Wives! Killjoys! (Esp. those of Scottish descent)

[Edbear]

We were heading out to daughter's place this afternoon and I'd taken the MX5, picking my wife up from work on the way. Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right? And sports cars should all be manual's right? And they should have a sporty exhaust note, right? :yes:

So what's a guy to do when making his way through town in a manual sports car with a sporty exhaust note..?

I was practicing my heel and toe down-changes, wasn't I? As we came down to a round-a-bout I blipped into second gear. My wife said, "What are you revving the motor for?" I said, I'm down-changing and matching revs to road-speed for the lower gear, of course!"

Well I got a lecture about how with each blip of the throttle she could imagine the fuel going squirting away for no good reason... :bye: My protestations that this was a sports car and sounded great fell on deaf ears...

So I did what any sensible married man would do in the circumstances and drove a bit more conservatively to our daughter's place... :blink:

Of course I didn't tell her that I'd taken the MX5 up to Waiwera for my physio session and coming back, I passed a tow-truck up the passing lane and held full throttle in 2nd to 7,000rpm just to feel the rush of acceleration... :shutup: (As I do each time I take the MX5 over the hill...)

[Virago]

You drive an MX5...? :shit:

[FJRider]

We were heading out to daughter's place this afternoon and I'd taken the MX5, picking my wife up from work on the way. Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right? And sports cars should all be manual's right? And they should have a sporty exhaust note, right? :yes:

So what's a guy to do when making his way through town in a manual sports car with a sporty exhaust note..?

I was practicing my heel and toe down-changes, wasn't I? As we came down to a round-a-bout I blipped into second gear. My wife said, "What are you revving the motor for?" I said, I'm down-changing and matching revs to road-speed for the lower gear, of course!"

Well I got a lecture about how with each blip of the throttle she could imagine the fuel going squirting away for no good reason... :bye: My protestations that this was a sports car and sounded great fell on deaf ears...

So I did what any sensible married man would do in the circumstances and drove a bit more conservatively to our daughter's place... :blink:

Of course I didn't tell her that I'd taken the MX5 up to Waiwera for my physio session and coming back, I passed a tow-truck up the passing lane and held full throttle in 2nd to 7,000rpm just to feel the rush of acceleration... :shutup: (As I do each time I take the MX5 over the hill...)

Have you not learn't ... :facepalm:

it is what she states ... it will be ... :yes:

[Latte]

Hairdresser?


:p

[Edbear]

You drive an MX5...? :shit:


Hairdresser?


:p

Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it.... It was a long held dream of hers to one day own one and when we got the opportunity to pick this one up for a steal... well, it didn't take a lot of arm-twisting. I've never enjoyed myself so much on four wheels! I'd only take a Honda S2000 over the MX5, if I ever get the opportunity.

[Latte]

Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it.... It was a long held dream of hers to one day own one and when we got the opportunity to pick this one up for a steal... well, it didn't take a lot of arm-twisting. I've never enjoyed myself so much on four wheels! I'd only take a Honda S2000 over the MX5, if I ever get the opportunity.

Yeah just having a dig for fun, defintely a great handling, well rounded car...

for hairdressers :whistle:

[Edbear]

Yeah just having a dig for fun, defintely a great handling, well rounded car...

for hairdressers :whistle:

Well I am a great handling well rounded bloke... Although I am trying to change shape... :innocent:

[Fatt Max]

Yep, typical female.

I tell Mrs Max that the car turns into a 'Dual Handbrake' custom model when she gets in it.

Only got myself to blame I suppose. I mean, hopping out of bed on the wedding night and wiping the old fella on the curtains of the Kensington Hilton is not really the done thing......especially when the curtains were open and we were on the first floor level with the top deck of the buses going by on Holland Park Avenue....

Aw fuck it.....

[Pussy]

Yep, typical female.

I tell Mrs Max that the car turns into a 'Dual Handbrake' custom model when she gets in it.

Only got myself to blame I suppose. I mean, hopping out of bed on the wedding night and wiping the old fella on the curtains of the Kensington Hilton is not really the done thing......especially when the curtains were open and we were on the first floor level with the top deck of the buses going by on Holland Park Avenue....

Aw fuck it.....

And they say romance is dead??

