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Quote: Originally posted by snowy747 on 27/7/2009

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Hopefully you took his reg and reported him before he kills somebody?

Ali

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Not good yankyvan, he was an accident waiting to happen and your intervention was vital in doing that.  What an offhand response to be given eh?

Ali

Quote: Originally posted by yankyvan on 27/7/2009

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patrol are dealing with something in that area but thank you for your concern and we will look into the matter ) yeah right unless it all goes wrong i dont think they are interested.

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they were probably dealing with a bailey caravan sitting on top of a corsa at the bottom of a slight hill as the car had sod all brake force to slow the van down

stupid, effin stupid folk out there

Hi I'm new here

We have 2 cars in our house, One's a Ford Galaxy but i'm much more comfortable driving my little N reg Fiesta, i'm thinking of getting a tow bar fitted and towing our Bailey Ranger GT60 540/6 with it.  Do you think if i stayed quite local up to an hours drive away my little Fiesta could tow with it.  Sorry i don't know the car's kerbweight or the caravan's weight but my dealer said it was ok and i'm sure it will be...

Only joking, lol

Every member on here is perfect except me. I can remember in the early 70's buying a Mardon Classique and taking the familly ( 2 +3) down to Newquay using a Austin 1300. The car started making groaning noises by the time we got to Plymouth but it was holiday time so on we went. Got to the site and spent a week worrying about the odd noises that the car was making but decided that it would then be ok to drive back (I just turned the radio on louder). The car literally blew up near Dobwalls leaving cogs on the road. I then went to the nearest garage and bought an old Hillman Husky Estate which cost £40 and then had the tow bar welded on.

On the way back the old Husky did the trip fine with the speedo showing that we were travelling somewhere between 20 & 50 all the way back (The needle just waved around whatever speed we did). I was aware that the brakes were suspect so I left a very large gap between me and the car in front. The wife wasnt too impressed  with the Husky as the front passenger seat collapsed on her. I made her sit in the back with one of the sprogs sat in the pushchair that was placed where the front seat had been.

Since then I think I have become a slightly better tourer and am always aware that there are other idiots on the road like I used to be.

Pop top man's post shows how times and atitudes have changed of the last 30 or so years.

Now I am aware that I have an outfit that is close on 40' long and weighing in excess of 3.5 T fully laden.  I am grateful that I do not need to take a B+E test, but I fully understand the need for one.  It scares me that legally the Mother in Law could hire a 7.5 T lorry and drive up and down the country in it.

Before anyone jumps on me for being sexist, she would be the first to admit that her driving is not that confident and most other members of my family (OH included) have driven large Transit type vans so the difference would not be as servere as the step up from an Agila.

Quote: Originally posted by ashwellgirl on 27/7/2009

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Hi I'm new here

We have 2 cars in our house, One's a Ford Galaxy but i'm much more comfortable driving my little N reg Fiesta, i'm thinking of getting a tow bar fitted and towing our Bailey Ranger GT60 540/6 with it.  Do you think if i stayed quite local up to an hours drive away my little Fiesta could tow with it.  Sorry i don't know the car's kerbweight or the caravan's weight but my dealer said it was ok and i'm sure it will be...

 

 

Only joking, lol

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LOL Jeanie.

That made me chuckle, Good luck by the way with your first tow up to Scotland,. Make sure you enjoy it and just rememeber when overtaking leave more space to move back in as some fool did to us on the way back from Devon the other week,., just don't take your fiesta! LOL

Quote: Originally posted by PopTop Man on 27/7/2009

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Every member on here is perfect except me. I can remember in the early 70's buying a Mardon Classique and taking the familly ( 2 +3) down to Newquay using a Austin 1300. The car started making groaning noises by the time we got to Plymouth but it was holiday time so on we went. Got to the site and spent a week worrying about the odd noises that the car was making but decided that it would then be ok to drive back (I just turned the radio on louder). The car literally blew up near Dobwalls leaving cogs on the road. I then went to the nearest garage and bought an old Hillman Husky Estate which cost £40 and then had the tow bar welded on.

On the way back the old Husky did the trip fine with the speedo showing that we were travelling somewhere between 20 & 50 all the way back (The needle just waved around whatever speed we did). I was aware that the brakes were suspect so I left a very large gap between me and the car in front. The wife wasnt too impressed  with the Husky as the front passenger seat collapsed on her. I made her sit in the back with one of the sprogs sat in the pushchair that was placed where the front seat had been.

Since then I think I have become a slightly better tourer and am always aware that there are other idiots on the road like I used to be.

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