Pet hates - automotive - Page 7

InitialD · 05-07-2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunns

4 wheel drives that have only ever been off road when parking on the nature strip!

I AGREE!!! These tools who buy Fourbies and the closest thing they get to offroading are driving up there dirt driveway or parking on there naturestrip. ohh and not to mention these ty little so called "four wheel drives" like CRV's etc.. they are pointless.

Heeno · 05-07-2005, 02:45 PM

another thing that comes to mind is people when comming up to traffic lights have a sudden change of heart at the last minute and slam their breaks on, only to end up 2m past the white line anyway, nearly gave out a few a55 ramings because of these tools, either stop at lights safely or keep f%@kin going!

Heeno · 05-07-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FPVWEPN

u know what really s me?????

people who go off at me for sitting in hte right lane and being right on the speed limit

if they werent speeding in the first place to catch up to me they wouldnt have put themselves in that situation!!!!!

LOL i LOVE making life hard for those rude people sittin in the right lane :the_finge , you see someone comming up you move! or face possible road rage...simple

SunDrifter · 06-07-2005, 11:28 AM

I hate when people don't watch for motorcyclists... I've now sold my ZX-6R because its too dangerous just rideing around town!

Here's something else i hate....

Notice the old wheels, the tacked on "bonnet scoop" and the monster tacho, then notice that the rest of the car is a sh!theap...

<edit> but i LOVE when four cyc ricers with an exhaust think they can take on sixes and eights, and get their asses handed to them!

Axle-F · 06-07-2005, 11:44 AM

lol tacked on bonnet scoop. Thats as bad as a car i saw parked in the city with tacked on side quad exhaust pipes. looked like a couple of bits of pvc pipe stuck on with superglue apon closer inspection. lame asses need to get droppppped

geckoGT · 06-07-2005, 11:50 AM

Could you imagine it, he must be so proud driving along and looking into his EMPTY bonnet scoop! That is if he can see past the monster tacho!

dogbreath_48 · 06-07-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by geckoxr8

That is if he can see past the monster tacho!

...with an auto that only uses a quarter of the dial...

geckoGT · 06-07-2005, 11:54 AM

Rotflmao!!!!!!

Heeno · 06-07-2005, 12:02 PM

what a tool, have a look under the bonnet it's probably got a v8 badge melted on somewhere, oh well he probably thinks he's cool, but often gets laughed at.

Heeno · 06-07-2005, 12:03 PM

what a tool, have a look under the bonnet it's probably got a v8 badge melted on somewhere, oh well he probably thinks he's cool, but often gets laughed at, even by his own species(holden/lexcen drivers)

MITCHAY · 06-07-2005, 12:04 PM

Theres plenty of tools who put after market tachos on there cars even when it comes with one from factory. Also people who have them when there is no need to ie. My mate got a tacho for his 88 laser which is stock aswell. His stereo is worth more than the car.

Heeno · 06-07-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MITCHAY

His stereo is worth more than the car.

LOL that is sad LOL, one guy i seen at the local iga had a monster tacho problem was the thing didn't even work, it wasn't even hooked up! and still like that to this day LOL fools...

Bucknaked · 08-07-2005, 06:33 PM

I hate the way people use the excuse not to go to car shows because their car is not of "show standards". Unless your entering your car into Meguires Ex or Ford V Holden, then who cares. Local club ford shows, you'll be lucky to find any high profile cars. And even if you enter and your car is not highly modified, then its never going to win against the big guns anyway. So what does it matter. Enter your car, and stop with the excuses.

LUXO_8 · 08-07-2005, 06:37 PM

yep thats really annoying.
its hard to get club members to the all ford days, because they think that all the cars are suposed to be elite

bindi · 08-07-2005, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

i would have just sat there blocking him.....

realised another one today when i was at the tip.
i wish people that tow trailers would learn HOW TO REVERSE THEM!!!
i had to yell at this guy about 5 times to stop and go forward cos he 1, almost jacknifed, 2, almost hit the ute, 3, almost hit the railing on the other side......i then moved my ute so he could get into the park beside

annoying!