[FJRider]

Yep, typical female.

I tell Mrs Max that the car turns into a 'Dual Handbrake' custom model when she gets in it.

Only got myself to blame I suppose. I mean, hopping out of bed on the wedding night and wiping the old fella on the curtains of the Kensington Hilton is not really the done thing......especially when the curtains were open and we were on the first floor level with the top deck of the buses going by on Holland Park Avenue....

Aw fuck it.....

I see why older men stay married so long ... they can't get permission to leave ... :facepalm:

[Edbear]

I see why older men stay married so long ... they can't get permission to leave ... :facepalm:

"You must spread..." Darnit! That's funny!

[Oakie]

Only got myself to blame I suppose. I mean, hopping out of bed on the wedding night and wiping the old fella on the curtains of the Kensington Hilton is not really the done thing.

Curtains!? You well endowed bastard! I only need a small face cloth!

[scracha]

Scottish girls; they're worth the hassle for their prowess in the sack.

[MSTRS]

Ugh! The images! Make them stop!
My mother is Scots...

[meteor]

My wee wifey loves the rush of acceleration of the XR8 (and it's a manual) and the exhaust note from the twin pipes. So much so I've suggested selling it for a more sensible car but she says no!

[scissorhands]

I usually have the last two words. Yes dear

[Edbear]

My wee wifey loves the rush of acceleration of the XR8 (and it's a manual) and the exhaust note from the twin pipes. So much so I've suggested selling it for a more sensible car but she says no!

Funny thing is that she's the lead-foot in the family... :yes: I guess she was just having an off-day...

[Bikemad]

I usually have the last two words. Yes dear

brilliant .........if i just knew how to give bling mate youd be gettin some

[Maha]

I usually have the last two words. Yes dear

Sure its not......''finished yet''?

[Edbear]

brilliant .........if i just knew how to give bling mate youd be gettin some

Click on the star beside the words, "Blog this post"

[FJRider]

Funny thing is that she's the lead-foot in the family... :yes: I guess she was just having an off-day...

And you were using up all HER petrol ... :facepalm:

[Edbear]

And you were using up all HER petrol ... :facepalm:

I knew there had to be something wrong.... :innocent:

[scumdog]

I was practicing my heel and toe down-changes, wasn't I? As we came down to a round-a-bout I blipped into second gear. My wife said, "What are you revving the motor for?" I said, I'm down-changing and matching revs to road-speed for the lower gear, of course!"

Well I got a lecture about how with each blip of the throttle she could imagine the fuel going squirting away for no good reason... :bye: My protestations that this was a sports car and sounded great fell on deaf ears...

So I did what any sensible married man would do in the circumstances and drove a bit more conservatively to our daughter's place... :blink:



Harden up ya big jessie.....

[scracha]

Ugh! The images! Make them stop!
My mother is Scots...

Got any phoaties ?

[awayatc]

didn't know you had to hand in your balls when you walk down the isle.....

[Berries]

Scottish girls; they're worth the hassle for their prowess in the sack.
As long as you don't suffer lacerations from the ginger hair.

[Owl]

Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right?

No!.......It's a girl's sports car, therefore not really a sports car at all.:no:

MX5 men are a breed of their own and say things like "MX5's should only be British Racing Green", like WTF, they're Japanese FFS?:facepalm:

[ac3_snow]

didn't know you had to hand in your balls when you walk down the isle.....

I thought most hand them over same time as the ring, lol package deal.

[bogan]

No!.......It's a girl's sports car, therefore not really a sports car at all.:no:

MX5 men are a breed of their own and say things like "MX5's should only be British Racing Green", like WTF, they're Japanese FFS?:facepalm:

hahaha, bout sums it up, my flatmate has one, in green; dunno if its british racing green, but green is fucking green init, not like black which has numerous shades, matt, satin, gloss etc. But I digress, the MX5 is a hair dressers car, I guess we could stretch a bit and call it a sports hairdressers car?

[marty]

that's why I'm not allowed to drive my wife's '09 Cooper S Turbo.... :(

[ducatilover]

No!.......It's a girl's sports car, therefore not really a sports car at all.:no:

MX5 men are a breed of their own and say things like "MX5's should only be British Racing Green", like WTF, they're Japanese FFS?:facepalm:

i'd own one, if it's a girls sports car then they will feel secure being picked up by a guy in one, under the assumption that he (I) am gay, ergo a big surprise when one realises I have no pants on.


