun and great for your general driving awareness, trying to anticipate a long way ahead to prevent yourself braking, keeping rolling at junctions and lights, etc. Couldn't have worded it better myself. I used to do this but now that fuel is cheaper, I don't bother anymore. But it still is fun when you're going on a long journey. How on earth are you supposed to have fun when the track is cluttered with cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I see you're still a cunt. Not really. The post was intended as banter, in which the reply from jardo was everything I listed. Harmless. That red BMW made me do an excited wee, the thing looks so mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'm now back and a rather large bundle of bits arrived for my Porsche whilst I was on holiday. It's play time oh and I now have an oil leak. Yay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 The Porsche is just excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I just wanna add to this eco driving thing. The most relaxing and enjoyable long journey I've ever had was one where I was driving super economically, because I didn't care about getting stuck behind slow moving traffic. It was unbelievably refreshing to simply not care about getting past people, and that single journey has completely changed the way I drive. I'm now a proper grandad haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Aston Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 A few snaps from Car fest North last weekend. _MG_9335.jpg by Jimyjoe, on Flickr _MG_9351.jpg by Jimyjoe, on Flickr _MG_9278.jpg by Jimyjoe, on Flickr _MG_9354.jpg by Jimyjoe, on Flickr _MG_9363.jpg by Jimyjoe, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 A3's blud! What a productive afternoon! I'll let Prawn do the technical bits, but basically we did some data logging for safety and research and then went to the wash bays to sort the beast out. The new setup feels astounding, Prawn wasn't sure but I can 100% confirm that it does feel a lot better than the old hybrid. And it's not even mapped yet Then we took some pictures :$ Skinny Prawn! One for Rainbird - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Prawn's car is so epic, I love cars which have undergone proper evolution and weren't just built from scratch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Went to a local classic car meet this morning, took some pictures of anything that interested me. If you want to know more details about any of the cars just ask. Took my Ford Pop. First time I've driven it in 3 years, and dad hasn't washed it for 3 years either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Anyone got a front passenger Leon door spare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Might be getting a mk2 mr2 rev 3 n/a, gunna be a lot of fun compared to my shittycity rover Edited August 11, 2013 by Azarathal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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