Marco
AoS Representative
In terms of the first but, glad to hear it! In terms of your last sentence, please clarify, and I'll gladly reciprocate. So are the resident petrol heads happy with this new legislation?
Marco.
Speed limiters, driver monitors to become mandatory in EU
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In terms of the first but, glad to hear it! In terms of your last sentence, please clarify, and I'll gladly reciprocate. So are the resident petrol heads happy with this new legislation?
Marco.
Marco
AoS Representative
Nice one. So what do you think of the control being imposed on your driving habits with this new legislation?
Marco.
Marco
AoS Representative
Ah, I thought I remembered reading your (very enjoyable) threads here about taking your Porsche touring, and some of the lovely scenery you posted! So what are you driving now, and in some ways do you miss your 911?
When you say "modern world", Tony. that very much depends on where. Not all of us live in the south of the country or around London. When I live, in North Wales, the "modern world" hasn't really moved on much in the last 20 years - and life is all the better for it!
Much less stress, for starters....
Every time I go 'darn sarf', and leave the M54 to join the M6 at Birmingham, my heart sinks, in term of the levels of traffic congestion I'm met with, which progressively gets worse, the nearer I get to the M25...
No wonder folks there don't see the point in driving a performance car!
Marco.
kennyh
pfm Member
To be honest I'm against any nanny state regs that are brought in across the board, as opposed to hammering idiots who abuse the freedoms they have. As usual it's the genuine enthusiasts who suffer whilst the dickheads will just continue as before.
Having said that I do cringe when I see a quickish car being ragged on a public highway for 200 metres then the anchors slammed on then blasting off again. Looks a bit daft really and I'm not sure true enthusiasts appreciate it.
Doesn't effect me, not bothered.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
yes.
-alan-
pfm Member
Hi Tony,
It's the 'shove' you get when accelerating quickly, especially from a standing start, in a car with 300bhp (or more), plus the engine roar from a fat-assed sports exhaust! It can be rather grin-inducing
Are there any car enthusiasts/petrol heads here, or just folks who see them as a means from getting from A to B, as slowly, cheaply (and boringly) as possible, lol?
Marco.
I think you'll find most serious petrolheads outgrow the novelty of the standing-start acceleration thing in road-cars fairly early in the development phase Marco
Cav
pfm Member
To protect people like me from drivers like you? Not that I go Wales...
S-Man
StrivingON
It's the 'shove' you get when accelerating quickly, especially from a standing start, in a car with 300bhp (or more), plus the engine roar from a fat-assed sports exhaust! It can be rather grin-inducing
Marco.
Anything but grin-inducing for others.
As I've mentioned before there is an absolute plague of twatish vehicles which throb, pop and bang, round our way. It is really tiresome hearing one of these every few minutes, on nice days. It also about as impressive as botox.
Twats!!!
(All 30 & 40MPH limits near us).
Martyn Miles
pfm Member
Hi Tony,
It's the 'shove' you get when accelerating quickly, especially from a standing start, in a car with 300bhp (or more), plus the engine roar from a fat-assed sports exhaust! It can be rather grin-inducing
Are there any car enthusiasts/petrol heads here, or just folks who see them as a means from getting from A to B as slowly, cheaply (and boringly) as possible, lol?
Marco.
I want to look after the environment and get to where I’m going safely.
You don’t need 300 bhp for that.
Marco
AoS Representative
I think you'll find most serious petrolheads outgrow the novelty of the standing-start acceleration thing in road-cars fairly early in the development phase Marco
Sure, but it's still more fun than driving a car completely without that ability.
Marco.
Marco
AoS Representative
I completely agree [we get some of that round here, too], but that's not what I'm talking about, and my own car sounds nothing like that. Thank goodness!
Marco.
stephen bennett
Mr Enigma
It's dead easy, folks... Just don't buy a new car after 2021, and instead drive used cars from before that period (of which the choice will be vast), thus avoiding the government's odious and surreptitious, nanny-state, mind-control...
That's certainly what I'll be doing, as the 'powers that be' are *desperate* to suck all the fun out of motoring (have been for years), and force us to bend to 'the system'. Well, this fiercely independent, rebellious anti-establishment free-thinker, who lives in an area where roads are still relatively uncrowded (often empty), and who enjoys driving a nice car, simply isn't having it!
In any case, there's no need to break speed limits (and I don't, especially in built-up areas), because in the right car, on the right roads/conditions, plenty of fun can be still had from 0-70mph, and I intend to continue smiling behind the wheel until I'm forced to swap my car for a zimmer frame
Feck this electric car bollox, too!
Marco [a 'petrol head' for life].
I assume the non speed limited ones will have to have black boxes in them. Most cars by then will already have the tech inside for limiting and GPS. My 2017 car has.
Speaking of speed. Goodness, those new Nissan Leafs can’t half accelerate quickly.
Stephen
Marco
AoS Representative
Hi Stephen,
If your assumption is correct, then they really are taking the piss! Can anyone confirm?
If you're right, I'd rather drive a vintage car, pre any kind of 'tech' whatsoever than succumb to that nonsense. Black boxes? What next, introducing a curfew and only allow driving during the day? They'll be inserting chips in your head next!
Surely one see the bigger picture and where all this is going?
Marco.
Marco
AoS Representative
Marco - I didn't mean you unless you do have one of those cars, which seem to be more about "look at me" than driver enjoyment.
Most of these cars seem to be modern, expensive and bling. There's an AMG Merc round here with 6 exhaust pipes, makes me think of:
Ha - that's funny! No problem, I understand exactly where you're coming from. These are the quad exhausts I have on my car:
https://www.longlife.co.uk/performance
Makes a nice healthy 'deep growl', but only under hard acceleration, not constantly, and a nice 'rasp', when idling
Marco.
stephen bennett
Mr Enigma
Hi Stephen,
If your assumption is correct, then they really are taking the piss! Can anyone confirm?
If you're right, I'd rather drive a vintage car, pre any kind of 'tech' whatsoever than succumb to that nonsense. Black boxes? What next, introducing a curfew and only allow driving during the day? They'll be inserting chips in your head next!
Surely one see the bigger picture and where all this is going?
Marco.
It’s surmise. But vintage cars can be fitted with black boxes too. They may not be able to adjust your speed, but they can still let the authorities know if you break the law.
I think once new cars have this tech you won’t be able to drive without.
The era of the car as we know it is coming to an end I think. To be honest, I’m amazed it’s taken this long. Sad in many ways. I love cars but understand their impact on the environment is unsustainable.
Stephen