Floody - you hit it right on the nose!!! Dead right.floody said:Just for the record, Ferrari is actually a Baseball cap and Poster manufacturing company (I believe they also dabble in mugs, G-strings and so on) who turn out a few promotional vehicles to help sell their main product lines.
I'd imagine there are less 20 year olds killing themselves in Ferrari's.RCOH said:Just get a Skyline, they look similar enough.
Not just in powerful cars...My brother rolled his Kombi yesterday, & now he has nowhere to live.scblack said:I'd imagine there are less 20 year olds killing themselves in Ferrari's.
I don't know how it could be enforced, but young people really shouldn't be driving such powerful cars, as they do kill themselves too often. And I have personal experience on this.
How about instead of restricting young drivers you restrict everyone. Give me one good reason why anybody should own a car that can go faster the 110km/h? And while we are at it everybody should have their drivers liscense retested every 5 years, i am absolutly amazed at the amount of bad OLDER drivers out there, people over 30 who just shouldn't be allowed on the road.scblack said:I'd imagine there are less 20 year olds killing themselves in Ferrari's.
I don't know how it could be enforced, but young people really shouldn't be driving such powerful cars, as they do kill themselves too often. And I have personal experience on this.
Why should anyone own a car that can go faster than 110? Because it's completely unsafe to overtake with a car that CAN'T exceed the speed limit. If someone is sitting on 107 and you want to overtake because you're sitting behind him/her, it will take you a LONG time on the wrong side of the road to get past. That's just dangerous. There's also the possibility that people drive the car on private land (racetracks or farms or whatever). Not to mention the fact that NT has NO speed limit in non-built-up areas, so why should the car be limited? Other than that, how about "fuck off and leave people alone". The whole "restrict everyone because it suits me" mentality is fucked up, stereotypical left-wing stupidity. I thought you were above that.Cave Dweller said:How about instead of restricting young drivers you restrict everyone. Give me one good reason why anybody should own a car that can go faster the 110km/h? And while we are at it everybody should have their drivers liscense retested every 5 years, i am absolutly amazed at the amount of bad OLDER drivers out there, people over 30 who just shouldn't be allowed on the road.
Everyone says that, yet at the same time wants to be rich themselves. I bet you've daydreamed some time "gee, if I won tattslotto (or whatever get-rich dream), I'd buy _____". If somebody offered you a job/career that paid twice, maybe five times what you earn now, like you'd knock it back.nitwit said:Yeah, fuck the rich and their extravaggant possesions
Couldnt agree more .. seems to be a Juvenille type syndrome ..S. said:Everyone says that, yet at the same time wants to be rich themselves. I bet you've daydreamed some time "gee, if I won tattslotto (or whatever get-rich dream), I'd buy _____". If somebody offered you a job/career that paid twice, maybe five times what you earn now, like you'd knock it back.
IMO everyone who pays out the rich is simply jealous. It's easy to say "you have ____ so fuck you", it's much harder to admit "shit, he must have worked hard/been a smart guy/been very fortunate to get that kind of stuff" (not that Saddam qualifies here, I'm talking about your average rich bloke over here).
So how about adressing the real issue, the drivers; instead of attacking the easy target, the machinery.Cave Dweller said:i am absolutly amazed at the amount of bad OLDER drivers out there, people over 30 who just shouldn't be allowed on the road.
Oh god, that said it perfectly. New sig quote!wombat said:So how about adressing the real issue, the drivers; instead of attacking the easy target, the machinery.
Yes, I agree with Socket here, you're right on the mark Wombat!wombat said:So how about adressing the real issue, the drivers; instead of attacking the easy target, the machinery.
no, the issue is Uday's ferrari!!! i think were all off topic...wombat said:So how about adressing the real issue, the drivers; instead of attacking the easy target, the machinery.
Torana A9X or original EK/FB Holden would've bought tears to my eyes! More so for their artistic/asthetic value than their prestige or capabilities.toodles said:PS - now a McLaren would have been a tragedy....
Thats the problem with driving. You get tested at 18 when you get your P's and the next test is when you turn 80, thats 60 years of accumulated bad driving habits, no wonder they failed.scblack said:I think that about 15 years ago, they did impose regular testing on those aged 80 and over, but so many failed, that they stopped it! How screwed up is that? Presently it's up to a GP to make that decision, and they must be pretty lax.
Heh, that's the whole issue, the tests are completely rediculous! "Oh no, you can't do a reverse parallel park! You're not getting your license! We don't care whether or not you can handle a car at speed, or have even the vaguest idea what to do for an emergency stop, as long as you can do your parking manevure, and a 3 point turn you're all sweet."Cave Dweller said:As for driving tests they are nazis up here in Sydney, not checking blind spots in a P test can have you failed.
Well, i am 24 and am going for my P's at the moment ( i know, i know, im a lazy basterd). Racked up 60 hours of driving and went for my first "proper" driving lesson the other day ($61, what a rip off!). I would have failed becasue i repeatedly didn't check my right hand blind spot when reversing and left blind spot when turning left. I mean, did you know that when you are going straight through a round about you need to indicate left, even when going straight ahead? I didn't. I bet no one over the age of 20 knows that. I can't believe the amount of hops they make you jump through to get your liscense, rediculus. I would like to see a 40 year old driver try and get his/her P's under the current nazis regime, good luckwombat said:Heh, that's the whole issue, the tests are completely rediculous! "Oh no, you can't do a reverse parallel park! You're not getting your license! We don't care whether or not you can handle a car at speed, or have even the vaguest idea what to do for an emergency stop, as long as you can do your parking manevure, and a 3 point turn you're all sweet."
As for being strict, well I don't know about that, when I did mine my tester picked a wide street for my 3 point turn, so I did a u-turn instead. Oh, missing a blind spot check isn't an instant fail either.