poprock wrote:

Taxis Most people hate their place of work. Taxi drivers work on the roads. They hate the roads. Really, really, hate them. Permanently angry. Dangerous.

I'm not sure that taxi drivers hate roads, but they do hate other road users. Does that mean that most people hate their colleagues?

poprock wrote:

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Audis
Inexplicably appealing to utter bellends with massive egos

Ah. That'll be that then.

I've yet to get in a taxi in Bradford that has done less than 200,000 miles. Their vehicular pride lost some 120k ago.

Afgavinstan get a cheap runabout for your first car. You will have knocks and scrapes. It happens. You won't feel so bad if it's not a shiny nice car.

Depending on budget you could pick up a golf from 04 - 08 plate for a few grand. It will have the power to overtake other cars and space for friends and family.

Webbins wrote:

Add small Post Office vans to that.

Literally anybody who drives on public roads for their actual living. Royal Mail vans, couriers, taxi drivers, buses …

Bob wrote:

jdanielp wrote:

poprock wrote:

Taxis Most people hate their place of work. Taxi drivers work on the roads. They hate the roads. Really, really, hate them. Permanently angry. Dangerous.

I'm not sure that taxi drivers hate roads, but they do hate other road users. Does that mean that most people hate their colleagues?

My biggest grievance with taxi drivers in when they stop to pick up in the middle of the road.. EVEN WHEN THERE ARE SPACES ADJACENT !! fucking pull in and clear the road you fucking lazy cunt.

Ah, that's because on a taxi, hazard lights become 'park anywhere' lights. It's in the highway code.

Also, taxis are fitted with a stealth mode, where they don't ever have to indicate, or signal their intentions at all,and the rest of us just have to guess what they're gonna do next.

I live across the road from the train station so you can imagine how much I have to deal with minicabs.
They use the bus stops as a taxi stand which means between 6pm and 7pm every weekday is buses honking their horns at them to move.

More dual control with Hawbaw today. Getting over that fear bump into enjoyment. I like this driving lark.

Flavour of the day is the Vauxhall Adam. As much as I can't get away from the fact I'll look like a bear in a phonebooth, it is a lovely lovely little thing. Toys and leather (now now) everywhere.

Yeah it's fucking shit

*throws the THREE brochures I took in the bin*

Lol

The S2000 has been buried under various items in the garage for well over a year.  I'd like to try to resurrect it but am not sure whether there's a risk of melting the engine since it's so long since it's been started.  Anyone have any advice about how to safely wake a car from such lengthy hibernation?

Unlikely wrote:

The S2000 has been buried under various items in the garage for well over a year.  I'd like to try to resurrect it but am not sure whether there's a risk of melting the engine since it's so long since it's been started.  Anyone have any advice about how to safely wake a car from such lengthy hibernation?

Well i guess the first thing you wanna do is check the fluid and oil levels and if that's okay I would start by just turning the power on and see if the battery works.

If the battery works is let it sit for like 10-15 minutes with the power on but no ignition.

Then try starting it up, if it starts let it just idle for like 15 minutes with no heater/radio/ac on, so the load on the engine is minimal and it can warm up.

Then give it a nice gentle trip round the block, the brakes might be sticky so give them a bit of work to free them up.

Oh and your tyres might need some air, probably check that before you drive it.

afgavinstan wrote:

Give it a cup of tea and wrap it in tin foil.

Hark at Mr. RAC here, learning to drive and thinks he knows it all.

You forgot the biscuit, wiseguy.

Implicit death threat post ban request for gav pls

*stalls*