Y'know the funniest thing about stereotypes? Sometimes they're true:
British car attempting to set a new Land Speed Record sidelined by electrical problems.
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Y'know the funniest thing about stereotypes? Sometimes they're true:
British car attempting to set a new Land Speed Record sidelined by electrical problems.
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Ugh...
Perhaps they were sponsored by Jaguar? :jocolor:
Someone's looking for a job.
HAHAHAHAHA!
Reminds me of a joke I heard today at the bicycle shop...
Why do the English drink warm beer?
Lucas Refridgeration!
As a former owner of a Triumph TR6, I have lived many of these jokes!
The Lucas motto: "Get home before dark."
Lucas denies having invented darkness. But they still claim "sudden, unexpected darkness."
Lucas--inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
Lucas--inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
The three-position Lucas switch--DIM, FLICKER and OFF. The other three switch settings--SMOKE, SMOLDER and IGNITE.
The original anti-theft devices--Lucas Electric products.
"I've had a Lucas pacemaker for years and have never experienced any prob...
If Lucas made guns, wars would not start either.
:bash: I'm so glad I have a miata instead of a much lesser british car. :D
Now, now for it's era the british made some really cool cars!Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilSpeeder
AUTOMOBILE mag did a story on the guys over at the modern day Lucas and the author wrote that they still had their feelings hurt by these 40ish year old jokes...
If the shoe fits...
WHATever... :roll:
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache...re+miata&hl=en
Yeah, but all the lights work on the Miata. :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Dunno....I haven't seen an older model Miata with both headlights up at the same time :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
If you'd care to mosey up to Frisco, I'd be happy to whip 'em out and impress you with how well they go up! :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Mmmmmm....I could probably make the trip to Frisco for that .... I mean, it's not every day you get an offer to look at a nice pair of.....wait a minute....what're we talking about here..... :idea: :razz:
:shaking: :banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Youse guys and gals crack me up! http://hotani.net/images/agifs/roflol.gif
That's not what Mrs. Bean told me! :flower:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
My favorite British car joke came from the Morgan rally a couple of years ago.
A guy sitting in an old MGB volunteered the following comment at the end of the day:Then he started grinding on the starter. He was still grinding, when I got in my Miata and drove away.Quote:
Miatas are identical to MGs. Same guy made them both
OTOH - back when I was in HS, the three of us who ran around together drove an Opel, a Renault, and an MGB. We pushed the Renault more than we ever drove it. The MGB ran great, between breakdowns. I couldn't kill the Opel. Ever see the rear wheels lock up like the WRC guys only from a down shift instead of E-braking? I did many times :ncool: As long as the rotor cap was dry, the Opel was the only dependable vehicle we had.
Hey...1T - was that the rallye they started at the Kracker Barrel in Mesquite? We ran that rallye.Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
I learned to drive a stick on my Dad's TR6... Never had a car leave me stranded so many times...
And the "be home before dark" is so appropriate... It could run for about 30-45 minutes with teh headlights on before it wouldn't start again! I got really good at popping the clutch and learning to only park on a slope! ;)
Two words...Delco alternator.Quote:
Originally Posted by rx7gslse
Gosh, I shoulda gotten a Miata. It must be great having cars that never need work and will run maintenance free for the next 50 years :tongue:
Jealous much?! ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
:razz: You know I am!Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Don't worry, Ruth. You've got the same thing now in that Honda - you just paid way too much for it. :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Well, I DID want that electric roof option, so I was willing to pay extra...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Oh, and that nifty START button.
Oh, and the "Damn! That car is awesome!" comments from the coveters....worth the extra $6000 or $7000 that I spent on the car.
Oh, and not driving a girlie car...........priceless! :tongue:
:nutkick: ouch. my fellers.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Isnt there an s2k board you can hang out on instead of being mean to us? :flower:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
And those ultra high repair bills when something goes very wrong... :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Not as priceless as beating "manly" cars with your girlie car... :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Hey! He started it! Besides, they aren't as much fun as you guys :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Note to self: Start locking garage door at night.... :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by 3Bean
OK, mister....let's switch cars at the next event and see who wins THEN. :scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Nah, I don't think the S2000 is that expensive to fix. It may be fragile (diff, clutch, control arm welds :wink: ), but it's not that expensive to fix when it breaks. :razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
rjosey8385 you are the greatest! :cheers: :lol:
DEAL!!! :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
I've been wanting to drive that car ever since lugnutjon hogged all the fun runs in it last season. :twisted:
Mineral Wells or Pennington?Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Crap. I'd rather drive it at Mineral Wells, but I think I'm going to be out of town for the next S2k event. How about the 4th S2k (July 23), if I can't make the one in June?
See! We really need a heart icon on this site! He says that like he MEANS it!Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Mmmmm...I MAY be able to make that one, but there's an ER event the next day, and even though it's at Pennington, I'm missing enough ERs this year that I really need to do it, and my SO isn't very generous with my days out....I'll try to do July 23rd...I think I can...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
I figured you always wore the pants in the family... hmmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by rjosey8385
Do with your hubby what I do with my wife - Tell 'em what's gonna happen and how it's gonna happen... and then duck! :mrgreen:
Funny sorta related story...
When my wife and I got married, I owned a jet ski, and I spent almost every weekend either jet skiing or mountain biking. Pretty soon it became apparent to me that either one or the other had to go (not the wife - the ski or the bike :wink: ). So, I sold the ski about six months after we got married. A few months after that, I sold the Tacoma 4x4 I was using as a daily driver, since I no longer needed to tow the ski. I bought a Honda Prelude... and discovered autocrossing.
I waste a lot more money and time racing than I ever did skiing. :lol:
So, whenever the SO complains about racing, I always remind her I could quit racing, but that would likely end up with me taking up another more expensive and time-consuming hobby. Like golf. :twisted:
Don't even mention that...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
When I lived in Florida, I used to go out and hit the links at least 4 times a week... most of the times, thankfully, it was free. I've duffed at some of the best spots in Northern Florida. Hell, it got to the point that I had a set of clubs custom made for me... ugh... not again, no thanks!