Plus, it would have to have a V8 shoe-horned in to it.

[Toaster]

Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say such heresay!!!!

Sorry bro, an MX5 is a small car with a bit of a sporty appearance but hardly a true sports car mate!

To compare, an Aston Martin DB9 or Porsche 911 or similar are true sports cars. Appearance, engine, suspension, transmission and all the rest need to be true sports refined parts to make the whole vehicle a genuine sports car.

If comparing an MX5 to motorcycle categories it would be a "street car". The DB9 would be a superbike.

Not that I am Mr Picky....

That aside, good to hear you are out and about. I will bring the bike around on my days off if you are free. Catch up for coffee somewhere. Bring the street car :innocent:

[MSTRS]

Got any phoaties ?

Close - except she doesn't smoke...
http://dominicanewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2352129-4-old-woman.jpg

[ducatilover]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say such heresay!!!!

Sorry bro, an MX5 is a small car with a bit of a sporty appearance but hardly a true sports car mate!

To compare, an Aston Martin DB9 or Porsche 911 or similar are true sports cars. Appearance, engine, suspension, transmission and all the rest need to be true sports refined parts to make the whole vehicle a genuine sports car.

If comparing an MX5 to motorcycle categories it would be a "street car". The DB9 would be a superbike.

Not that I am Mr Picky....

That aside, good to hear you are out and about. I will bring the bike around on my days off if you are free. Catch up for coffee somewhere. Bring the street car :innocent:

Were the Triumph TR2/3/3A not sports cars? The MG Midget, Austin-Healy sprite, many small engined Marcos and TVR beasts? The MGB-GT has less power and none of the chassis finesse, yet it's one of the most successful sports cars in the world.
The MX-5 is a sports car, it's like a modern Lotus Elan, just because it lacks in badge credentials just like the S2000 and NSX, and most Jap cars.... it's a finely balanced and very fun car, in tribute to the Brits they forgot to put some power in them :facepalm:

[MisterD]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say such heresay!!!!

Sorry bro, an MX5 is a small car with a bit of a sporty appearance but hardly a true sports car mate!

No, you're wrong. MX5 is a sports car, just like the 60's Lotus Elan it was designed specifically to look like. Two seats, a bit better than standard go, a lot better than standard handling and pretty to look at...you're confusing "sportscar" with "supercar".

HTH

[Edbear]

No!.......It's a girl's sports car, therefore not really a sports car at all.:no:

MX5 men are a breed of their own and say things like "MX5's should only be British Racing Green", like WTF, they're Japanese FFS?:facepalm:

Ours is nice in white....


i'd own one, if it's a girls sports car then they will feel secure being picked up by a guy in one, under the assumption that he (I) am gay, ergo a big surprise when one realises I have no pants on.


Plus, it would have to have a V8 shoe-horned in to it.

Eeewww,, but I do know if one with a Mustang 302 in it...


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say such heresay!!!!

Sorry bro, an MX5 is a small car with a bit of a sporty appearance but hardly a true sports car mate!

To compare, an Aston Martin DB9 or Porsche 911 or similar are true sports cars. Appearance, engine, suspension, transmission and all the rest need to be true sports refined parts to make the whole vehicle a genuine sports car.

If comparing an MX5 to motorcycle categories it would be a "street car". The DB9 would be a superbike.

Not that I am Mr Picky....

That aside, good to hear you are out and about. I will bring the bike around on my days off if you are free. Catch up for coffee somewhere. Bring the street car :innocent:

Definitely must catch up, I'm very flexible timewise. BUt I do also feel the MX5 is traditional psorts car and the ones you mention a desriable but out-of-reach supercars. We paid just over $5K for ours and it's valued at $7k.


