[News] Tyre Extinguishers

[zefarelly]

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Ludicrous isnt it . . .a new mondeo is exactly twice the weight of a mk1 Cortina, its natural predecessor.

theres one of these next door . . . .utterly preposterous

 

[schmunk]

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...and which is more fuel efficient?

 

[Driver8]

Ludicrous isnt it . . .a new mondeo is exactly twice the weight of a mk1 Cortina, its natural predecessor.

theres one of these next door . . . .utterly preposterous View attachment 145888

That Merc is based on a 1972 design I believe so not exactly modern!

 

[zefarelly]

That Merc is based on a 1972 design I believe so not exactly modern!

A friend who runs the local Garage/MOT station said they drive worse than most cars , absolute pigs. probably akin to a land rover, agricultural farm machinery.

@ £55k for a 7 year old car its nothing more than a status symbol /dog walking van for a poseur

 

[Easy 10]

I don't own an SUV. But if I did, and I ventured out to find one of these eco-goons on my driveway deflating my tyres, then unless they were built like Jack Reacher I would likely invest in delivering an absolute shoeing.

 

[studio150]

I would have thought a better approach from these criminals would be to go around and check the tyre pressure of these vehicles, and then inflate the tyre to the correct pressure, as everyone knows that under inflated tyres means lower fuel economy.

 

[Stat Brother]

...and which is more fuel efficient?

That rather missed the point.

How much more fuel efficient would the new car be if they were the same size?

 

[m@goo]

I don't own an SUV. But if I did, and I ventured out to find one of these eco-goons on my driveway deflating my tyres, then unless they were built like Jack Reacher I would likely invest in delivering an absolute shoeing.

Do you mean to say their actions wouldn't change your mind to their causes

 

[Stat Brother]

Ludicrous isnt it . . .a new mondeo is exactly twice the weight of a mk1 Cortina, its natural predecessor.

theres one of these next door . . . .utterly preposterous View attachment 145888

Unsurprisingly my (incredibly exciting, all action and in no way dull) Twitter feed is full of this kind of stuff.


There's a model on the road now (can't remember which) that's bigger and heavier than a Sherman tank.
[MENTION=16159]Bold Seagull[/MENTION] might have the image as this shite winds him up and rather considerately I usually @ him a new one.

 

[Superphil]

A friend who runs the local Garage/MOT station said they drive worse than most cars , absolute pigs. probably akin to a land rover, agricultural farm machinery.

@ £55k for a 7 year old car its nothing more than a status symbol /dog walking van for a poseur

The G Wagon was subject to a complete redesign in 2018, only three things exist from the previous model, the headlamp washers, door handles and spare wheel cover, nothing else exists of the model before. I'd imagine it is a somewhat different driving experience now and it complies with all global safety and emission requirements, not that that makes it in any way planet friendly with a 4 litre V8 and 17MPG. And it you want to see maybe 6 or 7 of the most expensive models (£150K+) then go to the training ground on any given day when the first team are in training.

 

[jakarta]

This mob have some heavy lifting to do in West Chiltington, every other car is an SUV (usually driven about a foot on my side of the road as well).

Personally have a hybrid and an even more environmentally friendly motorcycle - having said that the latter does give a bit of Noise Pollution from the Track Yoshimura 'silencer'

 

[Superphil]

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[Bry Nylon]

I don't own an SUV. But if I did, and I ventured out to find one of these eco-goons on my driveway deflating my tyres, then unless they were built like Jack Reacher I would likely invest in delivering an absolute shoeing.

Are you suggesting that the flyer they leave underneath your wiper that reads, "We have deflated one or more of your tyres. You'll be angry but please don't take it personally" wouldn't mollify you?

 

[schmunk]

in West Chiltington, every other car is an SUV (usually driven about a foot on my side of the road as well).

...but the other other cars are all Honda Jazzss.

 

[Easy 10]

Are you suggesting that the flyer they leave underneath your wiper that reads, "We have deflated one or more of your tyres. You'll be angry but please don't take it personally" wouldn't mollify you?

No moreso than if if my window cleaner curled out a vince in my firepit, and smeared it on my patio door spelling out the words "No hard feelings bro, LOL!".

 

[jakarta]

...but the other other cars are all Honda Jazzss.

Also driven over the middle of the road by Old Biddies who suddenly look away from what they were doing and yank their vehicle back onto their side while giving you a filthy look. I'm used to West Chilts drivers these days...

 

[highflyer]

SUVs and private plates, 2 things I cannot get my head round - Unless one's express intention is to look a bit of a cock.

private plates.
So many different ways to spell 'w*nker'

 

[BLOCK F]

I don’t own an SUV or have a personalised number plate, but I can’t say I get that worked up about those who do.

 

[BN9 BHA]

SUVs and private plates, 2 things I cannot get my head round - Unless one's express intention is to look a bit of a cock.

 

[Steve in Japan]

There are some judgemental twats posting in this thread. **** me, the next time my neighbor fires up the BBQ, I'll be there with a bucket of water. And don't get me started on woodburners - let's block their flue, that'll learn em.