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Tell me about it... my hubby can't reverse a trailer to save his life. I got a call the day he took the ex-boss's toyota ute with trailer to the tip... "HELP ME, I can't reverse this trailer!"

I had to drive up to the tip and reverse it in for him

What do I hate? Mostly what ppl here have said. I hate it when I am going 60kph in a 60 zone, I get overtaken by some ****er who's doing 70. NP, his licence not mine. But then we get to the 80 zone, he's still doing 70 and I overtake him.

Get to a 60 zone and he goes past me again, doing the obligatory 70. Doesn't he know any other speed???!!! WTF is that about?

ARGH!

Laminge · 08-07-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I hate the way people use the excuse not to go to car shows because their car is not of "show standards". Unless your entering your car into Meguires Ex or Ford V Holden, then who cares. Local club ford shows, you'll be lucky to find any high profile cars. And even if you enter and your car is not highly modified, then its never going to win against the big guns anyway. So what does it matter. Enter your car, and stop with the excuses.

Even the big guns dont win mate....

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deesun · 08-07-2005, 08:15 PM

I got a pet hate and seem so dangerous too. Sydney to Gosford freeway am or pm traffic when flowing is usually doing 120+ right lane,left lane 110 ish and from behind comes the plumbers/sparky/builders/Telstra HILUX at 140+ fully loaded swapping lanes like a GP driver trying to keep up the momentum and tailgating everything else in sight. Saw a Telstra one last week but I didn't have a piece of paper to write down plate number and report him.
140+ in a Telstra Hilux FFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR OUT what a

:togo:

dogbreath_48 · 08-07-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by deesun

140+ in a Telstra Hilux FFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR OUT what a

:togo:

Sad thing is it's safer than a p plater in a VK doing it...

RegSpec · 08-07-2005, 10:50 PM

What about those stupid bloody wheel trims that keep spinning after the car has stopped RICE........

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**Mechan1k** · 09-07-2005, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by XRated

VY/VZ Calais (upper spec) lights that change from green, to pink, to blue to white... Grargh gives me the sh_ts!

That's the projector lens in them .. the EF/EL XRs do the same thing.

**Mechan1k** · 09-07-2005, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bindi

Tell me about it... my hubby can't reverse a trailer to save his life. I got a call the day he took the ex-boss's toyota ute with trailer to the tip... "HELP ME, I can't reverse this trailer!"

I had to drive up to the tip and reverse it in for him

What do I hate? Mostly what ppl here have said. I hate it when I am going 60kph in a 60 zone, I get overtaken by some ****er who's doing 70. NP, his licence not mine. But then we get to the 80 zone, he's still doing 70 and I overtake him.

Get to a 60 zone and he goes past me again, doing the obligatory 70. Doesn't he know any other speed???!!! WTF is that about?

ARGH!

That's is definitely one of my pet hates.

Also when someone is doing 10 below the speed limit ... when there is an overtaking lane to pass ... they speed up to well over the speed limit so you can't ... it goes back to single lanes and they slow back down again ... grrrr

deesun · 09-07-2005, 12:25 PM

Having travelled the Sydney Newcastle frequently over the last 10 years or so I have noticed a great improvement in the last 2-3yrs of people moving over into the lelft lane if I am comming quicker. I also like to give a thank you wave to them if they did. I still find the odd ******** who doesn't but if theres three lanes I take the far left and pass but if theres only two I will give them a quick flash which often works if not the full blast of horn as I take the left lane before they have time to move over on me and I add a bit of digitaly manipulated gesticulation as I go :the_finge .

460cixy · 09-07-2005, 09:08 PM

rear fog lights hate the s when there used and its not foggy

XR8GRL · 09-07-2005, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bindi

What do I hate? Mostly what ppl here have said. I hate it when I am going 60kph in a 60 zone, I get overtaken by some ****er who's doing 70. NP, his licence not mine. But then we get to the 80 zone, he's still doing 70 and I overtake him.

Get to a 60 zone and he goes past me again, doing the obligatory 70. Doesn't he know any other speed???!!! WTF is that about?

