David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 11:34 AM |
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One rule for us, one rule for them...
The SVA requirements are in my mind at the moment, so while strolling up to the station this morning I happened to look at the front of a few of the
cars.
It's remarkable how many of the cars would fail the projections rule! Some of the notable ones were Renault and Peugeot, and the worst was a
Smart - next time you see one, have a look at the air inlets. The central vanes are about 1 - 1.5 mm thick, so there's no way that they meet
the min radius requirements (and they would easily be within range of the test sphere).
Anyone else noticed anything similar?
David
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ned
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 11:45 AM |
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they probably get away with this by arguing soft deflectable materials and the crash testing. just a guess...
though i see your point when relating this to sva.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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timf
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 11:58 AM |
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speaking to local plod the other day, they are starting to impound the local lax power muppet's cars on things like wheels.
i asked what they are useing as justification, construction and use regs apparently
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
...local lax power muppet's cars on things like wheels.
Could you elucidate, please?
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 08:38 PM |
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They fit wide wheels that protrude from the arches I'm assuming. This is 'illegal' as it is. So they have the right to remove the
car from the road.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 09:23 PM |
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and crush said car complete wih ocupants into a teeny weeny flat pancake
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 07:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
Could you elucidate, please?
Only if he cleans the mess up afterwards!
But seriously folks... Saturday afternoons in Ipswich, the roads are full of plonkers with baseball caps backwards, screeching round the town streets
in tarted-up Novas and Saxos.
... just wait until my car's on the road 
David
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 08:52 AM |
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but have you got the cap?
and the blue anodised tyre valve covers
and the blue washer jets
and the gold fuses for the 1gw stereo?
and a 19 year old blond girlie?
you have to do these things proper like david!
atb
steveG - potential retro crusier dude
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
Could you elucidate, please?
Only if he cleans the mess up afterwards!
But seriously folks... Saturday afternoons in Ipswich, the roads are full of plonkers with baseball caps backwards, screeching round the town streets
in tarted-up Novas and Saxos.
... just wait until my car's on the road
David
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James
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
and a 19 year old blond girlie?
I have!
Cheers,
James
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Benzine
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:11 AM |
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You forgot to mention the motorsport sticker and the strip across the windscreen so you only have a 1cm viewing strip to drive with. 
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:13 AM |
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Dressing up yourself and improvising doesnt count James
quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
and a 19 year old blond girlie?
I have!
Cheers,
James
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mackie
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:18 AM |
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Hehe, you jest but when I was in halfords the other day buying oil there was a 17yr old at one of the tills buying a bass tube that took 2 guys to
lift (seriously!).
He was chatting to the staff about just passing his test and how the sub was going into the red RS Turbo (!!) parking outside. It literally did have
the top 50% of the windscreen covered by a sticker saying simply "Motorsport". I had to laugh.
Apparently it's on daddy's insurance. No shit! I suspect daddy is from Essex, no offence intended to anyone from Essex
[Edited on 25/5/04 by mackie]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:18 AM |
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Steve,
Actually I was thinking of blasting them off the road with a car that actually goes fast, corners well, and generally resembles a real sports car!
...and a stereo is a waste of time, no matter how powerful it is, when you have no windscreen...
...and I can't get baseball hat to fit under my crash-helmet, no matter which way round I try it...
David
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Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
but have you got the cap?
<snip>
you have to do these things proper like david!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mackie
I suspect daddy is from Essex, no offence intended to anyone from Essex
...but I know what you mean... Ipswich is just over the border from Essex, and we get 'imports'.
David
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spunky
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 10:18 AM |
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Newark has a liberal sprinkling of these 'cruisers' Lincoln has an epedemic.
One is a young lady has a heavily modified Saxo (yes she is a hairdresser)
Does she do the work herself....?
Nope....
She openly offers sexual favours to the other spotty youths in return for doing the work for her 
when I was fiddling about with Mk1 Escorts, Spits, and MGB's girls didn't drive...
John
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 10:57 AM |
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I used to do something similar
I had the best std spec rusty lada in our car park
quote:
Originally posted by spunky
Newark has a liberal sprinkling of these 'cruisers' Lincoln has an epedemic.
One is a young lady has a heavily modified Saxo (yes she is a hairdresser)
Does she do the work herself....?
Nope....
She openly offers sexual favours to the other spotty youths in return for doing the work for her
when I was fiddling about with Mk1 Escorts, Spits, and MGB's girls didn't drive...
John
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 08:32 AM |
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Just to revive this thread...
As I strolled down from the station last night I saw an O4 registered Smart... have a look at the back wheel arches next time you see one... tell me
if you think you'd pass SVA with that amount of tyre showing!
(About 2" of tread showing at the front of the wheel)
David
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nicklondon
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 05:07 PM |
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sorry but back to boy racers, just passed a silver fiesta with a huge silver sun strip telling the world the driver is a saxo boy :
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Alan B
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 05:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by spunky
.....She openly offers sexual favours to the other spotty youths in return for doing the work for her......
So they'll do her BJ's for a BJ ?...
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