3rd time loser (HOON)

[500SEC]

Originally Posted by Unco

i'll have to disagree. i think those of us who have realized that it is more important to come home in one piece are happy to slow down to the posted speed limit.

in pitty we look at all those little people in a hurry to get through the tolls, or to merge lanes, or to get through the traffic lights and floor the accelerator when they see the amber light, and we just shake our heads and feel sorry for those who don't understand that there is more to life than just getting through traffic quicker than everyone else.

i'll be the bloke that lets you in, instead of cutting you off like every other like-minded genius who thinks public roads are race tracks does.

Well... there's more to life than sitting in traffic or waiting for lights to turn green. Some of us are in a hurry, and cars should be a tool for getting from A to B as quickly as possible. And yes, it's possible to drive with haste and courtesy simultaneously.... they're not mutually exclusive and stop holding up the traffic.

[GT69]

I drive about 240km's a day to and from work. (which accounts for my XR being 4 weeks old and having 4000 on the clock already) The only time i truely get to 'enjoy' my 270kw ute is at the half way point in my journey, i pull into a servo (thats in a 100 zone) have a smoke and carry on. But as i pull out....and get back to highway speed, thats the only time i can truely boot it and have my $45,000 investment gentle cup my balls and send my chest through the seat.

I dont agree with 'hooning', i dont agree with speeding through school zones, im not a child killer, I dont support drug use, abuse, crime or murder. Im a law abiding citizen. I pay my taxes and i pay my bills. Yet a little man in a car with red and blue lights treats me like i've just invaded Poland? And people actually support giving these people the right 'at the officers discression' to confiscate and crush peoples cars? :|

[Streets]

Originally Posted by jrckelley

There are places to "Hoon" and Places not to "hoon". If you cant figure this out after the first offence (second if your unlucky) then you dont deserve your car.

Too true. You're going to have to get caught "brake/steering testing" (if that's what you like to call it) a fair few times before you get your car crushed. If you are hopeless enough to rack up enough of a traffic history to lose your car, you're a jackass and you shouldn't be on the road.

[Unco]

to the guys who think idling at 0 Km/h doesn't affect your mileage, please think a little bit more before you reply.

re:

Originally Posted by 500SEC

Well... there's more to life than sitting in traffic or waiting for lights to turn green.

so let's push in front of everyone and run amber/red lights, is that what you're saying?

Originally Posted by 500SEC

Some of us are in a hurry

ok, yes, some of us are in a hurry, yes, and?

Originally Posted by 500SEC

and cars should be a tool for getting from A to B as quickly as possible.

yes, and?

Originally Posted by 500SEC

And yes, it's possible to drive with haste and courtesy simultaneously.... they're not mutually exclusive and stop holding up the traffic.

that's where you've lost me. i have no idea what you're trying to say. maybe have a think and check your post before you go ahead and hit that "submit reply" button.

happy times.

[Unco]

Originally Posted by GT69

I drive about 240km's a day to and from work. (which accounts for my XR being 4 weeks old and having 4000 on the clock already) The only time i truely get to 'enjoy' my 270kw ute is at the half way point in my journey, i pull into a servo (thats in a 100 zone) have a smoke and carry on. But as i pull out....and get back to highway speed, thats the only time i can truely boot it and have my $45,000 investment gentle cup my balls and send my chest through the seat.

I dont agree with 'hooning', i dont agree with speeding through school zones, im not a child killer, I dont support drug use, abuse, crime or murder. Im a law abiding citizen. I pay my taxes and i pay my bills. Yet a little man in a car with red and blue lights treats me like i've just invaded Poland? And people actually support giving these people the right 'at the officers discression' to confiscate and crush peoples cars? :|

and i'd be annoyed too if i got done in a highway with no one around.

but that's just my opinion. i'd be cracking the sads if i got pulled over for taking off sideways, say, on the warrego hwy with no cars in sight for 1km and no houses around for 10km. how does that affect anyone?

but that's the thing, if you get caught out in the bush you'd want to hope you get a cop that has been in the job long enough to know that he should just let you off with a warning.

it is the luck of the draw though... who you end up with pulling you over. it's usually the fresh lot that will book you for anything.

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by Unco

it is the luck of the draw though... who you end up with pulling you over. it's usually the fresh lot that will book you for anything.

Out on the highways, coppers can pull you up, just because they're bored and just want a chat. Had that happen a number of times. They haven't even wanted to see my licence, let alone check if the car is registered.

So strike that comment out

[snappy]

and i'd be annoyed too if i got done in a highway with no one around.

but that's just my opinion. i'd be cracking the sads if i got pulled over for taking off sideways, say, on the warrego hwy with no cars in sight for 1km and no houses around for 10km. how does that affect anyone?

Unco i Know what you getting at. But it can affect many ses,police,ambulance officers an the people involved that prye your car from around a tree and scrape your body from the dash .
It also may affect your wife,kids,mother,father or any of family/friends not everyone can handle a car that has lost traction and at some point it will get the better of everyone (ie peter brock) many more .

Thae fact of the matter is there is burnout comps ,track days ,drag meets there a places to do this sort of stuff in the resonable safe manner. A country road does not qualify.

I love a good burnout , i love speed but do the crime do the time . simply put the road is not a playground at all.

[OZQUAD44]

Originally Posted by svo supporter

The hoon laws are partially about tyre noise and speed. Your saying a vehicle test isn't done properly unless you do those things. I'm just telling you that ain't the way to test a vehicle. Straight and simple

Well I'm glad you've cleared that one up for me, here I was typing all these words on the computer when I didn't really even have to bother.

It seems to me that without even reading a word I have written, You've worked out what I really meant, and you've worked out that I don't know what a road test consists of.

See if you can work this one out svo.......

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by OZQUAD44

Well I'm glad you've cleared that one up for me, here I was typing all these words on the computer when I didn't really even have to bother.

It seems to me that without even reading a word I have written, You've worked out what I really meant, and you've worked out that I don't know what a road test consists of.

See if you can work this one out svo.......

I don't like the way you're suggesting to test drive a car. It's that simple. If you want to test drive a car in the manner you suggest, knock your self out. Just hope the owner is just as nice as me. As for the rest of my comments, it's a friendly forum so I'll leave it there

[RG]

Guys enough, either this back and forth stops or the thread gets closed and warnings issued.