Were the Triumph TR2/3/3A not sports cars? The MG Midget, Austin-Healy sprite, many small engined Marcos and TVR beasts? The MGB-GT has less power and none of the chassis finesse, yet it's one of the most successful sports cars in the world.
The MX-5 is a sports car, it's like a modern Lotus Elan, just because it lacks in badge credentials just like the S2000 and NSX, and most Jap cars.... it's a finely balanced and very fun car, in tribute to the Brits they forgot to put some power in them :facepalm:

Two of my favourites! :yes: "Power is nothing without control" as they say, and I do agree that 130hp isn't a huge amount, but the car is so well balanced with beautiful steering and flat handling it would take a very well driven powerful car to beat it in the twisties, even my mates 500hp AMG Merc. ALthough give a straight anywhere and I'd not see his exhaust...


No, you're wrong. MX5 is a sports car, just like the 60's Lotus Elan it was designed specifically to look like. Two seats, a bit better than standard go, a lot better than standard handling and pretty to look at...you're confusing "sportscar" with "supercar".

HTH

Correct!

[Edbear]

Harden up ya big jessie.....


didn't know you had to hand in your balls when you walk down the isle.....

LOL!!! You can ask my wife if she walks all over me! She doesn't despite my pleadings for her to do so... :innocent:


As long as you don't suffer lacerations from the ginger hair.

Her hair is blonde and soft... :love:


I thought most hand them over same time as the ring, lol package deal.

Ha ha, see above...


that's why I'm not allowed to drive my wife's '09 Cooper S Turbo.... :(

'Cause it's not green, British or 'cause she just won't let you as you use up the gas too fast..?

[Maha]

Has she finished paintin' the roof yet?...:corn:

[Edbear]

Has she finished paintin' the roof yet?...:corn:

LOL!!! House is finished! She woke up this morning with a splitting headache and aching all over, poor thing!

[Madness]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't say such heresay!!!!

Sorry bro, an MX5 is a small car with a bit of a sporty appearance but hardly a true sports car mate!

Not that I am Mr Picky....

http://www.forceteamgreen.com/mazda-mx-5-the-best-sports-car-in-2010.html

The 5th paragraph is a good one :msn-wink:

[Edbear]

http://www.forceteamgreen.com/mazda-mx-5-the-best-sports-car-in-2010.html

The 5th paragraph is a good one :msn-wink:

I do love Japlish! LOL!!!

[scumdog]

I do love Japlish! LOL!!!

Shouldn't that be ROR??:blink:

[Toaster]

No, you're wrong. MX5 is a sports car, just like the 60's Lotus Elan it was designed specifically to look like. Two seats, a bit better than standard go, a lot better than standard handling and pretty to look at...you're confusing "sportscar" with "supercar".

HTH

No it is you who is wrong. It is an ordinary car that looks a little sporty. Nothing more.

[Toaster]

Definitely must catch up, ......

....We paid just over $5K for ours and it's valued at $7k.

Pretty much proves my point really.

Yeah mate, I am just winding you up...... I have one more night shift. Will see what our timetable is for my days off mate. It has been too long between visits!

Having driven some elite sports cars (the last of which was a new DB9), I find everything else seems very underwhelming. It was a bit like test riding any bike after the Hayabusa.

[avgas]

Clearly you need to trade it is for a Maserati

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/02/throbbing_maserati/

[Edbear]

Pretty much proves my point really.

Yeah mate, I am just winding you up...... I have one more night shift. Will see what our timetable is for my days off mate. It has been too long between visits!

Having driven some elite sports cars (the last of which was a new DB9), I find everything else seems very underwhelming. It was a bit like test riding any bike after the Hayabusa.

Point taken of course! That's why I haven't taken too many Maserati's or DB9's for a test drive lately... For what we paid, you can't get this kinda fun anywhere! I took it to physio again this morning... :innocent:


Clearly you need to trade it is for a Maserati

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/02/throbbing_maserati/

Won't get any arguments from me or the Missus about that, but how much Maserati can one get for $5k...?

[Swoop]

i'd own one,
Plus, it would have to have a V8 shoe-horned in to it.
This might provide the solution...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/136466-The-sound-racer.

[jafar]

Won't get any arguments from me or the Missus about that, but how much Maserati can one get for $5k...?

The front bumper ?:yes:

[ducatilover]

This might provide the solution...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/136466-The-sound-racer.

Nice thought, but, it wouldn't help with the lack of forward propulsion... :facepalm:

Maybe put one on the CB400 so it sounds like a nice 90deg twin?

