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Should these tanks be banned from town centres?

  • Ban the selfish bastards from town centres

    Votes: 46 47.9%
  • Ban the selfish bastards from school runs

    Votes: 43 44.8%
  • Make them pay extra road tax

    Votes: 59 61.5%
  • They don't bother me at all

    Votes: 17 17.7%
  • f*** off Eddie you twat

    Votes: 22 22.9%

  • Total voters
    96






Lammy

Registered Abuser
Oct 1, 2003
7,581
Newhaven/Lewes/Atlanta
Starry said:
:down: :down:

Remind me never to drive near you!

I always laugh at the argument that people drive them because they can get more in them. 4x4s are infact rather small inside compared to an estate or even some larger hatchbacks.
 
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Starry

Captain Of The Crew
Oct 10, 2004
6,733
Lammy said:
And we wonder why the club has no money...


I always laugh at the argument that people drive them because they can get more in them. 4x4s are infact rather small inside compared to an estate or even some larger hatchbacks.

What club?

I drive mine because I keep my kids in car seats and belt fastening back boosters and I could not find a car that would fit all three seats accross the seat and allow for one to be rear facing. Plus my car was the best value for all the extras out of the four or so 4x4 that were suitable.

My husband however has his just because he likes it.

I can get teh same amount of shopping/pushchair etc in my 4x4 as I can in my other car. I cannot fit 3 seats acrross the back seat in that car though.
 










zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
22,786
Sussex, by the sea
for all you capri fans . . . they made a 4x4 capri rally car in the early 70's. had a MK1 1600 GT XLR a few years back, lovely car.

proper 4x4's are Land Rovers, notable exceptions should be made to Range Rovers (which are just as capable, just more refined) and Subaru legacys . . .the farmers choice !

suzuki Jeeps, especially pink ones with white convertible roofs, porker cayennes, Mercs, X5's, Lexi etc are all f***ing disgraceful vehicles and should all be hit with grenade launchers immdeiately

:angry:
 


Starry

Captain Of The Crew
Oct 10, 2004
6,733
Lammy said:
I can in mine.

What car do you have? And where does the rear facing seat go? What seats are they as well? How old are the children in the seats? And do they use ISOFIX?

Can you tell I'm a car seat tech in my spare time! LOL
 
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zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
22,786
Sussex, by the sea
we've had a MOndeo esstate ( massive inside) a legacy estate (also deceptively large inside) and now I've got a transit van. all three of us can get in the front of the Transit with Arthurs new car seat which is about the size of a mini.

People have no frigging idea half the time. when we where kids we all piled roof high in cars without complaining, it seems now everyone has to have a car the size of a bus just to nip to tesco.

a majority of 4x4's are not that large internally its just overblown US styling for a fattening market.
 


Smart Mart said:
I think the wanker comment is a bit over the top. Most of the SUV drivers I've seen seem to be tiny women, often doing the school or a sainsburys run, who need to make themselves feel bigger and more secure on the road by driving a Hummer sized tank. Misguided ? yes, wankers, no.

Wanker yes.

So their kids travel safely, whilst the kids doing the right thing and walking to school, have near misses and even get hit because the drivers can't see them.

And yes in my case, the number of near misses I have had with the vehicles moving into my safe zone and just blind ignorance of what is around them.
 


Grendel

New member
Jul 28, 2005
3,251
Seaford
There is absolutely no need for anyone who doesn't work on the land, or have to drive off-road as part of their job, to own or drive a 4x4. It should be prohibited to buy one unless you can prove that your livelihood depends on owning one.
 




zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
22,786
Sussex, by the sea
Grendel said:
There is absolutely no need for anyone who doesn't work on the land, or have to drive off-road as part of their job, to own or drive a 4x4. It should be prohibited to buy one unless you can prove that your livelihood depends on owning one.

:clap: common sense prevails, its not just me

:bowdown:
 


chip

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
1,313
Glorious Goodwood
zefarelly said:
for all you capri fans . . . they made a 4x4 capri rally car in the early 70's. had a MK1 1600 GT XLR a few years back, lovely car.

proper 4x4's are Land Rovers, notable exceptions should be made to Range Rovers (which are just as capable, just more refined) and Subaru legacys . . .the farmers choice !

suzuki Jeeps, especially pink ones with white convertible roofs, porker cayennes, Mercs, X5's, Lexi etc are all f***ing disgraceful vehicles and should all be hit with grenade launchers immdeiately

:angry:

Have you noticed that the (false) hair blondeness and height of high heels is directly proportional to the size of a womans toy 4x4?

Some of the Mitsubushi double cab pickups are pretty good now and the Isuzu Trooper seems almost bullet proof. These though are not town cars.
 


Lammy

Registered Abuser
Oct 1, 2003
7,581
Newhaven/Lewes/Atlanta
Starry said:
What car do you have? And where does the rear facing seat go? What seats are they as well? How old are the children in the seats? And do they use ISOFIX?

Can you tell I'm a car seat tech in my spare time! LOL

:eek:

Audi A6 Avant

Can't remember the seat make off the top of my head It's a 'First Class" though and is not ISOFIX. The trouble with ISOFIX is that they only work for young children and for my money are not a secure as a normal seat with a locking seat belt.
 




bhaexpress

New member
Jul 7, 2003
27,627
Kent
I had a Cherokee when I lived in New Jersey, useful for getting over potholes in the New York streets but the larger SUVs are a bit point;;ess here for most people.

(Porshe Cayene is one of the world's most pointless vehicles as is the Hummer H2 IMHO).
 


Starry

Captain Of The Crew
Oct 10, 2004
6,733
Lammy said:
:eek:

Audi A6 Avant

Can't remember the seat make off the top of my head It's a 'First Class" though and is not ISOFIX. The trouble with ISOFIX is that they only work for young children and for my money are not a secure as a normal seat with a locking seat belt.

That's a Britax seat.

Do you have three the same? Or a mix of other seats - where does the RF seat fit in amongst the two forward facing?
 


Lammy

Registered Abuser
Oct 1, 2003
7,581
Newhaven/Lewes/Atlanta
Starry said:
That's a Britax seat.

Do you have three the same? Or a mix of other seats - where does the RF seat fit in amongst the two forward facing?

Britax! That's the one.

I only have one at the mo but it will fit 3 across the back. The rear facing one would have to go by the door.
 


Race

The Tank Rules!
Aug 28, 2004
7,822
Hampshire
the right footed denilson said:
Outright ban of any flashy 4x4- Porsce, BMW.


An outright ban because they are flashy ??? That's a bit petty isnt it.
 




Rougvie

Rising Damp
Aug 29, 2003
5,131
Hove, f***ing ACTUALLY.
One of my bosses has a Porsche Cayene, its a FANTASTIC car to drive, if he had been driving that instead of my SAAB 9-3 when he wrote it off with us both in it, I would still be able to play football:(
 


zefarelly

Well-known member
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Jul 7, 2003
22,786
Sussex, by the sea
Rougvie said:
One of my bosses has a Porsche Cayene, its a FANTASTIC car to drive, if he had been driving that instead of my SAAB 9-3 when he wrote it off with us both in it, I would still be able to play football:(

4x4's are not safer than cars FACT :angry:

the Mitsi L200 and isuzu thing are dreadful to drive, I was offered one as a Co car . . .absolutely woeful, shouldn't even be allowed on the road ! great farm machinery though
 
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