Souped Up Saxo's - Why?!

room512

Strider590 wrote: »

The solution would have been specific to the problem group and not a blanket ban that affects genuine enthusiasts.

I have a kit car and this ban has been discussed many times by the owners club, even though there is no irresponsible driving, basically if anyone made a complaint about the owners club meets, the Police would be forced to charge all of us purely because of the precedent that was set in the effort to stop boy racers.

You may think that would never happen, but i've had old busybodies shouting abuse at me just for driving normally, at the speed limit, behind other cars, through a country village.

I'm not against stopping the boy racers, but do something that stops the idiots with the plastic whale tails, rather than punishing the responsible enthusiasts that spend large sums of money on their cars.

I totally agree with your point.

abacab

Why is the boy racer's headgear of choice a big sock?
(mind,you can usually only see that part of his torso popping up above the side windows)

silverwhistle

xHannahx wrote: »

He then suffered a midlife crisis at 27

I didn't learn to drive until I was 28!

Actually one of my cars was a Nova and the first car I'd had which had 5 gears. Sold it to a very happy lass for a good price (I'd got it for a good price too), and one of those boy racers who was her boyfriend grabbed the keys when drunk and proceeded to write it off, along with a bus shelter..

Richard53

I've been around bikes all my life, where modifications are almost compulsory, so I get it, I really do. It's good to modify something until it is exactly what you want, rather than what the manufacturer thought you should have. If it's modifying the cars to look better, or sound better (within reason) or go better, then I am fine with that. The cruising seems to be a bit of a joke (I got caught in a 'cruise' when I stopped for a pee at Swansea West Services recently - the local 'Barry boys' were having a meet and it took me about 20 amusing minutes to get back on the motorway - golly they were slow). But each to his own. It's a social scene, a bit like classic cars or bikers, and that is nice.


Where I diverge is in the standard of some of the driving. Cruising and the modding community seems to attract some bloody awful attitudes to driving on the public road. If you see an example of truly selfish, aggressive and dangerous driving, it's quite likely to a lowered Saxo with a dustbin for an exhaust. There was an appalling accident near me in 2013, where a number of cruisers were racing up a three-lane hill using all 3 lanes to overtake each other. At the blind summit they met a car coming the other way and left three innocent people seriously injured.


http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/archive/2013/12/09/10864963.Seven_charged_with_dangerous_driving_after_horrific_Arnold_s_Hill_crash/

mattyprice4004

I tend to find going the 'other' way is fun - find a quick but under-stated car, and make it quicker still.
I've had a few Rover 620ti models - 197BHP from the factory, with plenty more available if you have a bit of cash. Blimey they're fun, especially against the 1.1 Saxo-fart-cannon brigade if you happen to find a disused airstrip (or the lights on the A59).

maxmycardagain

Most males have been there, it is a right of passage....proof of manhood, and the Saxo isnt the most expensive to buy, mod or insure, bless

I was different, I had a Rover P5 3ltr saloon....Mr Smooth ...

But nowadays a 19 year old with a 2 year old licence couldnt insure a 3ltr car

aileth

Haha, there's one of these that lives on our estate. It looks like he's gaffa-taped some Halfords specials on. You can hear him pretty much every hour. We joke that he's driving around to visit his boyfriends for a bit of rumpy-pumpy.

OP, I highly recommend going here: http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php and looking at some of the pictures. Hilarious!

Just to whet your appetite:

datostar

In my 1960's biking days, the finest sound was a big 4-stroke single with a megaphone exhaust. They don't sound like that anymore!

motorguy

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

I've had a few Rover 620ti models - 197BHP from the factory, with plenty more available if you have a bit of cash. Blimey they're fun, especially against the 1.1 Saxo-fart-cannon brigade if you happen to find a disused airstrip (or the lights on the A59).

Fantastic cars!

I'd a black one with black leather.

Also had a 220 GSI 2.0 Turbo (same engine smaller lighter car)

Nasqueron

Was out riding cycle last week and saw one of these zooming around undertaking and so on (all badges removed from back - still no idea why, people know what car and model it is), got to a set of traffic lights and I was waiting behind him as there was a car parked up indicating to pull out - lights go green and he zooms the 10m or so to the next set of lights, I start moving after the parked car has pulled out - filtering up the left and I know he's seen me as he starts turning his car left (can't go forward as he's a in a queue) to try and block me off, fortunately I think the fact he was trying to sell it ("for sale" sign in back window) saved me as he realised I wasn't going to stop and he'd lose his wing mirror / get his car scratched if he moved over any further and pulled back - muppets the lot of them