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cush

Post subject: Getting used to the "new" car.

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:28 pm

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:35 pm
Posts: 11847

i drove the CR-V for the forst time in a week last night...

:shock:

i think head butted the steering wheel , ran wide on many a corner and ended up at sixty in second gear about 50 times each..

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fuzzy-hair-man

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:40 pm

1098cc

Joined: Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:23 am
Posts: 1494
Location: Armidale, NSW

Yes, remember you can't put all cars into a corner that fast :shock:

As much as I love minis I am glad I didn't learn to drive on one otherwise I'd be trying to put every other car I drove round corners that fast and failing :shock:

Better that you start slow and learn yours and your cars abilities. :wink:

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Gilly

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:35 pm

998cc

Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:34 pm
Posts: 536
Location: In Your Roof

Wait till a long drive and let the silence bore you to sleep :roll:

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czerial

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:36 pm

1275cc

Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:46 pm
Posts: 5281

hahah, i know the feeling!

but makes it that much more enjoyable jumping back into
a mini again!!

New cars are SOO booring!

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awdmoke

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:53 pm

1360cc

Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:41 pm
Posts: 12311
Location: Rockingham - Collie WA

Yeah, they do things you expect of them, like
- start
- run
- get you to where you want to go
- not stop on the intside lane of a toll road / highway
- run in the rain
- run for 2 consecutive days without a service

Mini Roulette is much more fun :!:

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Mini Mad

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:53 pm

ET 13.457 seconds , OH YEAH !!!!

Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:35 am
Posts: 7826
Location: Somewhere Around Sydney

Ohh..Mini Roulette..I have a gambling problem :shock:

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speedy

Post subject: Re: Getting used to the "new" car.

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:05 pm

Slow-Po

Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:56 pm
Posts: 9979

cush wrote:

i drove the CR-V for the forst time in a week last night...

:shock:

i think head butted the steering wheel , ran wide on many a corner and ended up at sixty in second gear about 50 times each..

Nobody said it was easy being a 4WD mum.... :lol:

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Spaceboy

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:02 pm

1360cc

Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:36 pm
Posts: 7673

awdmoke wrote:

you must be driving some weird mini/s that aren't better then all other cars then

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meeni

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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:34 pm

1275cc

Joined: Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:07 pm
Posts: 4682
Location: sunbury victoria

minis are better spaceboy, that doesnt mean none of them have problems, they always have something that goes wrong but that comes with it being 40 years old

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gafmo

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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:40 am

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Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:11 pm
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Location: Baulkham Hills

Every time I hop into the Alfa..I turn the Wipers on instead of the blinkers, Go to out the key in the Stereo and I cruise along in forth. Saying that I also go go to put the mini in to fith gear :shock:

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Wolfman

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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:08 am

998cc

Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:26 am
Posts: 715
Location: Tannum Sands, QLD

I've had to borrow a neighbours new falcon a few times while my mini is off the road awaiting my attention Sunday, I swear it feels like driving a damn waterbed after using the mini as my only car :roll:

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bnicho

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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:42 am

1275cc

Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:52 pm
Posts: 4434
Location: Melbourne, VIC.

Comparing my Mini Van to my Jackaroo, about the only thing they have in common is four wheels! :shock:

One's turbo diesel auto 4wd, weighs 2000kg, has power everything, comfortable suspension and corners like an oil tanker.

One's petrol manual 2wd, weighs 650kgs, has power ummm... wipers, harsh suspension and corners like it's on rails.

On short runs the Mini is the car of choice. Long runs the Jackaroo wins.

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Spaceboy

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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:41 pm

1360cc

Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:36 pm
Posts: 7673

i like to call them "non minis"
and i also like to call them "land boats"

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