TVR6 0 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Is it just me or do cars like ours always seem to attract these hillariously styled novas and corsas?! I get it all the time, mainly on the A40, going to or from work. Just the other day, black modded Corsa, you know the type, rice box styling and way too large Peco zorst, right up my tail. Does the badge 'VR6' count for nothing? Is this not the slightest hint that the car in front is about to leave you in 5th gear at 40 whilst your revving the balls off your motor? Or do you have something under your lid that I'm not aware of? As usual, No! Pull up at the lights, window down and: 'Nice ride mate, is it a real VR6?!' then: 'it's alright, but my brother's Scubby could have you!' 'Not if he drives like you he won't' I reply, leaving him mouth agape as the lights change... Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Ha Ha! They always drop in their brothers car! I was getting petrol the other night when I was approached by 2 cars of chavs - 1 was Mk3 Fiesta with neons and loads of tack stuck to it etc, the other was a 1.6 Mk3 Golf (Ok he has some taste) they asked what engine it had & as soon as I said 'Its a 2.8 VR6' they shpeel out all this rubbish and totally lose any credit I would have given them! They kid in the 1.6 Golf said he had it booked in for a super charger conversion this week costing around Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I bet if you see a Scoob or a BMW 330Ci, TT etc you feel like having a 'play', especially if they're being driven aggressively? I know I do! So what's the difference when Chavs try it on with a VR6 in their Corsas?They have nothing to lose in their 1.4 shopping cars whereas a VR6 driver has bigger pride to be dented.I rarely bother these days to be honest and I only ever play on the motorways or country lanes if the mood takes me. Best way to despatch chavs is to challenge their driving skills on B roads but they rarely venture out that far, instead preferring to pollute the local hang-outs with their music instead.Shorter gearing and a quaife is all that's required to make a challenger look VERY stupid on a wet roundabout. Link to post Share on other sites
cliveyp 0 Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Ha ha.....nothing like picking on the little guys eh!! I saw a mate of mine recently whilst heading into Worcester, so we decided to stop and have a quick chat. This just happened to be as the local Maxxer's were heading into the PC World car park too......so anyway, after a little chat we decide to head off, just as a few of the ricers do too. We take a steady trip over the speed bumps (obviously my plastic spoiler means more to me than their intricate body filler carving, judging by the speed they went over them), and round to the traffic lights......two lanes of course...which then opens into 3. So, on the flash of a green light, i'm off, unfortunately, Nova-boy went on amber so just has the nose....much to my amusement as i blast past and watch his face change to a scowl. Embarrased infront of all his mates....... Link to post Share on other sites
TVR6 0 Posted May 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Agreed Kev but a 330 ci is closer to our mark and it then becomes a battle of skills and the 330s not really a contender like for like, it's heavier for a start, so perhaps equally placed. The Scubby is another machine altogether. Like you, it's only when the mood takes me. Mine currently sits on standard suspension and although far from ideal, I know how to drive my car and what to expect. A chav car negotiating the bends properly would gain my respect, albeit a small amount, regardless of whether it was a slower machine or not. Bless em, everyone needs something to aspire to... Link to post Share on other sites
chris harrison 0 Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 why did the chav cross the road? a. to start a fight with a complete stranger, for no reason what so ever Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 why did the chav cross the road? a. to start a fight with a complete stranger' date=' for no reason what so ever[/quote']lol true Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Chavs are great!! ~ who else can you rely on to take the brunt of everyones jibes! all walking around with the same clothes on and spitting! & cars with more filler than you can shake a stick at! they always have a broken head light! that must be part of the "chav" thing aswell it must be hard to slow down from 32 mph in a 1.1 saxo with an ironing board bolted on the back and 24kg of stereo in the boot! motorworld customers! Link to post Share on other sites
TVR6 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 !lol You're not wrong! But they tend to be the more aggresive of the 'performance' (I use that term very loosely) drivers out there. They drive like idiots and far beyond their cars capabilities. I don't like to generalize and I'm sure that the majority are probably quite decent chaps and lasses but many that I have witnessed spin their wheels at every opportunity, take corners waaay too fast, overtake on blind corners, cut everyone up, drive up your ar*e, break too late, play their music at full blast at all hours of the day and speed/drive like lunatics on residential roads. I've already been told to f*ck off when I politely asked one of them to stop speeding on our cul-de-sac as their are kids playing all over the street. Of course when I took a step forward he floored it ~ Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 !lol There is a roundabout near me and nearly every night a "chav" car goes into the barriers! goes to show you cant make a fiesta/nova/corsa/saxo go around a corner 5 people up on its door handles!!! if only they built them with stabilisers too much risk taking! they need to see some pictures of fatal accidents that may? slow them down a bit? shame there are any fatals but if it saves a few of them i am sure the parents would be happy! Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 think there aim is:'are VR6's all that?' Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 must admit i find it very hard to resist when cars whizz past thinking you've got a 'golf' , quite funny when they see you go past with no effort, Eg an audi TT last night going home from work. But chavs in shitty cars just make me laugh, when they pull up in their race pose. I however did back down severely to a BMW M3 and a lovely subaru impreza, when they pulled along side me looking for a race!! no chance Link to post Share on other sites
chris harrison 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 !lol You're not wrong! But they tend to be the more aggresive of the 'performance' (I use that term very loosely) drivers out there. They drive like idiots and far beyond their cars capabilities. I don't like to generalize and I'm sure that the majority are probably quite decent chaps and lasses but many that I have witnessed spin their wheels at every opportunity' date=' take corners waaay too fast, overtake on blind corners, cut everyone up, drive up your ar*e, break too late, play their music at full blast at all hours of the day and speed/drive like lunatics on residential roads. I've already been told to f*ck off when I politely asked one of them to stop speeding on our cul-de-sac as their are kids playing all over the street. Of course when I took a step forward he floored it ~[/quote'] talkin' of music to loud. driving home from work the other day, and i couldn't hear my own stereo, coz the chav in front of me had his that loud. but that isn't what botherd me, it was the fact that he had 3 of his mates in there with him!!!! i like to listen to my music loud (when i'm in the car on my own) but when i'v got some1 in there with me then i think its wrong to ignore them. !amazed Link to post Share on other sites
TVR6 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Perhaps it's a good thing that they can't afford the car or insurance (VR6, Scoob etc) there would probably be far more fatalities as a result. !lol I remember this XR3i driver at my local carwash once saying to me 'I shouldn't like those motors mate but that's a nice un'. Why shouldn't you like them I asked and he replied 'A Ford XR is a proper hot hatch not a box with a big engine' Right... as opposed to a matchbox with a small engine I replied. At least he laughed !lol Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Bloody cheek, ford owner calling a golf a box! i remember when i got my y reg lhasa green mk1 gti it was 9 years old and this guy up yhe road had a grey "arse turbo" it was 2 years old then and he was out every sunday pugging up the rear wheel arches! proper fords have a ceramic floor pan! cossie`s!!! still a bit "capri" for me though! no offence to anyone with a capri 8) Link to post Share on other sites
TVR6 0 Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Well, if I'm honest, my first ride was a Mk3 Escort Ghia, black with chrome and steel wheels. It was all I could afford at the time and it became the base for a project. Had it resprayed in orange peel black, body kited (subtle!) rims, dropped, 1900 stage 2 engine which later ran with a 90 shot of NOS. Mental looking, very original, frightening handling, frightening acceleration. I loved it, I hated it, but is was fun and everyone loved it. Far from chav like but very very wide boy :@ I think the attraction with those cheaper marks is the availability of cheap spares, cheap servicing etc. Thank God I grew up! Link to post Share on other sites
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