Times when you've seen a driver who didnt match the car - Page 2

motorcycles4eva · 06-09-2010, 08:07 PM

these are funny..
i work at a carwash cafe so i see some..
2 that stand out for me are...
one short asian man, driving an xb gt sedan, has owned it from new.. and yea he can hardly see over the dash...
the other is a nissan r33 skyline heavily modified driven by a brick sh.. house tongan..
i asked him how he gets in as he is heavily built (muscle's not fat)
and he laughed thank god..

G6E Turbo 2 · 06-09-2010, 08:12 PM

Jamie Wincup in a Holden, It's just wrong

ralphy · 06-09-2010, 08:29 PM

oooooooohhh i forgot theres a guy who comes into my work, he would be easily in his 70's, drives a 32 GTR, its been worked and this thing is the absolute bomb, this guy a legend i think

2.8L Hilux · 06-09-2010, 09:08 PM

People are always giving me s*** cause i'm a 19 year old in a fairmont ghia with cream leather...

I 'should' be driving an XR6

XCwillo · 06-09-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 2.8L Hilux

People are always giving me s*** cause i'm a 19 year old in a fairmont ghia with cream leather...

I 'should' be driving an XR6

you 'could' give me your Ghia?

and then you could buy an XR6

Falcman0o7 · 06-09-2010, 09:22 PM

I seen a VL commodore at autobarn today, Inside was a young bloke with a crooked hat, Broken seat, smoke hanging out, arm out window and eminem flatout. Is that unusual???

Ratchit · 06-09-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

I seen a VL commodore at autobarn today, Inside was a young bloke with a crooked hat, Broken seat, smoke hanging out, arm out window and eminem flatout. Is that unusual???

Lol, sounds like the majority of P platers where I live, only half of them are in R31 Skylines aswell

Ryan · 11-09-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

I seen a VL commodore at autobarn today, Inside was a young bloke with a crooked hat, Broken seat, smoke hanging out, arm out window and eminem flatout. Is that unusual???

lol this is quite typical. Luckily I'm not like that.

wild6 · 06-09-2010, 10:11 PM

please remove.. wrong thread

Scott · 06-09-2010, 10:49 PM

Times when you've seen a driver who didnt match the car??

Fled74 · 07-09-2010, 12:58 AM

I knew this guy at uni, several years ago overseas. Big solidly built bloke, about 6'2", broad-shouldered, built like a tank. His nickname was Tonton, but we all called him Two-ton (for obvious reasons).
He had a classic Mini, and he'd removed the driver's seat so he could fit in it. He'd drive the thing sitting in the back seat, like Hightower in the first Police Academy movie.

prydey · 07-09-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Fled74

I knew this guy at uni, several years ago overseas. Big solidly built bloke, about 6'2", broad-shouldered, built like a tank. His nickname was Tonton, but we all called him Two-ton (for obvious reasons).
He had a classic Mini, and he'd removed the driver's seat so he could fit in it. He'd drive the thing sitting in the back seat, like Hightower in the first Police Academy movie.

having a hard time believing that one. i'm 6'2 and have had 3 mini's and fitted fine. i wouldn't be able to reach the steering wheel or pedals from the rear seat.

Fled74 · 07-09-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

having a hard time believing that one. i'm 6'2 and have had 3 mini's and fitted fine. i wouldn't be able to reach the steering wheel or pedals from the rear seat.

True story. He was probably taller than you , then. I'm 5'10" and he was a full head or so taller than me, and built like a country s-house. Had some flab, but did powerlifting.

This was about 18 years ago, and my memory of the car is sketchy, but I'm fairly certain he sat in the back (unless he re-mounted the driver's seat, which is a more likely scenario). I never rode with him but a mate of mine did.

CFOUR · 11-09-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Fled74

True story. He was probably taller than you , then. I'm 5'10" and he was a full head or so taller than me, and built like a country s-house. Had some flab, but did powerlifting

I'm only 6'1-2" and I barely fit in the front of a falcon (I don't fit in the back) some people are proportioned differently. my brother who is 6'4" fits in the rear of the same falcon with ease.

Cooper69S · 13-09-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Fled74

True story. He was probably taller than you , then. I'm 5'10" and he was a full head or so taller than me, and built like a country s-house. Had some flab, but did powerlifting.

This was about 18 years ago, and my memory of the car is sketchy, but I'm fairly certain he sat in the back (unless he re-mounted the driver's seat, which is a more likely scenario). I never rode with him but a mate of mine did.

stories like that come up pretty often when people reminisce about tall people they knew with minis, but I'd guarantee nobody has ever driven a standard mini from the back seat. Minis are fairly roomy inside. the drivers seat in mine had minor adjustment, and with it back as far as it would go, I couldn't touch the pedals - I'm also 6'2". To drive from the back seat, you'd need 2m long legs and arms which would make you a pretty crazy looking individual. I had much more legroom and headroom in the mini than I had in my EF fairmont at the time.

