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FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:23

V poor quality vid but it just shows how stupid some people can be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWKzSxVVrgw

Yeh its a straight road but theres still no need to drive like that just because youve got a big engine.

Jake

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1st Dec 07 at 21:27

im sure most people with an XE conversion have driven like that.

Pete_vxl

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1st Dec 07 at 21:27

hope the police stumble across that

Wrighty

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1st Dec 07 at 21:28

point in building a fast car if your gonna drive it like a fanny though??

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:28

quote:
Originally posted by jake
im sure most people with an XE conversion have driven like that.

Track days mate

BeArDy

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1st Dec 07 at 21:30

95% of the people i do the XE conversions for; do that as they are leaving my unit just after collecting there car

Jake

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1st Dec 07 at 21:31

track days my back foot. Most people on this site have probably done a top speed run on a public road before.

Ben G

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1st Dec 07 at 21:33

did he crash though? no... well what are you basing your opinion's on?

i crashed in my 1.2 corsa, one was my fault, 2 weren't, and weren't at speed either (20mph) so i don't understand why you say about big engined cars?

i've seen ferrari's and aston martin's poodling along at 60mph and 1.0 daewoo matiz' driving past at 80?

Ben G

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1st Dec 07 at 21:34

quote:
Originally posted by jake
track days my back foot. Most people on this site have probably done a top speed run on a public road before.

course we have, even fruitbooter has.. a few people have done a bit more than that too

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:36

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
did he crash though? no... well what are you basing your opinion's on?

i crashed in my 1.2 corsa, one was my fault, 2 weren't, and weren't at speed either (20mph) so i don't understand why you say about big engined cars?

i've seen ferrari's and aston martin's poodling along at 60mph and 1.0 daewoo matiz' driving past at 80?

Praps because 1.0s and 1.2s wouldnt be capable of doing 120mph down the motorway.....and yes people do drive like dicks in smaller engined cars ino but this is the video i came across so this is what im talkiing about

Ben G

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1st Dec 07 at 21:38

i drive like a dick sometimes, doesn't mean i'm going to crash...

i bet you drive like a wanker plenty of times

Jake

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1st Dec 07 at 21:38

you're overreacting to that video slightly, maybe him uploading it was abit stupid but you cant honestly say you wont do that when you get an xe.

Superlite Ltd.

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1st Dec 07 at 21:39

I can't agree more.

Total nobber imo

Robin

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1st Dec 07 at 21:40

I don't think that's why accidents happen, I know someone who drove into a house the other day because a van pulled out on her and one of her brake pipes burst, meaning she had next to no braking power.

Speed had nothing to do with that, she was doing less than 30.

So that video isn't "why acidents happen" really.

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:40

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i drive like a dick sometimes, doesn't mean i'm going to crash...

i bet you drive like a wanker plenty of times

I dont actualy whats the point in spending a lot of time and money on a car just to write it off.

Ben G

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1st Dec 07 at 21:42

you can write a car off doing 10mph though so i still don't understand what you base your opinions on.

i bet you do more than the speed limit, therefore meaning you are now condemed like 99.9% of other road users to being a wanker on the road.

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by Ben G]

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:43

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I don't think that's why accidents happen, I know someone who drove into a house the other day because a van pulled out on her and one of her brake pipes burst, meaning she had next to no braking power.

Speed had nothing to do with that, she was doing less than 30.

So that video isn't "why acidents happen" really.

Nah i know i get what your saying, i mean afterall acidents are acidents you dont mean for them to happen, but I think you can say that driving like that certainly improves the chances of one happening.

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1st Dec 07 at 21:43

I've been a passenger in a certain Corsa turbo a few times when it has gone off the clock, by miles.

Superlite Ltd.

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1st Dec 07 at 21:44

I drive like an old man 80% of the time. No need to rag an engine all the time.

The other 20% i do at night in the country or on rally stages. Not in between traffic on the motorway.

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:45

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
you can write a car off doing 10mph though so i still don't understand what you base your opinions on.

i bet you do more than the speed limit, therefore meaning you are now condemed like 99.9% of other road users to being a wanker on the road.

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by Ben G]

Why are you turning this on me, im sure your opinion would change if a person driving like that caused an acident involving you

Ben G

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1st Dec 07 at 21:48

quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
you can write a car off doing 10mph though so i still don't understand what you base your opinions on.

i bet you do more than the speed limit, therefore meaning you are now condemed like 99.9% of other road users to being a wanker on the road.

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by Ben G]

Why are you turning this on me, im sure your opinion would change if a person driving like that caused an acident involving you

it wouldn't, i've been hit twice by other drivers at speeds of 10mph-20mph, are you telling me that's fast?

i've never ever been involved in a high speed accident but have had 3 under 25mph ones.. so what do you base your opinions on?

it's inexperienced drivers that cause accidents with tailgating, braking too late, not driving it the correct gear etc, not speed.

if speed caused accidents, the motorway would have a speed limit of 30mph.

Steve

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1st Dec 07 at 21:50

i think its the length of pillock like driving, everyone does short bursts buts that continued.

also wtf is the guage for

boost

LukeD

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1st Dec 07 at 21:55

quote:

I drive like an old man 80% of the time. No need to rag an engine all the time.

quote:

The other 20% i do at night in the country. Not in between traffic on the motorway.

Same here, and i wouldnt have the balls to do excessive speeds at a continued rate like that!, firstly due to the danger of myself and other road users, and also the high risk of getting caught and loosing license! really dont see the point to be honest!

all Fruitbooter is suggesting is that there is a much greater risk of the chance of an accident happening by that behaviour!

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by slammedsport]

Steve

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1st Dec 07 at 21:55

thats quite a long time to be at 125+ on a minor dual carriageway with traffic

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by Steve]

FruitBooTeR

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1st Dec 07 at 21:56

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

it's inexperienced drivers that cause accidents with tailgating, braking too late, not driving it the correct gear etc, not speed.

if speed caused accidents, the motorway would have a speed limit of 30mph.

Ok new law In-experianced drivers have a speed limit of 70mph

Experianced drivers do not have a speed limit as they are not a danger to anyone at those speeds

Mate please GTFO

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