[MrManor]

Ordered 2 new rear tyres for the car to the tune of £440 ish.

Made me laugh as when I was a student I spent all of my loan on a Renault 19 16v, my dad’s business was car sales and repair so when I wore a tyre out I’d just stick on a mismatch of part worn cheap rubber, the car probably never drove right and I was always going far too fast but thankfully nobody died

I’d never dream of doing that now as probably the most important safety aspect of a car is the contact patch on the road.

Also DTM straight through exhaust

[un1eash]

First car, well first 3 were Vauxhall Novas. Third one was a 1.5TD that I paid £500 for, I put a £1000 sound system in it.

[MrManor]

Originally Posted by un1eash

First car, well first 3 were Vauxhall Novas. Third one was a 1.5TD that I paid £500 for, I put a £1000 sound system in it.

I had mate that bought a MK3 escort off my dad for about £1500 and then spent similar on his sound system, I remember him giving me and 6 mates a lift back from Liverpool at about 4am with the stereo setting off car alarms, lads in the back sitting on each other.

Happy days!

[Tengocity]

Looking at how other folk drive these days I'd expect the most common answer would be… overtake

[TouringPleb]

Originally Posted by Tengocity

Looking at how other folk drive these days I'd expect thr most common answer would be… overtake

I was stuck behind a tractor the other day (downside of living in rural Cambridgeshire!) and there were about 6 cars bunched behind it so close it meant I'd have to overtake the whole lot rather than pick them off one by one.

Lead car was so close to the tractor they can't possibly have been able to see anything!

[RobUK]

First car I bought was a '72 Triumph Spitfire with a knackered clutch - car could barely make it up a hill. Spent the second day of ownership transplanting a 2nd-hand clutch from a donor engine into it. Slackened off all the bell housing bolts and jacked up the engine to make a big enough space to get the old clutch plate out and do the swap. Wouldn't have a bloody clue with a modern car!

[RobUK]

Originally Posted by TouringPleb

I was stuck behind a tractor the other day (downside of living in rural Cambridgeshire!) and there were about 6 cars bunched behind it so close it meant I'd have to overtake the whole lot rather than pick them off one by one.

Lead car was so close to the tractor they can't possibly have been able to see anything!

Always amazes me when I see this. It's like it's never occurred to them that if they hung back a bit they'd be able to see more of the road ahead, they wouldn't have to continually jump on the brakes reacting to every minor thing and they wouldn't catch all the debris thrown up by the car they're following, but hey, heaven forbid they'd ever want to learn anything

[JustChris]

Clean it.
Detail it.

[Mattyk]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Clean it.
Detail it.

This

The thought of polishing the car, let alone wax it makes me break out in a cold sweat

[MrManor]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

This

The thought of polishing the car, let alone wax it makes me break out in a cold sweat

Just pay somebody now.

[Blacktemplar]

My first car was a shagged out 1972 Morris Marina. Over the three years I owned it, I stripped down & rebuilt the engine, gearbox & pretty much every moving part. Can’t imagine doing that with a modern car.

[KRS_SN]

Getting a Boris Johnson while driving. I don't even remember what car it was back then.

[sahajesh]

When I worked in Edinburgh (and lived at Maddiston), I drove from there to my parents in Neasden non-stop.

Journey time was 4hrs - this was back in 1998 so before any cameras and there were no police on the motorways overnight.

Back then I had an L reg Cavalier SRi.

[DougMcL]

Originally Posted by sahajesh

When I worked in Edinburgh (and lived at Maddiston), I drove from there to my parents in Neasden non-stop.

Journey time was 4hrs - this was back in 1998 so before any cameras and there were no police on the motorways overnight.

Back then I had an L reg Cavalier SRi.

Yikes! I thought I was doing well to do it in under six! Mind you only had a 1500cc Golf Mk1

[F30Andy]

Driving around with my front fog lights on for no reason other than I thought it looked cool.

It was so cool, many years later the government made it a thing and called it day time running lights!

[MrManor]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

Driving around with my front fog lights on for no reason other than I thought it looked cool.

It was so cool, many years later the government made it a thing and called it day time running lights!

I used to do that, on my Renault 19 16v they were orange for extra coolness, got a pull a few times by the plod.

[MrManor]

Putting in a tenners worth of fuel, I think I’d find it hard to be that precise now

[Kendo67]

Making stupid driving decisions :

Purchased first car a MK1 Escort 1300E (purple with black vinyl roof) for £80 , had to get it from Johnstone center to my mates house at Johnstone Castle around one mile up the road , my dad offered to drive it for me but it told him i would get the seller to drop it off.

I didnt and took the "chance" , after 90s i T boned a MK2 Escort at a junction and wrote it off and caused considerable damage to the side of the other car.

Police turned up and had a field day , no licence / insurance / MOT / tax / careless driving etc / etc. If i had been over the limit then it would have been the full set.

Never again , just not worth the risk.

The worst (most painful) part was explaining to dad what had happened.

K

[goram]

Driving flat out, and hand brake turns!

[1 AKY]

Originally Posted by RobUK

It's like it's never occurred to them that if they hung back a bit they'd be able to see more of the road ahead….

The worst one's are those that eventually pull out to overtake…and THEN decide to build up their speed.

I get the impression that as society dumbs down, driving as a skill/craft no longer exists.

[machman767]

TouringPleb "pick them off one by one" wins todays prize for funniest line!!

[1 AKY]

Originally Posted by sahajesh

When I worked in Edinburgh (and lived at Maddiston), I drove from there to my parents in Neasden non-stop.

Journey time was 4hrs - this was back in 1998 so before any cameras and there were no police on the motorways overnight.

Back then I had an L reg Cavalier SRi.

Not 50's/60's, but brings back memories of post-exams during final year (1995) at uni. Myself and flatmates hired a Mk1 Mondeo for a weekend away in London. Return journey was from Edgware Rd to Central Manchester in 2h5m. Can't do that anymore.