ARGH!

If youre sitting in the right lane, then I'd understand why he'd overtake you. :P But I've come across many winners like the idiot above.
I swear most drivers got their licences out of a cereal box.

bindi · 09-07-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by HERXR8

If youre sitting in the right lane, then I'd understand why he'd overtake you. :P But I've come across many winners like the idiot above.
I swear most drivers got their licences out of a cereal box.

I don't sit in the right lane... only morons do that! If I overtake, once I get past then I go into the left lane.

: That is another pet hate, ppl who don't obey the law of Keep Left Unless Overtaking.

It's gotten so bad in NSW that they have just announced more demerit points/fines for it.

deesun · 09-07-2005, 11:32 PM

Unfortunatley it is not illegal to drive in the right hand lane unless the speed limit is MORE THAN 80KPH

: . So even in an 80 zone it is not illegal though there has been a change in NSW lately and it now carries 3 demerit points.

I have just sent this question off to the RTA and will post the reply when I get one.

Can you please clarify, in the new handbook the rule regarding multi-lane roads says keep left generally but you MUST keep left if more than 80kph or KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING signs. The new demerit points are for "Failing to keep left on a multi-lane road". My question is; If I am traveling on a multi lane road in the right lane sign posted @ 60 or 70 or 80 is this an offence irrespective of the fact it is just plain arrogant.

bindi · 10-07-2005, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by deesun

Unfortunatley it is not illegal to drive in the right hand lane unless the speed limit is MORE THAN 80KPH

: . So even in an 80 zone it is not illegal though there has been a change in NSW lately and it now carries 3 demerit points.

How bloody ridiculous though. Why is it at a certain speed? I always keep left unless overtaking, I was taught that way, it's just common courtesy. It means you get out of the way of people going faster than you.

What if your speedo is out and you are sitting at what you think is 60kph when in fact it's 55kph? Then everyone gets the sh!ts with you. And heaven forbid the person who gets into the left lane and happens to undertake you. Then THEY get done for undertaking!

Just a stupid, stupid, stupid rule. I dgaf what the speed, people should just keep left unless they are overtaking or about to turn right up ahead. Simple.

ARGH! A PET HATE OF MINE EXPOSED!

XR8GRL · 10-07-2005, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by deesun

Unfortunatley it is not illegal to drive in the right hand lane unless the speed limit is MORE THAN 80KPH

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Ahhhhh, that explains all the imbeciles on Springvale rd...

Keepleft · 10-07-2005, 03:37 PM

Deesun: The penalty you describe applies on multi-lane roads zoned 90km/h and above, signposted or not. **(See below) If a road is signposted 60, 70 or 80km/h AND a 'keep left unless overtaking' sign is posted, then the same ($250 + demerits) penalty applies.

A similar keep left penalty applies on standard two-way roads, here, 'keeping left generally'.

Folk should also read the NSW text stated in the Road Users Handbook "Driving on a Freeway or Motorway. RTA released their new handbook just this week, and it is completely overhauled. Right click this link and choose 'Save As'. Pdf & 2.4mb.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/...englishweb.pdf

** NSW is doing away with 70 and 90km/h zones. This would mean many multi-lane roads less than 100km/h, and not bearing 'keep left unless overtaking signs' that it would not be an offence to keep right.

The removal of 90km/h zones will mean additional keep left unless overtaking signs, and a reduction in the legislated keep left mandatory rule to 80km/h and above, as use to be the case prior to the ARR adoption into NSW law.

Feathers · 10-07-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon Girl

I just find it frustrating in 40 km/h school zones where you are sticking to the speed limit for the safety of the children, only to have a parent fly past you.

I agree the whole school speed system is a complete farce, but I'm a P plater and manage to stick to the rules. If I can, why can't all parents do the same?

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I have to go through 3 school zones on the way home from work (luckily only 1 day a week during school times) and I swear I am the only one who slows down.
Too bad I didn't get a white XR, scare everyone into thinking it's a cop car :evil_laug :evil_laug