Reversing lights? You cannot be serious!

[sinfull]

Funny thing happened while heading down the road the other day !
Was trundeling down SH1 on the way to do my morning walk at the beach when a bottle i had on the seat next to me rolled off on to the floor at my feet !
Now not wanting it to get under the pedals i reached down with the left hand to retrieve it !
You guessed it, arm hit the auto lever depressing the button and shoving it forward ! Now i always believed that you couldn't go into reverse from drive, (as ya shouldn't) so first thought was damn, knocked it into neutral, Untill the rear locked up and the van started going sideways !
Crossed the steering, while ripping the lever down to (ended up being 2nd), Fuggin lucky no-one was close behind me, but could see how an older fella first time auto driver could get fucked up there (not that i'm soooo young)
Not the sort of thing i'd like to make a habit of !

[oldrider]

Indeed my antennae bristle every time I catch up on a RAV4 -- bloody hairdressers' cars that they are...

As for the ST1300, it was a bike that never really excited me. It was competent but irritating and an absolute arse of a thing to ride in strong crosswinds. I had had to stand it up on too many occasions and fell out of any love I may have had with it after its Boxing Day incident at Bulls. It did however get me around a Grand Challenge with only four stops for fuel!

My (Honda) St 1100's were a bit like that in cross winds too.

Current Tiger 955i is absolutely the best bike I have ever owned for riding in wind but even so, "wind" is still my least appreciated riding condition!

Her indoors thinks the Tiger is the most comfortable bike we have ever owned!

She has ridden a hell of a lot of miles on the back (used to ride up front too) so I respect her opinon on that!

[sunhuntin]

Indeed my antennae bristle every time I catch up on a RAV4 -- bloody hairdressers' cars that they are...

ive always liked them for looks, but they are absolute bullshit when it comes to checking the oil. i ended up refusing to check it unless i had gloves. the dipstick is under the engine part that has a no touchy sign, and you have to literally feed it down the pipe to get it all the way in, which means your hand and wrist are under the no touchy engine part. end result? at least 4 burns during one simple oil check

[Blackbird]

ive always liked them for looks, but they are absolute bullshit when it comes to checking the oil. i ended up refusing to check it unless i had gloves. the dipstick is under the engine part that has a no touchy sign, and you have to literally feed it down the pipe to get it all the way in, which means your hand and wrist are under the no touchy engine part. end result? at least 4 burns during one simple oil check

Mine is the latest version with the 2.4 litre Camry motor. No probs with the dipstick position so your burns probably came from an earlier one

At least here in Coromandel, a 4x4 gets used for its intended purpose and not just for the school run!

[sunhuntin]

Mine is the latest version with the 2.4 litre Camry motor. No probs with the dipstick position so your burns probably came from an earlier one

At least here in Coromandel, a 4x4 gets used for its intended purpose and not just for the school run!

we're going back a couple of years here, lol. always left me wondering who the hell designed the damn thing. its got a no touchy sign for a reason... its fucking hot! LOL.

[smokeyging]

Funny thing happened while heading down the road the other day !
Was trundeling down SH1 on the way to do my morning walk at the beach when a bottle i had on the seat next to me rolled off on to the floor at my feet !
Now not wanting it to get under the pedals i reached down with the left hand to retrieve it !
You guessed it, arm hit the auto lever depressing the button and shoving it forward ! Now i always believed that you couldn't go into reverse from drive, (as ya shouldn't) so first thought was damn, knocked it into neutral, Untill the rear locked up and the van started going sideways !
Crossed the steering, while ripping the lever down to (ended up being 2nd), Fuggin lucky no-one was close behind me, but could see how an older fella first time auto driver could get fucked up there (not that i'm soooo young)
Not the sort of thing i'd like to make a habit of !

Exactly the same thing happened to a friend a couple of weeks back. her and her daughter were travelling down the road when a bottle went down around her feet too, only they weren't so lucky. her car clipped a pole and rolled. Fortunately they were ok, but one or the other could have snapped their neck. you could do that a 100 times and get away with it, but one day out of the blue your balls get crushed. BUGGER....

[sinfull]

you could do that a 100 times and get away with it, but one day out of the blue your balls get crushed. BUGGER....

Shit i recon slamming into reverse once will do me a lifetime ! Hate to think what that did to the auto lol