Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:30 PM |
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So the missus is refusing to drive now
After being practically rammed off the road three times in A WEEK.
What can I do besides carry a rifle or buy her a spudplugger?
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omega0684
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:31 PM |
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spudplugger?
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macspeedy
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:32 PM |
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landrover, with extra nerfs 
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:34 PM |
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You know, land rover, range rover. Some sort of tank... One of those that will crush a tw@t in an audi TT without feeling the bump.
Thing is she doesn't want one, and what are nerfs?
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clairetoo
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:36 PM |
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Nerf's = nerf bars , nudge/bull/F off bar's - I used to have an old Talbot van with a very solid bull bar on the front , and no one ever
cut me up twice 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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omega0684
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:38 PM |
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is it because she doesn't feel safe behind the wheel and she thinks that everyone else has got it in for her on the road?
buy her a crash helmet and american football style padding to wear?
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 09:44 PM |
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No it's mostly because blind c**ts either won't let her filter in like the highway code says so, or some t**t in a van decides he wants to
not only be in her lane, but in the exact spot she's taking up.
This happens to me too but I'm not in a 106 with my children in, I've got a great big mondeo with airbags and a 5 star safety rating..
Once I got hers fixed (some wiring thing) I'm gonna swap and see how long it is before it gets wrecked c/o someone else
Last week I had three people hurling abuse at me cos I was doing 45 in a 60, just like the car in front. It's times like this I really want a
rifle I'd sort the housing problem and unemployment problem in a matter of weeks
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matt.c
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 10:02 PM |
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10/10 Great Rant!!!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 10:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt.c
10/10 Great Rant!!!
Do you blame me? If I was there I'd have demanded charges brought about him for 4 counts of attempted murder, and yes officer you bloody well
will or I'LL go find him and yes officer you DID F**KING WELL HEAR IT
Now due to my random shift pattern my parents will see my son on the odd weekend I'm not working sundays, which has been 1 out of the past
8....
I'm sick of it. I'm sick of people who can't see beyond the end of their nose, or they can and know full well what they're
doing (Mr TT) and still did it. I'm sick to death of slamming on the anchors because some think t**t wants to be in my lane NOW and balls to it
if I'm in the way, and this has ranged from a kid on a moped to someone in a 40 foot truck. If I'd have shot everyone who nearly killed me
because of their stupidity I'd be looking at a sentence of nearly 800 years now.
Can you get those bars for a 106?
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omega0684
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 10:35 PM |
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 10:39 PM |
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So what can we do about it?
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dhutch
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 10:52 PM |
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Air horns!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 11:05 PM |
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Been here and sorted the problem by selling the very flashy smarty and buying a crappy 150 quid car that looks like S*** strange how people avoid
it
Mondeo rammed from behind breaking the drivers seat...and hurting her lower back.
Mondeo replaced by Smarty
Smarty rammed at the same roundabout
Woman who did it had cloned plates so we lost out. Smarty sustained body work panel damage only.
Smarty rammed at the same roundabout by a doctor.. who tried to get out of paying up. Smarty sustained body work panel damage only.
Got the smart back and the next morning the wing mirror got wacked.
The next wreck is going to be a stockcar with nerf bars all round.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/5/09 at 11:23 PM |
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I like it
Seriously is there anywhere I can get these bars, or at least an official name for them? I don't fancy googling "nerf bars" or
"land rover death bars"
Christ there's nothing for anything smaller than an L200...
[Edited on 25/5/09 by Ninehigh]
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 05:47 AM |
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You're building a car right? Make them! How about something based on Ministox?...
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eznfrank
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 06:03 AM |
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Swap cars with her for a bit? I notice if I drive the missus Cinquecento people try it on all the time cos they think it's some old dear or a
housewife they can bully........that is until they see a 17 stone skinhead bloke driving. I was once cut up by some young lads in a Corsa and when we
got to next lights I opened my door and started to get out and they wheel spun it straight through the red light. :-)
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 06:35 AM |
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I have to agree with the above as I use to drive a wee white Cinquecento for about a year and had nothing but folk trying to bully me all the time.
Ended up totally sick of it and bought a big volvo.
I like the just drive a stock car though yeah I think you'd see the traffic just part infront of you
[Edited on 26/5/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:12 AM |
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Fit her some air horns and teach her aggressive driving techniques so she doesnt give it up so easy.
If im in the right i move for no one. I had some twat in a white van come up beind me fast this morning and tried to push me over. I stuck my line
and slowed down when he flashed me. He then tried to undertake me so i resumed carridgeway speed. He slowed after that. Thats in a passat estate.
Even in the locost i wont give it up.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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spaximus
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:19 AM |
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What you need to do is to sign her up on the IAM driving course. Here she will learn all about driving defensivly and how to be positive on the road.
The slightest hesitation will lead other drivers to think they can do what they want to intimidate others.
Thats why we don't get cut up when driving works vans or old bangers because other road users assume we don't care if we have a bump or
not.
Tyr to do something to help her now before her confidence goes completly.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:25 AM |
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My wife has a Daewoo Matiz, and she's always complaining about people cutting her up - I know what she means, as I drive it occasionally.
Trouble is, the villains get a surprise when they realise that the Matiz is going a lot faster than they usually go when driven by yer' average
housewife, and a lot more assertively!
There are some pillocks about though... drove to work this morniing, down the A12, in the pouring rain. Most people doing 60-ish and keeping long
gaps... one idiot with no lights on, tailgating, then going foot-to-the-floor down the outside lane. Statistics fodder....
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balidey
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:34 AM |
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My daily driver is a cinquecento sporting. Every driver on the road thinks that as its a small old car then they must be infront of me and if that
means pretending I am not even there then so be it.
Unfortunatly there is no magic cure to this. Some people will let you in, some are arogant twats (usually the latter). So I'm afraid you wife
will just have to get used to it.
Although some great advise given on this very site a few weeks ago, if someone is giving her a hard time, just give them as much room to pass as
possible, the quicker they have gone past her, the less time they are bothering her. And she may get a finger, and may get cut up, but she must NOT
react to that, just let the tossers go on their way. I have tried doing this recently, and even though its bloody hard to not react, its working. Just
remain calm.
And as an aside, my cinqy sporting may look slow and old, but the its got a few choice modifications that make it more than capable against the Rep
from Hell in his dull grey german box. The number of them that try and out gun me round roundabouts, or short stretches of dual carriageway. But then
get so easily denied. Oh you can see the rage in the rear view mirror.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 07:41 AM |
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left hand drive Volvo FL10 with continental plates
tony
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 08:43 AM |
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If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire: THE A-TEAM
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mcerd1
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Been here and sorted the problem by selling the very flashy smarty and buying a crappy 150 quid car that looks like S*** strange how people avoid it
I was going to say that - but then it was my crappy £150 car that you bought
I had my dads old landrover 110 for a few weeks - its 20 years old and looks it, its amazing how much space people give you....
I get cutup allot more often now I've got a half decent looking car
but there is one thing you can do with any car to get similar results - don't wash it!
my old car used to be covered in mud (mostly from driving on clarty single track roads) that 106 has been further off road than most 4x4's
other than that you just need to teach her a new driving style (as above ^^^)
obviously that could be hard work if she's already scared - maybe you should book her in for some track days first 
[Edited on 26/5/09 by mcerd1]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/5/09 at 11:20 AM |
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I also find that coming out of a slip road in the Locost with the throttle wide open usually results in a space!
People either flash me out, or pull into the outside lane. When they pass me they usually have a smile on their face too.
I always give them a 'thank you' wave for their trouble...
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