Oldies in powerfull motors

Why do some OAP's insist on diving such big powerfull cars then drive atleast 10mph below the limit.
I ride mainly A roads and a long stretch of national speed limit roads to work and very often get stuck behind queues of cars only to find some old git doing 30 on a 60 road behind the wheel of a bmw or audi with their leather gloves on driving Miss Daisy.
Then to make it worse pull to the left on a right turn so even a bike can't get past.:swearing:

you just know they've wandered into a showroom and some salesman has started rubbing his hands together - you always see old dears in brand new cars with EVERY bit of trim on it, metalic pain, alloys, heated rear bumper - the lot! they must get talked into buying all sorts..........

i spend a lot of time on the roads, and this gets right on my tits

i reckon they should not be allowed to buy cars like that, and should instead spend the money on comfy coffin lining, as theyre gonna spend longer in that, and do roughly the same speed

the ones doing about 45 on the motorway, sometimes in the middle lane are the worse, its driving with undue care and attention, and on a motorway could also be dangerous driving, people should be made to retake their test at around 65

Old, bald-headed blokes driving Porsche 911s get on my tits too. Only cause I'm jealous, of course - at their car, not at their lack of hair.

Old people are mostly the only ones who can afford such cars, but they're the ones who don't know / want to have fun and drive it like it should be driven.

Why does it matter what spec or how big the engine is ? I'm sure the same duffer would be just as slow in a old banger ?

yeh but in a banger theres a reason for holding up the traffic, the cars got about as much oomph in it as the driver has

even a banger can be forced to break the speed limit roud:

drive it like you stole it

LMAO
You lot may live to be old one day.:angelwing
Then you can join the ol git club and learn the secret code on how to piss the youngsters off.

/me I got the haircut, but still quite a time b4 i can join the club :banana:

I'm off to take me disability scooter for a spin on the dual carrigeway roud:

Or it might be the case that they have lived life to the max, worked hard to afford something like that, living the life...unlike all the young folk who are running around like headless chicken. (im 26 by the way)




Did you know that going 20mph over the limit for 15 minutes you only save 2 minutes of your journey?

3 things piss me off on the roads, one is mentioned in post 1, another is middle lane hoggers and idiots who go round a roundabout without using the indicators. expect these two rants shortly as i have nearly posted about these and manse has just set me off again.:grrrr:

as post one says, why cant they do the speed limit and also they take about a mile to get to 30 from a set of traffic lights. this also causes traffic jams as not a lot of vehicles can get through the lights. hmmm im gonna stop before i get absolutely annoyed.

I agree with everyword! You'd think inidicators were a new invention... Nobody seems to use them, and instead opts for the Doris Stokes method of communication...!

Down here it seems most of the old dears buy the biggest motor they can afford, they just have no idea on how to drive them! Jeez, it's got power steering FFS, just turn the god-damn wheel and you'll turn the steering wheel amazingly easily FFS! Go on, just try it, it will not break!!!

If you're not a confident driver, buy something you can control, something more suitable like a Mini, a Corsa, or a bus pass...! Lol

Dutcho said:

Why does it matter what spec or how big the engine is ? I'm sure the same duffer would be just as slow in a old banger ?

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I'm with Dutcho on this, so what if they drive big powerful cars, even if it was a banger you will still be behind them....oh you little boy racers...lol

Do I get pissed off with them, of course I do and I also call them stupid old toggers who shouldn't be allowed on the road....but when I calm down I just think I am a prat for thinking that of them. I guess sometimes I may just be jealous.

Just go with the flow guys, you all know that we are not perfect on the road, I dread to think how many times someone has called me a prat for driving in a way they didn't like.

The only rant i have on the road is with BMW drivers.........

They think the road came with the car.

Great thread...

In the last few days, I've came across old duffers who should know better driving convertibles with the roof down & music blaring hoping that the young girlies walking by notice them.

All sports cars are also known as Poofs Chariots!

Thankfully we are almost at the end of the batch of older drivers who passed their tests during National Service...the test comprised of driving a tank in a straight line for a few feet.
This entitled them to drive on the highways & byways without further instruction.

Today I was stuck behind an old fart in an electric disabled buggy.
This was on an "A" road & the old duffer chose to drive on the narrow road rather than on the pavement on the other side.

My eldest is due to sit his driving test, he has been told that he shouldn't indicate to exit a roundabout if it's a spiral roundabout? wtf!

The world's gone mad...luckily I am a perfect driver & a shining example to others.

Oldies are cool in cars lmao