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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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   20th Oct 06 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Happened a few times now...

Latest about 5 mins ago, looked like some old couple in a Focus... slowed right down gawping down my driveway at the Corsa...

Ok so it has like half an engine, stripped out, not going anywhere! But still, why do people do it??

Plus its not like you can see the engine either, as its the rear end which is facing the road... Only thing with it is I have taken the number plates off...
Robin
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20th Oct 06 at 15:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nosy buggers.

i used to get people actually walking onto my driveway to look at my mini
dazbircher
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20th Oct 06 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cos people are nosey mate. theres been a few times where ive looked out the window and my neighbours are stood by my car with their hands/faces pressed against the rear window looking in.
Ditch
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20th Oct 06 at 15:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so many times I have come out of a petrol station and find people standing around being nosey.

usually nice enough people who are genuinely interested as to what the car is
Scotty C
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20th Oct 06 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by dazbircher
cos people are nosey mate. theres been a few times where ive looked out the window and my neighbours are stood by my car with their hands/faces pressed against the rear window looking in.


That would REALLY piss me off
PaulW
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20th Oct 06 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thing is though, its nothing really special to look at??

buckets & harnesses, no plate, lexmaul exhaust (not massive either)

probably just noisy as said... bloody scousers!
Ojc
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20th Oct 06 at 15:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Before the Nova was garaged and sat under the porch (big porch) people would drive down our cul-de-sac slow down on the way in to look at the car, then on their way out slow down and stare again.

Normally idiots wanting to see if anything was avaliable for stealing.
PaulW
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20th Oct 06 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quick inventory check on the interior...

lab coat
empty sandwich wrapper
empty bottle of fanta
some screws
copper block...
mav
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20th Oct 06 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

People are nosey, end of....(and interested )

I used to get it alot at my old house when car was in drive..
mav
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20th Oct 06 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
people are walking past mine right now in the scrap yard id imagine


PaulW
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20th Oct 06 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
people are walking past mine right now in the scrap yard id imagine


I would of BOUGHT that off you...
Marc
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20th Oct 06 at 15:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

People drive past our house and try and gawp in through the window, roads 25ft away too
PaulW
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20th Oct 06 at 15:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

and now there is some smackhead old whore stoop next to my omega, gawping into the front window

omega is parked on the road outside
Jason Iles
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20th Oct 06 at 15:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Had someone walk into my garage when the Corsa C was being kitted, I rolled out from underneath the car and some young kiddy was stood there I was like WTF

Turns out he had a Corsa C and wondered what I was doing and was nice enough but still STOP INVADING MY SPACE!!!!
ed
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20th Oct 06 at 15:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My driveway is a mile long so I don't have this problem.
Robin
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20th Oct 06 at 15:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
and now there is some smackhead old whore stoop next to my omega, gawping into the front window

omega is parked on the road outside


throw something at her. bucket of water will do.
Marc
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20th Oct 06 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Go outside with a pack of sliced ham and hit her in the face with it.
PaulW
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20th Oct 06 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

she ran off when i opened the door

altho now my car has greasy paw prints all on the rear door

im in a bitchy mood today - dont know whats wrong
jr
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20th Oct 06 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by ed
My driveway is a mile long so I don't have this problem.


I can confirm this, if you want to walk up eds drive a stop for a drink and somthing to eat is advisable when around halfway up



[Edited on 20-10-2006 by jr]
ed
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20th Oct 06 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Take a packed lunch, that's what I do.... Well, it's normally a kebab or some shit like that because I only walk down it to get home after a night out
StuartVRS
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20th Oct 06 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by mav
quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
people are walking past mine right now in the scrap yard id imagine





what have i missed
STEvieXE
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20th Oct 06 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my car is in my garage at my dads house. its a shared lane with farm land so i get the nosy famers and neighbours etc all peaking in. someday im gonna invite them in and show them properly..
Adam-D
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20th Oct 06 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i wish ppl would look at this fiat i have.

i might sell it then.
Gaz
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20th Oct 06 at 21:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i get the odd person looking in mine, but thats usually because there are no rear seats and they wonder/ask why...
apart from that "its just another corsa with alloys"

[Edited on 20-10-2006 by Gaz]

[Edited on 20-10-2006 by Gaz]
Dave A
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20th Oct 06 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I get people knocking on my door asking about the car! most are genuinely interested though. doesnt bother me as I get a lot of work from it, I am known as the local mechanic now.

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