[marie_speeds]

Oh Ed sweetie, women aren't killjoys.... we simply know what is best for our other halves and expect you to tow the line in order to get a reward :innocent:

[MSTRS]

Towing a line (fishing) is a reward in itself. I'll grudgingly admit that in order to do this, sometimes we might have to toe the line....

[marie_speeds]

Towing a line (fishing) is a reward in itself. I'll grudgingly admit that in order to do this, sometimes we might have to toe the line....

No No No I definitely meant "Tow the Line"...... we dangle the carrot as bait and tow the other half behind us :msn-wink:

[Str8 Jacket]

Oh Ed sweetie, women aren't killjoys.... we simply know what is best for our other halves and expect you to tow the line in order to get a reward :innocent:

I think my man and I have 'role-reversal' issues.....

[98tls]

Oh Ed sweetie, women aren't killjoys.... we simply know what is best for our other halves and expect you to tow the line in order to get a reward :innocent:

Our reward is simply knowing you lot actually believe that:facepalm:and we still get to collect the rewards

[Edbear]

Oh Ed sweetie, women aren't killjoys.... we simply know what is best for our other halves and expect you to tow the line in order to get a reward :innocent:

You'll have to give me a minute or two on that one.... :blink:





C'mon, think, there's gotta be a comeback... :gob:

[Maha]

You'll have to give me a minute or two on that one.... :blink:





C'mon, think, there's gotta be a comeback... :gob:

Just roll over Ed and get ya tummy rubbed theres a good boy....:blink:

[Edbear]

Just roll over Ed and get ya tummy rubbed theres a good boy....:blink:

"You must spread..." :bye:

[MSTRS]

No No No I definitely meant "Tow the Line"...... we dangle the carrot as bait and tow the other half behind us :msn-wink:

Should I point out the error of her ways?
Ah fuggit, I will....
It's not carrots you should be 'dangling'...

[Owl]

No No No I definitely meant "Tow the Line"...... we dangle the carrot as bait and tow the other half behind us :msn-wink:

:Oi:
There are some of us men left that still wear the pants you know!

[98tls]

:Oi:
There are some of us men left that still wear the pants you know!

:facepalm:Sounds like a Tui ad.:shit::facepalm:

[Owl]

:facepalm:Sounds like a Tui ad.:shit::facepalm:

Shhhhhhh:shutup:

You'll wake her:eek5:

[98tls]

Shhhhhhh:shutup:

You'll wake her:eek5:

:facepalm:Sorry fella.Every now and then when feeling rebellious i leave the shitter seat down and walk away happy that "im a rebel and ill never ever be any good"

[Edbear]

:facepalm:Sorry fella.Every now and then when feeling rebellious i leave the shitter seat down and walk away happy that "im a rebel and ill never ever be any good"

I just referred her to the fact that the mist from flushing the toilet can go as far as 20'. Now she puts it down... :shutup:

[Geeen]

:Oi:
There are some of us men left that still wear the pants you know!

Yup, the ones they tell us to wear......:innocent:

[nudemetalz]

sounds nice...for a "hairdressers" car....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jYm3exkrs

[nudemetalz]

and...a V12 one !!!!!!!!!!!!! :gob:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLnrOeu0KE&feature=related

[ducatilover]

What the fuck, a Jag 12 with a million DCOEs on it....in an MX5? :shit::woohoo::blink::love::love::love:

[Toaster]

For what we paid, you can't get this kinda fun anywhere!

A motorcycle.....

[avgas]

Won't get any arguments from me or the Missus about that, but how much Maserati can one get for $5k...?
235972A whole lot man.....

[Indiana_Jones]

MX5?

....you want an MGB :yes:

-Indy

[Edbear]

MX5?

....you want an MGB :yes:

-Indy

The MX5 is what the MGB should have been... :bye:


A motorcycle.....

We paid two and a half times the price of the MX5 for the Boulevard...



and...a V12 one !!!!!!!!!!!!! :gob:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLnrOeu0KE&feature=related

That's insane! Do you know how much a V12 Jag motor weighs? Try and get enough traction in that to take off or go around a corner...!!!

[Indiana_Jones]

The MX5 is what the MGB should have been... :bye:

You sir go too far!

