Tips for yanks

98.5ppl for diesel in norvern scotland 2 weeks ago.

 

There have been German tourists in Australia who weren't so
lucky. Accelerating into the front of a speeding 40-tonne truck tends
to ruin your day. :-(

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Spotted on the signboard for a semi-rural (off the A14) BP station on
the way back from Snetterton a few weeks ago: 99.9p/litre for diesel.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dan L amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

The CBR takes £15 at or around reserve and the mootar (when I last
filled it right up) was ~£50

 

If a 40-tonne truck had been coming towards me I would most likely
have re-evaluated my road positioning.

In my wrong-side experience a car was in the distance coming towards
me and I realised what side of the road I was on and signalled right,
shoved my foot on the accelerator, looked out over my right shoulder
and a law enforcement car was there flashing away.

I didn't realise the car had Rev Locking, and when I tried to open the
effing doors or windows they were all locked shut, so the state
trooper was there getting angry pointing a gun at me and I was just
looking an idiiot not being able to get out of the car or at least
open a window.

When I did eventually get out of the car he asked to see my driving
licence, so I presented him with the paper counterpart EU licence and
he said "ID" so I showed him my passport. Poor **** had no idea what
information to take and then had the cheek to tell me that I wasn't
licenced to drive a car. "I have a full catagory B entitlement" just
didn't do it for him.

Still, he did let me follow him to the nearest hotel. When I say "let
me follow him" it's more like "commanded me to follow him to get to a
hotel before I fell asleep at the wheel."

 

BGN says...

I've driven extensively on the continent and in USA and haven't once
had a problem adapting. If I'm in an LHD car then it comes naturally,
wrong side of the car means wrong side of the road. If I'm driving a
RHD car on the continent then I have to think about what I'm doing for
a couple of hours, then it all falls into place. The same applies if
I'm riding a bike over there.

I spent a few months as a contract test driver at Millbrook Proving
Ground, where most of the cars I had to drive were LHD but driven on
the left. I had more problems converting back to driving my own RHD
Mini 1000 when going home. I can't remember how many times I tried to
change gear with the window winder, but it was lots. I also had a few
moments of frustration at how little power my own car had after
spending all day driving something like a Jaguar XK8 or Lotus Esprit V8
at 140mph plus.

 

And, for the record, of how many UK public services are you currently
making full use?

 

None.

 

Oil or petrol?

 

This seems as good a place as any to join in the snoozefest.
Bike - 12 quid, 130+miles
Car - 45 quid, 600 miles.

 

Heh, I didn't say *which* one I'd prefer Ben.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Hmm, okay then, what do the assembled FOAK vote as the crappest British car
ever made.

I'll open things with the Morris Ital.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

This will be some thread...

I'll see your Ital and raise you an Ambassador (wedge) truly the worst car I
have ever owned/driven (1).


(1) The best being a beemer 3.0 CSI

 

Monz wrote:

Hmm, they were rather crap, weren't they. Mind you, at least the Ambassador
had a useful hatchback, unlike it's predecessor the Princess.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Yes, but don't forget: "Allegro's got vroom, miles and miles of
vroom..."

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Colonel said:

Hmmm - just put £25 in the Pan a few minutes ago - has your one got a
small tank or do you get cheap petrol?

Rangey takes £70+

 

Keelworm says...

It was the most boring job I have ever done.

 

Rope says...

We are in agreement here. British cars that tried hard to be
French....almost as bad as all those white kids in London who speak
with West Indian accents.

 

Dan L says...

You could say absolutely anything made by BL, with the exception of the
Mini. In that you could include all the badge engineered Wolsleys,
Rileys, MGs and then add Jaguar as well.

I think for utter shiteness you'd be hard pushed to beat the Hillman
Avenger though.

 

Allegra Van den Plas.