Don't you just hate it.

[Coups]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Need to be careful with that stuff. I used to drive a taxi and the owner had a brainwave to use it on the rubber floor mats. Looked lovely but heels kept slipping on the mat, couldn't drive the thing! Had to throw the mat in the boot.

Now I’ve an image of you driving a taxi in red 6” stilettos. Surely not! Or maybe......😉


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[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Coups

Now I’ve an image of you driving a taxi in red 6” stilettos. Surely not! Or maybe......😉

"Specialist" taxi company

[mininuts]

Originally Posted by Lord Rover

Don't you just hate it when that one person keeps banging on about mileage, Oh yeah my car is never out of the garage and all this never seen the rain and they tell you your doing it all wrong.

Too me just keeping the car in the garage all year round and not using it is like having a girlfriend you never do anything with her or even have the odd shag she's just a star Price.

Sure you risk the odd things breaking down but why buy it in the first place?

Because You enjoy the damn thing.

This was supposed too be a relaxing walk with Bruce the GS wolf wolf and I get this what a great start too the morning.

Totally with you on this Dave.
Having said that, I have got a 1986 Mini Mayfair with 9000 miles on it, still on its original tyres, battery etc exactly as it left the dealers. It’s in storage at the moment........only because I can’t justify another car tax, MOT etc. Plan is to ‘recommission’ it at some point and then USE IT!!!
Not interested in what it’s worth or if it devalues it, I buy and own my cars for the love of them, not for monetary gain or investment.

Many years ago, there was a Mini doing the rounds at all the Mini shows. Had 39 miles on the clock from new. It got entered into all the concours events and every year it won prizes yet, every year the mileage only went up by 1 mile which was only put on by it moving from his garage to his covered trailer and back
He’d turn up at Mini shows, unload it from the trailer and then spend all day telling folks how mint and low mileage it was
He’d never actually taken it for a drive anywhere..........what is the point?

I love seeing all the classic road and race cars ragging it round Goodwood being used for what they were built for.

Proper car enthusiasts drive their cars

[ziggy72]

Originally Posted by mininuts

Totally with you on this Dave.
Having said that, I have got a 1986 Mini Mayfair with 9000 miles on it, still on its original tyres, battery etc exactly as it left the dealers. It’s in storage at the moment........only because I can’t justify another car tax, MOT etc. Plan is to ‘recommission’ it at some point and then USE IT!!!
Not interested in what it’s worth or if it devalues it, I buy and own my cars for the love of them, not for monetary gain or investment.

Many years ago, there was a Mini doing the rounds at all the Mini shows. Had 39 miles on the clock from new. It got entered into all the concours events and every year it won prizes yet, every year the mileage only went up by 1 mile which was only put on by it moving from his garage to his covered trailer and back
He’d turn up at Mini shows, unload it from the trailer and then spend all day telling folks how mint and low mileage it was
He’d never actually taken it for a drive anywhere..........what is the point?

I love seeing all the classic road and race cars ragging it round Goodwood being used for what they were built for.

Proper car enthusiasts drive their cars

I went to the jaguar northern national last year with Stu (Fusilier) and they had brought in rules to stop things like garage queens being rolled off trailers to win all the prizes. To enter the concourse section MOT certificates had to be provided to prove the car had done a minimum of 500 miles between mots with a current MOT valid. It brought down the amount of cars entered but made it more fair to the enthusiastic drivers who used them as intended.

[Groundsman Willie]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

"Specialist" taxi company

Where were you a taxi driver? Royston Vasey?

[paul d]

Originally Posted by mininuts

Proper car enthusiasts drive their cars

So well said that person.

To me they also do as much of the maintenance/fixing themselves as well. Anyone can take a car to a garage for someone else to do the work, unless it's specialist stuff (T4 work eg).

Along with the garaged/don't drive 'em brigade, those that let someone else look after & do all the work for them so they can have their "pride & joy" are in the same league. To qualify that, I accept there are some folks who physically can't, like me NOW. Or, & I'm not being sexist a lot of the lady owners, A lot of female owners/enthusiasts will have a go though.

IMVHO a true enthusiast not only drives their cars regularly but knows & has removed/replaced most nuts & bolts on their cars & possibly knows them all by name

Now running away very quickly

Regards

Paul

[paul d]

Originally Posted by Coups

Now I’ve an image of you driving a taxi in red 6” stilettos. Surely not! Or maybe......��


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Live & let live I say

Regards

Paul

[stevestrat]

Anybody buying a car just to look at would be better off buying an expensive piece of porcelain and putting it on the mantelpiece. Least then you wouldn't have to walk all the way out to the garage to see your "investment".

[paul d]

Someone having a car in pristine condition & just driving it to shows for the plaudits/pats on the back is also not what I would call an enthusiast either.

Still running away

Regards

Paul

[Groundsman Willie]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Anybody buying a car just to look at would be better off buying an expensive piece of porcelain and putting it on the mantelpiece. Least then you wouldn't have to walk all the way out to the garage to see your "investment".

Problem solved
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