....but I guess I'm gonna say that seeing I own a BGT lol

Best back seat ever!

-Indy

[Toaster]

We paid two and a half times the price of the MX5 for the Boulevard...

Good to see you have your priorities right mate.

I have spent waaaaaay too much on bikes over the years, but the journey has been fabulous :) :scooter:

[Edbear]

Good to see you have your priorities right mate.

I have spent waaaaaay too much on bikes over the years, but the journey has been fabulous :) :scooter:

LOL!!! You know how much I love my bike, though! I just reckon that in the sad situation I'm in, the MX5 is the best fun I can have on any number of wheels and for the price, can't really be beaten...

[Toaster]

LOL!!! You know how much I love my bike, though! I just reckon that in the sad situation I'm in, the MX5 is the best fun I can have on any number of wheels and for the price, can't really be beaten...

Never give up on hope that you will ride again mate.

[ducatilover]

MX5?

....you want an MGB :yes:

-Indy

:love::love::love::love: A man of real taste.

MGB pre-'73 + Rover 3500, 10.5:1 with SD1 injected heads, nice wee cam and some roller rockers will do thank you very much, must be RossoCorsa red with Minilights.

[Banditbandit]

We were heading out to daughter's place this afternoon and I'd taken the MX5, picking my wife up from work on the way. Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right? And sports cars should all be manual's right? And they should have a sporty exhaust note, right? :yes:

So what's a guy to do when making his way through town in a manual sports car with a sporty exhaust note..?

I was practicing my heel and toe down-changes, wasn't I? As we came down to a round-a-bout I blipped into second gear. My wife said, "What are you revving the motor for?" I said, I'm down-changing and matching revs to road-speed for the lower gear, of course!"

Well I got a lecture about how with each blip of the throttle she could imagine the fuel going squirting away for no good reason... :bye: My protestations that this was a sports car and sounded great fell on deaf ears...

So I did what any sensible married man would do in the circumstances and drove a bit more conservatively to our daughter's place... :blink:

Of course I didn't tell her that I'd taken the MX5 up to Waiwera for my physio session and coming back, I passed a tow-truck up the passing lane and held full throttle in 2nd to 7,000rpm just to feel the rush of acceleration... :shutup: (As I do each time I take the MX5 over the hill...)

Hey .. you have my sympathy .. my wife freaks out if I put my foot down in a Nissan Terrano (2.7diesel) for gawd's sake.

But that's just they way woman are ...

Remember .. can't live without them - not allowed to shoot them ..

[Edbear]

Never give up on hope that you will ride again mate.

There will always be that little voice of hope in the back of my mind. My real problem is that my wife and family are so afraid of anything happening, (esp. Jill as I've been in a wheelchair once already), that they don't want me to take the risk.


:love::love::love::love: A man of real taste.

MGB pre-'73 + Rover 3500, 10.5:1 with SD1 injected heads, nice wee cam and some roller rockers will do thank you very much, must be RossoCorsa red with Minilights.

Don't get me wrong an MGBGTV8 is a desirable classic either roadster, (rare), or fastback, and even the standard MGB has, over the years, gained an acceptance it never had when it was introduced. It was accused of a lack of build quality, poor performance and of being a cuter sedan with little to recommend it. Ultimately the infamous British build quality and cheap cost-cutting spoiled them making a true sports car worthy of the title. Sheer age has meant it is now considered a classic.

Personally I prefer the Sprite/Midget... :yes:

[Edbear]

Hey .. you have my sympathy .. my wife freaks out if I put my foot down in a Nissan Terrano (2.7diesel) for gawd's sake.

But that's just they way woman are ...

Remember .. can't live without them - not allowed to shoot them ..

I think it may have just been that time of the month... Other times even in the Pulsar I've given it a squirt, playing in the twisties, overtaking slower traffic and she's been smiling. And as I said, she's actually the leadfoot most times, telling me to go faster, esp. on the bike!

How do you get anywhere in a Terrano without putting your foot down? Even with the turbo they're not exactly a performance vehicle... We had a Nissan Carvan TD27 and it was great once wound up but still a bit behind the Hi-Ace for power.

