deeveus 81 Report post Posted July 30, 2014 Smashed windscreen and passanger window. I walked away from that with nothing more than a bloody good lesson from fate And requiring a new pair of junk draws at a guess lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic_attack 89 Report post Posted July 30, 2014 Well Miss, Thats probably about the best lesson a new driver could get. Us generation X'ers had to learn the hard way through tough and unforgiving circumstance in what were (in reflection) fairly unsafe conditions. Back in the day police wouldn't touch or look at vehicles. That was for the TC's and if they pulled you over you got a ticket for something, they'd keep looking till they found something so they didn't feel they were wasting their time. Their job was traffic and only traffic, and they weren't everywhere, most NZ towns had just one lone TC. The police dealt with burglary and whoever it was that punched someone in the mouth down the pub on friday night. Vintage escorts and cortinas could be had for $600-$800. If you wanted to chop springs and throw 3ltr V6's in you could, no cert required. So long as the lights and indicators worked you were legal. XY coons, VG valiants and HG holdens didn't cost much more. The full on safety features of a bmw e36 was a brand new vehicle back then and completely out of reach for anyone I knew. We did dumb sh*t all the time, deliberately. There wasnt anything else to do, and practically no one to stop us. Bulletproof kids with no road skills let loose in cheap vehicles with the only redeeming safety feature being a seatbelt, actually my mk1 consul didn't have seatbelts, never came with them from the factory so wasn't a requirement for wof, neither did my split Kombi's or an a100 prefect I had. Must have been mid-late 90's seatbelts were compulsory across the board. I do wonder if those of my generation who grew up caning and crashing these old classics and survived ended up being a more cautious driver now, probably not. Interesting to speculate what might have happened in your scenario with these older cars though. If id hit a concrete wall at 28mph in my kombi id have a concussion at minimum from smacking my forehead on the heater channel or panel above the windscreen, maybe cracked ribs on the steering wheel. I'd have been fine in my XR coon, would have just bounced off and kept driving. My mk1 consul would have rolled at the initiation of the turn and been sliding on its roof well before it even reached the wall. Thats a good stack to walk away from. And now ive reminisced of the safety aspect of what I grew up with and recall what our mums used to drive us around in, that volvo may as well be a NASA space shuttle in comparison. My old lady had a ford anglia with biscuit crossply's. Lol! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 612 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Justin doesn't know it yet but I've already been in his garage and beer fridge with his father in law and I haven't even met Justin yet lol. Ohh what the hell!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Ohh what the hell!!! Yeah it was Heineken too. Labels front in your tiny piss fridge. I think he was ripping a tree out when you first bought the place. You might have been out playing chess. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 612 Report post Posted August 4, 2014 Ahh right! Woulda been out working like most people do during the week. Don't think he's done a full days work in 20 years! And it's not that small! Holds at least 4 doz. all a man needs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Argh, so $1800 bucks later, car is nearly done.. Two rear wheel bearings and an alternator and rear bumper repainted. I no longer think this car will last lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic_attack 89 Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Wow. $1800, that's another whole Vulva.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Wow. $1800, that's another whole Vulva.. It's 18 cheap Vulvas or one very good one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pldubs 308 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 Generation X slow learners - most of them YES When were you born? the 50s? Baby Boomers f**ked our planet - Most of them, Yes. =/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 SAAB a good car - really - done any homework?? Make great planes and trucks Agree with comment about have to own an Alfa to be truly considered an enthusiast - I would add one further condition it would HAVE to be a rear wheel drive Alfa, none of those nasty SUDS or later things- P.S> Alfa admit they have strayed and will be returning to making rear wheel drive cars. Generation X slow learners - most of them YES I thought Saab were gone burgers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pldubs 308 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 Sure was::: most of my contempories either did drugs and are now dead or need drugs to stay alive Let's faces the world is populated with slow learners - just some are too stupid to realise it. You are without a doubt the slowest. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 612 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 Haha ruff Tyler ^^ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twisted 45 Report post Posted August 8, 2014 SAAB a good car - really - done any homework?? Make great planes and trucks Agree with comment about have to own an Alfa to be truly considered an enthusiast - I would add one further condition it would HAVE to be a rear wheel drive Alfa, none of those nasty SUDS or later things- P.S> Alfa admit they have strayed and will be returning to making rear wheel drive cars. Generation X slow learners - most of them YES Nothing wrong with suds. Except when you hit a greasy patch on a 45deg bend with a touch to much speed, and the sud thinks it's a drift car and then panics when it remembers its front wheel drive. with a diminutive wheel base.And the rust isn't a problem provided you ave a mig and 500kg of box section laying about... Hand brake rooted? No worries, just remove those in board discs and calipers AT THE FRONT to replace your shoes. That said. Would own another in a heart beat. Would be keen for an alfetta too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
39KiwiTouring 2 Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Volvo threads always turn to sh*t no matter what forum you're on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 11, 2014 Volvo threads always turn to sh*t no matter what forum you're on. Yep, in the dictionary under sh*t, there's a picture of a Volvo thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted August 15, 2014 SAAB's are safe cars. True, you'll probably avoid a lot of accidents due to the car being broken down too, but that's besides the point. Ever seen their moose/ drop upside down onto roof test? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted August 16, 2014 SAAB's are safe cars. True, you'll probably avoid a lot of accidents due to the car being broken down too, but that's besides the point. Ever seen their moose/ drop upside down onto roof test? Can't say I have seen that. Is that the industry standard for ancap now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmarco 56 Report post Posted August 16, 2014 No the Australian version is the kangaroo test.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted August 16, 2014 ^ not dropbears? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted August 18, 2014 ANCAP adds points for having electronic safety features/ driving aids- so it's possible to have a car that protects it's passengers better being awarded a lesser score than a car that has alphabet soup. Their argument is the alphabet soup is more likely to stop you crashing in the first place. SAAB rigs a car up so it flips down the road, and they also drop it, upside down, onto it's roof. Safety is something the Scandinavians do, I'm sure Ovlov does something similar to the flip test. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seewhy 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2014 Haha I live on a farm! All my daughters toys in there, she wasn't in the car. On a better note, here is meh taking control of an M4 with no love from technology, no DSC nothing with full power under there.. Perfecto if ya ask me.. Esp for a women https://vimeo.com/102100120 Was that a driving experience course done by BMW? How much did it cost? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
