Gah! Gimme back my comfort zone!

**vifferman** · 3rd March 2009, 08:09

Had to take the wife's car for new knees today (new front shocks, possible rear shocks, possibly new front upper mount joints knuckle thingies - knee bones?) So, I got a shitter loaner. It was prolly OKish, but compared to our other cars, it was crap.
And it had no gas in it.
And everything was adjusted worngA: mirrors, seat, the windscreen was dirty (complete with what I'm guessing were a gurrl's footprints on the passenger's side

), and the thing just wasn't nice to drive: heavy clutch, not enough ooomph, radio adjusted to some crap station, moan moan moan drivel complain....

Worst of all, I had to go a weird way to work, and got stuck in trafffic. Oh how I missed my bike! The two major blockages would've been a piece of piss on the VFR: the first was where the lane ahead was clear, but cars were too far to the left and blocking my progress into it, and the second instance was where I didn't have enough acceleration to get round the corner before oncoming traffic.

I used to like driving different vehicles, just for the variety. But I've got too used to things like comfort, power, cleanliness, things where they should be, visibility, etc etc.
Must be getting old...

**Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)** · 3rd March 2009, 08:21

Geez I can relate to that - lol. We get too used to our home comforts. When I take my bike to be serviced they always give me a shitty GN250 - they scare the living shit out of me - riding that on the motorway is not a healthy experience. I do not feel safe at all and of course you have no power at all to get out of situation if need be. I think I will take the train or bus next time.

**Burtha** · 3rd March 2009, 09:55

You'd like my mini coop. Doubt I will ever need any other car - thats probably why I have taken such a healthy interest in bikes again now!

**MsKABC** · 3rd March 2009, 09:58

Don't ever work for a company with pool cars then - my God, you get all of those inconveniences AND you have to fill out a log book!

**Mully** · 3rd March 2009, 12:31

Cager!!! Burn him!!!

**vifferman** · 3rd March 2009, 12:54

Originally Posted by Burtha

You'd like my mini coop.

Yeah, I most probably would. #2 Troglodyte has a Peugeot 205 GTi that's SO much fun to drive. Only problem is it keeps whispering, "Drive faster, you pussy! Boot it! Gowannnn... waddyar shaggin around for?!? Faster! Faster!"

Originally Posted by MsKABC

Don't ever work for a company with pool cars then - my God, you get all of those inconveniences AND you have to fill out a log book!

Been there, done that.
Worked for DSIR (back when there was one), and their cars were (like all Gummint cars) serviced by the Ministry of Jerks workshop. They had a Corolla SW, that was supercharged! Though not intentionally...
MOW Jerkshops rebored the engine, because it was using some oil. After the overhaul, every time you filled it with petrol, you also had to put in 2.5 litres of oil, and 4 litres of water, all of which went up the zorst pipe when you put your foot down, obliterating everything in the rear view mirror from view!
But this thing was light and fast, and brilliant fun.

They also had a Landrover that had been stunted (stood on its nose after a tree fell down in front of it. The door (fixed once again by MOW) was welded up, causing massive galvanic corrosion (they have aluminium skins), so it was held on by a string or rubber bands from the top of the frame to the mirror.

I also worked for MAF once - we had a Nissan ute that had handy rust holes in the floor, through which all the shit could be flushed when we hosed out the inside.

Originally Posted by Mully

Cager!!! Burn him!!!

Ooh! Please!!
I'm so f'n bored!

I've nothing to do at work, and its' driving me nuts. There's only so much drivel reading/writing one can do on KB....