[ducatilover]

Don't get me wrong an MGBGTV8 is a desirable classic either roadster, (rare), or fastback, and even the standard MGB has, over the years, gained an acceptance it never had when it was introduced. It was accused of a lack of build quality, poor performance and of being a cuter sedan with little to recommend it. Ultimately the infamous British build quality and cheap cost-cutting spoiled them making a true sports car worthy of the title. Sheer age has meant it is now considered a classic.

Personally I prefer the Sprite/Midget... :yes:
Each to their own, I myself think he B-GT has a beautiful shape and is timeless, just like the 65 ish Alfa Junior/1600/1750 etc coupe, amazing cars and of course the E-type.... unrill S3 went and made it ugly.

[Indiana_Jones]

I love the BGT shape myself....but then again I also love the landcrab and princess....

-Indy

[Edbear]

I love the BGT shape myself....but then again I also love the landcrab and princess....

-Indy

So do I... :innocent:

[marie_speeds]

Our reward is simply knowing you lot actually believe that:facepalm:and we still get to collect the rewards

How do you know that we don't know when in actual fact we may know but pretend not to know and let you think we don't know but we do know......

false sense of security

[Edbear]

How do you know that we don't know when in actual fact we may know but pretend not to know and let you think we don't know but we do know......

false sense of security

I know, isn't it great..? :sunny:

[ducatilover]

I love the BGT shape myself....but then again I also love the landcrab and princess....

-Indy

As do I :shutup: I also want an 1100/1300, dolomite sprint and I am a nut for Morrie Minors, hence why I've had one... Loooove them all.

[marie_speeds]

I know, isn't it great..? :sunny:

It's a rare breed of man who understands a woman's logic :sunny:

Don't tell the others, then they will all know :psst:

[Edbear]

As do I :shutup: I also want an 1100/1300, dolomite sprint and I am a nut for Morrie Minors, hence why I've had one... Loooove them all.

A slightly modernised Sprint is still a desirable, practical and quick road-car, as is the 2500S. I loved our old 1100 Mk1, it was great to drive, comfortable, cruised easily at 60mph and had the best headlights I'd ever experienced!


It's a rare breed of man who understands a woman's logic :sunny:

Don't tell the others, then they will all know :psst:

I'm learning... it's amazing what you can pick up with intensive effort over 33 years... :innocent:

[Banditbandit]

I think it may have just been that time of the month... Other times even in the Pulsar I've given it a squirt, playing in the twisties, overtaking slower traffic and she's been smiling. And as I said, she's actually the leadfoot most times, telling me to go faster, esp. on the bike!

How do you get anywhere in a Terrano without putting your foot down? Even with the turbo they're not exactly a performance vehicle... We had a Nissan Carvan TD27 and it was great once wound up but still a bit behind the Hi-Ace for power.

If I want speed I have the bikes .. the Terrano's a workhorse .. we had a Nissan diesel ute as well, 2.3 diesel no turbo .. the best thing about it was that it stopped me getting speeding tickets .. a 6k straight down hill and it might get to 100ks ..

[Banditbandit]

How do you know that we don't know when in actual fact we may know but pretend not to know and let you think we don't know but we do know......

false sense of security

Do we care? Men know it's impossible to figure out women ..

[marie_speeds]

Do we care? Men know it's impossible to figure out women ..

:lol::lol::lol:

[Edbear]

If I want speed I have the bikes .. the Terrano's a workhorse .. we had a Nissan diesel ute as well, 2.3 diesel no turbo .. the best thing about it was that it stopped me getting speeding tickets .. a 6k straight down hill and it might get to 100ks ..

They're a great workhorse too, but yes, the old 2.3 non-turbo required a lot of patience! I had a Mazda 2.2 diesel van, the bigger bodied lwb one and while it was very comfortable to drive and could wind up to over 140, it took a long time to get there and died badly on the hills.

[ducatilover]

A slightly modernised Sprint is still a desirable, practical and quick road-car, as is the 2500S. I loved our old 1100 Mk1, it was great to drive, comfortable, cruised easily at 60mph and had the best headlights I'd ever experienced!





I'm a fan of the 2500S too, but, I must pay I preferred my '73 P6B V8 :love: I really miss that car, was a nicer cruise than my '73 E12 BMW 5 series, although the BMW was a very fun wee thing to drive.
The 1100 are even surprisingly roomy!