One for the restorers and fixeruppers...

[zero 1162]

Ok boomer

[jon dee 500]

So can anyone explain to me the actual purpose of this.... what is it demonstrating ???

Cheers...

 

[Navin 180]

Certainly sounds good!

[KwS 2429]

Never understood "skids". Just something drongos do in their falcodores to look cool to their equally low IQ mates.

[polley 916]

5 hours ago, jon dee said:

So can anyone explain to me the actual purpose of this.... what is it demonstrating ???

Cheers...

 

Just looks like someone having fun, doing what they enjoy with their car.

[M3AN 4016]

If I had a 1200hp S50 at my disposal I'd do skidz too, just for kicks and giggles.

[polley 916]

41 minutes ago, KwS said:

Never understood "skids". Just something drongos do in their falcodores to look cool to their equally low IQ mates.

Bit rich coming from someone who gets excited over a Honda Fit tbh.

[KwS 2429]

10 minutes ago, polley said:

Bit rich coming from someone who gets excited over a Honda Fit tbh.

Who said I get excited over my frugal daily driver?

[Matth5 471]

Skids and drag races are all those insanely powerful builds are good for most of the time, just toys to show off with, no real usability and no good on a track. 

[jon dee 500]

28 minutes ago, Matth5 said:

Skids and drag races are all those insanely powerful builds are good for most of the time, just toys to show off with, no real usability and no good on a track. 

This ^^^^ is about as good a summary as I could wish for Sometimes I think the only reason some people build such cars is so they can make Youtube videos of themselves humiliating the drivers of expensive sports cars by racing them on the highway/autobahn. Kind of like the guys who drive lifted trucks in the city

Cheers...

[Willy Sea 46]

23 hours ago, KwS said:

Never understood "skids". Just something drongos do in their falcodores to look cool to their equally low IQ mates.

Unfortunately you must add BMW to the falcodores et al list. And the same comments re IQ apply to these drivers too.

[polley 916]

Someone online that you don't even know has a cooler and more powerful car than you, does a skid (that you don't agree with). Resorts to personal attacks calling the guy low IQ and a drongo lol.

[jon dee 500]

I prefer to go with "SKIDZ are for KIDZ" and that includes kids of all ages   For some people having a car that will do decent skids means that they will do skids when they feel like it. Just the same as having a car that will accelerate quickly, reach a high top speed or handle well on a racetrack means engaging in some form of organised motorsport. I don't have a problem with any of that.

Drag racing, drifting or burnout competitions conducted within an arena provided with barriers to keep the spectators safe are OK if that is your thing. But it concerns me that with the ready availability of powerful cars there are more and more instances of enthusiastic amateurs doing skids to show off and ending up damaging their own or other vehicles and endangering spectators.

I admire the time, money and effort that goes into building high powered cars, and I like to see them performing in whatever form of motorsport they were built for. But, as the saying goes... "with great power comes great responsibility". Sometimes it seems that the responsibility is lacking.

Cheers...

[zero 1162]

So many grandads in this thread haha

[jon dee 500]

13 hours ago, zero said:

So many grandads in this thread haha

Well, as a person grows up and matures, they tend to have a more responsible attitude. Don't worry, it will happen to you soon enough

Cheers...

[polley 916]

33 minutes ago, jon dee said:

Well, as a person grows up and matures, they tend to have a more responsible attitude. Don't worry, it will happen to you soon enough

Cheers...

Sounds terrible. Is there a cure ?

[jon dee 500]

1 hour ago, polley said:

Sounds terrible. Is there a cure ?

Yes... it comes in pill, powder or liquid form... very popular at the moment but can have some nasty side effects. I recommend that you have a long talk with your grandpa before deciding, as he likely was faced with the same dilemma when he was younger

Cheers...

[lord_jagganath 421]

went for 11. wow. 

[zero 1162]

I guess thats what happens when you make the buying process as difficult as possible. Out of towners would not have been able to get into Auckland under lockdown either.

[Blackie 510]

Not bad money for a parts car?

[jon dee 500]

If none of the people who who were sufficiently interested to go and inspect the car were prepared to put a bid on it, that tells me that it wasn't worth any more than what it sold for. A good example of actions (or lack of them) speaking louder than words  

Cheers...

[Bandit 194]

Market value in 2021. Well sold and bought.