Much more likely as you suggest he had just fitted adjustable seat brackets that are available to move the mini seats back about a further 100mm or thereabouts. I'll admit that "driving from the back seat" makes a much better story though

Dunno if Rob (prydey) remembers - would've been about 15 years ago - but there was a time in his last mini that we had 5 people in there and at least 3 of us were over 6 foot and the other 2 weren't much shorter - apparently we looked funny getting out...

EDIT - just noticed - 302 posts for me... that's a good number I'll have to leave it at that for a while...

Iggypoppin' · 07-09-2010, 01:08 AM

My old man dresses most days like he should drive a BMW
but drives a dinged up Avalon.
One of the owners of the place I work for has a black Mercedes 4wd, but he wears fluros and works a days work and looks out of place in it( I'd hazard a guess he's worth over 10million, his property portfolio is massive, etc)
that and he's quite old too.

Halfmo Rocks · 07-09-2010, 01:12 AM

my ex was a big bodybuilder bloke, well over 6 foot & muscles for days...who drove a suzuki mighty boy. he had it for years & loved it. i struggled getting in & out of that thing...dunno how he managed it, but it looked funny seeing it

Dezza · 07-09-2010, 02:14 AM

My 17 year old brother has a Phantom Purple BA XR6 ute, with 19" Avanti rims. When he's driven to work, mum has driven it home (as he's an L-plater). A 50 year old woman doesn't really go with that sort of vehicle! She's got some weird looks!

When my dad drove my Nanna's MkII Escort had to be a close 2nd. A big solid bloke with a beard driving a light blue Escort was a funny sight

BluepearlXH · 07-09-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dezza

My 17 year old brother has a Phantom Purple BA XR6 ute, with 19" Avanti rims. When he's driven to work, mum has driven it home (as he's an L-plater). A 50 year old woman doesn't really go with that sort of vehicle! She's got some weird looks!

When my dad drove my Nanna's MkII Escort had to be a close 2nd. A big solid bloke with a beard driving a light blue Escort was a funny sight

Hahahaa i think i've seen your mum hooning around

Im down in mentone.
I have noticed an increase in women driving utes. ah times are a changing

Dezza · 07-09-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BluePearlSP

Hahahaa i think i've seen your mum hooning around

Im down in mentone.
I have noticed an increase in women driving utes. ah times are a changing

You wouldn't have. Maffra's a bit far away from Mentone :P

malazn mafia · 07-09-2010, 02:34 AM

Came across a Chinese student at uni getting into a VE SS. He had stickered 'Made In China' in big black block letters across both lower doors of car.

Tote · 07-09-2010, 02:59 AM

I had a mate's mum when I was growing up that had one of these

Except it was a muddy brown colour and had a winged sump and a 780 holley
Best you didnt line up next to her at the lights on Summer Street

Regards,
Tote

v gate · 07-09-2010, 06:41 AM

A guy i worked with a guy that rolled into a holden dealer covered in crap and it took 20 mins before anyone came near him. He was looking at a statesman on the floor and a salesman came over and gave him look over and left him.
The guys worth millions and he heads down the road and buys two of them at the next showroom. So the moral of the story is dont judge a book by its cover.
PS i look like axe murderer but im not yet or at least thats what the voices tell me

Jason[98.EL] · 07-09-2010, 09:06 AM

he was traveling so i will find out where he is exactly but i would say adelaide river due to him needing to drive into darwin all the time for hospital checkups ect

he works at the caravan park there

pottery beige · 07-09-2010, 09:25 AM

i is wear dodgy clothes and got a dodgy looking head.... i get looks no matter what i'm driving......

302 XC · 07-09-2010, 09:33 AM

What about the local farmer who in is new merc throws his dog on the back seat
Leather and all
OR
The local earthmoving contractor who uses his brand new cruiser wagon as a ute

pottery beige · 07-09-2010, 09:39 AM

i is a longhair throwback to the 70's... heaps funny when i borrow my sisters girly car to get around in dudes pull up next to me at the lights and look over.... whoahh that chick has been ugly sticked..... hahaha

XCwillo · 07-09-2010, 10:32 AM

Oh pottery im sure you look pretty as a flower! haha

Oh heres a different one. For weeks ive been seeing this green P plater bloke get around in a fully resored Kingswood panalvan (dont know what model it is) and it looks reaalllllll tough!
Pulled up at Pimp My Ride one day at the same time as him and got out and started having a chat. Turns out the bloke who owns the Toughest holden in town was Homosexual!
Mind you he was top fella and im good mates with him now but it was just a shock to suddenly hear his voice talking to me about the crazy amount of time he's put into the car.

pottery beige · 07-09-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by XCwillo

Oh pottery im sure you look pretty as a flower! haha

i've scared hungry dogs out of butcher shops........

Halfmo Rocks · 08-09-2010, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by XCwillo

Turns out the bloke who owns the Toughest holden in town was Homosexual!
Mind you he was top fella and im good mates with him now but it was just a shock to suddenly hear his voice talking to me about the crazy amount of time he's put into the car.

well, we don't all have pink nissan micra's, some gay boys like real cars...