tunnel vision- know plenty of people with the same cars- salt of the earth tradesman and professionals and average joes with their boyhood dream car, The dodgy caants also have gold coated Harleys and top of the lline 4WDs just cos they can . One guy in town drives a very nice big American pick up when he climbs out of it just a very average joe- in a good way-very atute businessman and good guy.
mk3crazy,
Jul 21, 8:17am
sr2 “No comment” just as I thought! Google carjam “little man” and type my name in rego so who you calling little man now?
sr2,
Jul 21, 10:36am
Have to say you win- you've called me out. I struggle with the power when behind the wheel of my wife's Corolla (thank god she has a drivers license).
Where do I start; even the mere thought of competitive Motorsport, let alone getting my fingernails dirty building race cars for the last 25+ years fills me not only with with dread but leaves me in the mist of a panic attack running for the nearest "safe space".
sr2,
Jul 21, 10:42am
Sorry mal (you old ###### etc. etc. ) little off the boil with work commitments.
How the hell do you sad sods end up with so much free time on your hands?
Edited to say: I am an old mk3 'Tina fan - we stuck a warm 302 Windsor & W50 in one in the late 80's and it was a shitload of fun until we put it through the fence of the north Shore hospital - (it's a long story).
mk3crazy,
Jul 22, 12:36am
Yeah get some popcorn just in case 😂 😂 😂
mk3crazy,
Jul 22, 12:51am
I owned a 64 Mk1 Cortina GT, can’t really say it was a fast 🚘 car 😂 😂 😂 then there’s the two Mk3 that I had. First Mk3 a 4 door 302w c4 trans, fast and great at handling. I have a two door Mk3 now with 302w and c4, same great at handling lot’s of power. Mk3 Cortina’s is the best looking model of all the Cortina’s. They are classic’s in the UK. So I don’t really know what your on about!
peanuts37,
Jul 22, 4:15am
2.3 Mk5 was the looker in my opinion. Had one for years, never needed anything except trans service, brake shoes/pads, water pump, tires etc.
3tomany,
Jul 22, 6:12am
I loved my Mk4. It is the car that made me a ford guy.
richardmayes,
Jul 22, 6:18pm
We recently traded our aging Falcon stationwagon for a V6 Toyota Estima. People look at the Estima coming and then just pull out right in front of us, a lot more than they ever did the Coon. (Neither are what I consider sluggish underpowered cars, and I tend to get up to the limit and keep it there.)
So I think what you drive certainly has some effects on people's thinking and decision making.
lythande1,
Jul 22, 6:33pm
My son drove a Corolla for ages. Budget was the reason. And they're reliable, it had done 428000k when he ditched it, motor still good, just needed lots of other things done. So no, that's a silly thing to say.
dublo,
Jul 22, 7:14pm
Doesn't matter what you drive, drivers will come out in front of you, or show no courtesy at all. Was in a city bus the other day, our driver was making the move over to left lane to be in the correct position at the next traffic light junction. The driver of a speeding anonymous car just had to overtake us, going left of the solid white line and right next to the kerb to do so. Oh well, he got to the lights about two seconds before us so I guess that made him feel good.
laurelanne,
Jul 22, 8:43pm
Dead right about not picking people tgray. Twenty odd years ago when I was looking at an eighty thousand dollar car and asked the salesman about a test drive, he said, we don't let anybody drive these cars you know. OK, I said and walked back to my car. Little did he realize, if that vehicle suited me, we would have done a deal. Obviously I didn't have the look.
richardmayes,
Jul 23, 9:21pm
There is a Red 1990s V8 Monaro with the number plate [K1K ASS] that I sometimes see on the road. It used to have SAFETY CAR in white letters across the rear bumper, I assume it was once an actual safety car for a significant race.
I'm not proud of it, but I have to admit I judge the hell out of that guy. Does he kick ass? Or does his car kick ass? Why do we need to know this? Are we supposed to be impressed? Was he given enough hugs as a child? So many questions.
gph1961,
Jul 24, 1:32am
never shake a baby
sr2,
Jul 24, 6:02am
Chocolate fish!
angelab,
Jul 28, 8:58pm
Most of us here will probably judge the O.P. more on how he spoke to Simon, and him owning an 07 mustang, than his Mk3 Gotina and MPV
alowishes,
Jul 28, 9:04pm
The interior of the car can tell you a bit about the owner/driver.
alowishes,
Jul 29, 2:15am
Does that mean they’re full of s*** cos their car is?
That's not very nice-lady. I have one of those Falcons.
annie17111,
Jul 29, 5:31am
I drive a Ute worth about 25k and work a minimum wage job and often dress in clothes I'm expecting to be covered in mud. No idea how I get judged.
richardmayes,
Jul 29, 6:00am
V8 owners are a lot like Vegans.
Q: How do you know if someone is a vegan?
A: Don't worry, they'll tell you.
toomanyhats,
Jul 29, 6:05am
No, my auntie drives a small 20 year old hatchback and could buy and sell me twice over. She just doesn't care about cars.
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