i think with a lot fo them its a case of My car cost more thanyours therefor i am Much richer and important so get out the way! sadly, it should be pointed out that thye are the misguided souls!
Or "I have a HPI agreement which needs servicing"
We employed someone who drove a nearly new Audi convertible on credit. He couldnt afford a set of new tyres let alone run the bloody thing. Idiot.
Someone at work asked about my Nissan Pathfinder and came out with "it's a beast - didn't expect that coz you're a cyclist..."
fennesz, generalisers tend to generalise about everything in life.
You smoke? You are a burden on the health service.
You ride a bike? Your a cyclist.
Cliches exist because they are generally true.
But for me it's not the arrogance or the selfishness of many 4x4 drivers that winds me up, so much as the unimaginativeness.
Oi I drive a 4x4. TBH I would prefer to stay AWD rather than go back to FWD. It just feels more stable/grip/better. My car isnt a proper 4x4 though, more allwheeldrive..
(Not mine/mines not as posh but a likeness)
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Ideal for growing families.
mmmmmmm scooby, didnt Clarkson test a legacy in its sporty spec? Said somethign about it being the best sports car ever because even an average person could take it to its limits (there was a very scared Subaru rally driver in the passenger seat)!
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Oi I drive a 4x4. TBH I would prefer to stay AWD rather than go back to FWD. It just feels more stable/grip/better. My car isnt a proper 4x4 though, more allwheeldrive..
Am I being thick here, but whats the difference between 4 wheel drive and All wheel drive??
its a bit like the difference between all-mountain jeycore gnarl, and jeycore freeride lite rocky.
I was going to pick up a c5yr old MX5 in Oct/Nov but I dont think this is possible now 🙁
thisisnotaspoon didnt see that clip but considering Im nowhere near a technical driver - My Forester stepped out in torrential rain, I lifted so it pendulum-swung the other way so I buried the throttle and it wiggled back. Another car I'd have probably spun it but the Forester never felt like I had 'lost control' just 'stepped out of line' (girlfriend wasnt impressed mind).
Am I being thick here, but whats the difference between 4 wheel drive and All wheel drive??
Your not being thick, its partly semantics but the forester isnt a proper 4x4. Its more a soft-roader. More dirt tracks- an honest admission that you couldnt take it offroad properly by Subaru.
I used to have a Forester of mental engine flavour (had been breathed upon by Prodrive). Ace fun, very quick and more fun than should be legal down forestry roads. Only problem was when bits fell off it cost a fortune to repair. Everything had to be flown in from Japan 🙁
Changed that for a Saab, but that was pants off road and the suspension kept falling off 😉
Changed that for a Nissan Navara which was loads of fun on beaches, surprisingly quick on the road and more frugal than I would have thought possible (32 - 34mpg IIRC, had it up at 40mpg when pootling around the Western Isles). Alas the engine blew up regular as clockwork so it was in the garage more than I was driving it. Got shot of it as soon as the warranty expired (so in a year then, it was second hand and I do 30k a year)
So now I have a Suzuki Vitara, bought brand new (company car) and it is ace. Other than being as thirsty/thirstier than the Navara. I throw loads of tools in it and drive around Cumbria, then over a few fields... just keeps going.
And get this. I let people out of junctions, give cyclists space when I pass (not necessarily on the other carriage way, but the 2 - 3 feet clearance that I would give a car or moped). I tend to get chased down by posh 4x4s when I overtake them, for some reason this is a slur on their cars performance see - I think that the Vitara is about the slowest option available... I drive fast as I am trying to maintain momentum, slowing down and speeding up is deeply inefficient both on fuel and time!
I tend to find that Audis are driven by complete cocks, along with a few of the beemers, though less than in the past. Mini Coopers are also pricks cars by and large... and anything driven by an old person or a boy racer.
Speaking of boy racers - why the hell do they always try and stop me passing on the bike? Soon as I pull out the accelerate hard! Do they think they can go faster (bike probably has the same bhp as their ****chariot???)
Drivers - waaaaay too many poor ones on the road. You really notice it when you get out the box and onto 2 wheels, more so when you are able to travel at the same speed or faster than cars.
RobS, thats what I dont get. The same people think you are climbing ontop and humping them if they let you overtake them so they often speed up as you pull out to stop this then they anchor on and bimble round the corner (with you behind thinking WTF).
